On This Day

Wednesday, July 20, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	55	31	.640	--
Indians	56	32	.636	0.0
Senators	47	46	.505	11.5
Tigers	43	47	.478	14.0
Browns	41	48	.461	15.5
Red Sox	40	47	.460	15.5
White Sox	39	49	.443	17.0
Athletics	33	54	.379	22.5

Games

White Sox 3, Athletics 2

Yankees 7, Indians 1

Tigers 2, Senators 1

Browns 10, Red Sox 9

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	57	29	.663	--
Giants	52	32	.619	4.0
Braves	48	34	.585	7.0
Cardinals	42	43	.494	14.5
Robins	43	45	.489	15.0
Cubs	38	46	.452	18.0
Reds	34	50	.405	22.0
Phillies	24	59	.289	31.5

Games

Cardinals 8, Robins 5

Pirates 2, Braves 0

Reds 2, Giants 1

Cubs 10, Phillies 0

Phillies 8, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Maisel	6
2	Max Flack	4
2	Ray Grimes	4
2	Charlie Hollocher	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max Carey	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Bill Hubbell	1
1	Ed Konetchy	1
1	Elmer Smith	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	4
2	Ed Konetchy	3
2	Herb Pennock	3
2	Muddy Ruel	3
2	George Sisler	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Foster	2
2	Home Run Baker	1
2	Pete Kilduff	1
2	George Maisel	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Shawkey	0.90
2	Dutch Leonard	0.62
3	Pete Alexander	0.43
4	Wilbur Cooper	0.36
5	Burleigh Grimes	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Bill Hubbell	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	9
2	Dutch Leonard	5
3	Wilbur Cooper	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.431
2	Rogers Hornsby	.416
3	Ty Cobb	.389
4	Tris Speaker	.384
5	Jack Tobin	.379

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	82
5	Larry Gardner	77

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.26
2	Red Faber	2.32
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	16
3	Stan Coveleski	15
3	Carl Mays	15
5	2 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	77
2	Wilbur Cooper	76
2	Red Faber	76
4	Burleigh Grimes	74
4	Bob Shawkey	74

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	Jack Tobin	.511
2	Harry Heilmann	.508
3	George Cutshaw	.490
4	Larry Gardner	.460
5	Hank Severeid	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Charlie Grimm	3
2	Joe Judge	3
2	Ed Konetchy	3
2	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Konetchy	15
2	Stuffy McInnis	14
3	Babe Ruth	13
3	Bobby Veach	13
5	4 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	6
2	Eddie Mulligan	5
3	Eddie Foster	4
3	Sam Rice	4
5	8 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	0.49
2	Allan Sothoron	0.98
3	Pete Alexander	1.00
3	Mule Watson	1.00
5	Eppa Rixey	1.30

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	32
2	Red Faber	19
3	Hooks Dauss	17
3	Dixie Davis	17
3	Bob Shawkey	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dolf Luque	2
1	Carl Mays	2
1	Al Schacht	2
4	Jesse Barnes	1
4	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Tobin	.496
2	Harry Heilmann	.477
3	George Cutshaw	.444
4	Rogers Hornsby	.424
5	Cy Williams	.423

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
2	Bobby Veach	30
3	High Pockets Kelly	27
4	Rogers Hornsby	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	11
1	Frankie Frisch	11
3	George Burns	7
3	Eddie Foster	7
3	Eddie Mulligan	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	1.29
2	Guy Morton	1.32
3	Slim Harriss	1.73
4	Benn Karr	1.78
5	Rip Collins	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	6
1	Carl Mays	6
1	Joe Oeschger	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	40
2	Bob Shawkey	34
3	Wilbur Cooper	33
4	Red Faber	32
5	Burleigh Grimes	30

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	.405
2	Jack Tobin	.393
3	Ross Youngs	.390
4	Eddie Collins	.380
5	George Sisler	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	59
2	Irish Meusel	22
3	Ken Williams	20
4	High Pockets Kelly	19
5	3 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	142
2	Babe Ruth	141
3	Harry Heilmann	139
4	Larry Gardner	128
5	High Pockets Kelly	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	52
2	Max Carey	46
3	Sam Rice	42
4	Carson Bigbee	33
4	George Sisler	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	2.05
2	Pete Alexander	2.42
3	Bill Doak	2.48
4	Babe Adams	2.51
5	Carl Mays	2.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	137
2	Red Faber	136
3	Burleigh Grimes	130
4	Wilbur Cooper	124
5	Dixie Davis	118

Saves

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