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1921 AL LEADERS

TOP 5 Batting Average
1 Whitey Murphy (PHA) .408
2 Larry Abercrombie (WSH) .366
3 Dean Wooster (PHA) .343
4 Nate O'Day (DET) .340
5 Howie Hamish (CHA) .336

TOP 5 Homers
1 Eli Crutchfield (BOS) 25
2 Aloysius O'Reilly (NYA) 20
3 Rusty McGee (SLA) 19
4 Johnny Buck (BOS) 18
4 Carl Swagger (CLE) 18

TOP 5 RBI
1 Aloysius O'Reilly (NYA) 120
2 Oscar Kilbane (PHA) 118
3 Eli Crutchfield (BOS) 114
4 Joe Jachimowicz (WSH) 109
5 Rusty McGee (SLA) 105

TOP 5 Stolen Bases
1 Tom Axelrod (DET) 67
2 Artemas Hane (PHA) 60
3 Bill Boyle (SLA) 58
4 Achilles Xaverian (SLA) 52
5 Frank Barbuto (DET) 51

TOP 5 Wins
1 Monty Slocum (NYA) 23
2 Hollis Dyson (WSH) 22
3 Jefferson Nance (NYA) 20
3 Marty Unger (PHA) 20
5 Hal Coogan (NYA) 19

TOP 5 ERA
1 Monty Slocum (NYA) 3.22
2 David Brent (DET) 3.28
3 Charley Bartlett (WSH) 3.41
4 Hal Coogan (NYA) 3.59
5 Hollis Dyson (WSH) 3.64

TOP 5 Strikeouts
1 Jack Birdsong (SLA) 171
2 Monty Slocum (NYA) 170
3 David Brent (DET) 165
4 Marty Unger (PHA) 146
5 Burl Wattley (CLE) 138


1921 NL LEADERS

TOP 5 Batting Average
1 Clyde Rockworth (BRO) .379
2 Ryan Cawdor (BSN) .372
3 Ron Caribou (BSN) .366
4 Alec Spitzer (SLN) .364
5 Eckard Burlingame (CIN) .363

TOP 5 Homers
1 Gene Lassiter (BRO) 34
2 Jim Dane (BRO) 27
3 Frank Albanese (NY1) 13
4 Earl Knox (BRO) 12
5 Rich Gloucester (NY1) 11

TOP 5 RBI
1 Jim Dane (BRO) 127
2 Gene Lassiter (BRO) 113
3 Liam Spurlock (PIT) 111
4 John Rollins (BSN) 102
5 Frank Albanese (NY1) 100

TOP 5 Stolen Bases
1 John O'Toole (PHI) 98
2 Constantine Yosim (PIT) 39
3 Silas Chilton (NY1) 38
4 Trevor Sway (SLN) 37
5 Clyde Harrison (CIN) 36

TOP 5 Wins
1 Biff Best (NY1) 25
2 Arthur Covington (CHN) 24
3 Fred Fulk (PIT) 23
4 Gabriel Poe (BSN) 22
4 Lyle Wuehrle (NY1) 22

TOP 5 ERA
1 Arthur Covington (CHN) 3.04
2 John Strangefellow (PHI) 3.29
3 Benjamin Sisko (BSN) 3.32
4 Bub Copley (SLN) 3.50
5 Biff Best (NY1) 3.51

TOP 5 Strikeouts
1 Brewster Jennings (SLN) 207
2 Fred Fulk (PIT) 181
3 Sly Archambault (BRO) 159
4 Benjamin Sisko (BSN) 158
5 Bub Copley (SLN) 155

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AMERICAN LEAGUE GOLD GLOVE AWARD Winners:

Pitcher: Emmett Eckenrode (BOS)
Catcher: Eddie Deal (WSH)
First Base: Thomas Griffin (NYA)
Second Base: Joe Whitehead (CLE)
Third Base: Dick Deutsch (CHA)
Shortstop: Waylon Campbell (NYA)
Leftfield: Larry Abercrombie (WSH)
Centerfield: Rex Bonesteel (CLE)
Rightfield: Ned Ritchey (CHA)

NATIONAL LEAGUE GOLD GLOVE AWARD Winners:

Pitcher: Sterling Edison (CIN)
Catcher: Arch Murtaugh, Jr. (PIT)
First Base: Abel Wander (CIN)
Second Base: Bartholomew Martin (NY1)
Third Base: Carlyle Jameson (NY1)
Shortstop: Dale Rittenauer (BRO)
Leftfield: Ryan Cawdor (BSN)
Centerfield: Joey Cola (BRO)
Rightfield: Eckard Burlingame (CIN)

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Slocum and Covington Garner Top Arm Nods

All the hard work finally paid off for New York (A)'s Monty Slocum. The left-hander was named the PITCHER OF THE YEAR winner in the AMERICAN LEAGUE today. Opposing players hit .254 against Monty this season. While posting an ERA of 3.22 he went 23-10 in 39 starts, fanning 170 and walking 32 hitters. He has 29 complete games and 3 shutouts. He's 1st in the AMERICAN LEAGUE in ERA and 1st in wins! Slocum wins the award for the 2nd time in his 3-year career.

Chicago (N)'s Arthur Covington was not the preseason choice, but today the right-hander was named the PITCHER OF THE YEAR winner in the NATIONAL LEAGUE today. His ERA of 3.04 helped him to a 24-14 record this year. He struck out 82 and walked 60 in 360.2 innings. He has 33 complete games and one shutout. He's 1st in the NATIONAL LEAGUE in ERA and 2nd in wins!

Chum Bucket and Dane Swing Big Bats

New York (A)'s leftfielder Aloysius "Chum Bucket" O'Reilly will never forget this day. A great season convinced the voters that he is the worthy AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTER OF THE YEAR winner. His season numbers are: .326 AVG, 197 hits, 22 doubles, 19 triples and 20 taters, along with 120 RBI and 115 runs scored. He's 1st in the AMERICAN LEAGUE in RBIs and 2nd in homeruns!

The 1921 NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTER OF THE YEAR winner has been announced as well. It's Brooklyn's first baseman Jim Dane who really had a great offensive year. Jim has gone 172 for 570 (.302) this season, hitting 27 bombs and driving in 127 runs. He has scored 111 runs on his own. He's 1st in the NATIONAL LEAGUE in RBIs and 2nd in homeruns!


Bonesteel and Kellermann Have Bright Futures

The 1921 AMERICAN LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR winner is from Cleveland this season. Rex Bonesteel put together impressive numbers for a rookie en route to win the first major award of his career. Let's hope more will follow for this 24 year old ballplayer. His season features a batting average of .328 (198 hits in 604 AB), 33 doubles, 22 triples and 11 homeruns. Bonesteel collected 101 RBI and 116 runs as well. He's 10th in the AMERICAN LEAGUE in batting and 9th in RBI!

The NATIONAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR winner was announced today as well, with Cincinnati's third baseman Bob Kellermann earning the trophy for putting up the best numbers among rookies in his league. He has hit one longball while batting .275 this season. His 161 hits and 47 walks add up to a .332 on-base percentage.