On This Day

Thursday, May 26, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 24 13 .649 --
Yankees 19 14 .576 3.0
Tigers 21 19 .525 4.5
Senators 18 18 .500 5.5
Browns 17 19 .472 6.5
Red Sox 13 16 .448 7.0
White Sox 15 19 .441 7.5
Athletics 12 21 .364 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 25 8 .758 --
Giants 23 12 .657 3.0
Cubs 15 14 .517 8.0
Robins 19 18 .514 8.0
Braves 16 16 .500 8.5
Phillies 11 20 .355 13.0
Cardinals 10 19 .345 13.0
Reds 12 24 .333 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 4
1 Donie Bush 4
1 Hank Gowdy 4
1 Harry Heilmann 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Boeckel 1
1 George Burns 1
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 Ralph Miller 1
1 Earl Sheely 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Donie Bush 3
1 Hooks Dauss 3
1 Ralph Miller 3
1 Riggs Stephenson 3
1 Bobby Veach 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Josh Billings 1
1 Frank Bruggy 1
1 Joe Evans 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dana Fillingim 0.78
2 Jimmy Ring 0.62
3 Hooks Dauss 0.50
4 Rube Marquard 0.33
5 Leon Cadore 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Dana Fillingim 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dana Fillingim 7
2 Hooks Dauss 5
2 Jimmy Ring 5
4 Leon Cadore 3
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Douglas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .435
2 Harry Heilmann .428
3 Tris Speaker .408
4 Ty Cobb .404
5 Hank Severeid .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 High Pockets Kelly 8
3 Irish Meusel 6
3 Russ Wrightstone 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 41
2 High Pockets Kelly 39
3 Babe Ruth 36
4 Ty Cobb 33
5 Bob Meusel 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bucky Harris 11
2 Sam Bohne 9
2 Sam Rice 9
4 Ty Cobb 8
4 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Benton 1.30
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 Stan Coveleski 8
1 Red Faber 8
1 Urban Shocker 8
4 Wilbur Cooper 7
4 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 .511
2 Ty Cobb .435
3 Bob Jones .435
4 George Sisler .432
5 Austin McHenry .422

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 Ty Cobb 18
1 Bibb Falk 18
3 Harry Heilmann 17
4 Babe Ruth 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 5
1 Sam Rice 5
1 George Sisler 5
4 Bucky Harris 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dana Fillingim 1.16
2 Jimmy Ring 1.35
3 Rube Benton 1.40
4 George Mogridge 1.64
5 Mule Watson 1.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 16
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 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .433
2 Ty Cobb .425
3 Rogers Hornsby .423
4 Harry Heilmann .411
5 Ken Williams .398

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 32
2 Ty Cobb 30
3 Larry Gardner 26
3 Bobby Veach 26
5 Bob Meusel 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 1.30
2 Bill Piercy 1.35
3 Red Causey 1.73
4 Eppa Rixey 1.83
5 Red Faber 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 7
2 Wilbur Cooper 6
2 Stan Coveleski 6
2 Urban Shocker 6
5 Dana Fillingim 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 29
2 Wilbur Cooper 23
2 George Mogridge 23
4 Dutch Leonard 21
4 Duster Mails 21

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 .414
2 Tris Speaker .402
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .386
4 Babe Ruth .383
5 Rogers Hornsby .376

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 152
2 Larry Gardner 135
3 George Sisler 133
4 Bobby Veach 129
5 Baby Doll Jacobson 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 60
2 Max Carey 47
3 George Sisler 44
4 Frankie Frisch 40
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 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 30
2 Jim Bagby 29
3 Wilbur Cooper 26
3 Red Faber 26
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 137
2 Urban Shocker 132
3 Burleigh Grimes 128
4 Ferdie Schupp 117
5 2 tied 116

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