Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, May 2, 1922

On This Day

Tuesday, May 2, 1922

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	12	6	.667	--
Yankees	12	6	.667	0.0
White Sox	9	7	.563	2.0
Athletics	8	9	.471	3.5
Indians	8	9	.471	3.5
Red Sox	7	9	.438	4.0
Senators	8	11	.421	4.5
Tigers	5	12	.294	6.5

Games

Indians 10, White Sox 6

Tigers 3, Browns 1

Yankees 12, Red Sox 6

Athletics 11, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	14	3	.824	--
Cubs	11	5	.688	2.5
Cardinals	8	7	.533	5.0
Robins	9	8	.529	5.0
Pirates	8	9	.471	6.0
Phillies	6	9	.400	7.0
Reds	6	12	.333	8.5
Braves	3	12	.200	10.0

Games

Giants 6, Braves 3

Reds 9, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Home Run Baker	5
2	George Cutshaw	3
2	Ernie Johnson	3
2	Sad Sam Jones	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tillie Walker	2
2	Joe Harris	1
2	Bing Miller	1
2	Cy Perkins	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pat Duncan	5
2	Wally Pipp	4
2	Tillie Walker	4
4	Larry Gardner	3
5	14 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Home Run Baker	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Jake Daubert	1
1	Ernie Johnson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sad Sam Jones	0.40
2	Howard Ehmke	0.25
2	Rosy Ryan	0.25
4	Bob Hasty	0.20
5	John Russell	0.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Couch	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Bob Hasty	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sad Sam Jones	4
2	Rosy Ryan	3
3	Howard Ehmke	2
3	Bob Hasty	2
3	Mule Watson	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	High Pockets Kelly	.438
2	George Sisler	.431
3	Tris Speaker	.424
4	Rabbit Maranville	.414
5	Elmer Smith	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	9
2	High Pockets Kelly	5
3	Eddie Ainsmith	4
3	Rogers Hornsby	4
5	4 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	21
2	Tillie Walker	20
2	Ken Williams	20
4	Heinie Groh	19
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	12
2	Ken Williams	10
3	Ernie Johnson	6
4	Rabbit Maranville	5
5	7 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shawkey	0.67
2	Phil Douglas	0.96
3	Waite Hoyt	1.54
4	Rollie Naylor	1.57
5	Pete Donohue	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	4
1	Dutch Ruether	4
1	Urban Shocker	4
1	Elam Vangilder	4
5	12 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	30
2	Waite Hoyt	28
3	Slim Harriss	25
4	Red Faber	21
5	Dazzy Vance	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clyde Barfoot	2
1	Earl Hamilton	2
1	Claude Jonnard	2
4	Babe Adams	1
4	15 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.396
2	George Sisler	.387
3	Ty Cobb	.383
4	Harry Heilmann	.377
5	Babe Ruth	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	54
2	Ken Williams	33
3	Tillie Walker	26
4	Rogers Hornsby	24
5	2 tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	154
2	Ken Williams	142
3	Harry Heilmann	138
4	Rogers Hornsby	136
5	Bobby Veach	132

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	47
1	George Sisler	47
3	Max Carey	38
4	Ken Williams	33
5	Jimmy Johnston	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	2.58
2	Babe Adams	2.61
3	Bill Doak	2.75
4	Waite Hoyt	2.82
5	Bill Sherdel	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	28
2	Red Faber	26
2	Carl Mays	26
4	Wilbur Cooper	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	147
2	Bob Shawkey	140
3	Wilbur Cooper	137
4	Red Faber	136
5	Burleigh Grimes	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	7
1	Lou North	7
3	Jim Middleton	6
4	Jesse Barnes	5
4	Carl Holling	5