On This Day

Saturday, June 18, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	36	22	.621	--
Yankees	34	23	.596	1.5
Senators	34	26	.567	3.0
Red Sox	27	25	.519	6.0
Tigers	29	33	.468	9.0
White Sox	24	30	.444	10.0
Browns	25	33	.431	11.0
Athletics	19	36	.345	15.5

Games

Red Sox 11, Tigers 7

White Sox 4, Yankees 3

Athletics 8, Indians 4

Senators 5, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	38	17	.691	--
Giants	35	22	.614	4.0
Braves	30	25	.545	8.0
Cardinals	27	27	.500	10.5
Robins	28	32	.467	12.5
Cubs	23	29	.442	13.5
Reds	24	34	.414	15.5
Phillies	17	36	.321	20.0

Games

Giants 10, Cubs 3

Phillies 5, Reds 3

Pirates 4, Robins 3

Braves 13, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Bancroft	4
1	Walter Barbare	4
3	Jimmy Dykes	3
3	Jack Fournier	3
3	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Boeckel	1
1	Jimmy Dykes	1
1	Joe Judge	1
1	Bernie Neis	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ross Youngs	4
2	High Pockets Kelly	3
2	Fred Nicholson	3
2	Muddy Ruel	3
5	14 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Walter Barbare	2
1	Shano Collins	2
3	Max Carey	1
3	Eddie Foster	1
3	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Faber	0.50
2	Waite Hoyt	0.38
3	Dutch Ruether	0.33
4	Jim Bagby	0.27
5	George Smith	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Slim Harriss	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	5
2	Jim Bagby	4
3	Wilbur Cooper	3
3	Waite Hoyt	3
5	8 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Keefe	1
1	Art Nehf	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.411
2	Rogers Hornsby	.406
3	Tris Speaker	.404
4	Ty Cobb	.395
5	Austin McHenry	.389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	61
2	Babe Ruth	60
3	Larry Gardner	57
4	High Pockets Kelly	55
5	Ken Williams	54

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	15
1	George Sisler	15
3	Max Carey	14
3	Bucky Harris	14
5	Sam Bohne	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Mogridge	2.01
2	Carl Mays	2.17
3	Rube Benton	2.20
4	Red Faber	2.52
5	Jimmy Zinn	2.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	14
2	Stan Coveleski	11
2	Sad Sam Jones	11
4	Wilbur Cooper	10
4	George Uhle	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	51
2	Urban Shocker	50
3	Red Faber	44
3	Burleigh Grimes	44
5	2 tied	43

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	Ross Youngs	.513
2	Babe Ruth	.463
3	Sam Rice	.446
4	Jack Fournier	.435
5	Whitey Witt	.434

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Jimmy Dykes	4
3	Home Run Baker	3
3	Lu Blue	3
3	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	17
1	Del Pratt	17
3	Babe Ruth	16
3	Joe Sewell	16
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	1.00
2	Al Mamaux	1.29
3	Dolf Luque	1.33
4	Jack Scott	1.40
5	Babe Adams	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Scott	4
2	Red Faber	3
2	Jesse Haines	3
2	Rube Marquard	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	16
2	Pete Alexander	15
3	Ray Caldwell	14
3	Howard Ehmke	14
3	Jesse Haines	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Alex Ferguson	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.442
2	Ross Youngs	.424
3	Larry Gardner	.422
4	Jack Fournier	.421
5	Hank Severeid	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Jimmy Dykes	8
2	Tillie Walker	8
2	Ken Williams	8
5	Ty Cobb	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	36
2	Ty Cobb	33
2	Larry Gardner	33
2	Wally Pipp	33
5	3 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	10
1	Frankie Frisch	10
1	George Sisler	10
4	Joe Judge	9
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Scott	1.83
2	Dolf Luque	2.05
3	Allen Russell	2.19
4	George Mogridge	2.25
5	Jimmy Zinn	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	7
2	Jesse Haines	6
3	Stan Coveleski	5
3	George Mogridge	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	35
2	Dixie Davis	30
3	Jesse Haines	26
4	Dutch Ruether	25
5	5 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Burwell	2
1	Lou North	2
1	Urban Shocker	2
4	Jesse Barnes	1
4	32 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.399
2	Tris Speaker	.391
3	Babe Ruth	.385
4	Eddie Collins	.384
5	Ross Youngs	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	58
2	Irish Meusel	22
3	Tillie Walker	19
4	George Sisler	18
5	2 tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	140
2	Larry Gardner	131
3	Bobby Veach	130
4	Harry Heilmann	127
5	2 tied	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	54
2	Max Carey	49
3	Frankie Frisch	48
4	George Sisler	43
5	Carson Bigbee	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.04
2	Jesse Barnes	2.41
3	Fred Toney	2.51
4	Babe Adams	2.52
5	Burleigh Grimes	2.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	30
2	Carl Mays	28
3	Jim Bagby	26
3	Wilbur Cooper	26
5	Stan Coveleski	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	127
1	Urban Shocker	127
3	Burleigh Grimes	124
4	Hippo Vaughn	122
5	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