On This Day

Friday, July 15, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 53 30 .639 --
Yankees 50 31 .617 2.0
Senators 46 42 .523 9.5
Tigers 42 43 .494 12.0
Red Sox 38 43 .469 14.0
White Sox 35 47 .427 17.5
Browns 35 48 .422 18.0
Athletics 33 48 .407 19.0

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bucky Harris 3
1 Wally Pipp 3
1 Joe Sewell 3
4 Johnny Bassler 2
4 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Tillie Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Pipp 2
1 Muddy Ruel 2
1 Babe Ruth 2
1 Tillie Walker 2
5 15 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Schang 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hooks Dauss 0.56
2 Eric Erickson 0.50
3 Duster Mails 0.30
4 Elam Vangilder 0.25
5 Waite Hoyt 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Dickey Kerr 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 Eddie Rommel 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hooks Dauss 5
2 Elam Vangilder 4
3 Eric Erickson 3
3 Duster Mails 3
5 7 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allen Russell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .432
2 Rogers Hornsby .421
3 Ty Cobb .391
4 Tris Speaker .389
5 Jack Tobin .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 35
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 89
2 Harry Heilmann 86
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 7 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .491
2 Cy Williams .490
3 Jack Tobin .484
4 Harry Heilmann .484
5 Larry Gardner .481

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
1 Bobby Veach 7
3 Harry Heilmann 3
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
3 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 18
1 Bobby Veach 18
1 Zack Wheat 18
4 Baby Doll Jacobson 17
5 Harry Heilmann 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 5
1 Eddie Mulligan 5
3 Frankie Frisch 4
3 Babe Ruth 4
5 7 tied 3

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 Waite Hoyt 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 4
2 Burleigh Grimes 3
2 Slim Harriss 3
2 Waite Hoyt 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 22
2 Red Faber 20
3 Burleigh Grimes 18
4 Dixie Davis 15
5 2 tied 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 .473
2 Cy Williams .454
3 Harry Heilmann .429
4 Rogers Hornsby .424
5 Frankie Frisch .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
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 31
2 Babe Ruth 30
2 Bobby Veach 30
4 Harry Heilmann 29
5 Zack Wheat 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 12
1 Frankie Frisch 12
3 Walter Barbare 6
3 Tony Boeckel 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Morton 0.90
2 Rip Collins 1.00
3 Eppa Rixey 1.41
4 Walter Johnson 1.58
5 Slim Harriss 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 6
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
1 Slim Harriss 6
1 Dickey Kerr 6
1 Joe Oeschger 6

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 .403
2 Jack Tobin .388
3 Ross Youngs .387
4 George Sisler .382
5 Tris Speaker .377

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 148
2 Bobby Veach 143
3 Harry Heilmann 142
4 Larry Gardner 130
5 High Pockets Kelly 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 51
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 25
3 Dickey Kerr 25
5 Jim Bagby 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 136
2 Burleigh Grimes 131
3 Bob Shawkey 128
4 Wilbur Cooper 118
5 Stan Coveleski 113

Saves

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