On This Day

Saturday, June 11, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	33	19	.635	--
Yankees	30	21	.588	2.5
Senators	28	25	.528	5.5
Tigers	29	26	.527	5.5
Red Sox	23	23	.500	7.0
Browns	24	28	.462	9.0
White Sox	20	29	.408	11.5
Athletics	17	33	.340	15.0

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 2

Yankees 7, Tigers 6

Browns 5, Athletics 3

Indians 7, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	34	15	.694	--
Giants	32	18	.640	2.5
Cardinals	25	22	.532	8.0
Braves	24	24	.500	9.5
Robins	25	28	.472	11.0
Cubs	20	25	.444	12.0
Reds	19	32	.373	16.0
Phillies	16	31	.340	17.0

Games

Cubs 6, Braves 3

Reds 10, Robins 0

Pirates 10, Phillies 3

Cardinals 8, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Brown	4
1	Lew Fonseca	4
1	Edd Roush	4
1	Joe Sewell	4
5	8 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	Lyman Lamb	1
1	Babe Ruth	1
1	Bobby Veach	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Clyde Barnhart	4
2	Jack Fournier	3
2	Rabbit Maranville	3
2	Babe Ruth	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Edd Roush	2
2	Dave Bancroft	1
2	Clyde Barnhart	1
2	Eddie Brown	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dolf Luque	0.71
2	Pete Alexander	0.50
2	Dave Keefe	0.50
4	Stan Coveleski	0.33
5	Babe Adams	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Keefe	5
1	Dolf Luque	5
3	Rosy Ryan	4
4	Babe Adams	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.429
2	Rogers Hornsby	.420
3	Tris Speaker	.409
4	Ty Cobb	.401
5	George Sisler	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	18
2	Irish Meusel	10
3	High Pockets Kelly	9
3	Ken Williams	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	54
2	Larry Gardner	50
2	Babe Ruth	50
2	Ken Williams	50
5	2 tied	49

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	14
2	Bucky Harris	13
3	Sam Rice	12
4	Max Carey	11
4	Frankie Frisch	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Piercy	1.43
2	Rube Benton	1.61
3	George Mogridge	2.01
4	Carl Mays	2.01
5	Red Faber	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	12
2	Stan Coveleski	10
2	Sad Sam Jones	10
4	Wilbur Cooper	9
4	3 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	51
2	Urban Shocker	50
3	Burleigh Grimes	39
3	Dutch Ruether	39
5	Red Faber	38

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	Les Mann	.559
2	Rube Bressler	.514
3	Walton Cruise	.500
4	Jack Fournier	.490
5	Ross Youngs	.487

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Dugan	5
1	Babe Ruth	5
3	Jimmy Dykes	4
3	Cy Perkins	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	23
2	Milt Stock	21
3	Rogers Hornsby	19
3	Wally Pipp	19
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Scott	0.89
2	Fred Toney	1.50
3	Bill Doak	1.72
4	Herb Pennock	1.96
5	Dolf Luque	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Haines	4
1	Joe Oeschger	4
3	Babe Adams	3
3	Dixie Davis	3
3	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	20
2	Dixie Davis	18
2	Walter Johnson	18
2	Dutch Ruether	18
5	Dave Keefe	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	2
1	Urban Shocker	2
3	Jesse Barnes	1
3	Huck Betts	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.452
2	Bob Jones	.442
3	Austin McHenry	.437
4	Hank Severeid	.424
5	Ty Cobb	.414

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	42
2	Ty Cobb	34
3	Harry Heilmann	30
3	Wally Pipp	30
3	Babe Ruth	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	11
2	Frankie Frisch	9
2	Joe Judge	9
4	Max Carey	8
4	Sam Rice	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Scott	1.50
2	Rube Benton	1.74
3	George Mogridge	1.80
4	Jimmy Zinn	2.10
5	Allen Russell	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	8
2	Wilbur Cooper	5
2	Stan Coveleski	5
2	Dixie Davis	5
2	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dixie Davis	30
2	Urban Shocker	27
3	Bob Shawkey	26
4	Walter Johnson	25
4	2 others tied	25

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	.409
2	Tris Speaker	.394
3	Rogers Hornsby	.381
4	Eddie Collins	.380
5	Babe Ruth	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	56
2	Irish Meusel	21
3	George Sisler	20
4	High Pockets Kelly	19
5	Tillie Walker	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	138
2	George Sisler	133
3	Bobby Veach	130
4	Larry Gardner	128
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	54
2	Max Carey	47
3	George Sisler	45
4	Frankie Frisch	44
5	Carson Bigbee	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.98
2	Fred Toney	2.50
3	Jesse Barnes	2.52
4	Bob Shawkey	2.53
5	Wilbur Cooper	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	29
1	Carl Mays	29
3	Jim Bagby	28
4	Wilbur Cooper	26
5	Stan Coveleski	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	138
2	Pete Alexander	125
3	Burleigh Grimes	122
4	Red Faber	119
4	Hippo Vaughn	119

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