On This Day

Friday, June 24, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 40 23 .635 --
Yankees 38 27 .585 3.0
Senators 36 31 .537 6.0
Red Sox 30 29 .508 8.0
Tigers 31 35 .470 10.5
White Sox 26 33 .441 12.0
Browns 27 35 .435 12.5
Athletics 23 38 .377 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 41 19 .683 --
Giants 38 24 .613 4.0
Braves 33 27 .550 8.0
Cardinals 31 30 .508 10.5
Robins 31 33 .484 12.0
Cubs 26 31 .456 13.5
Reds 24 37 .393 17.5
Phillies 18 41 .305 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Home Run Baker 3
1 Carson Bigbee 3
1 George Burns 3
1 Max Carey 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Snyder 2
2 Verne Clemons 1
2 Frank O'Rourke 1
2 Zack Wheat 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Jones 4
2 Les Nunamaker 3
2 Zack Wheat 3
4 Verne Clemons 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Hooper 2
1 Doc Lavan 2
3 Dave Bancroft 1
3 George Burns 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Leonard 1.00
2 Whitey Glazner 0.70
3 Art Nehf 0.56
4 Bill Bailey 0.42
5 Duster Mails 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Glazner 1
1 Bob Hasty 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Duster Mails 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Glazner 7
2 Bill Bailey 5
2 Art Nehf 5
4 Dutch Leonard 4
4 Duster Mails 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .423
2 Rogers Hornsby .413
3 Tris Speaker .397
4 Ty Cobb .395
5 Ross Youngs .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 25
2 Irish Meusel 11
2 Ken Williams 11
4 Jimmy Dykes 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 66
2 Harry Heilmann 64
3 High Pockets Kelly 61
4 Bobby Veach 58
5 2 tied 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 16
1 George Sisler 16
3 Max Carey 15
4 Bucky Harris 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mogridge 2.23
2 Bill Piercy 2.27
3 Jesse Barnes 2.38
4 Carl Mays 2.44
5 Red Faber 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 14
2 Wilbur Cooper 11
2 Stan Coveleski 11
2 Sad Sam Jones 11
2 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 53
2 Wilbur Cooper 50
2 Burleigh Grimes 50
2 Urban Shocker 50
5 Slim Harriss 49

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 Bobby Veach .441
2 Edd Roush .440
2 Ross Youngs .440
4 Fred Nicholson .436
5 Frankie Frisch .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Jimmy Dykes 4
2 Les Mann 4
4 Tony Boeckel 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 20
2 Bobby Veach 17
3 Fred Nicholson 16
3 Del Pratt 16
3 Ross Youngs 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Walter Barbare 5
1 Max Carey 5
1 Frankie Frisch 5
4 Dave Bancroft 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Mamaux 0.75
2 Dickey Kerr 1.00
2 Jesse Barnes 1.00
4 Bullet Joe Bush 1.44
5 Eppa Rixey 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dickey Kerr 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Leon Cadore 3
2 Slim Harriss 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Slim Harriss 19
2 Whitey Glazner 17
3 Pete Alexander 15
4 Bullet Joe Bush 14
4 Dolf Luque 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Alex Ferguson 1
1 Marv Goodwin 1
1 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ross Youngs .441
2 Rube Bressler .429
3 Jack Fournier .417
4 Harry Heilmann .411
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Jimmy Dykes 9
3 Ken Williams 8
4 Tillie Walker 7
5 Cy Perkins 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 37
2 Babe Ruth 33
3 Milt Stock 31
3 Bobby Veach 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 10
1 Frankie Frisch 10
3 George Sisler 9
4 Joe Judge 8
5 Edd Roush 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 1.99
2 Dolf Luque 2.30
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.54
4 Jack Scott 2.58
5 Bill Doak 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 6
1 Joe Oeschger 6
1 George Uhle 6
4 Jesse Haines 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 30
2 Dixie Davis 27
2 George Mogridge 27
4 Burleigh Grimes 25
4 Jesse Haines 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou North 2
1 Urban Shocker 2
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 Jesse Barnes 1
3 29 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .388
2 Tris Speaker .388
3 George Sisler .388
4 Babe Ruth .381
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 3 others tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 145
2 Bobby Veach 136
3 Harry Heilmann 130
4 Larry Gardner 125
4 Del Pratt 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 52
2 Max Carey 49
2 Frankie Frisch 49
4 George Sisler 42
5 Carson Bigbee 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 2.10
2 Jesse Barnes 2.19
3 Wilbur Cooper 2.48
4 Burleigh Grimes 2.49
5 Carl Mays 2.55

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 126
2 Hippo Vaughn 124
3 Pete Alexander 123
4 Red Faber 117
4 Urban Shocker 117

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