On This Day

Friday, May 13, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 16 9 .640 --
Senators 14 10 .583 1.5
Yankees 12 9 .571 2.0
Red Sox 10 8 .556 2.5
Tigers 13 13 .500 3.5
Browns 10 13 .435 5.0
Athletics 8 13 .381 6.0
White Sox 6 14 .300 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 18 5 .783 --
Robins 17 9 .654 2.5
Giants 15 8 .652 3.0
Cubs 12 9 .571 5.0
Braves 9 14 .391 9.0
Reds 10 16 .385 9.5
Phillies 6 16 .273 11.5
Cardinals 5 15 .250 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Bohne 3
1 Eddie Collins 3
1 Shano Collins 3
1 Bibb Falk 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Grimes 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Mike Menosky 1
1 Earl Smith 1
1 Babe Twombly 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shano Collins 4
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 4
3 Sad Sam Jones 3
3 Mike Menosky 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Judge 2
2 Sam Bohne 1
2 Shano Collins 1
2 Frankie Frisch 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eppa Rixey 0.50
2 George Uhle 0.30
3 Harry Harper 0.27
4 Dickey Kerr 0.25
5 Burleigh Grimes 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bayne 1
1 Harry Harper 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Speed Martin 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eppa Rixey 6
2 Bill Bayne 5
3 Sad Sam Jones 4
4 Burleigh Grimes 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .512
2 Rogers Hornsby .442
3 Babe Ruth .418
4 Tris Speaker .400
5 Riggs Stephenson .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 High Pockets Kelly 8
3 Irish Meusel 5
3 Russ Wrightstone 5
5 7 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 33
2 Harry Heilmann 28
3 Babe Ruth 27
4 Lu Blue 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Bohne 9
2 Bucky Harris 8
3 Ralph Young 7
4 Donie Bush 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Mays 1.10
2 Whitey Glazner 1.11
3 Red Faber 1.19
4 Bill Piercy 1.43
5 Wilbur Cooper 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sad Sam Jones 6
2 Stan Coveleski 5
2 Carl Mays 5
2 Urban Shocker 5
2 Suds Sutherland 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 26
2 Slim Harriss 23
2 Bill Piercy 23
2 Urban Shocker 23
5 Sad Sam Jones 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 3
2 Jesse Barnes 2
2 Huck Betts 2
2 Buck Freeman 2
2 Jimmy Zinn 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .538
2 Rogers Hornsby .476
3 Tris Speaker .452
4 Ken Williams .450
5 Ty Cobb .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Russ Wrightstone 4
3 High Pockets Kelly 3
4 Ty Cobb 2
4 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 18
2 Lu Blue 16
3 High Pockets Kelly 15
4 Bobby Veach 14
5 Babe Ruth 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Bohne 6
2 Ken Williams 5
3 Lu Blue 4
3 Ty Cobb 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clarence Mitchell 0.00
2 Red Faber 0.32
3 Stan Coveleski 0.33
4 Babe Adams 0.52
5 Buck Freeman 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 3
1 Stan Coveleski 3
1 Red Faber 3
1 Whitey Glazner 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bayne 13
1 Burleigh Grimes 13
1 Slim Harriss 13
1 Sad Sam Jones 13
1 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 3
2 Jose Acosta 1
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Jesse Barnes 1
2 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .410
2 Babe Ruth .400
3 Tris Speaker .396
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .380
5 Rogers Hornsby .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 59
2 George Sisler 20
3 High Pockets Kelly 19
3 Irish Meusel 19
5 Tillie Walker 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 148
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 132
3 George Sisler 129
4 Larry Gardner 127
5 Bobby Veach 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 59
2 Max Carey 48
3 George Sisler 43
4 Frankie Frisch 37
5 Carson Bigbee 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.87
2 Wilbur Cooper 2.29
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.30
4 Babe Adams 2.34
5 Jesse Barnes 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 29
2 Carl Mays 28
3 Red Faber 25
3 Art Nehf 25
5 3 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 153
2 Burleigh Grimes 134
3 Urban Shocker 125
4 Stan Coveleski 124
5 Hippo Vaughn 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 6
1 Urban Shocker 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Carl Mays 5
5 5 tied 4