On This Day

Wednesday, May 18, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	18	12	.600	--
Yankees	15	11	.577	1.0
Red Sox	13	10	.565	1.5
Senators	15	14	.517	2.5
Tigers	16	15	.516	2.5
Browns	13	15	.464	4.0
White Sox	11	14	.440	4.5
Athletics	8	18	.308	8.0

Games

White Sox 12, Yankees 2

Indians 4, Athletics 2

Red Sox 2, Tigers 0

Browns 8, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	21	6	.778	--
Giants	20	8	.714	1.5
Robins	18	13	.581	5.0
Cubs	12	12	.500	7.5
Braves	12	14	.462	8.5
Reds	10	21	.323	13.0
Cardinals	8	17	.320	12.0
Phillies	8	18	.308	12.5

Games

Pirates 11, Robins 2

Braves 6, Reds 1

Giants 3, Cubs 2

Phillies 7, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Collins	4
1	Dots Miller	4
3	Carson Bigbee	3
3	Rogers Hornsby	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Howie Shanks	2
2	Jack Fournier	1
2	Rogers Hornsby	1
2	Irish Meusel	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	3
1	Hank Severeid	3
1	Howie Shanks	3
4	Eddie Collins	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	2
2	Rogers Hornsby	1
2	George Maisel	1
2	Rabbit Maranville	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dana Fillingim	0.67
2	Red Faber	0.33
3	Stan Coveleski	0.27
4	Bill Pertica	0.27
5	Urban Shocker	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Pertica	4
2	Stan Coveleski	3
2	Red Faber	3
2	Clint Rogge	3
2	Eddie Rommel	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.460
2	Rogers Hornsby	.457
3	Ty Cobb	.392
4	Riggs Stephenson	.381
5	Tris Speaker	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	High Pockets Kelly	8
3	Irish Meusel	6
4	Russ Wrightstone	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	35
1	High Pockets Kelly	35
3	Babe Ruth	32
4	Larry Gardner	24
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Bohne	9
1	Bucky Harris	9
3	Rabbit Maranville	8
4	Ty Cobb	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	0.69
2	Red Faber	1.22
3	Whitey Glazner	1.27
4	Carl Mays	1.33
5	Bill Piercy	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	7
1	Sad Sam Jones	7
1	Urban Shocker	7
4	Wilbur Cooper	6
4	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	28
2	Urban Shocker	27
3	Slim Harriss	25
4	Whitey Glazner	24
5	Bill Piercy	23

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	George Sisler	.541
2	Rogers Hornsby	.511
3	Ken Williams	.435
4	Ty Cobb	.429
5	Billy Southworth	.424

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Austin McHenry	4
3	Harry Heilmann	3
3	Russ Wrightstone	3
5	11 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	23
2	Babe Ruth	17
3	Ken Williams	16
4	Larry Gardner	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Flack	5
1	George Sisler	5
3	Sam Bohne	4
3	Ty Cobb	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hugh McQuillan	0.45
2	Rube Benton	0.53
3	Dana Fillingim	0.87
4	Red Faber	0.93
5	Whitey Glazner	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	5
2	Wilbur Cooper	4
3	Stan Coveleski	3
3	Dana Fillingim	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Glazner	19
2	Duster Mails	14
3	Wilbur Cooper	13
3	Stan Coveleski	13
5	3 tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	3
2	Jose Acosta	1
2	Jesse Barnes	1
2	Lynn Brenton	1
2	9 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.411
2	Babe Ruth	.394
3	Tris Speaker	.394
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.379
5	Rogers Hornsby	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	61
2	Irish Meusel	20
2	George Sisler	20
4	High Pockets Kelly	19
5	2 tied	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	152
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	133
3	Larry Gardner	129
3	George Sisler	129
5	Bobby Veach	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	59
2	Max Carey	48
3	George Sisler	42
4	Frankie Frisch	38
5	Carson Bigbee	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.98
2	Wilbur Cooper	2.24
3	Babe Adams	2.38
4	Jesse Barnes	2.41
5	Burleigh Grimes	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	29
2	Jim Bagby	28
3	Red Faber	27
4	Wilbur Cooper	26
5	4 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	145
2	Burleigh Grimes	128
3	Urban Shocker	127
4	Stan Coveleski	121
5	2 tied	119

Saves

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