On This Day

Thursday, July 7, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 48 27 .640 --
Yankees 46 28 .622 1.5
Senators 43 37 .538 7.5
Tigers 40 38 .513 9.5
Red Sox 33 40 .452 14.0
Browns 32 44 .421 16.5
White Sox 30 44 .405 17.5
Athletics 30 44 .405 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 50 25 .667 --
Giants 44 28 .611 4.5
Braves 39 32 .549 9.0
Cardinals 39 35 .527 10.5
Robins 39 36 .520 11.0
Cubs 32 37 .464 15.0
Reds 27 46 .370 22.0
Phillies 20 51 .282 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Heilmann 6
1 Bobby Veach 6
3 Johnny Bassler 5
4 Eddie Collins 4
4 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Red Oldham 1
1 Ray Schmandt 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Jones 5
2 Jack Fournier 4
2 Harry Heilmann 4
4 Johnny Bassler 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Cliff Heathcote 1
1 Bob Jones 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Oeschger 0.67
2 Jesse Haines 0.40
2 Dutch Leonard 0.40
4 Red Oldham 0.27
5 Dutch Ruether 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Roy Moore 1
1 Joe Oeschger 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 8
2 Jesse Haines 4
2 Joe Oeschger 4
4 Red Oldham 3
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Middleton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .431
2 Harry Heilmann .419
3 Tris Speaker .407
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 Harry Heilmann 80
2 High Pockets Kelly 78
2 Babe Ruth 78
4 Bobby Veach 72
5 Larry Gardner 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 24
2 Frankie Frisch 21
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 Whitey Glazner 2.72

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
1 Jim Middleton 4
4 Huck Betts 3
4 6 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Williams .510
2 Carson Bigbee .482
3 Rogers Hornsby .476
4 Bobby Veach .473
5 Jack Tobin .471

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 20
2 Harry Heilmann 16
2 Bobby Veach 16
2 Zack Wheat 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 9
2 George Burns 6
2 Frankie Frisch 6
4 Carson Bigbee 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Waite Hoyt 1.01
2 Eppa Rixey 1.17
3 Slim Harriss 1.33
4 Benn Karr 1.42
4 Slim Sallee 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Oeschger 4
2 Bill Doak 3
2 Howard Ehmke 3
2 Burleigh Grimes 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 17
1 Burleigh Grimes 17
3 Dutch Leonard 16
3 Bob Shawkey 16
5 3 tied 13

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Williams .456
2 Fred Nicholson .456
3 Rogers Hornsby .449
4 Bobby Veach .436
5 Babe Ruth .427

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 35
2 Babe Ruth 32
2 Bobby Veach 32
4 Harry Heilmann 29
4 High Pockets Kelly 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 14
2 Frankie Frisch 12
3 Walter Barbare 7
3 Tony Boeckel 7
5 6 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 1.36
2 Johnny Morrison 1.62
3 Babe Adams 1.80
4 Allen Russell 2.25
5 Slim Harriss 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Oeschger 6
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Wilbur Cooper 5
2 Red Faber 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .395
2 Rogers Hornsby .394
3 George Sisler .381
4 Eddie Collins .377
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 143
2 Bobby Veach 141
3 Harry Heilmann 139
4 Larry Gardner 127
5 High Pockets Kelly 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 51
2 Max Carey 50
3 Sam Rice 43
4 George Sisler 40
5 Carson Bigbee 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 2.10
2 Babe Adams 2.25
3 Pete Alexander 2.38
4 Rube Benton 2.39
5 Bill Doak 2.51

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 134
2 Red Faber 127
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