On This Day

Wednesday, June 22, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 39 22 .639 --
Yankees 36 27 .571 4.0
Senators 36 29 .554 5.0
Red Sox 30 27 .526 7.0
Tigers 30 34 .469 10.5
White Sox 25 32 .439 12.0
Browns 26 34 .433 12.5
Athletics 21 38 .356 17.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 40 17 .702 --
Giants 36 24 .600 5.5
Braves 32 26 .552 8.5
Cardinals 29 29 .500 11.5
Robins 30 32 .484 12.5
Cubs 25 31 .446 14.5
Reds 24 36 .400 17.5
Phillies 18 39 .316 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Walter Holke 4
1 Stuffy McInnis 4
1 Bob Meusel 4
1 Bobby Veach 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Hooper 2
2 Jimmy Dykes 1
2 Frankie Frisch 1
2 Chick Galloway 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Pratt 4
1 Bobby Veach 4
3 Patsy Gharrity 3
3 Walter Holke 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Bassler 1
1 Donie Bush 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Ernie Johnson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wilbur Cooper 0.58
2 Allen Russell 0.44
3 Dave Keefe 0.40
4 Leon Cadore 0.36
5 Jesse Haines 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Leon Cadore 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Dana Fillingim 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Cooper 7
2 Dave Keefe 6
3 Leon Cadore 4
3 Jesse Haines 4
3 Allen Russell 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .419
2 Harry Heilmann .416
3 Tris Speaker .403
4 Ty Cobb .395
5 Hank Severeid .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 24
2 Irish Meusel 11
3 Jimmy Dykes 10
3 Ken Williams 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 64
2 Babe Ruth 63
3 High Pockets Kelly 58
4 Larry Gardner 57
5 Bobby Veach 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 15
1 Frankie Frisch 15
1 George Sisler 15
4 Bucky Harris 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mogridge 2.23
2 Bill Piercy 2.27
3 Jesse Barnes 2.38
4 Carl Mays 2.41
5 Jimmy Zinn 2.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 53
2 Wilbur Cooper 50
2 Burleigh Grimes 50
2 Urban Shocker 50
5 Slim Harriss 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 3
1 Huck Betts 3
1 Carl Mays 3
1 Urban Shocker 3
1 Jimmy Zinn 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Nicholson .462
2 Walter Schmidt .455
3 Tim Hendryx .448
4 Babe Ruth .436
5 Joe Sewell .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Jimmy Dykes 5
3 Home Run Baker 3
3 Tony Boeckel 3
3 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Pratt 18
2 Rogers Hornsby 17
2 Babe Ruth 17
4 Fred Nicholson 16
4 Bobby Veach 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Walter Barbare 5
1 Max Carey 5
3 Frankie Frisch 4
3 Joe Judge 4
5 9 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 1.00
2 Al Mamaux 1.29
3 Dickey Kerr 1.33
4 Bullet Joe Bush 1.44
5 Eppa Rixey 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Leon Cadore 3
1 Wilbur Cooper 3
1 Red Faber 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jesse Haines 17
1 Slim Harriss 17
3 Pete Alexander 15
3 Wilbur Cooper 15
3 George Mogridge 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Alex Ferguson 1
1 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Fournier .439
2 Rube Bressler .438
3 Ross Youngs .420
4 Rogers Hornsby .405
5 Bob Jones .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Jimmy Dykes 9
3 Tillie Walker 8
3 Ken Williams 8
5 Cy Perkins 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 36
2 Rogers Hornsby 32
3 Wally Pipp 30
3 Del Pratt 30
3 2 others tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 11
2 George Sisler 10
3 Frankie Frisch 9
3 Joe Judge 9
5 Edd Roush 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Scott 1.94
2 Allen Russell 1.99
3 Jimmy Zinn 2.31
4 Bill Sherdel 2.39
5 Fred Toney 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 6
1 George Uhle 6
3 Jesse Haines 5
3 George Mogridge 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 30
2 Dixie Davis 29
3 George Mogridge 27
4 Burleigh Grimes 25
4 Jesse Haines 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Burwell 2
1 Lou North 2
1 Urban Shocker 2
4 Jim Bagby 1
4 31 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .391
2 George Sisler .390
3 Eddie Collins .385
4 Babe Ruth .384
5 Rogers Hornsby .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 59
2 Irish Meusel 22
3 George Sisler 18
4 High Pockets Kelly 17
4 2 others tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 143
2 Bobby Veach 134
3 Harry Heilmann 130
4 Larry Gardner 126
4 Del Pratt 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 52
2 Max Carey 49
3 Frankie Frisch 48
4 George Sisler 41
5 Carson Bigbee 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 2.10
2 Jesse Barnes 2.32
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.47
4 Fred Toney 2.49
5 Wilbur Cooper 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 30
2 Carl Mays 29
3 Jim Bagby 27
3 Wilbur Cooper 27
5 Stan Coveleski 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 128
2 Pete Alexander 127
3 Hippo Vaughn 124
4 Urban Shocker 121
5 Red Faber 117

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