On This Day

Monday, June 6, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	30	17	.638	--
Yankees	27	19	.587	2.5
Senators	26	22	.542	4.5
Tigers	27	23	.540	4.5
Red Sox	20	21	.488	7.0
Browns	21	26	.447	9.0
White Sox	18	27	.400	11.0
Athletics	16	30	.348	13.5

Games

Red Sox 7, Indians 6

Browns 5, Yankees 1

Tigers 12, Athletics 8

Senators 10, White Sox 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	31	13	.705	--
Giants	32	15	.681	0.5
Robins	25	23	.521	8.0
Braves	22	21	.512	8.5
Cardinals	20	22	.476	10.0
Cubs	17	24	.415	12.5
Phillies	15	28	.349	15.5
Reds	16	32	.333	17.0

Games

Robins 7, Cubs 4

Braves 6, Reds 1

Pirates 5, Giants 4

Cardinals 11, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tris Speaker	4
2	Lu Blue	3
2	Sam Bohne	3
2	George Burns	3
2	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lu Blue	1
1	Sam Bohne	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Joe Dugan	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	5
2	Bibb Falk	4
2	Milt Stock	4
4	Bucky Harris	3
4	Ken Williams	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	1
1	Walter Holke	1
1	Hal Janvrin	1
1	Pete Kilduff	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Doak	0.75
2	Dixie Davis	0.50
3	Dutch Ruether	0.36
4	Speed Martin	0.31
5	Hooks Dauss	0.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Harry Courtney	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Dixie Davis	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dixie Davis	5
1	Dutch Ruether	5
3	Speed Martin	4
4	Jesse Barnes	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ferdie Schupp	1
1	Jim Shaw	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.440
2	Tris Speaker	.431
3	Rogers Hornsby	.417
4	Ty Cobb	.407
5	George Sisler	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	High Pockets Kelly	9
2	Irish Meusel	9
4	Ty Cobb	8
4	Ken Williams	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	51
2	High Pockets Kelly	49
3	Larry Gardner	46
3	Babe Ruth	46
5	Ken Williams	45

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bucky Harris	13
2	Sam Rice	12
3	George Sisler	11
4	Sam Bohne	10
4	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	1.19
2	Bill Piercy	1.43
3	Carl Mays	1.76
4	George Mogridge	2.01
5	Red Faber	2.20

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	Speed Martin	37
4	Dutch Ruether	37

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	George Sisler	.457
3	Jack Fournier	.452
4	Ken Williams	.450
5	Bob Jones	.444

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tillie Walker	6
1	Ken Williams	6
3	Joe Dugan	4
3	Jimmy Dykes	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	26
2	Milt Stock	22
3	Wally Pipp	19
4	Ty Cobb	17
5	Larry Gardner	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Sherdel	0.98
2	Jimmy Zinn	1.17
3	Rip Collins	1.37
3	Fred Toney	1.37
5	Sherry Smith	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dixie Davis	3
1	Red Faber	3
1	Jesse Haines	3
1	Sad Sam Jones	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dixie Davis	24
2	Walter Johnson	19
3	Dutch Ruether	16
3	Bob Shawkey	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Burwell	2
1	Lou North	2
3	Jesse Barnes	1
3	Ray Caldwell	1
3	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.516
2	George Sisler	.462
3	Hank Severeid	.448
4	Ken Williams	.427
5	Rogers Hornsby	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Ken Williams	8
3	Ty Cobb	7
4	Jack Fournier	6
4	Tillie Walker	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	41
2	Harry Heilmann	37
3	Larry Gardner	32
4	Ty Cobb	31
5	Babe Ruth	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jimmy Zinn	1.08
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	Sad Sam Jones	6
2	Eddie Rommel	6
4	Wilbur Cooper	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dixie Davis	30
1	Burleigh Grimes	30
1	Walter Johnson	30
4	Urban Shocker	29
5	Duster Mails	28

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	.415
2	Tris Speaker	.399
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.386
4	Babe Ruth	.382
5	Eddie Collins	.378

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	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	56
2	Max Carey	49
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	2.53
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	138
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