On This Day

Friday, July 22, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 58 30 .659 --
Giants 52 33 .612 4.5
Braves 49 35 .583 7.0
Robins 45 45 .500 14.0
Cardinals 42 45 .483 15.5
Cubs 39 47 .453 18.0
Reds 35 50 .412 21.5
Phillies 25 60 .294 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hod Ford 4
2 Dave Bancroft 3
2 Tony Boeckel 3
2 Max Carey 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Bohne 1
1 Charlie Deal 1
1 Ray Grimes 1
1 High Pockets Kelly 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jake Daubert 3
1 Charlie Deal 3
1 Jack Fournier 3
4 Tommy Griffith 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Barnhart 1
1 Carson Bigbee 1
1 Charlie Grimm 1
1 Heinie Groh 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whitey Glazner 0.44
2 Bill Pertica 0.38
3 Duke Sedgwick 0.38
4 Hugh McQuillan 0.33
5 Elmer Ponder 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Glazner 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 Hugh McQuillan 1
1 Elmer Ponder 1
1 Ferdie Schupp 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Pertica 5
2 Whitey Glazner 4
2 Ferdie Schupp 4
4 Earl Hamilton 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dutch Ruether 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 High Pockets Kelly 14
3 Bobby Veach 14
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 84
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 2 others tied 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 .500
1 Jack Tobin .500
3 Hank Severeid .422
4 Austin McHenry .420
5 Larry Gardner .415

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 Babe Ruth 14
2 Home Run Baker 13
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 13
2 Stuffy McInnis 13
2 Bobby Veach 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 5
2 Eddie Foster 4
2 George Maisel 4
2 Eddie Mulligan 4
2 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 0.64
2 Dutch Leonard 0.93
2 Hugh McQuillan 0.93
4 Allan Sothoron 0.98
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 24
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 Les Nunamaker .417
4 George Cutshaw .411
5 Bobby Veach .407

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 Harry Heilmann 24
4 2 others tied 24

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 Art Nehf 1.43
4 Elmer Ponder 1.64
5 Buck Freeman 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 6
1 Red Faber 6
1 Joe Oeschger 6
4 Burleigh Grimes 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 40
2 Red Faber 38
3 Wilbur Cooper 33
3 Bob Shawkey 33
5 Dixie Davis 29

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 .400
2 Jack Tobin .397
3 Ross Youngs .381
4 Harry Heilmann .379
5 George Sisler .378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 142
2 Babe Ruth 141
3 Harry Heilmann 139
4 Larry Gardner 125
5 High Pockets Kelly 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 51
2 Max Carey 46
3 Sam Rice 41
4 Carson Bigbee 34
5 George Sisler 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 2.05
2 Pete Alexander 2.29
3 Babe Adams 2.51
4 Bill Doak 2.54
5 Elmer Ponder 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 30
2 Carl Mays 27
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 5 tied 4