On This Day

Tuesday, June 14, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 34 21 .618 --
Yankees 33 21 .611 0.5
Senators 30 26 .536 4.5
Tigers 29 29 .500 6.5
Red Sox 23 25 .479 7.5
Browns 25 29 .463 8.5
White Sox 22 29 .431 10.0
Athletics 18 34 .346 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 36 15 .706 --
Giants 33 20 .623 4.0
Cardinals 27 23 .540 8.5
Braves 26 25 .510 10.0
Robins 26 30 .464 12.5
Cubs 21 27 .438 13.5
Reds 21 33 .389 16.5
Phillies 16 33 .327 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Jamieson 4
1 Bing Miller 4
1 Hank Severeid 4
4 Jimmy Dykes 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walton Cruise 2
1 Jimmy Dykes 2
1 Babe Ruth 2
4 Home Run Baker 1
4 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Dykes 5
2 Walton Cruise 4
2 Babe Ruth 4
4 Home Run Baker 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 2
2 Walter Barbare 1
2 Sam Bohne 1
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jimmy Zinn 0.53
2 Sad Sam Jones 0.36
3 Roy Walker 0.33
4 Jimmy Ring 0.31
5 2 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Ray Kolp 1
1 Doug McWeeny 1
1 Eppa Rixey 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jimmy Zinn 8
2 Sad Sam Jones 4
2 Jimmy Ring 4
4 Jose Acosta 3
4 5 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Roy Wilkinson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .434
2 Rogers Hornsby .420
3 Tris Speaker .411
4 Austin McHenry .398
5 Ty Cobb .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 23
2 Irish Meusel 11
3 Ken Williams 10
4 Ty Cobb 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 59
2 Harry Heilmann 57
3 Larry Gardner 54
4 Ken Williams 52
5 2 tied 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 15
2 Max Carey 13
2 Bucky Harris 13
4 Sam Bohne 12
4 Sam Rice 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Piercy 1.43
2 Rube Benton 1.61
3 George Mogridge 1.91
4 Carl Mays 2.20
5 Whitey Glazner 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 13
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 Sad Sam Jones 40
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 3
1 Huck Betts 3
1 Carl Mays 3
1 Urban Shocker 3
5 9 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Fournier .535
2 Ross Youngs .486
3 Babe Ruth .467
4 Rube Bressler .465
5 Austin McHenry .450

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Jimmy Dykes 6
3 Tillie Walker 5
4 Home Run Baker 3
4 10 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 20
2 Rogers Hornsby 19
3 Frank Brower 18
4 Jimmy Dykes 17
4 Del Pratt 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Scott 0.89
2 Rube Marquard 1.00
3 Bill Doak 1.32
4 Dolf Luque 1.61
5 Fred Toney 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 4
2 Red Faber 3
2 Buck Freeman 3
2 Eppa Rixey 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 17
2 Dixie Davis 15
3 Ray Caldwell 14
3 Jesse Haines 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Urban Shocker 2
2 Huck Betts 1
2 Bill Burwell 1
2 Stan Coveleski 1
2 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Austin McHenry .455
2 Hank Severeid .443
3 Tris Speaker .442
4 Jack Fournier .417
4 George Sisler .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Ken Williams 9
3 Tillie Walker 8
4 Ty Cobb 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 40
2 Ty Cobb 35
3 Larry Gardner 32
4 Jimmy Dykes 30
4 2 others tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 11
2 Max Carey 9
3 Joe Judge 8
3 Sam Rice 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Scott 1.60
2 George Mogridge 1.95
3 Allen Russell 2.19
4 Rube Benton 2.23
5 Jimmy Zinn 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 8
2 Jesse Haines 6
3 Stan Coveleski 5
3 Dixie Davis 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dixie Davis 32
2 Bob Shawkey 31
3 Urban Shocker 26
4 Jesse Haines 25
4 Walter Johnson 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Burwell 2
1 Lou North 2
1 Rosy Ryan 2
1 Urban Shocker 2
5 30 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .404
2 Tris Speaker .395
3 Babe Ruth .387
4 Eddie Collins .383
5 Rogers Hornsby .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 60
2 Irish Meusel 22
3 George Sisler 19
3 Tillie Walker 19
5 High Pockets Kelly 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 144
2 Bobby Veach 132
3 Larry Gardner 131
4 George Sisler 128
5 Harry Heilmann 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 54
2 Max Carey 48
3 Frankie Frisch 44
3 George Sisler 44
5 Carson Bigbee 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 2.01
2 Jesse Barnes 2.47
3 Wilbur Cooper 2.55
4 Burleigh Grimes 2.55
5 Fred Toney 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 29
1 Carl Mays 29
3 Jim Bagby 27
4 Wilbur Cooper 26
5 Stan Coveleski 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 133
2 Burleigh Grimes 122
3 Hippo Vaughn 121
4 Pete Alexander 120
4 Stan Coveleski 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Urban Shocker 7
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Bill Burwell 5
4 Stan Coveleski 4
4 4 others tied 4