On This Day

Tuesday, July 5, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 48 26 .649 --
Yankees 46 28 .622 2.0
Senators 42 36 .538 8.0
Tigers 38 37 .507 10.5
Red Sox 32 39 .451 14.5
Browns 32 44 .421 17.0
White Sox 29 42 .408 17.5
Athletics 29 44 .397 18.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 49 25 .662 --
Giants 44 26 .629 3.0
Braves 37 32 .536 9.5
Cardinals 38 34 .528 10.0
Robins 37 36 .507 11.5
Cubs 32 37 .464 14.5
Reds 27 45 .375 21.0
Phillies 20 49 .290 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bucky Harris 5
2 Stuffy McInnis 4
2 Fred Nicholson 4
2 Frank O'Rourke 4
2 Sam Rice 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 1
1 Austin McHenry 1
1 Ray Powell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 4
1 Les Nunamaker 4
3 Home Run Baker 3
3 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 1
1 Shano Collins 1
1 Joe Evans 1
1 Eddie Foster 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mule Watson 0.30
1 Chief Yellow Horse 0.30
3 Howard Ehmke 0.29
4 Walter Johnson 0.27
5 Bob Hasty 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Baumgartner 1
1 Virgil Cheeves 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Baumgartner 4
2 Bob Hasty 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 Mule Watson 3
2 Chief Yellow Horse 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Hubbell 1
1 Jim Shaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .427
2 Tris Speaker .415
3 Harry Heilmann .415
4 Ty Cobb .392
5 Babe Ruth .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 31
2 Ken Williams 15
3 High Pockets Kelly 12
3 Irish Meusel 12
5 Harry Heilmann 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 78
2 Harry Heilmann 76
3 High Pockets Kelly 74
4 Larry Gardner 69
4 Bobby Veach 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 24
2 Frankie Frisch 20
3 George Sisler 17
4 Bucky Harris 15
5 Rabbit Maranville 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 2.45
2 Carl Mays 2.49
3 George Mogridge 2.50
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
2 Carl Mays 13
5 George Uhle 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 66
2 Burleigh Grimes 62
3 Wilbur Cooper 60
4 Red Faber 57
4 Bob Shawkey 57

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 4
1 Carl Holling 4
3 Huck Betts 3
3 Carl Mays 3
3 6 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Williams .532
2 Bobby Veach .500
3 Jack Tobin .486
4 Rogers Hornsby .477
5 Les Nunamaker .462

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Bobby Veach 5
2 Ken Williams 5
4 Frank Snyder 4
4 Zack Wheat 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 18
2 Elmer Smith 17
2 Bobby Veach 17
4 Rogers Hornsby 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 10
2 George Burns 5
2 Frankie Frisch 5
2 Jimmy Johnston 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slim Harriss 1.09
2 Benn Karr 1.27
3 Eppa Rixey 1.29
4 Tom Zachary 1.44
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Wilbur Cooper 3
1 Bill Doak 3
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 18
2 Wilbur Cooper 17
2 Slim Harriss 17
2 Bob Shawkey 17
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Holling 2
1 Duster Mails 2
1 Ferdie Schupp 2
1 Jack Scott 2
5 11 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Williams .447
2 Rogers Hornsby .444
3 Bobby Veach .432
4 Babe Ruth .432
5 Heinie Groh .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 15
2 Rogers Hornsby 7
2 Bobby Veach 7
2 Ken Williams 7
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 33
1 Babe Ruth 33
3 Bobby Veach 29
4 Harry Heilmann 26
5 5 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 15
2 Frankie Frisch 11
3 Walter Barbare 7
4 Carson Bigbee 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 1.16
2 Babe Adams 1.54
3 Johnny Morrison 2.08
4 Burleigh Grimes 2.11
5 Bill Doak 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 5
1 Wilbur Cooper 5
1 Bill Doak 5
1 Burleigh Grimes 5
1 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 30
2 Slim Harriss 27
3 Bullet Joe Bush 26
3 Red Faber 26
3 Burleigh Grimes 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ferdie Schupp 3
2 Carl Holling 2
2 Duster Mails 2
2 Jack Scott 2
2 Jim Shaw 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .399
2 Rogers Hornsby .390
3 George Sisler .381
4 Eddie Collins .378
5 Ross Youngs .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 61
2 Irish Meusel 23
3 Ken Williams 20
4 High Pockets Kelly 19
5 George Sisler 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 145
2 Bobby Veach 141
3 Harry Heilmann 137
4 Larry Gardner 130
5 High Pockets Kelly 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 53
2 Frankie Frisch 50
3 Sam Rice 46
4 George Sisler 41
5 Carson Bigbee 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 2.10
2 Babe Adams 2.25
3 Rube Benton 2.37
4 Pete Alexander 2.38
5 Burleigh Grimes 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 30
2 Red Faber 28
3 Jim Bagby 25
3 Wilbur Cooper 25
3 Dickey Kerr 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 129
2 Red Faber 124
2 Bob Shawkey 124
4 Pete Alexander 122
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 7 others tied 4