On This Day

Thursday, July 21, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 57 32 .640 --
Yankees 55 32 .632 1.0
Senators 47 47 .500 12.5
Tigers 44 47 .484 14.0
Browns 42 48 .467 15.5
Red Sox 40 48 .455 16.5
White Sox 40 49 .449 17.0
Athletics 33 55 .375 23.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 57 29 .663 --
Giants 52 32 .619 4.0
Braves 48 34 .585 7.0
Robins 44 45 .494 14.5
Cardinals 42 44 .488 15.0
Cubs 38 47 .447 18.5
Reds 34 50 .405 22.0
Phillies 25 59 .298 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Sewell 5
2 Jimmy Dykes 4
3 Donie Bush 3
3 Wally Gerber 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bibb Falk 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 John Peters 1
1 Bobby Veach 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee King 3
1 Hank Severeid 3
1 Elmer Smith 3
1 Bobby Veach 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Max Flack 1
1 Ira Flagstead 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Oldham 0.71
1 Jimmy Ring 0.71
3 Rollie Naylor 0.55
4 Red Faber 0.38
5 Bill Doak 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Red Oldham 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 6
1 Rollie Naylor 6
3 Red Oldham 5
3 Jimmy Ring 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Uhle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .431
2 Rogers Hornsby .411
3 Ty Cobb .389
4 Tris Speaker .388
5 Jack Tobin .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 36
2 Ken Williams 16
3 Bobby Veach 14
4 High Pockets Kelly 13
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 92
2 Harry Heilmann 87
3 Bobby Veach 85
4 High Pockets Kelly 83
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 Red Faber 2.21
2 Eppa Rixey 2.26
3 George Mogridge 2.51
4 Bill Doak 2.67
5 Jesse Barnes 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 20
2 Wilbur Cooper 16
3 Stan Coveleski 15
3 Carl Mays 15
5 3 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 82
2 Dutch Leonard 77
3 Wilbur Cooper 76
4 Burleigh Grimes 75
5 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 Harry Heilmann .525
2 Jack Tobin .500
3 George Cutshaw .467
4 Austin McHenry .429
5 Hank Severeid .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Bing Miller 4
2 Bobby Veach 4
4 Charlie Grimm 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 16
2 Babe Ruth 14
3 Home Run Baker 13
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 13
3 Stuffy McInnis 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 6
2 Eddie Mulligan 5
3 Eddie Foster 4
3 Sam Rice 4
5 10 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 0.64
2 Hugh McQuillan 0.95
3 Allan Sothoron 0.98
4 Pete Alexander 1.00
4 Mule Watson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 4
2 Bullet Joe Bush 3
2 Wilbur Cooper 3
2 Dickey Kerr 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 32
2 Red Faber 20
3 Ray Caldwell 18
4 Dixie Davis 17
4 Bob Shawkey 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dolf Luque 2
1 Carl Mays 2
1 Al Schacht 2
4 Jesse Barnes 1
4 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Tobin .492
2 Harry Heilmann .473
3 George Cutshaw .450
4 Cy Williams .413
5 Rogers Hornsby .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Bobby Veach 9
3 Austin McHenry 6
3 Zack Wheat 6
3 Ken Williams 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 33
2 Babe Ruth 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 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 1.29
2 Guy Morton 1.32
3 Red Faber 1.71
4 Slim Harriss 1.73
5 Benn Karr 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 6
1 Red Faber 6
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
1 Joe Oeschger 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 40
2 Red Faber 38
3 Bob Shawkey 34
4 Wilbur Cooper 33
5 Burleigh Grimes 31

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 .402
2 Jack Tobin .395
3 Ross Youngs .385
4 Harry Heilmann .379
5 George Sisler .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 58
2 Irish Meusel 22
3 Ken Williams 20
4 High Pockets Kelly 19
4 Bobby Veach 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 142
2 Babe Ruth 141
3 Harry Heilmann 139
4 Larry Gardner 126
5 High Pockets Kelly 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 52
2 Max Carey 46
3 Sam Rice 41
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 2.45
4 Babe Adams 2.51
5 Elmer Ponder 2.66

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 Red Faber 140
2 Bob Shawkey 137
3 Burleigh Grimes 128
4 Wilbur Cooper 121
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 6 tied 4