On This Day

Sunday, May 22, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	21	13	.618	--
Yankees	18	12	.600	1.0
Tigers	19	16	.543	2.5
Senators	16	17	.485	4.5
Red Sox	13	14	.481	4.5
Browns	15	17	.469	5.0
White Sox	13	16	.448	5.5
Athletics	10	20	.333	9.0

Games

White Sox 6, Senators 2

Indians 5, Red Sox 0

Yankees 6, Browns 5

Athletics 9, Tigers 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	25	6	.806	--
Giants	21	11	.656	4.5
Cubs	15	13	.536	8.5
Robins	18	17	.514	9.0
Braves	14	15	.483	10.0
Cardinals	10	18	.357	13.5
Reds	11	23	.324	15.5
Phillies	9	20	.310	15.0

Games

Cubs 6, Robins 4

Pirates 8, Giants 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	4
1	George Cutshaw	4
1	Hank Severeid	4
1	John Sullivan	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Bibb Falk	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bibb Falk	4
1	Frank Snyder	4
3	Bob Meusel	3
3	Tris Speaker	3
3	John Sullivan	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chick Galloway	1
1	Tommy Griffith	1
1	Bucky Harris	1
1	Johnny Mitchell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Shawkey	0.50
2	Wilbur Cooper	0.46
3	Urban Shocker	0.41
4	Red Faber	0.36
5	Harry Courtney	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Virgil Cheeves	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	7
2	Wilbur Cooper	6
2	Bob Shawkey	6
4	Red Faber	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.448
2	Rogers Hornsby	.434
3	Ty Cobb	.415
4	Tris Speaker	.414
5	Hank Severeid	.381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	39
2	High Pockets Kelly	37
3	Babe Ruth	33
4	Larry Gardner	30
4	Tris Speaker	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bucky Harris	10
2	Sam Bohne	9
3	Ty Cobb	8
3	Rabbit Maranville	8
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	1.31
2	Bill Piercy	1.43
3	Carl Mays	1.60
4	George Mogridge	1.65
5	Red Causey	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	8
2	Wilbur Cooper	7
2	Stan Coveleski	7
2	Sad Sam Jones	7
2	2 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	34
2	Walter Johnson	31
3	Wilbur Cooper	27
4	Red Faber	26
5	2 tied	25

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	Hank Severeid	.514
2	Tris Speaker	.471
3	Rogers Hornsby	.447
4	Ty Cobb	.443
5	George Sisler	.429

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	22
2	Tris Speaker	18
3	Bibb Falk	17
4	Babe Ruth	15
4	Ross Youngs	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Williams	5
2	Ty Cobb	4
2	Max Flack	4
2	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Harry Hooper	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	1.40

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	16
1	Burleigh Grimes	16
1	Urban Shocker	16
4	Red Faber	13
4	2 others tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	2
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	Ty Cobb	.434
4	Harry Heilmann	.429
5	Ken Williams	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Ty Cobb	5
2	Jack Fournier	5
2	High Pockets Kelly	5
2	Russ Wrightstone	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	34
2	Ty Cobb	25
2	Larry Gardner	25
2	Tris Speaker	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	8
2	Sam Bohne	7
3	Max Flack	6
3	Ken Williams	6
3	Ralph Young	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	0.69
2	Red Faber	0.96
3	Bill Piercy	1.54
4	George Mogridge	1.76
5	Red Causey	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	7
2	Wilbur Cooper	6
2	Stan Coveleski	6
4	Sad Sam Jones	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	24
2	Wilbur Cooper	23
2	Whitey Glazner	23
2	Walter Johnson	23
5	Duster Mails	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	3
2	Jim Middleton	2
2	Jimmy Zinn	2
4	Jose Acosta	1
4	17 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.407
2	Tris Speaker	.403
3	Babe Ruth	.388
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.383
5	Rogers Hornsby	.374

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	130
4	George Sisler	129
5	Bobby Veach	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	58
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	2.41
3	Jesse Barnes	2.43
4	Burleigh Grimes	2.52
5	Stan Coveleski	2.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	30
2	Jim Bagby	28
3	Red Faber	27
4	Wilbur Cooper	26
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	141
2	Urban Shocker	134
3	Burleigh Grimes	132
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