On This Day

Friday, June 17, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	36	21	.632	--
Yankees	34	22	.607	1.5
Senators	33	26	.559	4.0
Red Sox	26	25	.510	7.0
Tigers	29	32	.475	9.0
Browns	25	32	.439	11.0
White Sox	23	30	.434	11.0
Athletics	18	36	.333	16.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Tigers 4

Red Sox 6, Tigers 4

Senators 5, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	37	17	.685	--
Giants	34	22	.607	4.0
Braves	29	25	.537	8.0
Cardinals	27	26	.509	9.5
Robins	28	31	.475	11.5
Cubs	23	28	.451	12.5
Reds	24	33	.421	14.5
Phillies	16	36	.308	20.0

Games

Cubs 11, Giants 10

Reds 11, Phillies 3

Robins 8, Pirates 3

Braves 10, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mike Menosky	5
2	Dave Bancroft	4
2	Tim Hendryx	4
2	Ray Powell	4
2	Jack Tobin	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lu Blue	1
1	Dana Fillingim	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	Mike Menosky	1
1	Ray Powell	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Grimes	4
2	Bubbles Hargrave	3
2	Del Pratt	3
4	Sam Bohne	2
4	14 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Walter Barbare	1
1	Tony Boeckel	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Hank Gowdy	1
1	Bucky Harris	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bullet Joe Bush	0.67
2	Dana Fillingim	0.57
3	Lynn Brenton	0.45
4	George Mogridge	0.38
5	Jesse Haines	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lynn Brenton	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Dana Fillingim	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	6
2	Lynn Brenton	5
2	George Mogridge	5
4	Dana Fillingim	4
4	Herb Pennock	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Speed Martin	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.418
2	Tris Speaker	.405
3	Rogers Hornsby	.404
4	Austin McHenry	.392
5	Ty Cobb	.391

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	61
2	Babe Ruth	59
3	Larry Gardner	56
4	Ken Williams	54
5	High Pockets Kelly	52

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Mogridge	2.01
2	Rube Benton	2.20
3	Carl Mays	2.20
4	Red Faber	2.49
5	Jimmy Zinn	2.54

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	.524
2	Ross Youngs	.472
3	Joe Sewell	.463
4	Tim Hendryx	.455
5	Rube Bressler	.451

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Jimmy Dykes	5
3	Lu Blue	4
3	Tillie Walker	4
5	9 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	18
1	Del Pratt	18
3	Home Run Baker	16
3	Babe Ruth	16
3	Joe Sewell	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	6
2	Joe Judge	5
3	Max Carey	4
3	George Sisler	4
5	8 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	George Mogridge	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	16
2	Pete Alexander	15
2	Dixie Davis	15
2	Rube Marquard	15
5	3 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Bill Burwell	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Alex Ferguson	1
1	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.440
2	Hank Severeid	.429
3	Larry Gardner	.425
4	Austin McHenry	.421
5	George Sisler	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
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	36
2	Wally Pipp	33
3	Ty Cobb	32
3	Larry Gardner	32
5	Rogers Hornsby	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	11
2	Frankie Frisch	10
3	Max Carey	9
3	Joe Judge	9
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Scott	1.60
2	Allen Russell	2.19
3	George Mogridge	2.25
4	Jimmy Zinn	2.31
5	Dana Fillingim	2.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	7
2	Stan Coveleski	6
2	Jesse Haines	6
4	George Mogridge	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	35
2	Dixie Davis	30
3	Jesse Haines	26
4	Urban Shocker	25
5	4 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Burwell	2
1	Lou North	2
1	Urban Shocker	2
4	Jesse Barnes	1
4	30 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.400
2	Tris Speaker	.391
3	Babe Ruth	.389
4	Eddie Collins	.384
5	Ross Youngs	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	59
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	142
2	Larry Gardner	130
3	Bobby Veach	129
4	Harry Heilmann	127
5	George Sisler	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	54
2	Max Carey	48
2	Frankie Frisch	48
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	Pete Alexander	127
1	Urban Shocker	127
3	Burleigh Grimes	123
4	Hippo Vaughn	122
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