On This Day

Sunday, June 26, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 41 24 .631 --
Yankees 39 28 .582 3.0
Senators 37 32 .536 6.0
Red Sox 30 31 .492 9.0
Tigers 33 35 .485 9.5
Browns 28 36 .438 12.5
White Sox 26 35 .426 13.0
Athletics 25 38 .397 15.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 43 20 .683 --
Giants 40 24 .625 3.5
Braves 34 28 .548 8.5
Cardinals 33 31 .516 10.5
Robins 32 34 .485 12.5
Cubs 27 32 .458 14.0
Reds 24 39 .381 19.0
Phillies 18 43 .295 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Heinie Groh 4
1 Ray Powell 4
1 Sam Rice 4
4 Walter Barbare 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walton Cruise 1
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 Bob Meusel 1
1 Hi Myers 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bagby 4
1 Walton Cruise 4
1 Harry Heilmann 4
4 Clyde Barnhart 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Johnston 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bagby 0.67
2 Waite Hoyt 0.40
3 Jesse Haines 0.33
4 Babe Adams 0.27
5 Hugh McQuillan 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bagby 4
1 Waite Hoyt 4
1 George Mogridge 4
4 Babe Adams 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Holling 1
1 Jack Scott 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .420
2 Rogers Hornsby .410
3 Tris Speaker .396
4 Ty Cobb .393
5 Bobby Veach .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 27
2 Irish Meusel 11
2 Ken Williams 11
4 Jimmy Dykes 10
5 5 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 70
2 Harry Heilmann 68
3 High Pockets Kelly 67
4 Bobby Veach 60
5 2 tied 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 19
2 Max Carey 16
2 George Sisler 16
4 Bucky Harris 14
5 3 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Piercy 2.27
2 Jesse Barnes 2.35
3 Carl Mays 2.44
4 George Mogridge 2.55
5 Whitey Glazner 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 14
2 Wilbur Cooper 12
3 Stan Coveleski 11
3 Sad Sam Jones 11
3 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Cooper 56
1 Walter Johnson 56
3 Burleigh Grimes 50
3 Urban Shocker 50
5 2 tied 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 4
2 Huck Betts 3
2 Carl Holling 3
2 Carl Mays 3
2 3 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frankie Frisch .468
2 Heinie Groh .459
3 Bobby Veach .456
4 Fred Nicholson .452
5 Jack Tobin .446

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Jimmy Dykes 4
2 Les Mann 4
2 Frank Snyder 4
5 5 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 20
2 High Pockets Kelly 18
3 Fred Nicholson 16
3 Ross Youngs 16
5 Bobby Veach 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 8
2 Walter Barbare 6
3 Max Carey 5
3 Billy Southworth 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Mamaux 0.75
2 Jesse Barnes 1.13
3 Eppa Rixey 1.71
4 Burleigh Grimes 1.80
5 Bullet Joe Bush 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Leon Cadore 3
1 Wilbur Cooper 3
1 Slim Harriss 3
1 Dickey Kerr 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Cooper 19
1 Slim Harriss 19
3 Bob Shawkey 17
4 Bullet Joe Bush 16
4 3 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Alex Ferguson 1
1 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Veach .418
2 Harry Heilmann .411
3 Eddie Collins .411
4 Ross Youngs .411
5 Edd Roush .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
2 Jimmy Dykes 8
2 Ken Williams 8
4 Joe Dugan 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 36
2 Babe Ruth 34
3 Milt Stock 32
4 Rogers Hornsby 31
4 Del Pratt 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 12
2 Max Carey 11
3 Joe Judge 8
3 George Sisler 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 2.10
2 Lou North 2.22
3 Elam Vangilder 2.34
4 Herb Pennock 2.47
5 Lynn Brenton 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 6
1 Jesse Haines 6
1 Joe Oeschger 6
4 Wilbur Cooper 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 37
2 Wilbur Cooper 29
3 Jesse Haines 28
4 Dixie Davis 27
5 Burleigh Grimes 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou North 3
2 Jesse Barnes 2
2 Carl Holling 2
2 Urban Shocker 2
5 29 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .389
2 Eddie Collins .389
3 George Sisler .382
4 Rogers Hornsby .379
5 Babe Ruth .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 59
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 147
2 Bobby Veach 138
3 Harry Heilmann 133
4 Larry Gardner 127
5 Del Pratt 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 52
2 Frankie Frisch 50
3 Max Carey 46
4 George Sisler 42
5 Carson Bigbee 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 2.18
2 Pete Alexander 2.29
3 Wilbur Cooper 2.45
4 Burleigh Grimes 2.49
5 Babe Adams 2.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 126
2 Hippo Vaughn 124
3 Pete Alexander 123
4 Red Faber 120
5 Wilbur Cooper 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Urban Shocker 7
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Bill Burwell 5
4 Jesse Barnes 4
4 6 others tied 4