On This Day

Thursday, April 28, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 10 4 .714 --
Senators 9 4 .692 0.5
Red Sox 5 5 .500 3.0
Yankees 6 6 .500 3.0
Browns 5 6 .455 3.5
White Sox 3 5 .375 4.0
Tigers 4 7 .364 4.5
Athletics 3 8 .273 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 10 3 .769 --
Robins 9 5 .643 1.5
Cubs 6 4 .600 2.5
Giants 6 6 .500 3.5
Reds 6 8 .429 4.5
Braves 6 8 .429 4.5
Phillies 5 7 .417 4.5
Cardinals 1 8 .111 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Boeckel 4
1 Smoky Joe Wood 4
3 Ty Cobb 3
3 Joe Evans 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee Meadows 1
1 Ralph Miller 1
1 George Uhle 1
1 Frank Walker 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Uhle 6
2 Lee Meadows 4
2 Ralph Miller 4
2 Smoky Joe Wood 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 1
1 Lloyd Christenbury 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Bucky Harris 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Piercy 0.33
2 Dutch Ruether 0.25
2 Jack Scott 0.25
4 Rosy Ryan 0.17
5 George Uhle 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lee Meadows 1
1 Elmer Myers 1
1 Bill Piercy 1
1 Dutch Ruether 1
1 George Uhle 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Piercy 4
1 Jack Scott 4
3 Elmer Myers 3
4 Eric Erickson 2
4 Dutch Ruether 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Johnston .533
2 Harry Heilmann .488
3 Cotton Tierney .451
4 Patsy Gharrity .444
5 Babe Ruth .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 High Pockets Kelly 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
3 Irish Meusel 4
4 Sam Rice 3
4 Elmer Smith 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 18
2 Babe Ruth 14
3 Walter Schmidt 13
4 Ray Powell 12
5 6 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bucky Harris 7
2 Rabbit Maranville 5
3 Sam Rice 4
4 Walter Barbare 3
4 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Mays 0.98
2 Whitey Glazner 1.32
3 Al Mamaux 1.50
4 Phil Douglas 1.64
5 Bill Pertica 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 4
2 Earl Hamilton 3
2 Sad Sam Jones 3
2 Dolf Luque 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 15
2 Bill Piercy 14
2 Jack Scott 14
4 Al Mamaux 13
4 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Huck Betts 2
2 Jesse Barnes 1
2 Stan Coveleski 1
2 Buck Freeman 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .405
2 Babe Ruth .389
3 Tris Speaker .383
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .378
5 Ross Youngs .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 59
2 George Sisler 21
3 Irish Meusel 18
4 High Pockets Kelly 16
4 Cy Williams 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 149
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 129
3 George Sisler 128
4 Larry Gardner 124
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 64
2 Max Carey 51
3 George Sisler 42
4 Frankie Frisch 35
5 Carson Bigbee 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.83
2 Sherry Smith 2.14
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.32
4 Dolf Luque 2.32
5 Wilbur Cooper 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 33
2 Carl Mays 28
3 Pete Alexander 27
4 Wilbur Cooper 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 161
2 Burleigh Grimes 128
3 Stan Coveleski 126
4 Hippo Vaughn 123
5 Urban Shocker 116

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 6
1 Urban Shocker 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Dickey Kerr 5
3 Hugh McQuillan 5