On This Day

Sunday, June 5, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 30 16 .652 --
Yankees 27 18 .600 2.5
Senators 25 22 .532 5.5
Tigers 26 23 .531 5.5
Red Sox 19 21 .475 8.0
Browns 20 26 .435 10.0
White Sox 18 26 .409 11.0
Athletics 16 29 .356 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 30 13 .698 --
Giants 32 14 .696 -0.5
Robins 24 23 .511 8.0
Braves 21 21 .500 8.5
Cardinals 19 22 .463 10.0
Cubs 17 23 .425 11.5
Phillies 15 27 .357 14.5
Reds 16 31 .340 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Walter Johnson 4
2 Tony Boeckel 3
2 Jake Daubert 3
2 Bucky Harris 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Tobin 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ping Bodie 2
1 Frank Brower 2
1 Jake Daubert 2
1 Walter Johnson 2
1 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Joe Judge 1
1 Joe Schultz 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 0.83
2 Burleigh Grimes 0.33
3 Carl Mays 0.17
4 Urban Shocker 0.08
5 Jesse Haines 0.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 Eppa Rixey 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 5
1 Doug McWeeny 5
3 Burleigh Grimes 3
4 Virgil Cheeves 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .436
2 Rogers Hornsby .421
3 Tris Speaker .417
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 Babe Ruth 46
4 Larry Gardner 45
5 Ken Williams 42

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 1.76
4 Whitey Glazner 1.98
5 George Mogridge 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 11
2 Sad Sam Jones 10
3 Stan Coveleski 9
3 Carl Mays 9
5 4 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 50
2 Urban Shocker 47
3 Burleigh Grimes 39
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 .482
2 Frank Bruggy .471
3 Jack Fournier .452
4 George Sisler .451
5 Bob Jones .444

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 23
2 Wally Pipp 19
3 Milt Stock 18
4 Frankie Frisch 16
4 Hank Severeid 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 6
2 Max Carey 5
2 Joe Judge 5
2 Sam Rice 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Sherdel 0.98
2 Jimmy Zinn 1.17
3 Rip Collins 1.42
4 Sherry Smith 1.67
5 Rube Benton 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 4
1 Eddie Rommel 4
3 Stan Coveleski 3
3 Jesse Haines 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 22
2 Urban Shocker 20
3 Dixie Davis 19
3 Walter Johnson 19
5 Howard Ehmke 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Burwell 2
1 Lou North 2
3 Jesse Barnes 1
3 Ray Caldwell 1
3 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .500
2 George Sisler .480
3 Hank Severeid .437
4 Ken Williams .427
5 Rogers Hornsby .417

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 40
2 Harry Heilmann 38
3 Larry Gardner 35
4 Bob Meusel 31
4 Babe Ruth 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 10
2 Joe Judge 8
2 Sam Rice 8
4 George Cutshaw 7
4 Frankie Frisch 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Zinn 1.00
2 Rube Benton 1.24
3 Dana Fillingim 1.74
4 George Mogridge 1.83
5 Hugh McQuillan 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 8
2 Stan Coveleski 6
2 Sad Sam Jones 6
2 Carl Mays 6
2 Eddie Rommel 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 30
1 Walter Johnson 30
3 Urban Shocker 29
4 Duster Mails 27
5 Dixie Davis 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 .393
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .388
4 Babe Ruth .382
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 19
5 Tillie Walker 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 146
2 George Sisler 136
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 132
4 Bobby Veach 130
5 Larry Gardner 126

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 2.15
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 31
2 Jim Bagby 29
2 Red Faber 29
4 Wilbur Cooper 26
5 Stan Coveleski 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 139
2 Burleigh Grimes 131
3 Pete Alexander 125
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 Dickey Kerr 4
4 3 others tied 4