On This Day

Thursday, June 16, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 36 21 .632 --
Yankees 34 22 .607 1.5
Senators 32 26 .552 4.5
Tigers 29 30 .492 8.0
Red Sox 24 25 .490 8.0
Browns 25 31 .446 10.5
White Sox 23 30 .434 11.0
Athletics 18 36 .333 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 37 16 .698 --
Giants 34 21 .618 4.0
Braves 28 25 .528 9.0
Cardinals 27 25 .519 9.5
Robins 27 31 .466 12.5
Cubs 22 28 .440 13.5
Reds 23 33 .411 15.5
Phillies 16 35 .314 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frankie Frisch 5
2 Rube Bressler 4
2 Hod Ford 4
4 Pat Duncan 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walter Holke 1
1 Fred Nicholson 1
1 Joe Schultz 1
1 Elmer Smith 1
1 Johnny Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Pipp 4
2 Edd Roush 3
3 Harry Heilmann 2
3 Ernie Krueger 2
3 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Dykes 2
1 Frankie Frisch 2
3 Jose Acosta 1
3 Sam Bohne 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whitey Glazner 0.64
2 Pete Alexander 0.44
3 Bob Shawkey 0.40
4 Roy Wilkinson 0.33
5 Emilio Palmero 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Acosta 1
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Rube Marquard 1
1 Hugh McQuillan 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 7
1 Whitey Glazner 7
3 Roy Wilkinson 6
4 Hugh McQuillan 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Buddy Napier 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .430
2 Rogers Hornsby .412
3 Tris Speaker .405
4 Ty Cobb .394
5 Austin McHenry .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 23
2 Irish Meusel 11
3 Ken Williams 10
4 Ty Cobb 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 59
1 Babe Ruth 59
3 Larry Gardner 56
4 Ken Williams 54
5 High Pockets Kelly 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 15
2 Frankie Frisch 14
3 Sam Bohne 13
3 Max Carey 13
3 Bucky Harris 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mogridge 1.91
2 Rube Benton 2.20
3 Carl Mays 2.20
4 Red Faber 2.49
5 Jimmy Zinn 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 13
2 Stan Coveleski 11
3 Sad Sam Jones 10
3 George Uhle 10
5 3 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 51
2 Urban Shocker 50
3 Burleigh Grimes 43
4 Dutch Ruether 41
5 3 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 3
1 Huck Betts 3
1 Carl Mays 3
1 Urban Shocker 3
5 9 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .523
2 Ross Youngs .500
3 Jack Fournier .478
4 Rube Bressler .449
5 Joe Sewell .441

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Jimmy Dykes 5
2 Tillie Walker 5
4 Home Run Baker 3
4 10 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 18
2 Home Run Baker 16
2 Wally Pipp 16
2 Babe Ruth 16
2 Joe Sewell 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Scott 0.91
2 Eppa Rixey 1.00
3 Dolf Luque 1.33
4 Babe Adams 1.59
5 Bill Doak 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 3
1 Jesse Haines 3
1 Rube Marquard 3
1 Joe Oeschger 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 21
2 Pete Alexander 15
2 Dixie Davis 15
2 Rube Marquard 15
5 Ray Caldwell 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Bill Burwell 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Hod Eller 1
1 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Severeid .439
2 Austin McHenry .426
3 Tris Speaker .423
4 Larry Gardner .419
5 George Sisler .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Tillie Walker 8
2 Ken Williams 8
4 Ty Cobb 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 37
2 Larry Gardner 33
2 Wally Pipp 33
4 Ty Cobb 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 11
2 Frankie Frisch 10
3 Max Carey 9
3 Joe Judge 9
5 Sam Rice 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Scott 1.60
2 George Mogridge 1.95
3 Allen Russell 2.19
4 Jimmy Zinn 2.37
5 Earl Hamilton 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 7
2 Stan Coveleski 6
2 Jesse Haines 6
2 Joe Oeschger 6
2 George Uhle 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 35
2 Dixie Davis 32
3 Burleigh Grimes 25
3 Jesse Haines 25
3 Urban Shocker 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Burwell 2
1 Lou North 2
1 Urban Shocker 2
4 Jesse Barnes 1
4 29 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .401
2 Tris Speaker .391
3 Babe Ruth .390
4 Eddie Collins .384
5 Rogers Hornsby .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 60
2 Irish Meusel 22
3 George Sisler 19
3 Tillie Walker 19
5 2 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 144
2 Larry Gardner 130
3 Bobby Veach 129
4 George Sisler 126
5 Harry Heilmann 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 54
2 Max Carey 48
3 Frankie Frisch 47
4 George Sisler 43
5 Carson Bigbee 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 2.04
2 Jesse Barnes 2.41
3 Fred Toney 2.43
4 Babe Adams 2.52
5 Burleigh Grimes 2.55

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 133
2 Pete Alexander 127
3 Hippo Vaughn 124
4 Burleigh Grimes 123
5 Stan Coveleski 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Urban Shocker 7
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Bill Burwell 5
4 Stan Coveleski 4
4 4 others tied 4