On This Day

Tuesday, June 7, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 30 18 .625 --
Yankees 28 19 .596 1.5
Senators 27 22 .551 3.5
Tigers 27 24 .529 4.5
Red Sox 21 21 .500 6.0
Browns 21 27 .438 9.0
White Sox 18 27 .400 10.5
Athletics 16 30 .348 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 31 14 .689 --
Giants 32 16 .667 0.5
Braves 23 21 .523 7.5
Robins 25 24 .510 8.0
Cardinals 21 22 .488 9.0
Cubs 18 24 .429 11.5
Reds 17 32 .347 16.0
Phillies 15 29 .341 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cotton Tierney 4
2 Tony Boeckel 3
2 Rube Bressler 3
2 Walton Cruise 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
2 Jack Fournier 1
2 Tommy Griffith 1
2 Harry Heilmann 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 4
2 Walton Cruise 3
2 Cotton Tierney 3
4 Home Run Baker 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 2
2 Home Run Baker 1
2 Walter Barbare 1
2 Tony Boeckel 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Marquard 1.00
2 Dutch Leonard 0.40
3 Bullet Joe Bush 0.33
4 Bob Shawkey 0.25
4 Jimmy Zinn 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buck Freeman 1
1 Rube Marquard 1
1 Lou North 1
1 Joe Oeschger 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 5
2 Stan Baumgartner 3
2 Bullet Joe Bush 3
2 Buck Freeman 3
5 10 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .441
2 Rogers Hornsby .423
3 Tris Speaker .421
4 Ty Cobb .397
5 Ken Williams .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 16
2 Irish Meusel 10
3 High Pockets Kelly 9
3 Ken Williams 9
5 Ty Cobb 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 52
2 High Pockets Kelly 49
3 Larry Gardner 47
3 Ken Williams 47
5 Babe Ruth 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bucky Harris 13
2 Sam Rice 12
2 George Sisler 12
4 Frankie Frisch 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Piercy 1.43
2 Rube Benton 1.64
3 Carl Mays 1.76
4 George Mogridge 2.01
5 Red Faber 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 11
2 Sad Sam Jones 10
3 Stan Coveleski 9
3 Carl Mays 9
5 4 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 50
2 Urban Shocker 47
3 Burleigh Grimes 39
4 Speed Martin 37
4 Dutch Ruether 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 3
1 Carl Mays 3
3 Huck Betts 2
3 Bill Burwell 2
3 8 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Stock .476
2 George Sisler .457
3 Jack Fournier .455
4 Ken Williams .450
5 Bob Jones .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 6
2 Tillie Walker 5
3 Joe Dugan 4
3 Jimmy Dykes 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 27
2 Milt Stock 23
3 Ty Cobb 17
4 Larry Gardner 16
4 Wally Pipp 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 7
2 Max Carey 6
3 Frankie Frisch 5
3 Joe Judge 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Sherdel 0.98
2 Rip Collins 1.37
2 Fred Toney 1.37
4 Slim Sallee 1.46
5 Sherry Smith 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Oeschger 4
2 Dixie Davis 3
2 Red Faber 3
2 Buck Freeman 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dixie Davis 20
2 Bob Shawkey 18
3 Walter Johnson 17
4 Dutch Ruether 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Burwell 2
1 Lou North 2
3 Jesse Barnes 1
3 Ray Caldwell 1
3 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .476
2 Hank Severeid .440
3 George Sisler .435
4 Rogers Hornsby .422
5 Bob Jones .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
1 Ken Williams 8
3 Ty Cobb 7
4 Jack Fournier 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 40
2 Harry Heilmann 35
3 Ty Cobb 31
4 Larry Gardner 30
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 10
2 Frankie Frisch 9
3 Joe Judge 8
3 Sam Rice 8
5 Max Carey 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dana Fillingim 1.74
2 Rube Benton 1.79
3 George Mogridge 1.83
4 Jimmy Zinn 2.10
5 Earl Hamilton 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 8
2 Sad Sam Jones 6
2 Eddie Rommel 6
4 Wilbur Cooper 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dixie Davis 30
1 Burleigh Grimes 30
3 Urban Shocker 29
4 Walter Johnson 26
5 4 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Burwell 2
1 Carl Holling 2
1 Carl Mays 2
1 Lou North 2
1 Rosy Ryan 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .412
2 Tris Speaker .397
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .388
4 Eddie Collins .380
5 Rogers Hornsby .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 55
2 Irish Meusel 22
2 George Sisler 22
4 High Pockets Kelly 19
5 Tillie Walker 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 142
2 George Sisler 135
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 132
4 Larry Gardner 128
4 Bobby Veach 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 56
2 Max Carey 49
3 Frankie Frisch 44
3 George Sisler 44
5 Carson Bigbee 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 2.15
2 Wilbur Cooper 2.49
3 Jesse Barnes 2.53
4 Bob Shawkey 2.55
5 Fred Toney 2.55

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 138
2 Burleigh Grimes 127
3 Pete Alexander 125
4 Stan Coveleski 118
5 2 tied 117

Saves

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