On This Day

Monday, July 11, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 50 28 .641 --
Yankees 47 31 .603 3.0
Senators 44 40 .524 9.0
Tigers 40 41 .494 11.5
Red Sox 36 40 .474 13.0
Browns 35 45 .438 16.0
White Sox 33 45 .423 17.0
Athletics 31 46 .403 18.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 52 27 .658 --
Giants 47 29 .618 3.5
Braves 41 32 .562 8.0
Cardinals 40 37 .519 11.0
Robins 41 38 .519 11.0
Cubs 33 40 .452 16.0
Reds 27 48 .360 23.0
Phillies 22 52 .297 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stuffy McInnis 5
2 Donie Bush 4
2 Harry Heilmann 4
2 Mike Menosky 4
2 Everett Scott 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Bob Meusel 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Zeb Terry 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stuffy McInnis 5
2 Everett Scott 3
2 Zeb Terry 3
2 Zack Wheat 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Mulligan 2
2 Tom Daly 1
2 Max Flack 1
2 Eddie Foster 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rip Collins 0.75
1 Hugh McQuillan 0.75
3 Virgil Cheeves 0.71
4 Bill Doak 0.43
5 2 tied 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Burwell 1
1 Virgil Cheeves 1
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rip Collins 6
2 Virgil Cheeves 5
3 Hooks Dauss 4
3 Dickey Kerr 4
3 Ray Kolp 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .425
2 Rogers Hornsby .423
3 Tris Speaker .394
4 Ty Cobb .392
5 Jack Tobin .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 32
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 83
2 Babe Ruth 82
3 High Pockets Kelly 78
4 Ken Williams 74
5 Bobby Veach 73

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 2.44
2 Red Faber 2.50
3 George Mogridge 2.52
4 Whitey Glazner 2.60
5 Jesse Barnes 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 17
2 Wilbur Cooper 14
3 Stan Coveleski 13
3 Carl Mays 13
5 3 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 70
2 Burleigh Grimes 69
3 Walter Johnson 66
4 Wilbur Cooper 65
5 George Mogridge 60

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 .538
2 Jack Tobin .507
3 Rogers Hornsby .490
4 George Cutshaw .478
5 Carson Bigbee .458

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
1 Bobby Veach 5
1 Ken Williams 5
4 Austin McHenry 4
4 Cy Williams 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zack Wheat 17
2 Harry Heilmann 15
2 Rogers Hornsby 15
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 15
2 Ken Williams 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 9
2 Eddie Mulligan 5
2 Ken Williams 5
4 George Burns 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Morton 0.00
2 Art Nehf 0.50
3 Lefty Tyler 0.67
4 Walter Johnson 1.00
5 Slim Harriss 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 4
2 Red Faber 3
2 Slim Harriss 3
2 Johnny Miljus 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 22
2 Burleigh Grimes 19
3 Dixie Davis 15
4 Duster Mails 13
5 2 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Duster Mails 2
1 Jim Middleton 2
1 Ferdie Schupp 2
4 Jesse Barnes 1
4 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Tobin .462
2 Cy Williams .441
3 Bobby Veach .423
4 Rogers Hornsby .423
5 Carson Bigbee .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 15
2 Bobby Veach 7
2 Ken Williams 7
4 Harry Heilmann 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 35
2 Bobby Veach 31
3 Harry Heilmann 29
3 High Pockets Kelly 29
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 15
2 Frankie Frisch 10
3 Walter Barbare 6
3 Tony Boeckel 6
3 6 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 1.56
2 Slim Harriss 1.97
3 Walter Johnson 2.03
4 Rip Collins 2.08
5 Roy Walker 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
1 Slim Harriss 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Wilbur Cooper 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 33
2 Burleigh Grimes 30
3 Bullet Joe Bush 28
3 Wilbur Cooper 28
3 Bob Shawkey 28

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 .396
2 Jack Tobin .388
3 Ross Youngs .383
4 George Sisler .377
5 Tris Speaker .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 60
2 Irish Meusel 23
3 Ken Williams 21
4 High Pockets Kelly 18
4 George Sisler 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 144
2 Bobby Veach 141
3 Harry Heilmann 139
4 Larry Gardner 128
5 High Pockets Kelly 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 51
2 Max Carey 47
3 Sam Rice 43
4 George Sisler 38
5 Carson Bigbee 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 2.08
2 Babe Adams 2.43
3 Pete Alexander 2.44
4 Rube Benton 2.44
5 Bill Doak 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 29
2 Carl Mays 28
3 Wilbur Cooper 25
3 Dickey Kerr 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 132
1 Burleigh Grimes 132
3 Bob Shawkey 126
4 Wilbur Cooper 114
5 Pete Alexander 113

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