On This Day

Friday, May 20, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 20 12 .625 --
Yankees 16 12 .571 2.0
Tigers 18 15 .545 2.5
Red Sox 13 12 .520 3.5
Senators 16 15 .516 3.5
Browns 14 16 .467 5.0
White Sox 12 15 .444 5.5
Athletics 8 20 .286 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 23 6 .793 --
Giants 21 9 .700 2.5
Robins 18 15 .545 7.0
Cubs 13 13 .500 8.5
Braves 13 15 .464 9.5
Cardinals 9 18 .333 13.0
Reds 11 22 .333 14.0
Phillies 9 19 .321 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Home Run Baker 4
1 Tris Speaker 4
3 George Burns 3
3 Ty Cobb 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Bevo LeBourveau 1
1 Riggs Stephenson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 5
1 Riggs Stephenson 5
3 Ross Youngs 4
4 John Sullivan 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Hooper 2
2 Tony Boeckel 1
2 Frankie Frisch 1
2 Jimmy Johnston 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Doak 0.75
2 Dixie Davis 0.40
3 Carl Mays 0.33
4 Walter Johnson 0.30
5 Earl Hamilton 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fritz Coumbe 1
1 Dixie Davis 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Doak 6
2 Dixie Davis 4
3 Walter Johnson 3
3 Duster Mails 3
3 Carl Mays 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Sallee 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .454
2 Rogers Hornsby .427
3 Tris Speaker .408
4 Ty Cobb .399
5 Riggs Stephenson .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 High Pockets Kelly 8
3 Irish Meusel 6
4 Russ Wrightstone 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 37
2 Harry Heilmann 36
3 Babe Ruth 33
4 Larry Gardner 27
5 4 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Bohne 9
1 Bucky Harris 9
3 Rabbit Maranville 8
4 Ty Cobb 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 1.22
2 Whitey Glazner 1.27
3 Bill Piercy 1.43
4 Carl Mays 1.67
5 George Mogridge 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 7
1 Sad Sam Jones 7
1 Urban Shocker 7
4 Wilbur Cooper 6
4 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 31
2 Urban Shocker 27
3 Slim Harriss 25
4 Whitey Glazner 24
5 Bill Piercy 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 3
2 Jesse Barnes 2
2 Huck Betts 2
2 Buck Freeman 2
2 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .535
2 Tris Speaker .500
3 Ken Williams .426
4 Amos Strunk .424
5 Rogers Hornsby .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Austin McHenry 4
3 Ty Cobb 3
3 Jack Fournier 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 24
2 Babe Ruth 18
3 Larry Gardner 17
3 Ken Williams 17
5 Ross Youngs 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Williams 5
2 George Cutshaw 4
2 Max Flack 4
2 Frankie Frisch 4
2 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dana Fillingim 0.41
2 Rube Benton 0.53
3 Whitey Glazner 1.00
4 George Mogridge 1.04
5 2 tied 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 4
2 Wilbur Cooper 3
2 Stan Coveleski 3
2 Whitey Glazner 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Glazner 19
2 Duster Mails 17
3 Stan Coveleski 13
4 Burleigh Grimes 12
4 4 others tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 3
2 Jose Acosta 1
2 Bullet Joe Bush 1
2 Buck Freeman 1
2 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .409
2 Tris Speaker .403
3 Babe Ruth .393
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .383
5 Rogers Hornsby .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 61
2 Irish Meusel 20
2 George Sisler 20
4 High Pockets Kelly 19
5 2 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 153
2 Larry Gardner 132
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 131
4 George Sisler 129
5 Bobby Veach 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 59
2 Max Carey 48
3 George Sisler 41
4 Frankie Frisch 39
5 Carson Bigbee 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.98
2 Wilbur Cooper 2.31
3 Jesse Barnes 2.42
4 Burleigh Grimes 2.43
5 Babe Adams 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 29
1 Carl Mays 29
3 Red Faber 27
4 Wilbur Cooper 25
5 3 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 145
2 Burleigh Grimes 128
3 Urban Shocker 127
4 Stan Coveleski 119
4 2 others tied 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