On This Day

Tuesday, May 31, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	29	14	.674	--
Yankees	24	16	.600	3.5
Tigers	24	22	.522	6.5
Senators	21	21	.500	7.5
Red Sox	16	19	.457	9.0
Browns	19	23	.452	9.5
White Sox	17	23	.425	10.5
Athletics	14	26	.350	13.5

Games

Browns 8, White Sox 7

Indians 7, Tigers 4

Red Sox 5, Athletics 3

Red Sox 8, Athletics 4

Senators 12, Yankees 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	29	10	.744	--
Giants	27	14	.659	3.0
Braves	19	19	.500	9.5
Robins	21	22	.488	10.0
Cardinals	16	20	.444	11.5
Cubs	16	20	.444	11.5
Phillies	14	23	.378	14.0
Reds	14	28	.333	16.5

Games

Robins 4, Braves 2

Reds 6, Cardinals 5

Phillies 10, Giants 5

Cubs 7, Pirates 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Del Pratt	5
2	Shano Collins	4
2	Tom Zachary	4
4	Carson Bigbee	3
4	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Bruggy	1
1	Jimmy Johnston	1
1	Irish Meusel	1
1	Babe Ruth	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	4
2	Larry Gardner	3
2	Whitey Witt	3
2	Tom Zachary	3
5	17 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Edd Roush	2
2	Lu Blue	1
2	Sam Bohne	1
2	Frank Brower	1
2	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Herb Pennock	0.83
2	Duster Mails	0.38
3	Elmer Myers	0.33
4	Burleigh Grimes	0.31
4	Lee Meadows	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Buck Freeman	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	Duster Mails	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Pennock	10
2	Duster Mails	5
3	Burleigh Grimes	4
3	Lee Meadows	4
3	Elmer Myers	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Hubbell	1
1	Urban Shocker	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.439
2	Rogers Hornsby	.413
3	Tris Speaker	.408
4	Ty Cobb	.406
5	George Sisler	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	15
2	Irish Meusel	9
3	High Pockets Kelly	8
3	Ken Williams	8
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	47
2	High Pockets Kelly	44
3	Babe Ruth	43
4	Larry Gardner	41
5	Ken Williams	40

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bucky Harris	11
1	George Sisler	11
3	Sam Bohne	10
4	Ty Cobb	9
4	2 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Piercy	1.43
2	Carl Mays	1.61
3	George Mogridge	1.72
4	Whitey Glazner	2.12
5	Red Faber	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	10
2	Stan Coveleski	9
3	Wilbur Cooper	8
3	Sad Sam Jones	8
3	2 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	43
2	Walter Johnson	39
3	Burleigh Grimes	36
4	Wilbur Cooper	33
5	Dutch Leonard	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	3
1	Carl Mays	3
3	Huck Betts	2
3	Buck Freeman	2
3	5 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Severeid	.500
2	Larry Gardner	.464
3	George Sisler	.455
4	Dots Miller	.440
5	Milt Stock	.436

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	6
2	Ty Cobb	4
2	Jack Fournier	4
2	Irish Meusel	4
2	Babe Ruth	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	23
2	Larry Gardner	18
3	Ty Cobb	17
3	Bibb Falk	17
3	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	7
2	Jack Fournier	5
2	Sam Rice	5
4	George Cutshaw	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jimmy Zinn	0.54
2	Bill Sherdel	0.56
3	Fritz Coumbe	1.10
4	Allen Russell	1.25
5	Jimmy Ring	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	4
1	Red Faber	4
3	Jim Bagby	3
3	Wilbur Cooper	3
3	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	18
1	Urban Shocker	18
3	Dixie Davis	17
4	Dutch Leonard	16
4	George Mogridge	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Bill Burwell	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.456
2	George Sisler	.453
3	Hank Severeid	.450
4	Ken Williams	.421
5	Ty Cobb	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Ken Williams	8
3	Ty Cobb	6
4	Jack Fournier	5
4	5 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	38
2	Harry Heilmann	36
3	Larry Gardner	31
4	Ty Cobb	29
4	Babe Ruth	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	11
2	Ken Williams	7
3	Ty Cobb	6
3	George Cutshaw	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	1.49
2	Dana Fillingim	1.70
3	George Mogridge	1.89
4	Carl Mays	2.01
5	Stan Coveleski	2.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	31
2	Urban Shocker	29
3	Dutch Leonard	27
3	Duster Mails	27
5	Wilbur Cooper	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	3
2	Jesse Barnes	2
2	Jim Middleton	2
2	Rosy Ryan	2
5	24 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.420
2	Tris Speaker	.398
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.385
4	Babe Ruth	.379
5	Ty Cobb	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	58
2	Irish Meusel	23
3	George Sisler	22
4	High Pockets Kelly	19
5	Ken Williams	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	152
2	George Sisler	140
3	Larry Gardner	136
4	Bobby Veach	132
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	57
2	Max Carey	48
3	George Sisler	45
4	Frankie Frisch	41
5	Carson Bigbee	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.17
2	Wilbur Cooper	2.28
3	Jesse Barnes	2.47
4	Fred Toney	2.57
5	Bob Shawkey	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	30
1	Carl Mays	30
3	Red Faber	28
4	Wilbur Cooper	27
5	Stan Coveleski	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	136
2	Burleigh Grimes	135
3	Pete Alexander	130
4	Stan Coveleski	120
5	Ferdie Schupp	119

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Urban Shocker	7
2	Pete Alexander	5
3	Bill Burwell	4
3	Hal Carlson	4
3	5 others tied	4