On This Day

Friday, April 29, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 9 4 .692 --
Indians 10 5 .667 0.0
Red Sox 5 5 .500 2.5
Yankees 6 6 .500 2.5
White Sox 4 5 .444 3.0
Tigers 5 7 .417 3.5
Browns 5 7 .417 3.5
Athletics 3 8 .273 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 11 3 .786 --
Robins 9 5 .643 2.0
Cubs 6 5 .545 3.5
Giants 6 6 .500 4.0
Reds 7 8 .467 4.5
Braves 6 8 .429 5.0
Phillies 5 7 .417 5.0
Cardinals 1 9 .100 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Bohne 3
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Sam Crane 3
4 Donie Bush 2
4 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ivey Wingo 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 3
2 Rube Bressler 2
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Ivey Wingo 2
5 15 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 2
2 Sam Bohne 1
2 Donie Bush 1
2 Max Carey 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Faber 1.00
2 Wilbur Cooper 0.50
2 Walter Johnson 0.50
2 Suds Sutherland 0.50
5 2 tied 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Eppa Rixey 1
1 Suds Sutherland 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 5
2 Wilbur Cooper 4
3 Suds Sutherland 3
4 Red Faber 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Johnston .533
2 Harry Heilmann .488
3 Cotton Tierney .453
4 Patsy Gharrity .444
5 Babe Ruth .439

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 18
2 Babe Ruth 14
3 Walter Schmidt 13
4 Ray Powell 12
5 6 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bucky Harris 7
2 Rabbit Maranville 5
3 Sam Bohne 4
3 Donie Bush 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty York 0.50
2 Suds Sutherland 0.59
3 Carl Mays 0.98
4 Wilbur Cooper 1.00
5 Whitey Glazner 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 4
2 Earl Hamilton 3
2 Sad Sam Jones 3
2 Dolf Luque 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 20
2 Bill Piercy 14
2 Jack Scott 14
4 Al Mamaux 13
4 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Huck Betts 2
2 Jesse Barnes 1
2 Stan Coveleski 1
2 Buck Freeman 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .402
2 Babe Ruth .389
3 Tris Speaker .384
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .377
5 Ross Youngs .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 59
2 George Sisler 21
3 Irish Meusel 18
4 High Pockets Kelly 16
4 Cy Williams 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 149
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 129
3 George Sisler 127
4 Larry Gardner 123
5 Bobby Veach 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 64
2 Max Carey 51
3 George Sisler 42
4 Frankie Frisch 35
5 Carson Bigbee 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.85
2 Sherry Smith 2.14
3 Wilbur Cooper 2.17
4 Burleigh Grimes 2.32
5 Dolf Luque 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 32
2 Carl Mays 28
3 Pete Alexander 26
4 Wilbur Cooper 25
5 Red Faber 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 159
2 Burleigh Grimes 128
3 Stan Coveleski 126
4 Hippo Vaughn 123
5 2 tied 115

Saves

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