On This Day

Sunday, May 15, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 9 .609 --
Indians 16 11 .593 0.0
Red Sox 11 9 .550 1.5
Senators 14 12 .538 1.5
Tigers 15 13 .536 1.5
Browns 11 14 .440 4.0
White Sox 8 14 .364 5.5
Athletics 8 15 .348 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 19 5 .792 --
Giants 17 8 .680 2.5
Robins 17 11 .607 4.0
Cubs 12 9 .571 5.5
Braves 9 14 .391 9.5
Reds 10 18 .357 11.0
Cardinals 7 15 .318 11.0
Phillies 6 17 .261 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Bancroft 4
1 Joe Schultz 4
3 Ty Cobb 3
3 Pickles Dillhoefer 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Austin McHenry 1
1 Otto Miller 1
1 Bernie Neis 1
1 Del Pratt 1
1 Ken Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Austin McHenry 5
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 Stuffy McInnis 3
2 Eddie Mulligan 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Les Mann 1
1 Frank O'Rourke 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stan Coveleski 0.38
2 Ferdie Schupp 0.36
3 Eddie Rommel 0.20
4 Walter Johnson 0.14
4 Elmer Myers 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Holling 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Dominic Mulrenan 1
1 Elmer Myers 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ferdie Schupp 5
2 Stan Coveleski 3
3 Sweetbread Bailey 2
3 Ray Caldwell 2
3 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .483
2 Rogers Hornsby .434
3 Ty Cobb .402
4 Babe Ruth .395
5 Tris Speaker .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 High Pockets Kelly 8
3 Irish Meusel 5
3 Russ Wrightstone 5
5 9 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 34
2 Harry Heilmann 31
3 Babe Ruth 30
4 Lu Blue 23
5 Larry Gardner 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Bohne 9
1 Bucky Harris 9
3 Rabbit Maranville 7
3 Ralph Young 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Mays 1.10
2 Whitey Glazner 1.11
3 Red Faber 1.16
4 Bill Piercy 1.43
5 Burleigh Grimes 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sad Sam Jones 6
1 Urban Shocker 6
3 Wilbur Cooper 5
3 Stan Coveleski 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 28
2 Urban Shocker 25
3 Slim Harriss 23
3 Bill Piercy 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 .452
1 Ken Williams .452
3 Rogers Hornsby .450
3 George Sisler .450
3 Tris Speaker .450

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Russ Wrightstone 4
3 Austin McHenry 3
4 Ty Cobb 2
4 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 20
2 Babe Ruth 16
3 Lu Blue 15
4 Austin McHenry 13
4 Ross Youngs 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Williams 5
2 Sam Bohne 4
2 Max Flack 4
2 George Sisler 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clarence Mitchell 0.00
2 Rube Benton 0.50
3 Babe Adams 0.52
4 Red Faber 0.64
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 Burleigh Grimes 13
1 Slim Harriss 13
1 Sad Sam Jones 13
4 Bill Bayne 12
4 Wilbur Cooper 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 3
2 Jose Acosta 1
2 Jesse Barnes 1
2 Lynn Brenton 1
2 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .410
2 Babe Ruth .397
3 Tris Speaker .394
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .380
5 Rogers Hornsby .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 60
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 151
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 133
3 George Sisler 129
4 Larry Gardner 128
5 Bobby Veach 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 59
2 Max Carey 49
3 George Sisler 43
4 Frankie Frisch 37
5 Carson Bigbee 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.92
2 Wilbur Cooper 2.33
3 Babe Adams 2.34
4 Burleigh Grimes 2.38
5 Jesse Barnes 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 29
2 Carl Mays 28
3 Red Faber 26
4 Wilbur Cooper 25
4 Art Nehf 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 149
2 Stan Coveleski 127
2 Urban Shocker 127
4 Burleigh Grimes 125
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