On This Day

Thursday, July 28, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	60	34	.638	--
Yankees	57	34	.626	1.5
Senators	51	48	.515	11.5
Tigers	47	49	.490	14.0
Browns	44	50	.468	16.0
Red Sox	42	51	.452	17.5
White Sox	40	54	.426	20.0
Athletics	36	57	.387	23.5

Games

Indians 5, Red Sox 4

Yankees 6, Browns 0

Athletics 3, Tigers 2

Tigers 9, Athletics 2

Senators 8, White Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	60	34	.638	--
Giants	58	34	.630	1.0
Braves	52	38	.578	6.0
Robins	49	46	.516	11.5
Cardinals	44	47	.484	14.5
Cubs	40	51	.440	18.5
Reds	38	53	.418	20.5
Phillies	26	64	.289	32.0

Games

Robins 3, Cubs 2

Braves 2, Reds 1

Giants 6, Pirates 4

Cardinals 9, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Whitey Witt	5
2	Chick Galloway	4
2	Joe Sargent	4
4	Carson Bigbee	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Heilmann	2
2	Jimmy Dykes	1
2	Clyde Milan	1
2	Joe Sargent	1
2	Howie Shanks	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Sargent	5
2	Harry Heilmann	4
2	Howie Shanks	4
4	Doc Lavan	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	1
1	Cliff Heathcote	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Bernie Neis	1
1	Milt Stock	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jesse Haines	1.20
2	Waite Hoyt	0.62
3	Leon Cadore	0.40
4	Jim Middleton	0.25
4	Jack Scott	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Eric Erickson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jesse Haines	6
2	Waite Hoyt	5
3	Leon Cadore	4
4	Eric Erickson	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh McQuillan	1
1	Rosy Ryan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.431
2	Rogers Hornsby	.415
3	Ty Cobb	.386
4	Tris Speaker	.385
5	Jack Tobin	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	36
2	High Pockets Kelly	17
3	Ken Williams	16
4	Harry Heilmann	14
4	Bobby Veach	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	97
2	Harry Heilmann	93
3	High Pockets Kelly	90
4	Bobby Veach	88
5	Larry Gardner	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	28
2	Max Carey	26
3	Bucky Harris	20
4	Jimmy Johnston	17
4	3 others tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.15
2	Red Faber	2.21
3	Pete Alexander	2.65
4	George Mogridge	2.70
5	Bill Doak	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	20
2	Wilbur Cooper	17
3	Stan Coveleski	16
4	Carl Mays	15
5	2 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	87
2	Dutch Leonard	83
3	Wilbur Cooper	82
4	Burleigh Grimes	79
4	Bob Shawkey	79

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	6
2	Jesse Barnes	5
2	Jim Middleton	5
4	Carl Holling	4
4	Urban Shocker	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.415
2	Joe Sewell	.413
3	Pete Kilduff	.404
4	Rogers Hornsby	.400
5	Bucky Harris	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	4
1	Bing Miller	4
3	Charlie Grimm	3
3	Rogers Hornsby	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Deal	14
1	Hank Severeid	14
3	Home Run Baker	13
3	Bing Miller	13
3	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	6
2	Jimmy Johnston	5
2	George Maisel	5
4	Bucky Harris	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	0.88
2	Eppa Rixey	0.98
3	Babe Adams	1.00
4	Dolf Luque	1.05
5	Pete Alexander	1.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Bullet Joe Bush	3
1	Red Faber	3
1	Waite Hoyt	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	20
2	Bob Shawkey	18
3	Red Faber	17
3	Jimmy Ring	17
5	Pete Alexander	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	2
1	Hugh McQuillan	2
3	Jose Acosta	1
3	Fritz Coumbe	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.456
2	Jack Tobin	.455
3	Rogers Hornsby	.437
4	Ken Williams	.400
5	George Cutshaw	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Bobby Veach	8
3	High Pockets Kelly	7
4	Charlie Grimm	5
4	6 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	28
2	Babe Ruth	27
3	Harry Heilmann	25
4	Home Run Baker	24
4	Rogers Hornsby	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	9
2	Max Carey	8
3	George Maisel	7
3	Eddie Mulligan	7
5	5 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	1.16
2	Eppa Rixey	1.23
3	Guy Morton	1.30
4	Jack Scott	1.42
5	Babe Adams	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	6
1	Jack Scott	6
1	Bob Shawkey	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	42
2	Red Faber	39
3	Bob Shawkey	31
4	Dixie Davis	29
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	3
1	Jim Middleton	3
3	Dolf Luque	2
3	Duster Mails	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.401
2	Jack Tobin	.398
3	Harry Heilmann	.388
4	George Sisler	.383
5	Ross Youngs	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	55
2	High Pockets Kelly	23
3	Irish Meusel	21
4	Ken Williams	20
5	Tillie Walker	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	142
2	Babe Ruth	139
2	Bobby Veach	139
4	High Pockets Kelly	125
5	Larry Gardner	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	52
2	Max Carey	46
3	Sam Rice	39
4	Carson Bigbee	33
4	George Sisler	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.24
2	Jesse Barnes	2.25
3	Babe Adams	2.34
4	Bill Doak	2.61
5	Burleigh Grimes	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	29
2	Wilbur Cooper	26
2	Carl Mays	26
4	Stan Coveleski	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	138
2	Red Faber	136
3	Burleigh Grimes	130
4	Wilbur Cooper	125
5	Dixie Davis	118

Saves

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