On This Day

Monday, June 20, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 37 22 .627 --
Yankees 35 24 .593 2.0
Senators 35 28 .556 4.0
Red Sox 27 26 .509 7.0
Tigers 29 34 .460 10.0
White Sox 25 30 .455 10.0
Browns 26 33 .441 11.0
Athletics 20 37 .351 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 39 17 .696 --
Giants 36 22 .621 4.0
Braves 30 26 .536 9.0
Cardinals 28 27 .509 10.5
Robins 28 32 .467 13.0
Cubs 23 30 .434 14.5
Reds 24 35 .407 16.5
Phillies 18 37 .327 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stuffy McInnis 4
1 Sam Rice 4
3 Frank Bruggy 3
3 Bob Hasty 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Perkins 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Whitey Witt 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Max Carey 2
1 Cy Perkins 2
1 Babe Ruth 2
1 Everett Scott 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Judge 1
1 Bob Meusel 1
1 Aaron Ward 1
1 Russ Wrightstone 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chief Yellow Horse 0.78
2 Roy Moore 0.42
3 Carl Mays 0.38
4 Lee Meadows 0.33
5 Harry Courtney 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Courtney 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 Roy Moore 1
1 Chief Yellow Horse 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Yellow Horse 7
2 Carl Mays 5
2 Roy Moore 5
4 Lee Meadows 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jimmy Zinn 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 24
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 62
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 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Piercy 1.95
2 George Mogridge 2.01
3 Rube Benton 2.20
4 Carl Mays 2.41
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 2 others tied 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
1 Jimmy Zinn 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .488
2 Sam Rice .456
3 Austin McHenry .455
4 Ross Youngs .450
5 Joe Sewell .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
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 Del Pratt 17
2 Rogers Hornsby 16
2 Babe Ruth 16
2 Joe Sewell 16
5 2 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 Al Mamaux 1.29
2 Jack Scott 1.50
2 Eppa Rixey 1.50
4 Babe Adams 1.59
5 Pete Alexander 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Scott 4
2 Red Faber 3
2 Dickey Kerr 3
2 Rube Marquard 3
2 George Mogridge 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Caldwell 14
1 Dolf Luque 14
1 Roy Moore 14
4 Red Faber 13
4 2 others tied 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 .432
3 Jack Fournier .422
3 Hank Severeid .422
5 Austin McHenry .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Jimmy Dykes 8
2 Tillie Walker 8
2 Ken Williams 8
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 35
2 Wally Pipp 31
3 Ty Cobb 30
3 Larry Gardner 30
3 Rogers Hornsby 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 10
1 George Sisler 10
3 Frankie Frisch 9
3 Joe Judge 9
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Scott 1.94
2 George Mogridge 2.25
2 Jimmy Zinn 2.25
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 George Mogridge 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 35
2 Dixie Davis 29
3 Jesse Haines 26
4 Dutch Ruether 25
5 3 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 .395
2 Tris Speaker .391
3 Babe Ruth .388
4 Eddie Collins .385
5 Rogers Hornsby .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 59
2 Irish Meusel 22
3 George Sisler 18
4 High Pockets Kelly 17
4 2 others tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 142
2 Bobby Veach 131
3 Larry Gardner 130
4 Harry Heilmann 129
5 George Sisler 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 52
2 Max Carey 48
2 Frankie Frisch 48
4 George Sisler 41
5 Carson Bigbee 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 2.07
2 Jesse Barnes 2.35
3 Fred Toney 2.49
4 Burleigh Grimes 2.53
5 Wilbur Cooper 2.57

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 127
2 Burleigh Grimes 124
3 Pete Alexander 122
3 Hippo Vaughn 122
5 Red Faber 116

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