On This Day

Saturday, July 9, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 48 28 .632 --
Yankees 46 30 .605 2.0
Senators 43 39 .524 8.0
Tigers 40 39 .506 9.5
Red Sox 34 40 .459 13.0
Browns 34 44 .436 15.0
White Sox 32 44 .421 16.0
Athletics 31 44 .413 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 52 25 .675 --
Giants 46 28 .622 4.5
Braves 40 32 .556 9.5
Cardinals 40 36 .526 11.5
Robins 39 38 .506 13.0
Cubs 32 39 .451 17.0
Reds 27 47 .365 23.5
Phillies 21 52 .288 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bibb Falk 5
1 Aaron Ward 5
3 Charlie Deal 4
3 Ray Grimes 4
3 Wally Schang 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Austin McHenry 2
2 Phil Douglas 1
2 Jack Fournier 1
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Austin McHenry 4
1 Frank Snyder 4
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
3 George Sisler 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Austin 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 Bibb Falk 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Hubbell 0.36
2 Roy Walker 0.27
3 Whitey Glazner 0.23
4 Carl Mays 0.21
5 2 tied 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 Whitey Glazner 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Shovel Hodge 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Caldwell 6
2 Waite Hoyt 5
3 Shovel Hodge 4
3 Bill Hubbell 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .428
2 Harry Heilmann .423
3 Tris Speaker .401
4 Ty Cobb .392
5 Babe Ruth .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 31
2 Ken Williams 16
3 Harry Heilmann 12
3 High Pockets Kelly 12
3 Irish Meusel 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 82
2 Babe Ruth 79
3 High Pockets Kelly 78
4 Bobby Veach 72
4 Ken Williams 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 25
2 Frankie Frisch 21
3 George Sisler 17
4 Bucky Harris 16
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mogridge 2.43
2 Eppa Rixey 2.45
3 Red Faber 2.58
4 Whitey Glazner 2.60
5 Burleigh Grimes 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 16
2 Wilbur Cooper 14
3 Stan Coveleski 13
3 Carl Mays 13
5 George Uhle 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 67
2 Walter Johnson 66
3 Wilbur Cooper 65
4 Red Faber 62
5 Bob Shawkey 59

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 5
2 Carl Holling 4
2 Jim Middleton 4
4 Huck Betts 3
4 6 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cy Williams .520
2 Jack Tobin .493
3 Rogers Hornsby .491
4 Carson Bigbee .481
5 Verne Clemons .474

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Bobby Veach 5
2 Ken Williams 5
4 Harry Heilmann 4
4 Austin McHenry 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 18
2 High Pockets Kelly 17
3 Rogers Hornsby 15
3 Zack Wheat 15
3 Ken Williams 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 0.50
2 Eppa Rixey 1.17
3 Waite Hoyt 1.32
4 Slim Harriss 1.33
5 Slim Sallee 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 3
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 Slim Harriss 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 18
2 Red Faber 17
2 Burleigh Grimes 17
4 Wilbur Cooper 15
4 Dixie Davis 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 2
1 Carl Holling 2
1 Duster Mails 2
1 Jim Middleton 2
1 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .433
2 Jack Tobin .432
3 Cy Williams .431
4 Babe Ruth .418
5 Bobby Veach .416

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 15
2 Bobby Veach 7
2 Ken Williams 7
4 Home Run Baker 5
4 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 33
2 Bobby Veach 32
3 Rogers Hornsby 31
4 Harry Heilmann 29
4 High Pockets Kelly 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 15
2 Frankie Frisch 10
3 Walter Barbare 6
3 Carson Bigbee 6
3 5 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 1.36
2 Johnny Morrison 1.46
3 Babe Adams 1.80
4 Slim Harriss 1.97
5 Roy Walker 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 6
1 Slim Harriss 6
1 Dickey Kerr 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Cooper 30
1 Bob Shawkey 30
3 Bullet Joe Bush 28
3 Burleigh Grimes 28
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 2
1 Carl Holling 2
1 Duster Mails 2
1 Jim Middleton 2
1 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .398
2 Tris Speaker .387
3 George Sisler .383
4 Jack Tobin .380
5 Ross Youngs .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 61
2 Irish Meusel 23
3 Ken Williams 21
4 High Pockets Kelly 19
5 George Sisler 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 144
2 Bobby Veach 141
3 Harry Heilmann 139
4 Larry Gardner 126
4 High Pockets Kelly 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 51
2 Max Carey 50
3 Sam Rice 43
4 George Sisler 39
5 Carson Bigbee 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 2.09
2 Pete Alexander 2.32
3 Babe Adams 2.34
4 Rube Benton 2.40
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
3 Dickey Kerr 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 130
2 Red Faber 127
3 Bob Shawkey 126
4 Pete Alexander 118
5 Wilbur Cooper 115

Saves

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