On This Day

Sunday, July 3, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 45 26 .634 --
Yankees 43 28 .606 2.0
Senators 38 36 .514 8.5
Tigers 35 37 .486 10.5
Red Sox 32 35 .478 11.0
Browns 32 41 .438 14.0
White Sox 29 39 .426 14.5
Athletics 29 41 .414 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 48 23 .676 --
Giants 42 26 .618 4.5
Braves 35 31 .530 10.5
Cardinals 36 33 .522 11.0
Robins 37 34 .521 11.0
Cubs 30 36 .455 15.5
Reds 26 43 .377 21.0
Phillies 19 47 .288 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Clyde Milan 5
2 Walter Barbare 4
2 Jimmy Dykes 4
2 Doc Johnston 4
2 Whitey Witt 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Veach 2
2 Walton Cruise 1
2 Charlie Deal 1
2 Hod Ford 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 5
2 Dave Bancroft 3
2 Hod Ford 3
2 Larry Gardner 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 3
2 Rube Bressler 1
2 George Burns 1
2 Sam Crane 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Art Nehf 0.57
2 Johnny Miljus 0.56
3 Red Faber 0.43
4 Dixie Davis 0.33
4 Hugh McQuillan 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Slim Harriss 5
1 Johnny Miljus 5
3 Dixie Davis 4
3 Rube Marquard 4
3 Art Nehf 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Slim Sallee 1
1 Ferdie Schupp 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .415
2 Rogers Hornsby .413
3 Tris Speaker .408
4 Ty Cobb .392
5 Bobby Veach .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 30
2 Ken Williams 15
3 Irish Meusel 11
4 Jimmy Dykes 10
4 High Pockets Kelly 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 74
2 Harry Heilmann 72
3 High Pockets Kelly 69
4 Larry Gardner 65
4 Ken Williams 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 23
2 Frankie Frisch 20
3 George Sisler 17
4 Bucky Harris 15
5 5 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mogridge 2.32
2 Carl Mays 2.40
3 Eppa Rixey 2.46
4 Jesse Barnes 2.61
5 Burleigh Grimes 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 15
2 Wilbur Cooper 13
2 Stan Coveleski 13
4 Carl Mays 12
4 George Uhle 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 63
2 Burleigh Grimes 62
3 Wilbur Cooper 58
4 Red Faber 57
5 Slim Harriss 56

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 4
1 Carl Holling 4
3 Huck Betts 3
3 Carl Mays 3
3 4 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Veach .535
2 Les Nunamaker .479
3 Cy Williams .477
4 Ray Schmandt .474
5 Stuffy McInnis .458

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Ken Williams 5
3 Frank Snyder 4
4 Frankie Frisch 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 14
1 High Pockets Kelly 14
1 Les Nunamaker 14
1 Babe Ruth 14
1 Bobby Veach 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 9
2 Frankie Frisch 5
2 Jimmy Johnston 5
4 George Burns 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 1.00
2 Slim Harriss 1.09
3 Benn Karr 1.47
4 Wilbur Cooper 1.50
4 2 others tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 3
1 Bill Doak 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 Slim Harriss 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 18
2 Slim Harriss 17
3 Duster Mails 16
4 Wilbur Cooper 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Holling 2
1 Ferdie Schupp 2
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 Jesse Barnes 1
3 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Veach .441
2 Cy Williams .426
3 Babe Ruth .421
4 Rogers Hornsby .415
5 Tris Speaker .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 15
2 Jimmy Dykes 7
2 Ken Williams 7
4 Rogers Hornsby 6
4 Bobby Veach 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 32
2 Babe Ruth 31
3 Del Pratt 28
4 Bobby Veach 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 14
2 Frankie Frisch 11
3 Walter Barbare 7
4 Jimmy Johnston 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 1.00
2 Babe Adams 1.54
3 Johnny Morrison 1.86
4 Burleigh Grimes 2.11
5 Rube Marquard 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Slim Harriss 6
2 Wilbur Cooper 5
2 Bill Doak 5
2 Red Faber 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dixie Davis 30
2 Slim Harriss 29
3 Bob Shawkey 28
4 Red Faber 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ferdie Schupp 3
2 Carl Holling 2
2 Lou North 2
4 Jim Bagby 1
4 27 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .393
2 Rogers Hornsby .385
3 Eddie Collins .381
4 George Sisler .380
5 Ross Youngs .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 60
2 Irish Meusel 22
3 Ken Williams 20
4 George Sisler 18
5 2 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 142
2 Bobby Veach 138
3 Harry Heilmann 133
4 Larry Gardner 126
5 Del Pratt 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 52
2 Frankie Frisch 50
3 Sam Rice 47
4 George Sisler 41
5 Carson Bigbee 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 2.10
2 Babe Adams 2.36
3 Rube Benton 2.37
4 Pete Alexander 2.39
5 Wilbur Cooper 2.42

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 133
2 Red Faber 126
3 Pete Alexander 119
3 Bob Shawkey 119
5 Hippo Vaughn 118

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