On This Day

Wednesday, June 8, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	30	19	.612	--
Yankees	29	19	.604	0.5
Senators	28	22	.560	2.5
Tigers	27	25	.519	4.5
Red Sox	21	22	.488	6.0
Browns	22	27	.449	8.0
White Sox	19	27	.413	9.5
Athletics	16	31	.340	13.0

Games

Browns 2, Red Sox 1

Yankees 4, Indians 3

White Sox 9, Athletics 7

Senators 6, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	32	14	.696	--
Giants	32	16	.667	1.0
Braves	23	22	.511	8.5
Cardinals	22	22	.500	9.0
Robins	25	25	.500	9.0
Cubs	18	25	.419	12.5
Phillies	16	29	.356	15.5
Reds	17	32	.347	16.5

Games

Phillies 11, Cubs 8

Pirates 16, Braves 4

Cardinals 4, Robins 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Carson Bigbee	4
1	Ray Grimes	4
1	Johnny Rawlings	4
1	Cotton Tierney	4
1	Possum Whitted	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Brower	1
1	Joe Dugan	1
1	Cliff Lee	1
1	Earl Sheely	1
1	Frank Welch	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Collins	6
2	Cliff Lee	4
3	Ray Grimes	3
3	Rabbit Maranville	3
3	Ralph Miller	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Joe Judge	1
1	Nemo Leibold	1
1	Stuffy McInnis	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jeff Pfeffer	0.38
2	Red Faber	0.35
3	George Mogridge	0.23
3	Lefty York	0.23
5	Bill Pertica	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bayne	1
1	Red Causey	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	6
2	George Mogridge	3
2	Jeff Pfeffer	3
2	Lefty York	3
5	6 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Urban Shocker	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.443
2	Rogers Hornsby	.424
3	Tris Speaker	.417
4	Ty Cobb	.399
5	George Sisler	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Irish Meusel	10
3	High Pockets Kelly	9
3	Ken Williams	9
5	Ty Cobb	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	53
2	High Pockets Kelly	49
3	Larry Gardner	47
3	Ken Williams	47
5	Babe Ruth	46

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bucky Harris	13
2	Sam Rice	12
2	George Sisler	12
4	Frankie Frisch	11
5	4 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Piercy	1.43
2	Rube Benton	1.64
3	Carl Mays	1.76
4	George Mogridge	2.01
5	Whitey Glazner	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	12
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	48
3	Burleigh Grimes	39
4	Red Faber	37
4	2 others tied	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	3
1	Huck Betts	3
1	Carl Mays	3
1	Urban Shocker	3
5	8 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.457
2	Harry Heilmann	.456
3	Jack Fournier	.455
4	Milt Stock	.453
5	Ross Youngs	.442

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	27
2	Milt Stock	23
3	Wally Pipp	17
4	Larry Gardner	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	5
1	Frankie Frisch	5
1	Joe Judge	5
1	George Sisler	5
5	Edd Roush	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Sherdel	0.73
2	Rip Collins	1.37
2	Fred Toney	1.37
4	Slim Sallee	1.46
5	Bob Shawkey	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	4
1	Joe Oeschger	4
3	Dixie Davis	3
3	Buck Freeman	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dixie Davis	20
2	Bob Shawkey	18
3	Walter Johnson	17
4	Dutch Ruether	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	2
1	Urban Shocker	2
3	Jesse Barnes	1
3	Huck Betts	1
3	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.453
2	Hank Severeid	.440
3	George Sisler	.438
4	Bob Jones	.420
5	Rogers Hornsby	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
1	Ken Williams	8
3	Ty Cobb	6
3	Jack Fournier	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	40
2	Harry Heilmann	33
3	Ty Cobb	30
4	Larry Gardner	28
4	2 others tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	9
1	Joe Judge	9
1	George Sisler	9
4	Sam Rice	8
5	Max Carey	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dana Fillingim	1.74
2	Rube Benton	1.79
3	George Mogridge	1.80
4	Jimmy Zinn	2.10
5	Bob Shawkey	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	9
2	Wilbur Cooper	5
2	Stan Coveleski	5
2	Dixie Davis	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dixie Davis	30
1	Burleigh Grimes	30
1	Urban Shocker	30
4	Walter Johnson	26
5	5 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Burwell	2
1	Carl Holling	2
1	Carl Mays	2
1	Lou North	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.413
2	Tris Speaker	.395
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.384
4	Eddie Collins	.384
5	Rogers Hornsby	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	55
2	Irish Meusel	22
2	George Sisler	22
4	High Pockets Kelly	19
5	Tillie Walker	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	141
2	George Sisler	135
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	132
4	Larry Gardner	128
4	Bobby Veach	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	56
2	Max Carey	49
3	Frankie Frisch	44
3	George Sisler	44
5	Carson Bigbee	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.15
2	Bob Shawkey	2.49
3	Wilbur Cooper	2.49
4	Fred Toney	2.49
5	Jesse Barnes	2.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	30
2	Red Faber	29
3	Jim Bagby	28
4	Wilbur Cooper	25
4	Stan Coveleski	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	139
2	Burleigh Grimes	127
3	Pete Alexander	125
4	Hippo Vaughn	119
5	2 tied	118

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Urban Shocker	8
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Bill Burwell	5
4	Dickey Kerr	4
4	3 others tied	4