On This Day

Sunday, May 8, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 15 6 .714 --
Senators 11 9 .550 3.5
Red Sox 8 7 .533 4.0
Yankees 9 8 .529 4.0
Tigers 11 10 .524 4.0
Browns 8 11 .421 6.0
Athletics 7 11 .389 6.5
White Sox 5 12 .294 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 16 4 .800 --
Robins 13 7 .650 3.0
Giants 12 7 .632 3.5
Cubs 9 9 .500 6.0
Reds 9 13 .409 8.0
Braves 8 12 .400 8.0
Phillies 5 12 .294 9.5
Cardinals 4 12 .250 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 5
2 Ty Cobb 4
2 Harry Heilmann 4
2 Cy Perkins 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Max Flack 1
1 Tommy Griffith 1
1 Austin McHenry 1
1 Jack Tobin 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Uhle 4
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
2 Marty McManus 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Flack 2
1 Ken Williams 2
3 Babe Adams 1
3 George Burns 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Mogridge 0.80
2 Babe Adams 0.71
3 Bill Piercy 0.54
4 Sad Sam Jones 0.50
5 Dutch Leonard 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Clarence Mitchell 1
1 Emilio Palmero 1
1 Tink Riviere 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Piercy 7
2 Babe Adams 5
2 Sad Sam Jones 5
4 George Mogridge 4
4 Eddie Rommel 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .541
2 Rogers Hornsby .444
3 Ty Cobb .418
4 Jimmy Johnston .412
5 Babe Ruth .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 High Pockets Kelly 7
3 Irish Meusel 4
4 Tommy Griffith 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 26
2 Harry Heilmann 20
3 Larry Gardner 19
4 Babe Ruth 18
4 Bobby Veach 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Bohne 8
2 Bucky Harris 7
3 Rabbit Maranville 6
4 Donie Bush 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burleigh Grimes 1.00
2 Carl Mays 1.14
3 Red Faber 1.23
4 Wilbur Cooper 1.33
5 Whitey Glazner 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sad Sam Jones 5
2 Jim Bagby 4
2 Stan Coveleski 4
2 Earl Hamilton 4
2 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 24
2 Bill Piercy 23
3 Slim Harriss 21
4 Hugh McQuillan 18
4 Urban Shocker 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 2
1 Huck Betts 2
1 Jimmy Zinn 2
4 Jim Bagby 1
4 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .404
2 Babe Ruth .395
3 Tris Speaker .393
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .381
5 Ty Cobb .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 60
2 George Sisler 20
3 High Pockets Kelly 18
3 Irish Meusel 18
5 Tillie Walker 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 145
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 131
3 Larry Gardner 129
4 George Sisler 127
5 Bobby Veach 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 60
2 Max Carey 49
3 George Sisler 44
4 Carson Bigbee 36
5 Frankie Frisch 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.85
2 Wilbur Cooper 2.26
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.28
4 Babe Adams 2.33
5 Jesse Barnes 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 30
2 Carl Mays 28
3 Art Nehf 25
4 Wilbur Cooper 24
4 Red Faber 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 150
2 Burleigh Grimes 125
3 Hippo Vaughn 123
4 Stan Coveleski 120
4 Urban Shocker 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 6
1 Urban Shocker 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
4 Howard Ehmke 4
4 5 others tied 4