On This Day

Sunday, April 24, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 7 3 .700 --
Senators 6 3 .667 0.5
Yankees 5 3 .625 1.0
White Sox 3 4 .429 2.5
Tigers 3 4 .429 2.5
Red Sox 3 4 .429 2.5
Browns 4 6 .400 3.0
Athletics 2 6 .250 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 6 2 .750 --
Pirates 8 3 .727 -0.5
Cubs 5 2 .714 0.5
Robins 5 5 .500 2.0
Braves 4 6 .400 3.0
Phillies 3 5 .375 3.0
Reds 4 7 .364 3.5
Cardinals 1 6 .143 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Johnston 4
1 Ralph Young 4
3 Ty Cobb 3
3 Jack Fournier 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walton Cruise 1
1 Dana Fillingim 1
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 Harry Hooper 1
1 Joe Schultz 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 3
2 Tony Boeckel 2
2 Walton Cruise 2
2 Max Flack 2
2 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Max Flack 1
1 Patsy Gharrity 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Zachary 1.29
2 Phil Douglas 1.25
3 Hooks Dauss 0.42
4 Bill Piercy 0.40
5 George Uhle 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 Al Mamaux 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Zachary 9
2 Al Mamaux 7
3 Hooks Dauss 5
3 Phil Douglas 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Miljus 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .500
2 Cotton Tierney .488
3 Riggs Stephenson .486
4 Harry Heilmann .481
5 Jimmy Johnston .469

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 High Pockets Kelly 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
3 Irish Meusel 3
3 Elmer Smith 3
5 3 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 16
2 Walter Schmidt 12
3 Charlie Deal 11
3 Babe Ruth 11
5 Patsy Gharrity 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bucky Harris 6
2 Rabbit Maranville 4
3 Sam Bohne 3
3 Sam Rice 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 0.00
1 Lefty York 0.00
3 Carl Mays 0.67
4 Bill Piercy 1.59
5 2 tied 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 3
2 Jim Bagby 2
2 Stan Coveleski 2
2 Phil Douglas 2
2 11 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Mamaux 13
2 Tom Zachary 12
3 Rube Marquard 10
3 Bill Piercy 10
3 2 others tied 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Buck Freeman 1
1 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .407
2 Babe Ruth .391
3 Tris Speaker .382
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .379
5 Eddie Collins .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 58
2 George Sisler 21
3 Irish Meusel 17
4 High Pockets Kelly 15
4 3 others tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 146
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 129
2 George Sisler 129
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 120
5 Larry Gardner 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 65
2 Max Carey 52
3 George Sisler 42
4 Frankie Frisch 35
5 Carson Bigbee 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.83
2 Sherry Smith 2.21
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.28
4 Dolf Luque 2.30
5 Babe Adams 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 32
2 Carl Mays 29
3 Pete Alexander 27
4 Wilbur Cooper 24
5 4 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 161
2 Burleigh Grimes 133
3 Stan Coveleski 129
4 Hippo Vaughn 126
5 Lefty Williams 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 6
1 Urban Shocker 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Dickey Kerr 5
3 Hugh McQuillan 5