On This Day

Monday, May 9, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 15 6 .714 --
Senators 11 9 .550 3.5
Tigers 12 10 .545 3.5
Red Sox 8 7 .533 4.0
Yankees 9 8 .529 4.0
Browns 8 12 .400 6.5
Athletics 7 11 .389 6.5
White Sox 5 12 .294 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 16 4 .800 --
Robins 14 8 .636 3.0
Giants 12 7 .632 3.5
Cubs 9 9 .500 6.0
Reds 9 13 .409 8.0
Braves 8 12 .400 8.0
Phillies 6 13 .316 9.5
Cardinals 4 12 .250 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Johnston 4
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 Irish Meusel 3
2 Zack Wheat 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Russ Wrightstone 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 4
2 Lu Blue 3
3 Josh Billings 2
3 Tommy Griffith 2
3 Jimmy Johnston 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Bobby Veach 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Leon Cadore 0.71
2 Burleigh Grimes 0.67
3 George Smith 0.38
4 Red Causey 0.22
5 Red Oldham 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Causey 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Red Oldham 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
2 Leon Cadore 5
3 Bernie Boland 3
3 George Smith 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .545
2 Rogers Hornsby .444
3 Jimmy Johnston .416
4 Ty Cobb .406
4 Babe Ruth .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 High Pockets Kelly 7
3 Irish Meusel 4
4 Tommy Griffith 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 26
2 Harry Heilmann 24
3 Lu Blue 19
3 Larry Gardner 19
3 Bobby Veach 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Bohne 8
2 Bucky Harris 7
3 Rabbit Maranville 6
4 Donie Bush 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Mays 1.14
2 Red Faber 1.23
3 Wilbur Cooper 1.33
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.33
5 Whitey Glazner 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sad Sam Jones 5
2 Jim Bagby 4
2 Stan Coveleski 4
2 Earl Hamilton 4
2 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 24
2 Bill Piercy 23
3 Slim Harriss 21
4 Hugh McQuillan 18
4 Urban Shocker 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 2
1 Huck Betts 2
1 Jimmy Zinn 2
4 Jim Bagby 1
4 16 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .590
2 Rogers Hornsby .447
3 Whitey Witt .425
4 Zeb Terry .421
5 Ty Cobb .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
2 Tommy Griffith 3
2 High Pockets Kelly 3
4 Ty Cobb 2
4 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 16
2 Lu Blue 15
2 Bobby Veach 15
4 Larry Gardner 14
5 Ty Cobb 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Bohne 5
2 Lu Blue 4
2 Ty Cobb 4
4 Donie Bush 3
4 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 0.00
2 Duster Mails 0.44
3 Babe Adams 0.52
4 Wilbur Cooper 1.00
4 Burleigh Grimes 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sad Sam Jones 3
1 Speed Martin 3
1 Suds Sutherland 3
4 Jose Acosta 2
4 20 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 16
2 Slim Harriss 15
3 Herb Pennock 13
3 Bill Piercy 13
5 Dickey Kerr 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jimmy Zinn 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Jesse Barnes 1
2 Huck Betts 1
2 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .404
2 Babe Ruth .398
3 Tris Speaker .393
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .383
5 Rogers Hornsby .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 60
2 George Sisler 20
3 High Pockets Kelly 18
3 Irish Meusel 18
5 Tillie Walker 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 145
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 131
3 George Sisler 128
4 Larry Gardner 126
5 Bobby Veach 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 60
2 Max Carey 49
3 George Sisler 43
4 Carson Bigbee 36
5 Frankie Frisch 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.85
2 Wilbur Cooper 2.26
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.27
4 Babe Adams 2.33
5 Jesse Barnes 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 30
2 Carl Mays 28
3 Art Nehf 25
4 Wilbur Cooper 24
4 2 others tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 150
2 Burleigh Grimes 131
3 Stan Coveleski 120
3 Urban Shocker 120
5 Hippo Vaughn 116

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 6
1 Urban Shocker 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
4 Howard Ehmke 4
4 5 others tied 4