On This Day

Friday, June 3, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	30	15	.667	--
Yankees	25	18	.581	4.0
Tigers	25	23	.521	6.5
Senators	23	22	.511	7.0
Red Sox	18	21	.462	9.0
Browns	20	24	.455	9.5
White Sox	18	24	.429	10.5
Athletics	16	28	.364	13.5

Games

Red Sox 7, Indians 6

Browns 9, Yankees 8

Athletics 15, Tigers 9

White Sox 8, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	30	12	.714	--
Giants	31	14	.689	0.5
Braves	20	20	.500	9.0
Robins	22	23	.489	9.5
Cubs	17	21	.447	11.0
Cardinals	17	22	.436	11.5
Phillies	15	25	.375	14.0
Reds	15	30	.333	16.5

Games

Cubs 8, Robins 3

Braves 4, Reds 0

Giants 4, Pirates 1

Phillies 6, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Hollocher	4
1	George Maisel	4
1	Ken Williams	4
4	Lu Blue	3
4	14 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Dykes	2
1	Frank Welch	2
3	Lu Blue	1
3	Joe Dugan	1
3	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tillie Walker	6
2	Eddie Mulligan	5
3	Frank Welch	4
4	Lu Blue	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Bruggy	1
1	Shano Collins	1
1	Jake Daubert	1
1	Wally Hood	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dixie Davis	0.62
2	Fred Toney	0.50
3	Bill Pertica	0.36
4	Rube Marquard	0.33
5	Bill Hubbell	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dixie Davis	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Buck Freeman	1
1	Slim Harriss	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dixie Davis	8
2	Carl Holling	4
2	Bill Hubbell	4
2	Rube Marquard	4
2	Bill Pertica	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Burwell	1
1	Herb Pennock	1
1	George Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.431
2	Tris Speaker	.412
3	Rogers Hornsby	.411
4	Ty Cobb	.410
5	Hank Severeid	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
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	49
2	Harry Heilmann	48
3	Larry Gardner	45
4	Babe Ruth	44
5	Ken Williams	41

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	1.19
2	Bill Piercy	1.43
3	Carl Mays	1.65
4	Jimmy Zinn	1.94
5	Whitey Glazner	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	11
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	Bill Burwell	2
3	7 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Gardner	.473
1	Hank Severeid	.473
3	Ken Williams	.467
4	Ty Cobb	.448
5	Milt Stock	.446

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	23
2	Larry Gardner	20
3	Wally Pipp	19
4	Ty Cobb	18
4	Bobby Veach	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	6
2	Max Carey	5
2	Jimmy Johnston	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	Rip Collins	1.42
5	Sherry Smith	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	4
1	Eddie Rommel	4
3	Stan Coveleski	3
3	Dixie Davis	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dixie Davis	23
2	Bob Shawkey	19
2	Urban Shocker	19
4	Walter Johnson	17
5	Burleigh Grimes	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Burwell	2
2	Jesse Barnes	1
2	Ray Caldwell	1
2	Hal Carlson	1
2	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.477
2	George Sisler	.465
3	Ken Williams	.445
4	Hank Severeid	.440
5	Ty Cobb	.436

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Ken Williams	8
3	Ty Cobb	7
4	Cy Perkins	6
4	Tillie Walker	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	39
2	Harry Heilmann	36
3	Larry Gardner	35
4	Ty Cobb	30
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	11
2	George Cutshaw	7
2	Frankie Frisch	7
2	Sam Rice	7
5	6 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jimmy Zinn	1.00
2	Rube Benton	1.24
3	Dana Fillingim	1.44
4	George Mogridge	1.83
5	Carl Mays	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	9
2	Wilbur Cooper	6
2	Stan Coveleski	6
2	Eddie Rommel	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	30
2	Burleigh Grimes	27
2	Duster Mails	27
4	Wilbur Cooper	25
4	3 others tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	3
2	Jesse Barnes	2
2	Bill Burwell	2
2	Carl Holling	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.416
2	Tris Speaker	.392
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.386
4	Babe Ruth	.378
5	Ty Cobb	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	55
2	George Sisler	22
3	Irish Meusel	21
4	High Pockets Kelly	20
5	Tillie Walker	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	144
2	George Sisler	138
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	132
4	Bobby Veach	130
5	Larry Gardner	128

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	2.55
5	Rube Benton	2.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	30
2	Jim Bagby	29
2	Red Faber	29
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	118

Saves

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