On This Day

Thursday, July 14, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	53	29	.646	--
Yankees	49	31	.613	3.0
Senators	46	41	.529	9.5
Tigers	42	42	.500	12.0
Red Sox	37	43	.463	15.0
Browns	35	47	.427	18.0
White Sox	34	47	.420	18.5
Athletics	32	48	.400	20.0

Games

White Sox 3, Senators 1

Red Sox 5, Indians 2

Athletics 6, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	54	27	.667	--
Giants	50	29	.633	3.0
Braves	45	32	.584	7.0
Robins	42	40	.512	12.5
Cardinals	40	40	.500	13.5
Cubs	33	44	.429	19.0
Reds	29	49	.372	23.5
Phillies	22	54	.289	29.5

Games

Reds 6, Robins 5

Braves 3, Cubs 2

Giants 4, Cardinals 3

Pirates 5, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Bancroft	3
1	Eddie Collins	3
1	Rogers Hornsby	3
1	Doc Johnston	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Bancroft	1
1	Frank Bruggy	1
1	Bing Miller	1
1	Ralph Miller	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Otto Miller	4
1	Bobby Veach	4
3	Ralph Miller	3
4	Tony Boeckel	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Bohne	1
1	Frank Brazill	1
1	Jimmy Dykes	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Faber	0.67
2	Slim Harriss	0.50
2	George Mogridge	0.50
2	Rosy Ryan	0.50
5	Elmer Ponder	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Hod Eller	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Slim Harriss	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	4
1	Slim Harriss	4
1	Sad Sam Jones	4
1	Guy Morton	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eppa Rixey	1
1	Eddie Rommel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.431
2	Rogers Hornsby	.421
3	Ty Cobb	.392
4	Tris Speaker	.388
5	Jack Tobin	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	34
2	Ken Williams	16
3	High Pockets Kelly	13
3	Bobby Veach	13
5	2 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	87
2	Harry Heilmann	85
3	High Pockets Kelly	81
4	Bobby Veach	79
5	2 tied	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	25
2	Frankie Frisch	23
3	George Sisler	17
4	Bucky Harris	16
5	Sam Rice	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.41
2	Red Faber	2.43
3	George Mogridge	2.58
4	Whitey Glazner	2.60
5	Carl Mays	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	18
2	Wilbur Cooper	15
3	Stan Coveleski	14
3	Carl Mays	14
5	Sad Sam Jones	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	74
2	Burleigh Grimes	71
3	Wilbur Cooper	69
4	Walter Johnson	66
5	2 tied	63

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.491
2	Cy Williams	.490
3	Jack Tobin	.485
4	Larry Gardner	.481
5	George Cutshaw	.479

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Veach	7
2	Babe Ruth	6
3	Ken Williams	4
4	Harry Heilmann	3
4	7 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	19
2	Zack Wheat	18
3	Harry Heilmann	16
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	16
3	Babe Ruth	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	5
1	Eddie Mulligan	5
3	Frankie Frisch	4
3	Babe Ruth	4
3	Ken Williams	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	0.75
2	Jack Scott	0.92
3	Walter Johnson	1.00
4	Guy Morton	1.01
5	Rollie Naylor	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	4
2	Burleigh Grimes	3
2	Slim Harriss	3
2	Guy Morton	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	22
2	Red Faber	20
3	Burleigh Grimes	18
4	Dixie Davis	15
5	George Mogridge	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Middleton	2
1	Eddie Rommel	2
1	Al Schacht	2
1	Ferdie Schupp	2
5	14 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Tobin	.477
2	Cy Williams	.455
3	Rogers Hornsby	.434
4	Harry Heilmann	.429
5	Frankie Frisch	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Bobby Veach	8
3	Ken Williams	6
4	Harry Heilmann	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	32
1	Babe Ruth	32
3	Bobby Veach	30
4	Harry Heilmann	29
5	Zack Wheat	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	14
2	Frankie Frisch	12
3	Walter Barbare	7
4	Tony Boeckel	6
4	5 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Morton	0.90
2	Eppa Rixey	1.51
3	Walter Johnson	1.58
4	Slim Harriss	1.85
5	Benn Karr	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	6
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
1	Slim Harriss	6
1	Joe Oeschger	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	35
2	Wilbur Cooper	32
2	Burleigh Grimes	32
4	Dutch Leonard	29
4	George Mogridge	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	2
1	Carl Holling	2
1	Duster Mails	2
1	Jim Middleton	2
1	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.402
2	Jack Tobin	.388
3	Ross Youngs	.387
4	George Sisler	.381
5	Eddie Collins	.379

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	147
2	Bobby Veach	144
3	Harry Heilmann	141
4	Larry Gardner	130
5	High Pockets Kelly	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	52
2	Max Carey	46
3	Sam Rice	44
4	George Sisler	38
5	Carson Bigbee	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	2.04
2	Rube Benton	2.46
3	Pete Alexander	2.47
4	Babe Adams	2.47
5	Bill Doak	2.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	30
2	Carl Mays	28
3	Wilbur Cooper	26
4	Jim Bagby	24
4	2 others tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	136
2	Burleigh Grimes	131
3	Bob Shawkey	128
4	Wilbur Cooper	118
5	Dixie Davis	116

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Urban Shocker	6
2	Jesse Barnes	5
2	Bill Burwell	5
2	Carl Mays	5
5	8 tied	4