On This Day

Saturday, April 30, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 10 4 .714 --
Indians 11 5 .688 0.0
Red Sox 5 5 .500 3.0
Yankees 6 6 .500 3.0
Tigers 6 7 .462 3.5
White Sox 4 6 .400 4.0
Browns 5 8 .385 4.5
Athletics 3 9 .250 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 11 3 .786 --
Robins 10 5 .667 1.5
Cubs 6 5 .545 3.5
Giants 7 6 .538 3.5
Reds 7 9 .438 5.0
Braves 6 9 .400 5.5
Phillies 5 8 .385 5.5
Cardinals 2 9 .182 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Heilmann 3
1 Austin McHenry 3
1 Fred Nicholson 3
1 Billy Southworth 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Dugan 1
1 Tommy Griffith 1
1 High Pockets Kelly 1
1 Howie Shanks 1
1 Zack Wheat 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 4
2 Howie Shanks 3
3 Lu Blue 2
3 Joe Dugan 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Bancroft 1
1 Sam Bohne 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Bob Jones 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dickey Kerr 0.47
2 Duster Mails 0.44
3 Bill Pertica 0.29
4 Jeff Pfeffer 0.27
5 Art Nehf 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Acosta 1
1 Duster Mails 1
1 Jim Middleton 1
1 Art Nehf 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dickey Kerr 7
2 Duster Mails 4
3 Art Nehf 3
3 Jeff Pfeffer 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Tom Zachary 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .511
2 Jimmy Johnston .510
3 Cotton Tierney .453
4 Patsy Gharrity .450
5 Babe Ruth .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 High Pockets Kelly 6
2 Babe Ruth 5
3 Irish Meusel 4
4 Sam Rice 3
4 Elmer Smith 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 22
2 Babe Ruth 14
3 Patsy Gharrity 13
3 Walter Schmidt 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bucky Harris 7
2 Sam Bohne 5
2 Rabbit Maranville 5
4 Donie Bush 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty York 0.50
2 Suds Sutherland 0.59
3 Carl Mays 0.98
4 Wilbur Cooper 1.00
5 Whitey Glazner 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 4
2 Earl Hamilton 3
2 Sad Sam Jones 3
2 Dolf Luque 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 20
2 Bill Piercy 14
2 Jack Scott 14
2 Urban Shocker 14
5 3 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Huck Betts 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Jesse Barnes 1
2 Stan Coveleski 1
2 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .402
2 Babe Ruth .390
3 Tris Speaker .385
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .377
5 Rogers Hornsby .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 59
2 George Sisler 21
3 Irish Meusel 18
4 High Pockets Kelly 17
5 Cy Williams 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 148
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 128
2 George Sisler 128
4 Larry Gardner 123
5 Bobby Veach 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 64
2 Max Carey 51
3 George Sisler 42
4 Frankie Frisch 35
5 Carson Bigbee 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.85
2 Sherry Smith 2.14
3 Wilbur Cooper 2.17
4 Burleigh Grimes 2.32
5 Dolf Luque 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 32
2 Carl Mays 28
3 Pete Alexander 26
4 Wilbur Cooper 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 159
2 Burleigh Grimes 128
3 Stan Coveleski 126
4 Hippo Vaughn 120
5 Urban Shocker 116

Saves

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