On This Day

Wednesday, July 6, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	48	26	.649	--
Yankees	46	28	.622	2.0
Senators	43	37	.538	8.0
Tigers	38	38	.500	11.0
Red Sox	33	40	.452	14.5
Browns	32	44	.421	17.0
White Sox	30	42	.417	17.0
Athletics	29	44	.397	18.5

Games

Red Sox 2, Senators 1

Senators 1, Red Sox 0

White Sox 2, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	50	25	.667	--
Giants	44	27	.620	4.0
Braves	38	32	.543	9.5
Cardinals	38	35	.521	11.0
Robins	38	36	.514	11.5
Cubs	32	37	.464	15.0
Reds	27	45	.375	21.5
Phillies	20	50	.286	27.5

Games

Robins 11, Giants 4

Braves 11, Phillies 6

Pirates 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Shano Collins	4
1	George Cutshaw	4
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
1	Zack Wheat	4
5	10 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Burleigh Grimes	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walter Barbare	4
1	Ed Konetchy	4
3	Burleigh Grimes	3
4	Tony Boeckel	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Boeckel	1
1	George Burns	1
1	Shano Collins	1
1	Johnny Mostil	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Faber	1.25
2	Hooks Dauss	0.62
3	Burleigh Grimes	0.50
4	Sad Sam Jones	0.44
5	Eric Erickson	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eric Erickson	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Dana Fillingim	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hooks Dauss	5
1	Red Faber	5
1	Burleigh Grimes	5
4	Sad Sam Jones	4
4	George Mogridge	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.428
2	Tris Speaker	.415
3	Harry Heilmann	.411
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	75
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	George Mogridge	2.43
2	Eppa Rixey	2.45
3	Carl Mays	2.49
4	Red Faber	2.58
5	Jesse Barnes	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	16
2	Wilbur Cooper	13
2	Stan Coveleski	13
2	Carl Mays	13
5	George Uhle	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	67
2	Walter Johnson	66
3	Red Faber	62
4	Wilbur Cooper	60
5	George Mogridge	58

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	Jack Tobin	.486
3	Rogers Hornsby	.484
4	Les Nunamaker	.479
5	2 tied	.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	Bobby Veach	17
3	Les Nunamaker	16
3	Babe Ruth	16
3	Zack Wheat	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	10
2	George Burns	6
3	Frankie Frisch	5
4	Carson Bigbee	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Waite Hoyt	1.01
2	Benn Karr	1.27
3	Eppa Rixey	1.29
4	Slim Harriss	1.33
5	Tom Zachary	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	3
1	Bill Doak	3
1	Howard Ehmke	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	18
2	Wilbur Cooper	17
2	Burleigh Grimes	17
4	Bob Shawkey	16
5	Walter Johnson	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Holling	2
1	Duster Mails	2
1	Ferdie Schupp	2
1	Jack Scott	2
5	10 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Williams	.451
2	Rogers Hornsby	.437
3	Heinie Groh	.429
4	Babe Ruth	.424
5	Bobby Veach	.417

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	32
1	Babe Ruth	32
3	Bobby Veach	29
4	Harry Heilmann	26
4	High Pockets Kelly	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	15
2	Frankie Frisch	11
3	Walter Barbare	7
3	Tony Boeckel	7
5	6 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	1.36
2	Babe Adams	1.54
3	Johnny Morrison	1.62
4	Allen Russell	2.14
5	2 tied	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	5
1	Wilbur Cooper	5
1	Bill Doak	5
1	Red Faber	5
1	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	31
2	Bob Shawkey	30
3	Burleigh Grimes	28
3	George Mogridge	28
5	Slim Harriss	27

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	.397
2	Rogers Hornsby	.390
3	George Sisler	.381
4	Eddie Collins	.376
5	Jack Tobin	.374

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	138
3	Harry Heilmann	135
4	Larry Gardner	128
5	High Pockets Kelly	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	51
2	Frankie Frisch	50
3	Sam Rice	44
4	George Sisler	40
5	Carson Bigbee	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	2.00
2	Babe Adams	2.25
3	Pete Alexander	2.38
4	Rube Benton	2.39
5	Burleigh Grimes	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	30
2	Red Faber	29
3	Jim Bagby	25
3	Wilbur Cooper	25
5	3 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	134
2	Red Faber	129
3	Bob Shawkey	124
4	Pete Alexander	118
4	Hippo Vaughn	118

Saves

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