On This Day

Sunday, June 12, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 33 20 .623 --
Yankees 31 21 .596 1.5
Senators 29 25 .537 4.5
Tigers 29 27 .518 5.5
Red Sox 23 23 .500 6.5
Browns 24 28 .462 8.5
White Sox 20 29 .408 11.0
Athletics 17 33 .340 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 34 15 .694 --
Giants 32 19 .627 3.0
Cardinals 26 22 .542 7.5
Braves 25 24 .510 9.0
Robins 25 29 .463 11.5
Cubs 20 26 .435 12.5
Reds 20 32 .385 15.5
Phillies 16 31 .340 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Flack 4
1 Charlie Hollocher 4
1 Wally Schang 4
4 Tony Boeckel 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Tony Boeckel 1
1 Max Flack 1
1 Hank Gowdy 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Gowdy 5
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 5
3 Bing Miller 4
4 Lu Blue 3
4 Rube Bressler 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Bohne 1
1 Patsy Gharrity 1
1 Joe Judge 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 Frank O'Rourke 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Marquard 1.00
2 Bob Shawkey 0.45
3 George Uhle 0.30
4 Buck Freeman 0.29
5 Bill Pertica 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 1
1 George Mogridge 1
1 Bill Pertica 1
1 Jack Quinn 1
1 Mule Watson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 5
2 Rube Marquard 4
3 Hugh McQuillan 3
3 Bill Pertica 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .429
2 Rogers Hornsby .416
3 Tris Speaker .415
4 Ty Cobb .401
5 George Sisler .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 19
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 55
2 Babe Ruth 52
3 Larry Gardner 50
3 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 Sam Bohne 11
4 3 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Piercy 1.43
2 Rube Benton 1.61
3 George Mogridge 1.91
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 Dutch Ruether 41
4 Burleigh Grimes 39
5 2 tied 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 Rube Bressler .514
2 Jack Fournier .490
3 George Sisler .487
4 Austin McHenry .477
5 2 tied .471

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Joe Dugan 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 20
3 Rogers Hornsby 18
4 Wally Pipp 17
5 Doc Lavan 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 6
1 Joe Judge 6
1 George Sisler 6
4 Edd Roush 5
5 Frankie Frisch 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Scott 0.89
2 Fred Toney 1.46
3 Dolf Luque 1.61
4 Sad Sam Jones 1.67
5 Bill Doak 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dixie Davis 3
1 Red Faber 3
1 Buck Freeman 3
1 Jesse Haines 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dixie Davis 18
2 Bob Shawkey 17
3 Dave Keefe 15
4 Rube Marquard 13
4 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou North 2
1 Urban Shocker 2
3 Huck Betts 1
3 Bill Burwell 1
3 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Austin McHenry .454
2 George Sisler .433
3 Milt Stock .432
4 Hank Severeid .429
5 Bob Jones .426

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 39
2 Ty Cobb 34
3 Wally Pipp 30
4 Larry Gardner 29
4 3 others tied 29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Scott 1.50
2 George Mogridge 1.70
3 Rube Benton 1.74
4 Jimmy Zinn 2.10
5 Allen Russell 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 8
2 George Mogridge 6
3 Wilbur Cooper 5
3 Stan Coveleski 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 31
2 Dixie Davis 30
3 Dutch Ruether 27
3 Urban Shocker 27
5 Walter Johnson 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Burwell 2
1 Carl Holling 2
1 Lou North 2
1 Rosy Ryan 2
1 Urban Shocker 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .411
2 Tris Speaker .398
3 Eddie Collins .383
4 Babe Ruth .381
5 Rogers Hornsby .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 57
2 Irish Meusel 21
3 George Sisler 20
4 High Pockets Kelly 18
5 Tillie Walker 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 139
2 George Sisler 133
3 Bobby Veach 132
4 Larry Gardner 128
5 Baby Doll Jacobson 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 54
2 Max Carey 46
3 George Sisler 45
4 Frankie Frisch 44
5 Carson Bigbee 39

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 29
2 Red Faber 28
3 Jim Bagby 27
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 Hippo Vaughn 121
5 Stan Coveleski 117

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