On This Day

Friday, May 19, 1922

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 22 11 .667 --
Browns 19 12 .613 2.0
Athletics 15 15 .500 5.5
Tigers 15 16 .484 6.0
Red Sox 13 14 .481 6.0
Indians 14 18 .438 7.5
Senators 13 19 .406 8.5
White Sox 12 18 .400 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 20 8 .714 --
Cardinals 18 12 .600 3.0
Pirates 15 12 .556 4.5
Cubs 15 13 .536 5.0
Reds 14 18 .438 8.0
Phillies 11 15 .423 8.0
Robins 12 17 .414 8.5
Braves 8 18 .308 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ivy Olson 4
2 Jake Daubert 3
2 Pat Duncan 3
2 George Harper 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bing Miller 2
2 Home Run Baker 1
2 Rogers Hornsby 1
2 Ray Schalk 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bing Miller 4
2 Ray Schalk 3
2 Wally Schang 3
4 Jim Bagby 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 1
1 Amos Strunk 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Francis 0.40
2 Carl Mays 0.36
3 Red Oldham 0.31
4 Johnny Couch 0.25
4 Bill Doak 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Couch 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Ray Francis 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 Charlie Robertson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Mays 5
1 Roy Moore 5
3 Bill Doak 4
3 Ray Francis 4
3 Red Oldham 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .442
2 Whitey Witt .407
3 Bing Miller .402
4 Rogers Hornsby .394
5 Tris Speaker .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 11
2 Bing Miller 8
3 Rogers Hornsby 7
4 Home Run Baker 6
4 Tillie Walker 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 31
2 Tillie Walker 30
3 Rogers Hornsby 29
4 Pat Duncan 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 15
2 Ken Williams 11
3 Ernie Johnson 8
4 Carson Bigbee 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Douglas 1.03
2 Herman Pillette 1.34
3 Pete Donohue 1.64
4 Bill Sherdel 2.06
5 Art Nehf 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 7
2 Bill Doak 6
2 Eddie Rommel 6
2 Dutch Ruether 6
2 Bill Sherdel 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 48
2 Red Faber 39
3 Waite Hoyt 38
4 Slim Harriss 37
5 Bob Shawkey 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Barfoot 3
2 Earl Hamilton 2
2 Claude Jonnard 2
2 Al Mamaux 2
2 Urban Shocker 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bing Miller .520
2 Max Carey .452
3 Ty Cobb .444
4 George Sisler .442
5 Jewel Ens .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bing Miller 7
2 Home Run Baker 4
3 Jimmy Dykes 3
3 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 18
2 Ty Cobb 14
2 Pat Duncan 14
2 Bing Miller 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 4
1 Tony Boeckel 4
3 Walter Holke 3
3 Ivy Olson 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rosy Ryan 0.00
2 Bill Bayne 0.56
2 Bill Sherdel 0.56
4 Herman Pillette 0.92
5 Pete Donohue 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Doak 4
2 Pete Donohue 3
2 Sad Sam Jones 3
2 Carl Mays 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 18
2 Red Faber 16
2 Percy Jones 16
4 Jeff Pfeffer 15
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Mamaux 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Clyde Barfoot 1
2 Slim Harriss 1
2 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .388
2 Rogers Hornsby .387
3 George Sisler .386
4 Babe Ruth .377
5 Harry Heilmann .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
2 Ken Williams 33
3 Tillie Walker 28
4 Rogers Hornsby 26
5 3 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 140
1 Bobby Veach 140
3 Ken Williams 137
4 Babe Ruth 136
5 Harry Heilmann 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 45
1 George Sisler 45
3 Max Carey 39
4 Ernie Johnson 30
4 Jimmy Johnston 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Sherdel 2.65
2 Pete Donohue 2.73
3 Bill Doak 2.83
4 Babe Adams 2.89
5 Red Faber 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 27
2 Carl Mays 26
3 Red Faber 22
4 Wilbur Cooper 21
4 4 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 154
2 Urban Shocker 152
3 Red Faber 142
4 Wilbur Cooper 138
5 Waite Hoyt 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou North 8
2 Carl Mays 5
2 Jim Middleton 5
2 Urban Shocker 5
5 8 tied 4