On This Day

Saturday, May 21, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	20	13	.606	--
Yankees	17	12	.586	1.0
Tigers	19	15	.559	1.5
Red Sox	13	13	.500	3.5
Senators	16	16	.500	3.5
Browns	15	16	.484	4.0
White Sox	12	16	.429	5.5
Athletics	9	20	.310	9.0

Games

Yankees 7, White Sox 4

Athletics 11, Indians 8

Tigers 6, Red Sox 5

Browns 4, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	24	6	.800	--
Giants	21	10	.677	3.5
Robins	18	16	.529	8.0
Cubs	14	13	.519	8.5
Braves	14	15	.483	9.5
Cardinals	10	18	.357	13.0
Reds	11	23	.324	15.0
Phillies	9	20	.310	14.5

Games

Pirates 13, Robins 6

Braves 6, Reds 5

Cubs 5, Giants 2

Cardinals 13, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chick Galloway	4
1	Larry Gardner	4
1	Joe Schultz	4
4	Turner Barber	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	2
2	Rube Bressler	1
2	Les Mann	1
2	Roger Peckinpaugh	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	3
1	Bibb Falk	3
1	Jack Fournier	3
1	Larry Gardner	3
1	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Fournier	2
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	Chick Galloway	1
2	Jimmy Johnston	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jesse Haines	0.50
2	Alex Ferguson	0.38
3	George Mogridge	0.33
3	Rosy Ryan	0.33
5	Burleigh Grimes	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Alex Ferguson	1
1	Dana Fillingim	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jesse Haines	5
2	Burleigh Grimes	4
3	Phil Douglas	3
3	Alex Ferguson	3
3	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Scott Perry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.455
2	Rogers Hornsby	.434
3	Tris Speaker	.411
4	Ty Cobb	.401
5	Riggs Stephenson	.383

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	37
1	High Pockets Kelly	37
3	Babe Ruth	33
4	Larry Gardner	30
5	Tris Speaker	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Bohne	9
1	Bucky Harris	9
3	Ty Cobb	8
3	Rabbit Maranville	8
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	1.22
2	Bill Piercy	1.43
3	George Mogridge	1.65
4	Carl Mays	1.67
5	Red Causey	1.85

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	31
2	Urban Shocker	27
3	Burleigh Grimes	25
3	Slim Harriss	25
5	Whitey Glazner	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	3
2	Jesse Barnes	2
2	Huck Betts	2
2	Buck Freeman	2
2	2 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.490
2	George Sisler	.476
3	Charlie Jamieson	.440
4	Rogers Hornsby	.431
5	Ken Williams	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	5
1	Babe Ruth	5
3	Austin McHenry	4
3	Russ Wrightstone	4
5	Ty Cobb	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	23
2	Larry Gardner	16
2	Babe Ruth	16
2	Tris Speaker	16
2	Ross Youngs	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Williams	5
2	Ty Cobb	4
2	Max Flack	4
2	Frankie Frisch	4
2	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	0.53
2	Dana Fillingim	0.66
3	Red Causey	1.06
4	George Mogridge	1.13
5	Red Faber	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	4
2	Wilbur Cooper	3
2	Dana Fillingim	3
2	Whitey Glazner	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Glazner	19
2	Duster Mails	17
3	Burleigh Grimes	16
4	George Smith	12
4	Lefty York	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	3
2	Jose Acosta	1
2	Bullet Joe Bush	1
2	Hal Carlson	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.448
2	Tris Speaker	.440
3	Harry Heilmann	.433
4	Ty Cobb	.417
5	Mike Menosky	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	High Pockets Kelly	6
3	Jack Fournier	5
3	Russ Wrightstone	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	32
2	Babe Ruth	27
3	Ty Cobb	25
3	Larry Gardner	25
3	High Pockets Kelly	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Bohne	8
1	Ty Cobb	8
3	Donie Bush	6
3	Max Flack	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	0.69
2	Red Faber	0.79
3	Bill Piercy	1.54
4	George Mogridge	1.65
5	Red Causey	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	6
1	Sad Sam Jones	6
3	Wilbur Cooper	5
3	Stan Coveleski	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	25
2	Whitey Glazner	23
2	Walter Johnson	23
4	Duster Mails	21
5	5 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	3
2	Huck Betts	2
2	Jim Middleton	2
2	Jimmy Zinn	2
5	17 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.408
2	Tris Speaker	.402
3	Babe Ruth	.390
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.382
5	Rogers Hornsby	.376

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	153
2	Larry Gardner	135
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	129
4	George Sisler	128
5	Bobby Veach	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	60
2	Max Carey	47
3	George Sisler	41
4	Frankie Frisch	39
5	Carson Bigbee	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.98
2	Wilbur Cooper	2.31
3	Jesse Barnes	2.42
4	Burleigh Grimes	2.52
5	Babe Adams	2.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	29
2	Jim Bagby	28
3	Red Faber	26
4	Wilbur Cooper	25
5	3 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	141
2	Burleigh Grimes	132
3	Urban Shocker	127
4	Stan Coveleski	119
4	2 others tied	119

Saves

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