On This Day

Wednesday, June 15, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	35	21	.625	--
Yankees	33	22	.600	1.5
Senators	31	26	.544	4.5
Tigers	29	29	.500	7.0
Red Sox	23	25	.479	8.0
Browns	25	30	.455	9.5
White Sox	23	29	.442	10.0
Athletics	18	35	.340	15.5

Games

White Sox 7, Yankees 2

Indians 6, Athletics 5

Senators 7, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	36	16	.692	--
Giants	34	20	.630	3.0
Cardinals	27	24	.529	8.5
Braves	27	25	.519	9.0
Robins	27	30	.474	11.5
Cubs	21	28	.429	13.5
Reds	22	33	.400	15.5
Phillies	16	34	.320	19.0

Games

Giants 6, Cubs 2

Reds 4, Phillies 1

Robins 7, Pirates 3

Braves 3, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Maisel	4
1	Whitey Witt	4
3	Eddie Collins	3
3	Max Flack	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max Flack	1
1	Fred Hofmann	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Welch	4
2	Burleigh Grimes	3
3	Bibb Falk	2
3	Larry Gardner	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Boeckel	1
1	Max Flack	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Walter Schmidt	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dolf Luque	0.50
2	Burleigh Grimes	0.40
3	Bill Doak	0.38
4	Joe Oeschger	0.29
5	Wilbur Cooper	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Dickey Kerr	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	6
2	Stan Coveleski	4
2	Burleigh Grimes	4
4	Wilbur Cooper	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.434
2	Rogers Hornsby	.416
3	Tris Speaker	.414
4	Austin McHenry	.395
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	56
4	Ken Williams	53
5	High Pockets Kelly	51

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Piercy	1.43
2	George Mogridge	1.91
3	Rube Benton	1.93
4	Carl Mays	2.20
5	Whitey Glazner	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	13
2	Stan Coveleski	11
3	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	43
4	Dutch Ruether	41
5	2 tied	40

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	.550
2	Ross Youngs	.528
3	Babe Ruth	.488
4	Rube Bressler	.447
5	Joe Sewell	.436

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Jimmy Dykes	6
3	Tillie Walker	5
4	Home Run Baker	3
4	9 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	18
2	Frank Brower	17
3	Home Run Baker	16
3	Jimmy Dykes	16
3	Babe Ruth	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Scott	0.91
2	Rube Marquard	1.00
3	Dolf Luque	1.33
4	Bill Doak	1.74
5	Fred Toney	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Haines	4
2	Red Faber	3
2	Joe Oeschger	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	Rube Marquard	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Bill Burwell	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.443
2	Austin McHenry	.442
3	Hank Severeid	.439
4	Jack Fournier	.430
5	Larry Gardner	.410

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	39
2	Ty Cobb	34
2	Larry Gardner	34
4	Jimmy Dykes	29
4	4 others tied	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Scott	1.60
2	George Mogridge	1.95
3	Allen Russell	2.19
4	Rube Marquard	2.22
5	Jimmy Zinn	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	8
2	Stan Coveleski	6
2	Jesse Haines	6
2	Joe Oeschger	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dixie Davis	32
2	Bob Shawkey	31
3	Burleigh Grimes	25
3	Jesse Haines	25
3	Urban Shocker	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Burwell	2
1	Lou North	2
1	Rosy Ryan	2
1	Urban Shocker	2
5	29 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.403
2	Tris Speaker	.395
3	Babe Ruth	.389
4	Eddie Collins	.385
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	Larry Gardner	133
3	Bobby Veach	129
4	George Sisler	128
5	Harry Heilmann	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	54
2	Max Carey	48
3	Frankie Frisch	45
4	George Sisler	44
5	Carson Bigbee	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.01
2	Jesse Barnes	2.41
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.55
4	Fred Toney	2.56
5	Bob Shawkey	2.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	133
2	Hippo Vaughn	124
3	Burleigh Grimes	123
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