On This Day

Friday, May 27, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 25 13 .658 --
Yankees 20 14 .588 3.0
Tigers 21 20 .512 5.5
Senators 18 19 .486 6.5
Browns 17 20 .459 7.5
White Sox 16 19 .457 7.5
Red Sox 13 16 .448 7.5
Athletics 12 21 .364 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 26 8 .765 --
Giants 24 12 .667 3.0
Cubs 15 15 .500 9.0
Robins 19 19 .500 9.0
Braves 16 17 .485 9.5
Phillies 12 20 .375 13.0
Cardinals 11 19 .367 13.0
Reds 12 25 .324 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Walter Barbare 4
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 4
1 Jack Smith 4
4 Harry Hooper 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 2
2 Irish Meusel 1
2 Hi Myers 1
2 John Sullivan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 4
2 Steve O'Neill 3
2 Burt Shotton 3
2 John Sullivan 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
2 George Cutshaw 1
2 Bob Meusel 1
2 Edd Roush 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Leonard 0.64
2 Burleigh Grimes 0.50
3 Waite Hoyt 0.40
4 Wilbur Cooper 0.33
5 Bill Doak 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Stan Baumgartner 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 7
1 Dutch Leonard 7
3 Rosy Ryan 6
4 Garland Braxton 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Toney 1
1 George Uhle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .442
2 Harry Heilmann .423
3 Tris Speaker .408
4 Ty Cobb .396
5 Hank Severeid .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 High Pockets Kelly 8
3 Irish Meusel 7
4 Russ Wrightstone 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 41
2 High Pockets Kelly 40
3 Babe Ruth 38
4 Ty Cobb 33
4 2 others tied 33

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Benton 1.30
2 Bill Piercy 1.43
3 Carl Mays 1.67
4 Red Faber 1.85
5 Red Causey 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 9
2 Wilbur Cooper 8
2 Stan Coveleski 8
2 Urban Shocker 8
5 3 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 39
2 Walter Johnson 33
3 Burleigh Grimes 32
3 Dutch Leonard 32
5 Wilbur Cooper 31

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 .490
2 Larry Gardner .460
3 Bob Jones .449
4 Milt Stock .436
5 Ty Cobb .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 4
1 Ken Williams 4
3 Ty Cobb 3
3 Babe Ruth 3
5 12 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 18
1 Bibb Falk 18
3 Bob Meusel 16
3 Ken Williams 16
5 Harry Heilmann 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 5
2 Frankie Frisch 4
2 Joe Judge 4
2 George Sisler 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dana Fillingim 1.16
2 Jimmy Ring 1.35
3 Rube Benton 1.40
4 Hooks Dauss 1.57
5 Mule Watson 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 5
2 Wilbur Cooper 4
2 Waite Hoyt 4
4 Jim Bagby 3
4 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 17
2 Dutch Leonard 16
2 Urban Shocker 16
4 Wilbur Cooper 15
5 George Mogridge 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Burwell 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .434
2 Tris Speaker .425
3 Ty Cobb .421
4 George Sisler .400
5 Ken Williams .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Ty Cobb 5
2 Jack Fournier 5
2 Ken Williams 5
2 Russ Wrightstone 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 31
2 Ty Cobb 29
3 Larry Gardner 26
3 Bob Meusel 26
3 Bobby Veach 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 8
2 Ty Cobb 7
3 Sam Bohne 6
3 George Cutshaw 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Benton 1.30
2 Bill Piercy 1.35
3 Red Faber 1.73
4 Red Causey 1.73
5 Dana Fillingim 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 8
2 Wilbur Cooper 7
3 Stan Coveleski 6
4 Dana Fillingim 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 28
2 Wilbur Cooper 27
2 Burleigh Grimes 27
4 Urban Shocker 26
5 George Mogridge 23

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 .387
4 Babe Ruth .382
5 Rogers Hornsby .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 59
2 Irish Meusel 21
2 George Sisler 21
4 High Pockets Kelly 19
5 Bob Meusel 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 153
2 Larry Gardner 134
2 George Sisler 134
4 Bobby Veach 129
5 Baby Doll Jacobson 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 59
2 Max Carey 46
3 George Sisler 43
4 Frankie Frisch 40
5 Carson Bigbee 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 2.16
2 Wilbur Cooper 2.35
3 Jesse Barnes 2.44
4 Rube Benton 2.63
5 Stan Coveleski 2.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 138
2 Urban Shocker 132
3 Burleigh Grimes 131
4 Wilbur Cooper 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