On This Day

Sunday, June 19, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 37 22 .627 --
Yankees 34 24 .586 2.5
Senators 34 27 .557 4.0
Red Sox 27 25 .519 6.5
Tigers 29 34 .460 10.0
White Sox 25 30 .455 10.0
Browns 26 33 .441 11.0
Athletics 19 36 .345 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 38 17 .691 --
Giants 36 22 .621 3.5
Braves 30 26 .536 8.5
Cardinals 28 27 .509 10.0
Robins 28 32 .467 12.5
Cubs 23 30 .434 14.0
Reds 24 35 .407 16.0
Phillies 18 36 .333 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hod Ford 3
1 Frankie Frisch 3
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
1 Lee King 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
1 Dickey Kerr 3
3 Dave Bancroft 2
3 Harry Heilmann 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Ainsmith 1
1 Dave Bancroft 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Harry Hooper 1
1 Howie Shanks 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dickey Kerr 0.50
2 Jesse Barnes 0.29
3 Dixie Davis 0.27
3 Dutch Leonard 0.27
3 2 others tied 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Stan Baumgartner 1
1 Dixie Davis 1
1 Dickey Kerr 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dickey Kerr 4
2 Dixie Davis 3
2 Percy Jones 3
2 Dutch Leonard 3
2 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .412
2 Harry Heilmann .411
3 Tris Speaker .406
4 Ty Cobb .395
5 Austin McHenry .389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 63
2 Babe Ruth 60
3 Larry Gardner 57
4 High Pockets Kelly 56
5 Ken Williams 54

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Piercy 1.95
2 George Mogridge 2.01
3 Carl Mays 2.17
4 Rube Benton 2.20
5 Jesse Barnes 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 14
2 Stan Coveleski 11
2 Sad Sam Jones 11
4 Wilbur Cooper 10
4 George Uhle 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 51
2 Urban Shocker 50
3 Red Faber 44
3 Burleigh Grimes 44
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 3
1 Huck Betts 3
1 Carl Mays 3
1 Urban Shocker 3
5 10 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .488
2 Ross Youngs .450
3 Sam Rice .446
4 Whitey Witt .438
5 Joe Sewell .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Jimmy Dykes 4
2 Rogers Hornsby 4
4 Home Run Baker 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 17
2 Del Pratt 16
2 Joe Sewell 16
4 Babe Ruth 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 6
2 Walter Barbare 5
2 Max Carey 5
4 Joe Judge 4
4 George Sisler 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 1.00
2 Al Mamaux 1.29
3 Jack Scott 1.40
4 Babe Adams 1.59
5 Pete Alexander 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Scott 4
2 Red Faber 3
2 Jesse Haines 3
2 Dickey Kerr 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Caldwell 14
1 Jesse Haines 14
1 Dolf Luque 14
4 Red Faber 13
4 Bob Shawkey 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Alex Ferguson 1
1 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rube Bressler .486
2 Ross Youngs .430
3 Tris Speaker .429
4 Austin McHenry .424
5 Hank Severeid .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Jimmy Dykes 8
2 Tillie Walker 8
2 Ken Williams 8
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 36
2 Ty Cobb 32
2 Larry Gardner 32
4 Wally Pipp 31
4 Bobby Veach 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 10
1 Frankie Frisch 10
1 George Sisler 10
4 Joe Judge 8
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Scott 1.83
2 George Mogridge 2.25
3 Jimmy Zinn 2.31
4 Allen Russell 2.31
5 Dolf Luque 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 7
2 Jesse Haines 6
3 Stan Coveleski 5
3 Dixie Davis 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 35
2 Dixie Davis 33
3 Jesse Haines 26
4 Dutch Ruether 25
5 5 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Burwell 2
1 Lou North 2
1 Urban Shocker 2
4 Jim Bagby 1
4 32 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .394
2 Tris Speaker .389
3 Babe Ruth .387
4 Eddie Collins .383
5 Rogers Hornsby .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 58
2 Irish Meusel 22
3 George Sisler 18
3 Tillie Walker 18
5 2 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 140
2 Bobby Veach 132
3 Larry Gardner 130
4 Harry Heilmann 129
5 2 tied 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 53
2 Max Carey 49
3 Frankie Frisch 48
4 George Sisler 41
5 Carson Bigbee 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 2.04
2 Jesse Barnes 2.35
3 Fred Toney 2.51
4 Babe Adams 2.52
5 Burleigh Grimes 2.53

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 127
1 Urban Shocker 127
3 Burleigh Grimes 124
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