On This Day

Thursday, June 2, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 30 14 .682 --
Yankees 25 17 .595 4.0
Tigers 25 22 .532 6.5
Senators 23 21 .523 7.0
Red Sox 17 21 .447 10.0
Browns 19 24 .442 10.5
White Sox 17 24 .415 11.5
Athletics 15 28 .349 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 30 11 .732 --
Giants 30 14 .682 1.5
Robins 22 22 .500 9.5
Braves 19 20 .487 10.0
Cardinals 17 21 .447 11.5
Cubs 16 21 .432 12.0
Phillies 14 25 .359 15.0
Reds 15 29 .341 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Fournier 3
1 Larry Gardner 3
1 Wally Gerber 3
1 Everett Scott 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Pat Duncan 1
1 Wally Pipp 1
1 Bob Shawkey 1
1 Tillie Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Gardner 4
2 Wally Pipp 3
3 Ty Cobb 2
3 Pat Duncan 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 1
1 Wally Gerber 1
1 Doc Lavan 1
1 Frank O'Rourke 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Oldham 0.50
2 Bob Shawkey 0.42
3 George Uhle 0.40
4 Dave Keefe 0.33
5 Urban Shocker 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Courtney 1
1 Art Nehf 1
1 Red Oldham 1
1 Clint Rogge 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Oldham 7
2 Bob Shawkey 5
3 George Uhle 4
4 Dave Keefe 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hod Eller 1
1 Carl Holling 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .432
2 Rogers Hornsby .411
3 Ty Cobb .408
4 Tris Speaker .408
5 Hank Severeid .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 15
2 High Pockets Kelly 9
2 Irish Meusel 9
4 Ken Williams 8
5 Ty Cobb 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 48
2 Harry Heilmann 47
3 Larry Gardner 45
4 Babe Ruth 43
5 Ken Williams 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bucky Harris 11
1 George Sisler 11
3 Sam Bohne 10
3 George Cutshaw 10
3 Sam Rice 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Benton 1.19
2 Bill Piercy 1.43
3 Carl Mays 1.65
4 George Mogridge 1.72
5 Jimmy Zinn 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 10
2 Stan Coveleski 9
2 Sad Sam Jones 9
4 Wilbur Cooper 8
4 4 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 46
2 Walter Johnson 45
3 Burleigh Grimes 36
4 Wilbur Cooper 33
4 Speed Martin 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 3
1 Carl Mays 3
3 Huck Betts 2
3 Buck Freeman 2
3 6 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Gardner .509
2 Hank Severeid .482
3 Possum Whitted .440
4 Ty Cobb .439
5 Milt Stock .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 6
2 Ty Cobb 5
3 Tillie Walker 4
4 Jack Fournier 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 23
2 Larry Gardner 21
3 Wally Pipp 20
4 Ty Cobb 19
5 Bobby Veach 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 6
2 Max Carey 5
2 Jack Fournier 5
2 Sam Rice 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Sherdel 1.06
2 Fritz Coumbe 1.10
3 Jimmy Zinn 1.13
4 Allen Russell 1.25
5 Dutch Leonard 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 4
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Red Faber 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 19
1 Urban Shocker 19
3 Walter Johnson 17
4 Dixie Davis 15
4 Burleigh Grimes 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Bill Burwell 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .469
2 George Sisler .465
3 Hank Severeid .444
4 Ty Cobb .429
4 Ken Williams .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Ken Williams 8
3 Ty Cobb 7
4 Jack Fournier 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 39
2 Larry Gardner 35
2 Harry Heilmann 35
4 Ty Cobb 31
5 Austin McHenry 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 11
2 George Cutshaw 7
2 Frankie Frisch 7
4 George Burns 6
4 5 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Zinn 1.00
2 Rube Benton 1.19
3 George Mogridge 1.41
4 Dana Fillingim 1.44
5 Carl Mays 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 8
2 Wilbur Cooper 6
2 Stan Coveleski 6
2 Eddie Rommel 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 30
2 Burleigh Grimes 27
2 Dutch Leonard 27
2 Duster Mails 27
5 3 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 3
2 Jesse Barnes 2
2 Carl Holling 2
2 Jim Middleton 2
2 Rosy Ryan 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .416
2 Tris Speaker .393
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .391
4 Babe Ruth .380
5 Ty Cobb .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 57
2 Irish Meusel 22
2 George Sisler 22
4 High Pockets Kelly 20
5 3 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 149
2 George Sisler 138
3 Larry Gardner 131
4 Baby Doll Jacobson 130
4 Bobby Veach 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 57
2 Max Carey 48
3 George Sisler 44
4 Frankie Frisch 42
5 Carson Bigbee 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 2.18
2 Wilbur Cooper 2.30
3 Jesse Barnes 2.44
4 Fred Toney 2.57
5 Rube Benton 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 30
2 Jim Bagby 29
3 Red Faber 28
4 Wilbur Cooper 26
5 2 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 138
2 Pete Alexander 129
3 Burleigh Grimes 128
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 Bill Hubbell 4
3 3 others tied 4