On This Day

Friday, April 22, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 5 2 .714 --
Senators 5 3 .625 0.5
Indians 5 3 .625 0.5
Browns 4 4 .500 1.5
Red Sox 3 4 .429 2.0
White Sox 2 3 .400 2.0
Tigers 2 3 .400 2.0
Athletics 2 6 .250 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 7 2 .778 --
Giants 5 2 .714 1.0
Cubs 3 2 .600 2.0
Braves 4 5 .444 3.0
Robins 4 5 .444 3.0
Phillies 3 4 .429 3.0
Reds 3 6 .333 4.0
Cardinals 1 4 .200 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jake Daubert 3
1 Joe Dugan 3
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
1 Dolf Luque 3
1 Ken Williams 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 High Pockets Kelly 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Elmer Smith 1
1 Earl Smith 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Dugan 3
1 Lyman Lamb 3
3 George Burns 2
3 Tommy Griffith 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Boeckel 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Goldie Rapp 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Clarence Mitchell 0.38
2 Ray Kolp 0.17
2 Joe Oeschger 0.17
2 Jimmy Zinn 0.17
5 Dolf Luque 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Clarence Mitchell 1
1 Eddie Rommel 1
1 George Uhle 1
1 Jimmy Zinn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clarence Mitchell 3
2 Ray Caldwell 2
2 Dolf Luque 2
2 Joe Oeschger 2
2 Jimmy Zinn 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Riggs Stephenson .552
2 Cotton Tierney .515
3 Babe Ruth .481
4 Jack Tobin .469
5 Steve O'Neill .462

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 High Pockets Kelly 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
3 Irish Meusel 3
3 Elmer Smith 3
5 3 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 15
2 Babe Ruth 11
3 Charlie Deal 10
3 Patsy Gharrity 10
3 Walter Schmidt 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bucky Harris 6
2 Rabbit Maranville 3
2 Billy Southworth 3
4 Dave Bancroft 2
4 11 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 0.00
1 Al Mamaux 0.00
3 Carl Mays 0.67
4 Bill Piercy 1.00
5 George Mogridge 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 3
2 Jim Bagby 2
2 Earl Hamilton 2
2 Sad Sam Jones 2
2 5 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Scott 10
1 Urban Shocker 10
3 Hugh McQuillan 9
4 Walter Johnson 8
4 Joe Oeschger 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Buck Freeman 1
1 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .407
2 Babe Ruth .388
3 Tris Speaker .385
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .383
5 Rogers Hornsby .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 58
2 George Sisler 21
3 Irish Meusel 17
4 High Pockets Kelly 15
4 3 others tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 146
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 129
3 George Sisler 128
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 124
5 Larry Gardner 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 65
2 Max Carey 51
3 George Sisler 42
4 Frankie Frisch 35
5 2 tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.85
2 Sherry Smith 2.21
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.28
4 Dolf Luque 2.30
5 Babe Adams 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 32
2 Carl Mays 29
3 Pete Alexander 28
4 Wilbur Cooper 24
4 Red Faber 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 168
2 Burleigh Grimes 133
3 Stan Coveleski 127
4 Hippo Vaughn 124
5 Lefty Williams 118

Saves

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