On This Day

Thursday, June 23, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	39	23	.629	--
Yankees	37	27	.578	3.0
Senators	36	30	.545	5.0
Red Sox	30	28	.517	7.0
Tigers	30	35	.462	10.5
White Sox	26	32	.448	11.0
Browns	27	34	.443	11.5
Athletics	22	38	.367	16.0

Games

Yankees 6, Red Sox 1

White Sox 6, Indians 0

Browns 6, Tigers 4

Athletics 5, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	40	19	.678	--
Giants	37	24	.607	4.0
Braves	32	27	.542	8.0
Cardinals	31	29	.517	9.5
Robins	31	32	.492	11.0
Cubs	26	31	.456	13.0
Reds	24	37	.393	17.0
Phillies	18	40	.310	21.5

Games

Robins 6, Phillies 4

Cubs 6, Reds 3

Giants 10, Braves 4

Cardinals 3, Pirates 2

Cardinals 4, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Veach	5
2	Harry Heilmann	4
2	Doc Lavan	4
2	Edd Roush	4
5	16 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Collins	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Frank Gibson	1
1	Tommy Griffith	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Bob Jones	3
2	Edd Roush	3
2	Cy Williams	3
5	13 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Daubert	1
1	Heinie Groh	1
1	Bubbles Hargrave	1
1	Bill Killefer	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Roy Walker	0.56
2	Fred Toney	0.50
3	Bill Doak	0.45
4	Earl Hamilton	0.44
5	Rip Collins	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Buck Freeman	1
1	Slim Harriss	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Doak	5
1	Fred Toney	5
1	Roy Walker	5
4	Rip Collins	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.424
2	Rogers Hornsby	.415
3	Tris Speaker	.400
4	Ty Cobb	.395
5	Hank Severeid	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	25
2	Irish Meusel	11
2	Ken Williams	11
4	Jimmy Dykes	10
5	4 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	65
2	Harry Heilmann	64
3	High Pockets Kelly	59
4	Larry Gardner	57
4	Ken Williams	57

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	Red Faber	2.55

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	49

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	Tim Hendryx	.448
2	Babe Ruth	.446
3	Bobby Veach	.441
4	Edd Roush	.440
5	Fred Nicholson	.436

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Jimmy Dykes	5
3	Les Mann	4
4	Home Run Baker	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	19
2	Del Pratt	18
3	Rogers Hornsby	16
3	Fred Nicholson	16
3	Bobby Veach	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Walter Barbare	5
1	Max Carey	5
3	Frankie Frisch	4
3	Billy Southworth	4
5	9 tied	3

ERA

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

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dickey Kerr	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Leon Cadore	3
2	Wilbur Cooper	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Slim Harriss	19
2	Jesse Haines	17
3	Pete Alexander	15
3	Wilbur Cooper	15
5	3 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Alex Ferguson	1
1	Marv Goodwin	1
1	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rube Bressler	.429
2	Jack Fournier	.425
3	Ross Youngs	.424
4	Harry Heilmann	.408
5	Babe Ruth	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Jimmy Dykes	9
3	Ken Williams	8
4	Tillie Walker	7
5	Cy Perkins	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	37
2	Rogers Hornsby	32
2	Babe Ruth	32
4	Milt Stock	31
5	Del Pratt	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	Allen Russell	1.99
2	Bill Sherdel	2.39
3	Dolf Luque	2.48
4	Jack Scott	2.53
5	Burleigh Grimes	2.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	6
1	George Uhle	6
3	Jesse Haines	5
3	Dickey Kerr	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Burwell	2
1	Lou North	2
1	Urban Shocker	2
4	Jim Bagby	1
4	30 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.389
2	George Sisler	.388
3	Eddie Collins	.386
4	Babe Ruth	.386
5	Rogers Hornsby	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	60
2	Irish Meusel	22
3	George Sisler	18
4	High Pockets Kelly	17
4	3 others tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	145
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	2.19
3	Wilbur Cooper	2.48
4	Burleigh Grimes	2.49
5	Fred Toney	2.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	30
2	Carl Mays	29
3	Jim Bagby	27
4	Wilbur Cooper	26
5	Stan Coveleski	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	127
2	Burleigh Grimes	126
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