On This Day

Saturday, June 25, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 40 24 .625 --
Yankees 38 28 .576 3.0
Senators 37 31 .544 5.0
Red Sox 30 31 .492 8.5
Tigers 32 35 .478 9.5
Browns 28 35 .444 11.5
White Sox 26 34 .433 12.0
Athletics 25 38 .397 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 42 20 .677 --
Giants 40 24 .625 3.0
Braves 33 28 .541 8.5
Cardinals 32 31 .508 10.5
Robins 32 33 .492 11.5
Cubs 27 31 .466 13.0
Reds 24 38 .387 18.0
Phillies 18 43 .295 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carson Bigbee 5
1 George Burns 5
1 Frankie Frisch 5
1 High Pockets Kelly 5
1 Irish Meusel 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Snyder 2
2 Dave Bancroft 1
2 Joe Dugan 1
2 Frankie Frisch 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 6
2 Frank Snyder 4
3 Dave Bancroft 3
3 George Burns 3
3 Charlie Grimm 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 3
2 Ross Youngs 2
3 Walter Barbare 1
3 Carson Bigbee 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Shawkey 0.78
2 Wilbur Cooper 0.55
3 Lee Meadows 0.50
3 Mule Watson 0.50
5 Ferdie Schupp 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Virgil Cheeves 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 7
2 Wilbur Cooper 6
3 Ferdie Schupp 5
4 Lee Meadows 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Lou North 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .419
2 Rogers Hornsby .413
3 Tris Speaker .399
4 Ty Cobb .395
5 Babe Ruth .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 26
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 68
2 High Pockets Kelly 67
3 Harry Heilmann 64
4 Bobby Veach 59
4 Ken Williams 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 19
2 Max Carey 16
2 George Sisler 16
4 Bucky Harris 14
5 3 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mogridge 2.23
2 Bill Piercy 2.27
3 Jesse Barnes 2.35
4 Carl Mays 2.44
5 Whitey Glazner 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 14
2 Wilbur Cooper 12
3 Stan Coveleski 11
3 Sad Sam Jones 11
3 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Cooper 56
1 Walter Johnson 56
3 Burleigh Grimes 50
3 Urban Shocker 50
5 Slim Harriss 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 4
2 Huck Betts 3
2 Carl Mays 3
2 Lou North 3
2 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Veach .456
2 Fred Nicholson .452
3 Edd Roush .449
4 Frankie Frisch .448
5 Babe Ruth .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Jimmy Dykes 4
2 Les Mann 4
2 Frank Snyder 4
5 4 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 21
2 High Pockets Kelly 18
3 Bobby Veach 17
4 Fred Nicholson 16
4 Ross Youngs 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 8
2 Walter Barbare 6
2 Max Carey 6
4 Billy Southworth 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Mamaux 0.75
2 Jesse Barnes 1.13
3 Ferdie Schupp 1.29
4 Dickey Kerr 1.33
5 Eppa Rixey 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Leon Cadore 3
1 Wilbur Cooper 3
1 Slim Harriss 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Cooper 19
1 Slim Harriss 19
3 Bob Shawkey 17
4 Bullet Joe Bush 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Alex Ferguson 1
1 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rube Bressler .418
2 Bobby Veach .415
3 Harry Heilmann .408
4 Ross Youngs .406
5 Babe Ruth .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Jimmy Dykes 8
2 Ken Williams 8
4 Joe Dugan 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 37
2 Babe Ruth 32
2 Milt Stock 32
4 Rogers Hornsby 31
4 2 others tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 13
2 Max Carey 11
3 Joe Judge 8
3 George Sisler 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allen Russell 2.10
2 Lou North 2.22
3 Slim Sallee 2.28
4 George Mogridge 2.45
5 Herb Pennock 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 6
1 Joe Oeschger 6
3 Wilbur Cooper 5
3 Jesse Haines 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 37
2 Wilbur Cooper 29
3 Dixie Davis 27
4 Burleigh Grimes 25
4 Jesse Haines 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou North 3
2 Jesse Barnes 2
2 Urban Shocker 2
4 Jim Bagby 1
4 29 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .389
2 Eddie Collins .388
3 George Sisler .385
4 Babe Ruth .382
5 Rogers Hornsby .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 60
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 147
2 Bobby Veach 137
3 Harry Heilmann 129
4 Larry Gardner 126
4 2 others tied 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 52
2 Frankie Frisch 50
3 Max Carey 48
4 George Sisler 42
5 Carson Bigbee 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 2.10
2 Jesse Barnes 2.18
3 Wilbur Cooper 2.47
4 Babe Adams 2.48
5 Burleigh Grimes 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 30
1 Carl Mays 30
3 Wilbur Cooper 27
4 Jim Bagby 26
5 Stan Coveleski 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 126
2 Hippo Vaughn 124
3 Pete Alexander 123
4 Wilbur Cooper 120
4 Red Faber 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Urban Shocker 7
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Bill Burwell 5
4 Jesse Barnes 4
4 6 others tied 4