On This Day

Saturday, July 16, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	54	30	.643	--
Yankees	51	31	.622	2.0
Senators	46	43	.517	10.5
Tigers	42	44	.488	13.0
Red Sox	39	43	.476	14.0
Browns	36	48	.429	18.0
White Sox	35	48	.422	18.5
Athletics	33	49	.402	20.0

Games

Red Sox 10, White Sox 0

Indians 8, Senators 4

Yankees 5, Tigers 4

Browns 4, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	54	28	.659	--
Giants	51	29	.638	2.0
Braves	46	33	.582	6.5
Cardinals	41	41	.500	13.0
Robins	42	42	.500	13.0
Cubs	35	44	.443	17.5
Reds	30	50	.375	23.0
Phillies	23	55	.295	29.0

Games

Cubs 6, Robins 2

Cubs 9, Robins 6

Cardinals 4, Braves 3

Braves 5, Cardinals 3

Giants 13, Pirates 4

Reds 7, Phillies 1

Phillies 5, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Johnston	5
2	Tony Boeckel	4
2	Tom Daly	4
2	Pat Duncan	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	1
1	John Peters	1
1	Ivey Wingo	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tom Daly	4
2	Shano Collins	3
2	Heinie Groh	3
2	Irish Meusel	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	2
2	Walton Cruise	1
2	Charlie Deal	1
2	Hod Ford	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Doak	1.00
1	Dutch Leonard	1.00
3	Dixie Davis	0.62
4	Hugh McQuillan	0.55
5	Joe Oeschger	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Dixie Davis	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	9
2	Hugh McQuillan	6
3	Dixie Davis	5
4	Stan Coveleski	4
4	Bob Shawkey	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dana Fillingim	1
1	Carl Mays	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.433
2	Rogers Hornsby	.419
3	Ty Cobb	.393
4	Tris Speaker	.387
5	Jack Tobin	.373

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	82
4	Bobby Veach	81
5	2 tied	75

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.33
2	Red Faber	2.43
3	George Mogridge	2.58
4	Whitey Glazner	2.60
5	Jesse Barnes	2.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	18
2	Wilbur Cooper	15
2	Stan Coveleski	15
4	Carl Mays	14
5	2 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	74
2	Wilbur Cooper	72
2	Burleigh Grimes	72
2	Dutch Leonard	72
5	2 tied	66

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	5
1	Carl Mays	5
3	Carl Holling	4
3	Jim Middleton	4
5	7 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Cutshaw	.542
2	Jack Tobin	.500
3	Harry Heilmann	.485
4	Cy Williams	.483
5	Larry Gardner	.464

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
1	Bobby Veach	7
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	4
4	Harry Heilmann	3
4	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	20
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	18
2	Babe Ruth	18
2	Zack Wheat	18
5	Harry Heilmann	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	6
1	Eddie Mulligan	6
3	Max Carey	5
4	Babe Ruth	4
4	Zack Wheat	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	0.75
2	Jack Scott	0.89
3	Guy Morton	1.01
4	Waite Hoyt	1.06
5	Rollie Naylor	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	4
1	Joe Oeschger	4
3	Stan Coveleski	3
3	Phil Douglas	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	31
2	Dixie Davis	20
2	Red Faber	20
4	Burleigh Grimes	19
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	2
1	Jim Middleton	2
1	Eddie Rommel	2
1	Al Schacht	2
1	Ferdie Schupp	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Tobin	.477
2	Cy Williams	.455
3	Harry Heilmann	.431
4	Rogers Hornsby	.423
5	Frankie Frisch	.417

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	Bobby Veach	32
2	High Pockets Kelly	31
3	Babe Ruth	30
4	Harry Heilmann	29
5	Zack Wheat	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	13
2	Max Carey	12
3	Walter Barbare	6
3	George Burns	6
3	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Morton	0.90
2	Rip Collins	1.00
3	Eppa Rixey	1.34
4	Walter Johnson	1.58
5	Slim Harriss	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	6
1	Slim Harriss	6
1	Joe Oeschger	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	38
2	Red Faber	35
3	Wilbur Cooper	32
4	Dixie Davis	30
5	3 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	2
1	Carl Holling	2
1	Duster Mails	2
1	Carl Mays	2
1	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.402
2	Ross Youngs	.390
3	Jack Tobin	.389
4	George Sisler	.381
5	Eddie Collins	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	60
2	Irish Meusel	23
3	Ken Williams	20
4	High Pockets Kelly	19
5	2 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	145
1	Bobby Veach	145
3	Harry Heilmann	142
4	Larry Gardner	129
5	High Pockets Kelly	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	53
2	Max Carey	46
3	Sam Rice	44
4	George Sisler	36
5	Carson Bigbee	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	2.04
2	Pete Alexander	2.45
3	Rube Benton	2.46
4	Bill Doak	2.46
5	Babe Adams	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	30
2	Carl Mays	28
3	Wilbur Cooper	25
3	Dickey Kerr	25
5	Stan Coveleski	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	136
2	Burleigh Grimes	132
2	Bob Shawkey	132
4	Wilbur Cooper	121
5	2 tied	117

Saves

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