On This Day

Monday, May 30, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 28 14 .667 --
Yankees 24 15 .615 2.5
Tigers 24 21 .533 5.5
Senators 20 21 .488 7.5
Browns 18 23 .439 9.5
White Sox 17 22 .436 9.5
Red Sox 14 19 .424 9.5
Athletics 14 24 .368 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 29 9 .763 --
Giants 27 13 .675 3.0
Braves 19 18 .514 9.5
Robins 20 22 .476 11.0
Cardinals 16 19 .457 11.5
Cubs 15 20 .429 12.5
Phillies 13 23 .361 15.0
Reds 13 28 .317 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Carey 7
1 George Sisler 7
3 Tony Boeckel 6
3 Ty Cobb 6
3 5 others tied 6

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Perkins 2
2 Frank Bruggy 1
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Joe Dugan 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 6
2 George Cutshaw 5
2 Hank Severeid 5
2 Milt Stock 5
5 3 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 3
2 Tony Boeckel 2
2 Hank Severeid 2
4 Dave Bancroft 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Mogridge 1.00
1 Eddie Rommel 1.00
3 Rip Collins 0.50
4 Bill Burwell 0.43
5 Allen Russell 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Dixie Davis 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Leon Cadore 6
2 Dixie Davis 5
2 Hugh McQuillan 5
2 Ferdie Schupp 5
5 5 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou North 1
1 Rosy Ryan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .440
2 Rogers Hornsby .422
3 Ty Cobb .419
4 Tris Speaker .408
5 Hank Severeid .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
2 High Pockets Kelly 8
2 Irish Meusel 8
2 Ken Williams 8
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 47
2 High Pockets Kelly 44
3 Babe Ruth 39
4 Larry Gardner 38
4 Ken Williams 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bucky Harris 11
1 George Sisler 11
3 Sam Bohne 9
3 Ty Cobb 9
3 Sam Rice 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Piercy 1.43
2 Carl Mays 1.61
3 George Mogridge 1.72
4 Whitey Glazner 2.12
5 Red Faber 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 10
2 Stan Coveleski 9
3 Wilbur Cooper 8
3 Sad Sam Jones 8
3 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 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Severeid .500
2 Tris Speaker .464
3 Larry Gardner .463
4 George Sisler .452
5 Ty Cobb .449

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 6
2 Ty Cobb 4
2 Jack Fournier 4
2 Cy Perkins 4
5 5 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 24
2 Ty Cobb 20
3 Bibb Falk 17
4 Larry Gardner 16
4 4 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 7
2 Jack Fournier 5
2 Sam Rice 5
4 Tony Boeckel 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Zinn 0.51
2 Bill Sherdel 0.56
3 Roy Walker 1.10
4 Jimmy Ring 1.24
5 Allen Russell 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 5
2 Stan Coveleski 4
3 Jim Bagby 3
3 Wilbur Cooper 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dixie Davis 17
1 Urban Shocker 17
3 Dutch Leonard 16
3 George Mogridge 16
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rosy Ryan 2
2 Jesse Barnes 1
2 Bill Burwell 1
2 Ray Caldwell 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .459
2 Hank Severeid .456
3 George Sisler .443
4 Ty Cobb .428
5 Rogers Hornsby .427

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Ken Williams 8
3 Ty Cobb 6
4 Jack Fournier 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 37
2 Ken Williams 36
3 Ty Cobb 30
4 Larry Gardner 28
5 Bobby Veach 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 11
2 Ty Cobb 7
2 Ken Williams 7
4 Frankie Frisch 6
5 9 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Benton 1.49
2 George Mogridge 1.89
3 Carl Mays 2.01
4 Stan Coveleski 2.08
4 Dana Fillingim 2.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 29
2 Burleigh Grimes 27
2 Dutch Leonard 27
4 Duster Mails 26
5 George Mogridge 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 3
2 Jesse Barnes 2
2 Jim Middleton 2
2 Rosy Ryan 2
5 24 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .418
2 Tris Speaker .399
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .385
4 Ty Cobb .383
5 Babe Ruth .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 57
2 Irish Meusel 22
2 George Sisler 22
4 High Pockets Kelly 19
5 Ken Williams 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 148
2 George Sisler 139
3 Larry Gardner 135
4 Bobby Veach 133
5 Baby Doll Jacobson 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 57
2 Max Carey 48
3 George Sisler 46
4 Frankie Frisch 41
5 Carson Bigbee 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 2.17
2 Wilbur Cooper 2.26
3 Jesse Barnes 2.40
4 Sherry Smith 2.64
5 Fred Toney 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 30
1 Carl Mays 30
3 Red Faber 28
4 Wilbur Cooper 27
5 Stan Coveleski 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 135
2 Burleigh Grimes 131
3 Pete Alexander 130
4 Stan Coveleski 120
5 Ferdie Schupp 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