On This Day

Tuesday, May 3, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 12 5 .706 --
Senators 11 6 .647 1.0
Red Sox 6 6 .500 3.5
Yankees 7 7 .500 3.5
Tigers 8 8 .500 3.5
Browns 6 9 .400 5.0
White Sox 4 8 .333 5.5
Athletics 5 10 .333 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 13 3 .813 --
Robins 12 5 .706 1.5
Giants 10 6 .625 3.0
Cubs 6 7 .462 5.5
Reds 7 10 .412 6.5
Phillies 5 10 .333 7.5
Braves 6 12 .333 8.0
Cardinals 3 9 .250 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Schang 4
2 Chick Galloway 3
2 Joe Judge 3
4 Johnny Bassler 2
4 17 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lu Blue 5
2 Joe Judge 3
3 Ty Cobb 2
3 Bob Jones 2
3 Ross Youngs 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 Mike Menosky 1
1 Del Pratt 1
1 Frank Snyder 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Benton 0.50
2 Dutch Leonard 0.33
2 Herb Pennock 0.33
4 Bill Piercy 0.17
5 Tom Zachary 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Bill Piercy 1
1 Tom Zachary 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Keefe 6
2 Dutch Leonard 3
2 Herb Pennock 3
4 Rube Benton 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .521
2 Jimmy Johnston .464
3 Riggs Stephenson .417
3 Cotton Tierney .417
5 Rogers Hornsby .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 High Pockets Kelly 7
2 Babe Ruth 6
3 Irish Meusel 4
4 Sam Rice 3
4 Elmer Smith 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 25
2 Lu Blue 15
2 Babe Ruth 15
4 Walter Schmidt 14
4 Bobby Veach 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty York 0.50
2 Suds Sutherland 0.59
3 Wilbur Cooper 1.00
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.00
5 Carl Mays 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 4
1 Sad Sam Jones 4
1 Urban Shocker 4
4 Stan Coveleski 3
4 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 20
2 Slim Harriss 19
3 Eric Erickson 16
3 Bill Piercy 16
3 Urban Shocker 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Huck Betts 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Jesse Barnes 1
2 Stan Coveleski 1
2 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .402
2 Babe Ruth .386
3 Tris Speaker .382
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .374
5 Rogers Hornsby .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 58
2 George Sisler 21
3 High Pockets Kelly 18
3 Irish Meusel 18
5 3 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 144
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 129
3 George Sisler 127
4 Bobby Veach 121
5 Larry Gardner 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 62
2 Max Carey 50
3 George Sisler 42
4 Frankie Frisch 35
5 Carson Bigbee 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.86
2 Sherry Smith 2.14
3 Wilbur Cooper 2.23
4 Babe Adams 2.29
5 Burleigh Grimes 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 31
2 Carl Mays 28
3 Pete Alexander 25
4 Wilbur Cooper 24
4 Art Nehf 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 156
2 Burleigh Grimes 126
3 Hippo Vaughn 123
4 Stan Coveleski 120
5 Urban Shocker 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 6
1 Urban Shocker 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Hugh McQuillan 5
5 5 tied 4