On This Day

Wednesday, June 1, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	29	14	.674	--
Yankees	24	17	.585	4.0
Tigers	24	22	.522	6.5
Senators	22	21	.512	7.0
Red Sox	17	20	.459	9.0
Browns	19	23	.452	9.5
White Sox	17	23	.425	10.5
Athletics	15	27	.357	13.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Athletics 3

Athletics 3, Red Sox 2

Senators 8, Yankees 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	30	10	.750	--
Giants	29	14	.674	2.5
Robins	22	22	.500	10.0
Braves	19	20	.487	10.5
Cardinals	17	20	.459	11.5
Cubs	16	21	.432	12.5
Phillies	14	25	.359	15.5
Reds	14	29	.326	17.5

Games

Robins 5, Braves 4

Cardinals 10, Reds 4

Giants 9, Phillies 2

Giants 8, Phillies 3

Pirates 4, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Bancroft	4
1	Walter Barbare	4
1	Del Pratt	4
1	Everett Scott	4
5	7 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Bancroft	1
1	Jimmy Dykes	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	High Pockets Kelly	1
1	Del Pratt	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dave Bancroft	4
1	High Pockets Kelly	4
1	Ross Youngs	4
4	Jimmy Johnston	3
4	Wally Pipp	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	2
1	Max Carey	2
3	George Cutshaw	1
3	Frankie Frisch	1
3	Bing Miller	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	0.46
2	Mule Watson	0.38
3	Sad Sam Jones	0.38
4	Speed Martin	0.29
5	3 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Whitey Glazner	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	6
2	Mule Watson	5
3	Speed Martin	4
4	Jesse Haines	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.439
2	Rogers Hornsby	.413
3	Tris Speaker	.408
4	Ty Cobb	.406
5	George Sisler	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	15
2	High Pockets Kelly	9
2	Irish Meusel	9
4	Ken Williams	8
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	48
2	Harry Heilmann	47
3	Babe Ruth	43
4	Larry Gardner	41
5	Ken Williams	40

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bucky Harris	11
1	George Sisler	11
3	Sam Bohne	10
3	George Cutshaw	10
5	4 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	1.19
2	Bill Piercy	1.43
3	Carl Mays	1.65
4	George Mogridge	1.72
5	Whitey Glazner	1.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	45
2	Urban Shocker	43
3	Burleigh Grimes	36
4	Wilbur Cooper	33
4	Speed Martin	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	3
1	Carl Mays	3
3	Huck Betts	2
3	Buck Freeman	2
3	5 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Severeid	.509
2	Larry Gardner	.481
3	George Sisler	.455
3	Milt Stock	.455
5	Austin McHenry	.439

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	22
2	Ty Cobb	17
2	Larry Gardner	17
2	Wally Pipp	17
2	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	7
2	Max Carey	5
2	George Cutshaw	5
2	Jack Fournier	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jimmy Zinn	0.54
2	Bill Sherdel	0.56
3	Fritz Coumbe	1.10
4	Allen Russell	1.25
5	Dutch Leonard	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	4
1	Red Faber	4
1	Eddie Rommel	4
4	Jim Bagby	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	18
2	Walter Johnson	17
3	Dixie Davis	15
3	Burleigh Grimes	15
5	3 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Bill Burwell	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.469
2	George Sisler	.466
3	Hank Severeid	.456
4	Ken Williams	.421
5	Austin McHenry	.420

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Ken Williams	8
3	Ty Cobb	6
4	Jack Fournier	5
4	5 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	38
2	Harry Heilmann	35
3	Larry Gardner	31
4	Ty Cobb	29
4	Babe Ruth	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	1.19
2	George Mogridge	1.41
3	Dana Fillingim	1.44
4	Carl Mays	2.01
5	Whitey Glazner	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	8
2	Wilbur Cooper	6
2	Stan Coveleski	6
2	Sad Sam Jones	6
2	Eddie Rommel	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	29
2	Burleigh Grimes	27
2	Dutch Leonard	27
2	Duster Mails	27
5	4 tied	25

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	.393
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.391
4	Babe Ruth	.380
5	Ty Cobb	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	57
2	Irish Meusel	23
3	George Sisler	22
4	High Pockets Kelly	20
5	2 tied	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	150
2	George Sisler	138
3	Bobby Veach	131
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	130
5	Larry Gardner	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	56
2	Max Carey	48
3	George Sisler	44
4	Frankie Frisch	42
5	Carson Bigbee	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.18
2	Wilbur Cooper	2.30
3	Jesse Barnes	2.44
4	Fred Toney	2.57
5	Rube Benton	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	30
2	Jim Bagby	29
3	Red Faber	28
4	Wilbur Cooper	26
5	Stan Coveleski	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	135
2	Pete Alexander	129
3	Burleigh Grimes	128
4	Stan Coveleski	120
5	Ferdie Schupp	119

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Urban Shocker	7
2	Pete Alexander	5
3	Bill Burwell	4
3	Howard Ehmke	4
3	4 others tied	4