On This Day

Sunday, May 1, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 12 5 .706 --
Senators 10 5 .667 1.0
Red Sox 5 5 .500 3.5
Yankees 6 6 .500 3.5
Tigers 7 7 .500 3.5
White Sox 4 7 .364 5.0
Browns 5 9 .357 5.5
Athletics 4 9 .308 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 12 3 .800 --
Robins 11 5 .688 1.5
Giants 8 6 .571 3.5
Cubs 6 6 .500 4.5
Reds 7 10 .412 6.0
Braves 6 10 .375 6.5
Phillies 5 9 .357 6.5
Cardinals 3 9 .250 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bibb Falk 3
1 Ray Powell 3
1 Bobby Veach 3
1 Johnny Walker 3
5 22 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Carey 1
1 Bibb Falk 1
1 Earl Smith 1
1 Curt Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 3
1 Chick Galloway 3
3 Steve O'Neill 2
3 Riggs Stephenson 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 Larry Gardner 1
1 Frank O'Rourke 1
1 Billy Southworth 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Oldham 1.33
2 Slim Harriss 0.75
3 Jimmy Ring 0.62
4 Babe Adams 0.60
5 Burleigh Grimes 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Slim Harriss 9
2 Jimmy Ring 5
3 Burleigh Grimes 4
3 George Mogridge 4
3 Red Oldham 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .521
2 Jimmy Johnston .481
3 Babe Ruth .439
4 Cotton Tierney .421
5 Riggs Stephenson .417

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
2 Walter Schmidt 14
4 Patsy Gharrity 13
4 Ray Powell 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bucky Harris 7
2 Sam Bohne 5
2 Rabbit Maranville 5
4 Donie Bush 4
4 4 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
4 Burleigh Grimes 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 4
2 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Earl Hamilton 3
2 Sad Sam Jones 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 20
2 Slim Harriss 19
3 Hugh McQuillan 14
3 Bill Piercy 14
3 2 others tied 14

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 .400
2 Babe Ruth .391
3 Tris Speaker .384
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .377
5 Rogers Hornsby .365

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 147
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 129
3 George Sisler 128
4 Larry Gardner 123
5 Bobby Veach 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 63
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 2.25
5 Babe Adams 2.32

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 132
3 Stan Coveleski 127
4 Hippo Vaughn 123
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