On This Day

Tuesday, May 24, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	22	13	.629	--
Yankees	19	13	.594	1.5
Tigers	20	17	.541	3.0
Senators	17	18	.486	5.0
Browns	16	18	.471	5.5
Red Sox	13	15	.464	5.5
White Sox	14	17	.452	6.0
Athletics	11	21	.344	9.5

Games

White Sox 6, Senators 5

Athletics 7, Tigers 6

Browns 8, Yankees 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	25	7	.781	--
Giants	22	11	.667	3.5
Robins	19	17	.528	8.0
Cubs	15	14	.517	8.5
Braves	15	15	.500	9.0
Cardinals	10	19	.345	13.5
Phillies	10	20	.333	14.0
Reds	11	24	.314	15.5

Games

Robins 6, Cubs 1

Braves 7, Cardinals 3

Giants 5, Pirates 3

Phillies 3, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Burns	3
1	Amos Strunk	3
1	Aaron Ward	3
4	Turner Barber	2
4	28 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chick Galloway	1
1	Rabbit Maranville	1
1	Ray Powell	1
1	Earl Smith	1
1	Sherry Smith	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chick Galloway	4
2	Ray Powell	3
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	Frank Gibson	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	2
1	Ross Youngs	2
3	Carson Bigbee	1
3	Lu Blue	1
3	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lee Meadows	0.38
2	Dolf Luque	0.33
2	Bill Pertica	0.33
4	Speed Martin	0.25
4	2 others tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Lee Meadows	1
1	Dominic Mulrenan	1
1	Art Nehf	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	3
1	Speed Martin	3
1	Lee Meadows	3
4	Hal Carlson	2
4	3 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Burwell	1
1	Jack Scott	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.435
2	Rogers Hornsby	.435
3	Ty Cobb	.413
4	Tris Speaker	.408
5	Hank Severeid	.391

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	40
2	High Pockets Kelly	37
3	Babe Ruth	33
4	Larry Gardner	31
4	Bob Meusel	31

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	George Mogridge	1.65
4	Carl Mays	1.67
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	4 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	.512
2	Tris Speaker	.440
3	Amos Strunk	.432
4	Eddie Collins	.429
5	Ty Cobb	.424

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bibb Falk	18
2	Harry Heilmann	16
2	Tris Speaker	16
4	Ty Cobb	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	5
2	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Bucky Harris	4
2	Harry Hooper	4
2	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	0.53
2	Dana Fillingim	0.66
3	George Mogridge	0.75
4	Red Faber	1.40
5	Earl Hamilton	1.57

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	Urban Shocker	16
3	Red Faber	13
3	Whitey Glazner	13
3	Duster Mails	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	2
2	Jose Acosta	1
2	Bill Burwell	1
2	Bullet Joe Bush	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.447
2	Harry Heilmann	.436
3	Ty Cobb	.432
4	Tris Speaker	.427
5	Ray Grimes	.386

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	35
2	Ty Cobb	27
3	Larry Gardner	26
4	Bob Meusel	24
4	2 others tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	7
1	Sam Rice	7
1	George Sisler	7
4	Sam Bohne	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	0.69
2	Red Faber	0.94
3	Bill Piercy	1.52
4	Red Causey	1.73
5	George Mogridge	1.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	25
2	Urban Shocker	24
3	Wilbur Cooper	23
4	Whitey Glazner	21
4	2 others tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	3
2	Jim Middleton	2
2	Jimmy Zinn	2
4	Jose Acosta	1
4	20 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.411
2	Tris Speaker	.402
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.385
4	Babe Ruth	.384
5	Rogers Hornsby	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	60
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	151
2	Larry Gardner	135
3	George Sisler	133
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	128
5	Bobby Veach	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	60
2	Max Carey	47
3	George Sisler	43
4	Frankie Frisch	39
5	Carson Bigbee	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.98
2	Jesse Barnes	2.31
3	Wilbur Cooper	2.33
4	Burleigh Grimes	2.57
5	Rube Benton	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	30
2	Jim Bagby	29
3	Red Faber	27
4	Wilbur Cooper	26
5	Art Nehf	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	141
2	Burleigh Grimes	128
3	Urban Shocker	127
4	Ferdie Schupp	119
4	Hippo Vaughn	119

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Urban Shocker	6
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Carl Mays	5
4	Bill Burwell	4
4	7 others tied	4