On This Day

Monday, May 2, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 12 5 .706 --
Senators 10 6 .625 1.5
Red Sox 6 5 .545 3.0
Tigers 7 8 .467 4.0
Yankees 6 7 .462 4.0
Browns 6 9 .400 5.0
White Sox 4 7 .364 5.0
Athletics 5 9 .357 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 13 3 .813 --
Robins 12 5 .706 1.5
Giants 9 6 .600 3.5
Cubs 6 7 .462 5.5
Reds 7 10 .412 6.5
Braves 6 11 .353 7.5
Phillies 5 10 .333 7.5
Cardinals 3 9 .250 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Tobin 4
2 George Burns 3
2 Lyman Lamb 3
2 Bob Meusel 3
2 Johnny Rawlings 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Dugan 1
1 High Pockets Kelly 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Russ Wrightstone 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 3
2 Lu Blue 2
2 Joe Dugan 2
2 Frankie Frisch 2
2 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Bruggy 1
1 Goldie Rapp 1
1 Ken Williams 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eric Erickson 0.88
2 Scott Perry 0.60
3 Sad Sam Jones 0.44
4 Bill Hubbell 0.40
5 Leon Cadore 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Whitey Glazner 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Clarence Mitchell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eric Erickson 7
2 Bill Bayne 4
2 Sad Sam Jones 4
4 Leon Cadore 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .521
2 Jimmy Johnston .464
3 Babe Ruth .422
4 Riggs Stephenson .417
4 Cotton Tierney .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 High Pockets Kelly 7
2 Babe Ruth 6
3 Irish Meusel 4
4 Sam Rice 3
4 Elmer Smith 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 24
2 Babe Ruth 15
3 Walter Schmidt 14
3 Bobby Veach 14
5 3 tied 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 Wilbur Cooper 1.00
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.00
5 Carl Mays 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 4
1 Sad Sam Jones 4
1 Urban Shocker 4
4 Stan Coveleski 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 20
2 Slim Harriss 19
3 Eric Erickson 16
3 Urban Shocker 16
5 3 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 .401
2 Babe Ruth .389
3 Tris Speaker .380
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .375
5 Rogers Hornsby .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 59
2 George Sisler 21
3 High Pockets Kelly 18
3 Irish Meusel 18
5 3 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 146
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 130
3 George Sisler 127
4 Larry Gardner 123
5 Bobby Veach 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 62
2 Max Carey 50
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 2.29

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 159
2 Burleigh Grimes 132
3 Hippo Vaughn 123
4 Stan Coveleski 120
5 Urban Shocker 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 6
1 Urban Shocker 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Hugh McQuillan 5
5 5 tied 4