On This Day

Saturday, May 28, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	26	13	.667	--
Yankees	22	14	.611	2.5
Tigers	22	20	.524	5.5
Senators	18	20	.474	7.5
Red Sox	14	16	.467	7.5
Browns	17	21	.447	8.5
White Sox	16	20	.444	8.5
Athletics	12	23	.343	12.0

Games

Tigers 11, White Sox 3

Yankees 5, Athletics 1

Yankees 6, Athletics 2

Indians 12, Browns 6

Red Sox 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	27	8	.771	--
Giants	25	13	.658	3.5
Robins	20	19	.513	9.0
Braves	17	18	.486	10.0
Cubs	15	17	.469	10.5
Cardinals	13	19	.406	12.5
Phillies	12	21	.364	14.0
Reds	12	26	.316	16.5

Games

Giants 10, Braves 7

Braves 6, Giants 5

Cardinals 8, Cubs 7

Cardinals 9, Cubs 2

Robins 15, Phillies 3

Pirates 4, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rogers Hornsby	5
1	Milt Stock	5
3	Dave Bancroft	4
3	Walter Barbare	4
3	10 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Boeckel	1
1	Sam Bohne	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Charlie Grimm	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Austin McHenry	6
2	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Ed Konetchy	4
4	Charlie Grimm	3
4	8 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Fournier	2
2	Lu Blue	1
2	Frank Brazill	1
2	George Burns	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Shawkey	0.73
2	Sad Sam Jones	0.57
3	Walter Johnson	0.55
4	Dutch Ruether	0.53
5	Jesse Haines	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	Duster Mails	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Ruether	8
1	Bob Shawkey	8
3	Walter Johnson	6
4	Bill Bayne	5
4	Duster Mails	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Allen Russell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.447
2	Harry Heilmann	.435
3	Ty Cobb	.408
4	Tris Speaker	.408
5	Hank Severeid	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	High Pockets Kelly	8
3	Irish Meusel	7
4	Russ Wrightstone	6
5	6 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	43
1	High Pockets Kelly	43
3	Babe Ruth	38
4	Larry Gardner	35
4	Bob Meusel	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bucky Harris	11
2	Sam Bohne	9
2	Sam Rice	9
4	Ty Cobb	8
4	4 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Piercy	1.43
2	Rube Benton	1.49
3	Carl Mays	1.61
4	Red Faber	1.85
5	Red Causey	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	9
2	Wilbur Cooper	8
2	Stan Coveleski	8
2	Sad Sam Jones	8
2	2 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	39
1	Urban Shocker	39
3	Burleigh Grimes	32
3	Dutch Leonard	32
5	Wilbur Cooper	31

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Severeid	.500
2	Larry Gardner	.480
3	Joe Schultz	.471
4	Dots Miller	.462
5	Rogers Hornsby	.457

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	4
1	Ken Williams	4
3	Ty Cobb	3
3	Austin McHenry	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	19
2	Bibb Falk	17
2	Bob Meusel	17
4	Austin McHenry	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Fournier	5
1	Sam Rice	5
3	George Sisler	4
4	George Burns	3
4	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Walker	1.10
2	Jimmy Ring	1.35
3	Dana Fillingim	1.38
4	Hooks Dauss	1.57
5	Rube Benton	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	5
2	Wilbur Cooper	4
2	Waite Hoyt	4
4	Jim Bagby	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	16
1	Urban Shocker	16
3	Wilbur Cooper	15
3	Dutch Ruether	15
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Bill Burwell	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.466
2	Ty Cobb	.436
3	Tris Speaker	.427
4	Hank Severeid	.420
5	Harry Heilmann	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Ty Cobb	5
2	Jack Fournier	5
2	Austin McHenry	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	33
2	Ty Cobb	30
3	Larry Gardner	28
3	Bobby Veach	28
5	Bob Meusel	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	8
2	Ty Cobb	7
3	Lu Blue	6
3	Sam Bohne	6
3	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Piercy	1.35
2	Rube Benton	1.49
3	Stan Coveleski	1.61
4	Red Faber	1.73
5	Carl Mays	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	8
2	Wilbur Cooper	7
3	Stan Coveleski	6
4	Dana Fillingim	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	28
2	Wilbur Cooper	27
2	Burleigh Grimes	27
4	Duster Mails	26
4	Urban Shocker	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	3
2	Jesse Barnes	2
2	Jim Middleton	2
4	Jose Acosta	1
4	22 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.411
2	Tris Speaker	.402
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.385
4	Babe Ruth	.380
5	Rogers Hornsby	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	57
2	Irish Meusel	21
2	George Sisler	21
4	High Pockets Kelly	19
5	Bob Meusel	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	150
2	Larry Gardner	136
3	George Sisler	135
4	Bobby Veach	131
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	59
2	Max Carey	46
3	George Sisler	43
4	Frankie Frisch	40
5	Carson Bigbee	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.16
2	Wilbur Cooper	2.35
3	Jesse Barnes	2.40
4	Stan Coveleski	2.64
5	Rube Benton	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	31
2	Jim Bagby	30
3	Wilbur Cooper	27
3	Red Faber	27
5	3 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	138
2	Urban Shocker	132
3	Burleigh Grimes	131
4	Wilbur Cooper	119
4	Hippo Vaughn	119

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Urban Shocker	6
2	Pete Alexander	5
3	Bill Burwell	4
3	Hal Carlson	4
3	5 others tied	4