On This Day

Saturday, July 23, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	58	32	.644	--
Yankees	55	33	.625	2.0
Senators	47	48	.495	13.5
Tigers	45	47	.489	14.0
Browns	43	48	.473	15.5
Red Sox	40	49	.449	17.5
White Sox	40	50	.444	18.0
Athletics	34	55	.382	23.5

Games

Athletics 3, White Sox 1

Indians 3, Yankees 0

Tigers 6, Senators 2

Browns 5, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	59	31	.656	--
Giants	54	33	.621	3.5
Braves	50	36	.581	7.0
Robins	46	45	.505	13.5
Cardinals	42	46	.477	16.0
Cubs	40	47	.460	17.5
Reds	35	52	.402	22.5
Phillies	25	61	.291	32.0

Games

Robins 14, Cardinals 4

Pirates 3, Braves 2

Braves 3, Pirates 1

Giants 8, Reds 7

Giants 6, Reds 0

Cubs 6, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	High Pockets Kelly	5
2	Bill Cunningham	4
3	Dave Bancroft	3
3	Carson Bigbee	3
3	16 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Cunningham	1
1	High Pockets Kelly	1
1	Larry Kopf	1
1	Ray Powell	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Cunningham	3
1	Pete Kilduff	3
1	Ivy Olson	3
1	Ray Powell	3
1	Zack Wheat	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Bohne	2
1	George Maisel	2
3	Jesse Barnes	1
3	Frankie Frisch	1
3	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Scott	1.00
1	Allan Sothoron	1.00
3	Pete Alexander	0.60
4	Lee Meadows	0.36
5	Howard Ehmke	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Bill Bayne	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	6
2	Howard Ehmke	4
2	Lee Meadows	4
2	Allan Sothoron	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Middleton	1
1	Fred Toney	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.429
2	Rogers Hornsby	.412
3	Tris Speaker	.390
4	Ty Cobb	.389
5	Jack Tobin	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	36
2	Ken Williams	16
3	High Pockets Kelly	15
4	Bobby Veach	14
5	2 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	92
2	Harry Heilmann	87
3	High Pockets Kelly	85
3	Bobby Veach	85
5	Larry Gardner	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	27
2	Max Carey	25
3	Bucky Harris	19
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	2.60
4	Jesse Barnes	2.60
5	Pete Alexander	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	20
2	Wilbur Cooper	17
3	Stan Coveleski	15
3	Carl Mays	15
5	3 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	82
2	Wilbur Cooper	79
3	Dutch Leonard	77
4	Burleigh Grimes	75
5	Bob Shawkey	74

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	5
1	Carl Mays	5
1	Jim Middleton	5
4	Carl Holling	4
4	Urban Shocker	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Tobin	.490
2	Harry Heilmann	.462
3	Hank Severeid	.449
4	Dave Bancroft	.434
5	Austin McHenry	.420

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	Charlie Deal	13
2	Hank Severeid	13
2	Bobby Veach	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	0.64
2	Allan Sothoron	0.66
3	Dutch Leonard	0.93
3	Hugh McQuillan	0.93
5	Pete Alexander	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Wilbur Cooper	3
2	Bob Shawkey	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	24
2	Red Faber	20
3	Ray Caldwell	18
4	Bob Shawkey	15
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dolf Luque	2
1	Carl Mays	2
1	Al Schacht	2
4	Jesse Barnes	1
4	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Tobin	.492
2	Harry Heilmann	.455
3	Les Nunamaker	.407
4	Carson Bigbee	.403
5	Rogers Hornsby	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Bobby Veach	9
3	Zack Wheat	7
4	High Pockets Kelly	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	29
1	Bobby Veach	29
3	High Pockets Kelly	27
3	Zack Wheat	27
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	12
2	Max Carey	10
3	George Burns	7
3	Eddie Foster	7
3	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	1.24
2	Guy Morton	1.32
3	Allan Sothoron	1.45
4	Red Faber	1.55
5	Elmer Ponder	1.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	40
2	Red Faber	37
3	Bob Shawkey	33
4	Dixie Davis	30
5	Wilbur Cooper	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Middleton	3
2	Jesse Barnes	2
2	Carl Holling	2
2	Dolf Luque	2
2	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.401
2	Jack Tobin	.400
3	George Sisler	.379
4	Harry Heilmann	.379
5	Ross Youngs	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	58
2	High Pockets Kelly	21
2	Irish Meusel	21
4	Ken Williams	20
5	3 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	141
2	Harry Heilmann	139
2	Babe Ruth	139
4	Larry Gardner	125
5	High Pockets Kelly	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	52
2	Max Carey	46
3	Sam Rice	40
4	Carson Bigbee	34
5	George Sisler	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	2.08
2	Pete Alexander	2.20
3	Babe Adams	2.51
4	Bill Doak	2.54
5	Elmer Ponder	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	30
2	Wilbur Cooper	27
2	Carl Mays	27
4	Stan Coveleski	24
4	Dickey Kerr	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	140
2	Bob Shawkey	137
3	Burleigh Grimes	128
4	Wilbur Cooper	124
5	Dixie Davis	117

Saves

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