On This Day

Sunday, May 29, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 27 13 .675 --
Yankees 23 14 .622 2.5
Tigers 23 20 .535 5.5
Senators 19 20 .487 7.5
Red Sox 14 17 .452 8.5
Browns 17 22 .436 9.5
White Sox 16 21 .432 9.5
Athletics 12 24 .333 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 27 9 .750 --
Giants 25 13 .658 3.0
Robins 20 20 .500 9.0
Braves 17 18 .486 9.5
Cubs 15 18 .455 10.5
Cardinals 14 19 .424 11.5
Phillies 13 21 .382 13.0
Reds 13 26 .333 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chicken Hawks 4
2 Donie Bush 3
2 Jake Daubert 3
2 Wally Gerber 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Graney 2
1 Ken Williams 2
3 Clyde Barnhart 1
3 Joe Dugan 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Graney 5
1 Ken Williams 5
3 Johnny Bassler 3
3 Bing Miller 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 1
1 Joe Judge 1
1 Riggs Stephenson 1
1 Possum Whitted 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eric Erickson 0.60
2 Earl Hamilton 0.50
3 Dave Keefe 0.29
3 Jimmy Ring 0.29
5 Carl Holling 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eric Erickson 1
1 Alex Ferguson 1
1 Marv Goodwin 1
1 Carl Holling 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Keefe 4
1 Speed Martin 4
3 Eric Erickson 3
3 Earl Hamilton 3
3 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Sheehan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .449
2 Harry Heilmann .433
3 Tris Speaker .408
4 Ty Cobb .407
5 George Sisler .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
2 High Pockets Kelly 8
2 Irish Meusel 8
4 Ken Williams 7
5 Russ Wrightstone 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 44
2 High Pockets Kelly 43
3 Babe Ruth 39
4 Larry Gardner 37
5 2 tied 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 George Mogridge 1.98

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 Urban Shocker 42
2 Walter Johnson 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 Larry Gardner .480
2 Rogers Hornsby .478
3 Tris Speaker .469
4 Austin McHenry .453
4 Hank Severeid .453

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 20
2 Ty Cobb 19
3 Bibb Falk 18
4 Austin McHenry 17
4 Bob Meusel 17

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 1.24
3 Allen Russell 1.32
4 Dana Fillingim 1.38
5 Hooks Dauss 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 4
1 Waite Hoyt 4
3 Jim Bagby 3
3 Wilbur Cooper 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 18
2 Dutch Leonard 16
3 Burleigh Grimes 14
3 Bob Shawkey 14
5 3 tied 13

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 .467
2 Tris Speaker .442
3 Ty Cobb .424
4 Harry Heilmann .411
5 Hank Severeid .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Ken Williams 7
3 Ty Cobb 5
3 Jack Fournier 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 34
2 Ty Cobb 30
2 Ken Williams 30
4 Bobby Veach 28
5 Larry Gardner 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Benton 1.49
2 Stan Coveleski 1.61
3 Red Faber 1.73
4 Carl Mays 2.01
5 Dana Fillingim 2.08

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 Urban Shocker 29
2 Wilbur Cooper 27
2 Burleigh Grimes 27
2 Dutch Leonard 27
5 Duster Mails 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 3
2 Jesse Barnes 2
2 Jim Middleton 2
4 Jose Acosta 1
4 23 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .412
2 Tris Speaker .401
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .385
4 Rogers Hornsby .381
5 Babe Ruth .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 58
2 Irish Meusel 22
3 George Sisler 21
4 High Pockets Kelly 19
5 Ken Williams 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 151
2 Larry Gardner 136
2 George Sisler 136
4 Bobby Veach 133
5 Baby Doll Jacobson 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 58
2 Max Carey 47
3 George Sisler 43
4 Frankie Frisch 40
5 Carson Bigbee 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 2.17
2 Wilbur Cooper 2.26
3 Jesse Barnes 2.40
4 Stan Coveleski 2.64
5 Sherry Smith 2.64

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 Urban Shocker 135
2 Burleigh Grimes 131
3 Pete Alexander 130
4 Stan Coveleski 116
4 Hippo Vaughn 116

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