On This Day

Monday, May 23, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 22 13 .629 --
Yankees 19 12 .613 1.0
Tigers 20 16 .556 2.5
Senators 17 17 .500 4.5
Red Sox 13 15 .464 5.5
Browns 15 18 .455 6.0
White Sox 13 17 .433 6.5
Athletics 10 21 .323 10.0

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Collins 4
2 Lu Blue 3
2 Larry Gardner 3
2 Patsy Gharrity 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Sisler 1
1 Tillie Walker 1
1 Ken Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bing Miller 3
1 Wally Pipp 3
3 Bob Jones 2
3 Frank O'Rourke 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 2
2 Bucky Harris 1
2 Bob Meusel 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Leonard 0.64
2 Waite Hoyt 0.36
3 Dixie Davis 0.29
4 Hank Thormahlen 0.09
4 Tom Zachary 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Tom Zachary 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 7
2 Dixie Davis 4
2 Waite Hoyt 4
4 Shovel Hodge 2
4 Walter Johnson 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walter Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .442
2 Rogers Hornsby .434
3 Ty Cobb .411
4 Tris Speaker .408
5 Hank Severeid .398

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 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bucky Harris 11
2 Sam Bohne 9
2 Sam Rice 9
4 Ty Cobb 8
4 Rabbit Maranville 8

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 33
3 Wilbur Cooper 27
4 Red Faber 26
5 3 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 .538
2 Tris Speaker .440
3 Ray Grimes .432
4 Eddie Collins .423
5 Rogers Hornsby .419

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 19
2 Bibb Falk 18
3 Tris Speaker 16
4 Babe Ruth 15
4 Ross Youngs 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 5
2 Ty Cobb 4
2 Frankie Frisch 4
2 Bucky Harris 4
2 Harry Hooper 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Benton 0.53
2 Dana Fillingim 0.66
3 George Mogridge 0.75
4 Red Causey 1.06
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 3 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 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .448
2 Ty Cobb .429
3 Tris Speaker .424
4 Harry Heilmann .422
5 Ken Williams .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Ty Cobb 5
2 Jack Fournier 5
2 Russ Wrightstone 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 34
2 Larry Gardner 26
3 Ty Cobb 25
4 Tris Speaker 24
4 Bobby Veach 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 8
2 Sam Bohne 7
2 Sam Rice 7
4 Max Flack 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Benton 0.69
2 Red Faber 0.96
3 Bill Piercy 1.54
4 Red Causey 1.73
5 George Mogridge 1.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 25
2 Dutch Leonard 24
2 Urban Shocker 24
4 Wilbur Cooper 23
4 Whitey Glazner 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 3
2 Jim Middleton 2
2 Jimmy Zinn 2
4 Jose Acosta 1
4 18 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .408
2 Tris Speaker .401
3 Babe Ruth .386
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .383
5 Rogers Hornsby .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 61
2 George Sisler 21
3 Irish Meusel 20
4 High Pockets Kelly 19
5 Bob Meusel 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 153
2 Larry Gardner 135
3 George Sisler 131
4 Baby Doll Jacobson 130
5 Bobby Veach 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 60
2 Max Carey 46
3 George Sisler 41
4 Frankie Frisch 39
5 Carson Bigbee 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.98
2 Wilbur Cooper 2.33
3 Jesse Barnes 2.43
4 Stan Coveleski 2.54
5 Burleigh Grimes 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 30
2 Jim Bagby 29
3 Red Faber 27
4 Wilbur Cooper 26
5 5 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 141
2 Burleigh Grimes 128
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