On This Day

Saturday, June 4, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	30	16	.652	--
Yankees	26	18	.591	3.0
Tigers	26	23	.531	5.5
Senators	24	22	.522	6.0
Red Sox	19	21	.475	8.0
Browns	20	25	.444	9.5
White Sox	18	25	.419	10.5
Athletics	16	29	.356	13.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Indians 0

Yankees 9, Browns 4

Tigers 7, Athletics 5

Senators 9, White Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	30	13	.698	--
Giants	32	14	.696	-0.5
Braves	21	20	.512	8.0
Robins	23	23	.500	8.5
Cardinals	18	22	.450	10.5
Cubs	17	22	.436	11.0
Phillies	15	26	.366	14.0
Reds	15	31	.326	16.5

Games

Robins 4, Cubs 3

Braves 5, Reds 0

Giants 12, Pirates 0

Cardinals 11, Phillies 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Ellerbe	4
2	Turner Barber	3
2	Verne Clemons	3
2	Phil Douglas	3
2	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	Tommy Griffith	1
1	Bob Meusel	1
1	Bobby Veach	1
1	Tillie Walker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bucky Harris	4
2	Phil Douglas	3
2	Frankie Frisch	3
2	Rogers Hornsby	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bucky Harris	2
2	Ira Flagstead	1
2	Rogers Hornsby	1
2	Joe Judge	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Phil Douglas	2.00
2	Sad Sam Jones	1.00
3	Pete Alexander	0.56
4	Howard Ehmke	0.54
5	Eddie Rommel	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jose Acosta	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howard Ehmke	7
2	Pete Alexander	5
3	Eddie Rommel	4
3	Roy Walker	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	1
1	Bob Shawkey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.436
2	Tris Speaker	.417
3	Rogers Hornsby	.413
4	Ty Cobb	.405
5	George Sisler	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	High Pockets Kelly	9
2	Irish Meusel	9
4	Ken Williams	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	50
2	High Pockets Kelly	49
3	Larry Gardner	45
3	Babe Ruth	45
5	Ken Williams	41

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bucky Harris	13
2	Sam Rice	12
3	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	Sad Sam Jones	10
3	Stan Coveleski	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	35
5	Sad Sam Jones	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	3
1	Carl Mays	3
3	Huck Betts	2
3	Bill Burwell	2
3	8 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Milt Stock	.483
2	Hank Severeid	.463
3	Jack Fournier	.455
4	Frank Bruggy	.452
5	Walter Barbare	.441

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tillie Walker	6
1	Ken Williams	6
3	Jimmy Dykes	4
3	Cy Perkins	4
3	Babe Ruth	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	22
2	Wally Pipp	20
3	Larry Gardner	18
4	Ty Cobb	16
4	5 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	6
1	George Sisler	6
3	Max Carey	5
4	Frank Bruggy	4
4	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Sherdel	1.02
2	Jimmy Zinn	1.13
3	Rip Collins	1.42
4	Carl Mays	1.57
5	Sherry Smith	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	4
1	Eddie Rommel	4
3	Stan Coveleski	3
3	Jesse Haines	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	22
2	Dixie Davis	19
2	Urban Shocker	19
4	Howard Ehmke	15
4	Burleigh Grimes	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Burwell	2
1	Lou North	2
3	Jesse Barnes	1
3	Ray Caldwell	1
3	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.485
2	George Sisler	.465
3	Hank Severeid	.430
4	Ken Williams	.430
5	Rogers Hornsby	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Ken Williams	8
3	Ty Cobb	7
3	Tillie Walker	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	39
2	Harry Heilmann	38
3	Larry Gardner	35
4	Bob Meusel	31
5	Babe Ruth	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	11
2	Sam Rice	8
3	George Cutshaw	7
3	Frankie Frisch	7
3	Joe Judge	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jimmy Zinn	1.00
2	Rube Benton	1.24
3	Dana Fillingim	1.33
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	Sad Sam Jones	6
2	Eddie Rommel	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	30
2	Wilbur Cooper	27
2	Burleigh Grimes	27
2	Duster Mails	27
5	2 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	3
2	Bill Burwell	2
2	Carl Holling	2
2	Lou North	2
2	Rosy Ryan	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.414
2	Tris Speaker	.395
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.384
4	Babe Ruth	.378
5	Eddie Collins	.377

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	145
2	George Sisler	138
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	132
4	Bobby Veach	131
5	Larry Gardner	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	56
2	Max Carey	48
3	George Sisler	44
4	Frankie Frisch	42
5	Carson Bigbee	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.25
2	Wilbur Cooper	2.44
3	Jesse Barnes	2.51
4	Fred Toney	2.55
5	Bob Shawkey	2.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	30
2	Jim Bagby	29
2	Red Faber	29
4	Wilbur Cooper	26
5	Stan Coveleski	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	138
2	Pete Alexander	134
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