On This Day

Tuesday, July 19, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 56 31 .644 --
Yankees 54 31 .635 1.0
Senators 47 45 .511 11.5
Tigers 42 47 .472 15.0
Red Sox 40 46 .465 15.5
Browns 40 48 .455 16.5
White Sox 38 49 .437 18.0
Athletics 33 53 .384 22.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 56 29 .659 --
Giants 52 31 .627 3.0
Braves 48 33 .593 6.0
Robins 43 44 .494 14.0
Cardinals 41 43 .488 14.5
Cubs 37 45 .451 17.5
Reds 33 50 .398 22.0
Phillies 23 58 .284 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bucky Harris 4
2 Jake Daubert 3
2 Charlie Deal 3
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Boeckel 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Charlie Grimm 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clyde Barnhart 3
1 Hank Severeid 3
3 Tony Boeckel 2
3 Max Carey 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bucky Harris 1
1 Hervey McClellan 1
1 Sam Rice 1
1 Lance Richbourg 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Babe Adams 0.75
2 Bob Geary 0.67
3 Bullet Joe Bush 0.62
4 Roy Walker 0.44
5 Hooks Dauss 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Bill Bayne 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Babe Adams 6
1 Bob Geary 6
3 Bullet Joe Bush 5
4 Roy Walker 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dolf Luque 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .435
2 Rogers Hornsby .413
3 Ty Cobb .389
4 Tris Speaker .385
5 Jack Tobin .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 36
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 91
2 Harry Heilmann 86
3 High Pockets Kelly 83
4 Bobby Veach 81
5 Larry Gardner 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 26
2 Max Carey 25
3 Bucky Harris 18
4 George Sisler 17
5 Sam Rice 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 2.32
2 Eppa Rixey 2.33
3 George Mogridge 2.51
4 Jesse Barnes 2.69
5 Carl Mays 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 19
2 Wilbur Cooper 15
2 Stan Coveleski 15
2 Carl Mays 15
5 2 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 76
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
3 Urban Shocker 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .525
2 George Cutshaw .510
3 Jack Tobin .489
4 Larry Gardner .481
5 Cy Williams .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Austin McHenry 4
3 Charlie Grimm 3
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stuffy McInnis 16
2 Babe Ruth 14
3 Walter Barbare 12
3 Jack Fournier 12
3 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 6
2 Eddie Mulligan 4
3 Eddie Foster 3
3 Bucky Harris 3
3 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 0.49
2 Pete Alexander 1.33
3 Art Nehf 1.38
4 Bullet Joe Bush 1.52
5 2 tied 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 4
2 Bullet Joe Bush 3
2 Dana Fillingim 3
2 Waite Hoyt 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 27
2 Red Faber 19
3 Hooks Dauss 17
4 Dixie Davis 15
5 Ray Caldwell 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dolf Luque 2
1 Carl Mays 2
1 Al Schacht 2
4 Jesse Barnes 1
4 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .486
2 Jack Tobin .475
3 Cy Williams .450
4 George Cutshaw .442
5 Rogers Hornsby .427

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Bobby Veach 8
3 Austin McHenry 6
3 Zack Wheat 6
3 Ken Williams 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 31
1 Bobby Veach 31
3 High Pockets Kelly 28
4 Rogers Hornsby 27
5 4 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 11
1 Frankie Frisch 11
3 George Burns 7
4 Ernie Johnson 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 1.34
2 Guy Morton 1.41
3 Walter Johnson 1.58
4 Slim Harriss 1.73
5 Rip Collins 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dickey Kerr 6
1 Carl Mays 6
1 Joe Oeschger 6
4 Wilbur Cooper 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 38
2 Red Faber 32
3 Dixie Davis 30
4 Wilbur Cooper 29
5 Burleigh Grimes 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 2
1 Carl Holling 2
1 Dolf Luque 2
1 Duster Mails 2
1 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .401
2 Jack Tobin .391
3 Ross Youngs .388
4 Harry Heilmann .378
5 George Sisler .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 61
2 Irish Meusel 22
3 Ken Williams 20
4 High Pockets Kelly 19
5 3 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 144
2 Bobby Veach 141
3 Harry Heilmann 139
4 Larry Gardner 129
5 High Pockets Kelly 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 52
2 Max Carey 46
3 Sam Rice 41
4 George Sisler 34
5 Carson Bigbee 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 2.05
2 Bill Doak 2.48
3 Pete Alexander 2.50
4 Babe Adams 2.51
5 Carl Mays 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 30
2 Carl Mays 28
3 Dickey Kerr 26
4 Wilbur Cooper 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 136
2 Bob Shawkey 132
3 Burleigh Grimes 128
4 Wilbur Cooper 120
5 Stan Coveleski 117

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Urban Shocker 7
2 Carl Mays 6
3 Jesse Barnes 5
3 Bill Burwell 5
5 7 tied 4