On This Day

Thursday, April 14, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 1 0 1.000 --
Senators 1 1 .500 0.5
Athletics 1 1 .500 0.5
Browns 1 1 .500 0.5
Red Sox 1 1 .500 0.5
Yankees 1 1 .500 0.5
Indians 1 1 .500 0.5
White Sox 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 2 0 1.000 --
Cubs 1 0 1.000 0.5
Reds 1 1 .500 1.0
Pirates 1 1 .500 1.0
Braves 1 1 .500 1.0
Robins 1 1 .500 1.0
Cardinals 0 1 .000 1.5
Phillies 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Nicholson 4
2 Billy Gleason 3
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 Duffy Lewis 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Gardner 1
1 Wally Pipp 1
1 Joe Sewell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Sewell 4
2 Larry Gardner 3
2 Ray Powell 3
4 Walter Barbare 2
4 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bucky Harris 2
1 Curt Walker 2
3 Frank Brazill 1
3 George Burns 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hugh McQuillan 0.46
2 Wilbur Cooper 0.36
3 Allan Sothoron 0.25
4 Waite Hoyt 0.20
4 Eddie Rommel 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Hugh McQuillan 1
1 Art Nehf 1
1 Ted Odenwald 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hugh McQuillan 6
2 Wilbur Cooper 4
3 Waite Hoyt 2
3 Dickey Kerr 2
3 6 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cotton Tierney .714
2 Riggs Stephenson .625
3 Everett Scott .571
4 Babe Ruth .556
4 2 others tied .556

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Gardner 1
1 High Pockets Kelly 1
1 Bob O'Farrell 1
1 Mickey O'Neil 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 5
2 Frankie Frisch 4
2 Joe Sewell 4
4 Ping Bodie 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Southworth 3
2 Bucky Harris 2
2 Curt Walker 2
4 Frank Brazill 1
4 8 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 0.00
1 Ted Odenwald 0.00
1 Suds Sutherland 0.00
1 Eric Erickson 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Hugh McQuillan 6
1 Scott Perry 6
4 Joe Oeschger 5
4 Urban Shocker 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Buck Freeman 1
1 Sherry Smith 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .409
2 Tris Speaker .386
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .382
4 Babe Ruth .379
5 Rogers Hornsby .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 54
2 George Sisler 19
3 Tillie Walker 17
4 Cy Williams 15
5 2 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 138
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 127
3 Larry Gardner 126
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 126
5 George Sisler 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 65
2 Max Carey 54
3 George Sisler 42
4 Edd Roush 36
5 Frankie Frisch 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.99
2 Babe Adams 2.24
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.28
4 Wilbur Cooper 2.39
5 Dolf Luque 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 31
2 Pete Alexander 28
3 Carl Mays 27
4 Wilbur Cooper 25
5 Stan Coveleski 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 179
2 Stan Coveleski 137
3 Burleigh Grimes 131
4 Hippo Vaughn 130
5 Lefty Williams 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 6
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Dickey Kerr 5
2 Hugh McQuillan 5
2 Urban Shocker 5