On This Day

Monday, May 16, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 15 9 .625 --
Red Sox 12 9 .571 1.5
Indians 16 12 .571 1.0
Tigers 16 13 .552 1.5
Senators 14 13 .519 2.5
Browns 11 15 .423 5.0
White Sox 9 14 .391 5.5
Athletics 8 16 .333 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 19 6 .760 --
Giants 18 8 .692 1.5
Robins 17 12 .586 4.0
Cubs 12 10 .545 5.5
Braves 10 14 .417 8.5
Cardinals 8 15 .348 10.0
Reds 10 19 .345 11.0
Phillies 7 17 .292 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 4
2 Frank Brower 3
2 Charlie Deal 3
2 Hod Ford 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 Bob Meusel 1
1 Cy Perkins 1
1 Charlie See 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Hendryx 5
2 Harry Heilmann 4
2 Chick Shorten 4
4 Ty Cobb 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 Tony Boeckel 1
1 George Burns 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Duster Mails 0.45
2 Earl Hamilton 0.38
3 Bill Doak 0.33
3 Scott Perry 0.33
5 Carl Mays 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Red Causey 1
1 Bert Cole 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Duster Mails 5
2 Scott Perry 4
3 Bill Doak 3
3 Earl Hamilton 3
3 Carl Mays 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jimmy Ring 1
1 Rosy Ryan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .489
2 Rogers Hornsby .435
3 Ty Cobb .418
4 Tris Speaker .393
5 Babe Ruth .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 High Pockets Kelly 8
3 Irish Meusel 5
3 Russ Wrightstone 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 35
2 High Pockets Kelly 34
3 Babe Ruth 31
4 Lu Blue 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Bohne 9
1 Bucky Harris 9
3 Ty Cobb 7
3 Rabbit Maranville 7
3 Ralph Young 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Glazner 1.11
2 Red Faber 1.11
3 Carl Mays 1.33
4 Bill Piercy 1.43
5 Burleigh Grimes 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 6
1 Sad Sam Jones 6
1 Carl Mays 6
1 Urban Shocker 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 28
2 Urban Shocker 25
3 Slim Harriss 23
3 Bill Piercy 23
5 Sad Sam Jones 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 3
2 Jesse Barnes 2
2 Huck Betts 2
2 Buck Freeman 2
2 Jimmy Zinn 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .486
2 Rogers Hornsby .474
3 Tris Speaker .463
4 Ty Cobb .455
4 Harry Heilmann .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Russ Wrightstone 4
3 Harry Heilmann 3
3 Austin McHenry 3
5 8 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 23
2 Babe Ruth 17
3 Lu Blue 15
3 Ken Williams 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Williams 5
2 Sam Bohne 4
2 Ty Cobb 4
2 Max Flack 4
2 George Sisler 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hugh McQuillan 0.45
2 Rube Benton 0.50
3 Red Faber 0.59
4 Buck Freeman 0.69
5 Dana Fillingim 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 4
2 Wilbur Cooper 3
2 Whitey Glazner 3
2 Sad Sam Jones 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Duster Mails 14
2 Sad Sam Jones 13
3 Bill Bayne 12
3 Wilbur Cooper 12
5 4 tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 3
2 Jose Acosta 1
2 Jesse Barnes 1
2 Lynn Brenton 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .408
2 Tris Speaker .396
3 Babe Ruth .395
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .378
5 Rogers Hornsby .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 60
2 George Sisler 20
3 High Pockets Kelly 19
3 Irish Meusel 19
5 2 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 152
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 133
3 Larry Gardner 129
4 George Sisler 128
5 Bobby Veach 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 58
2 Max Carey 49
3 George Sisler 41
4 Frankie Frisch 37
5 Carson Bigbee 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.92
2 Wilbur Cooper 2.33
3 Babe Adams 2.38
4 Burleigh Grimes 2.38
5 Jesse Barnes 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 29
1 Carl Mays 29
3 Red Faber 26
4 Wilbur Cooper 25
5 3 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 149
2 Urban Shocker 127
3 Burleigh Grimes 125
4 Ferdie Schupp 119
4 Hippo Vaughn 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 6
1 Urban Shocker 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Carl Mays 5
5 5 tied 4