On This Day

Wednesday, May 25, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 23 13 .639 --
Yankees 19 14 .576 2.5
Tigers 20 18 .526 4.0
Senators 18 18 .500 5.0
Browns 17 18 .486 5.5
Red Sox 13 16 .448 6.5
White Sox 14 18 .438 7.0
Athletics 12 21 .364 9.5

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Dugan 4
2 Frank Brower 3
2 Nemo Leibold 3
2 Johnny Mitchell 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Jack Tobin 1
1 Tillie Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Brower 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
3 Ty Cobb 2
3 Jack Graney 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Patsy Gharrity 1
1 Doc Johnston 1
1 George Mogridge 1
1 George Sisler 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Mogridge 0.58
2 Urban Shocker 0.36
3 Howard Ehmke 0.31
4 Roy Wilkinson 0.23
5 Scott Perry 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mogridge 1
1 Scott Perry 1
1 Urban Shocker 1
1 George Uhle 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Mogridge 7
2 Howard Ehmke 5
2 Urban Shocker 5
4 Allen Russell 3
4 Roy Wilkinson 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .435
2 Harry Heilmann .430
3 Ty Cobb .409
4 Tris Speaker .408
5 Hank Severeid .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
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 36
4 Bob Meusel 32
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 1.31
2 Bill Piercy 1.43
3 Carl Mays 1.67
4 Red Causey 1.85
5 Whitey Glazner 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 8
1 Urban Shocker 8
3 Wilbur Cooper 7
3 Stan Coveleski 7
3 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 39
2 Walter Johnson 33
3 Wilbur Cooper 27
4 Red Faber 26
5 5 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 .500
2 Billy Southworth .469
3 Ty Cobb .441
4 Bob Jones .425
5 Eddie Collins .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
3 Ty Cobb 3
3 Austin McHenry 3
5 11 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bibb Falk 18
2 Ty Cobb 16
2 Harry Heilmann 16
2 Babe Ruth 16
5 Bob Meusel 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 5
1 George Sisler 5
3 Frankie Frisch 4
3 Bucky Harris 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Benton 0.53
2 Dana Fillingim 0.66
3 Red Faber 1.52
4 Earl Hamilton 1.57
5 George Mogridge 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 4
1 Urban Shocker 4
3 Wilbur Cooper 3
3 Stan Coveleski 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 21
2 Whitey Glazner 13
2 Duster Mails 13
2 George Mogridge 13
5 2 tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 2
2 Bill Burwell 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 .434
2 Tris Speaker .430
3 Ty Cobb .417
4 Harry Heilmann .416
5 Ray Grimes .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Ty Cobb 5
2 Jack Fournier 5
2 Russ Wrightstone 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 32
2 Ty Cobb 28
3 Larry Gardner 26
4 Bob Meusel 25
4 Babe Ruth 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 8
2 Ty Cobb 7
3 Sam Bohne 6
3 Sam Rice 6
3 Ken Williams 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Benton 0.69
2 Red Faber 0.94
3 Bill Piercy 1.35
4 Red Causey 1.73
5 Eppa Rixey 1.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 29
2 Walter Johnson 25
3 Wilbur Cooper 23
3 George Mogridge 23
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 3
2 Jim Middleton 2
2 Jimmy Zinn 2
4 Jose Acosta 1
4 19 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 .383
5 Rogers Hornsby .378

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 154
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 44
4 Frankie Frisch 39
5 Carson Bigbee 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 2.04
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 Wilbur Cooper 26
3 Red Faber 26
5 Urban Shocker 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 137
2 Urban Shocker 132
3 Burleigh Grimes 128
4 Hippo Vaughn 119
5 Ferdie Schupp 117

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