On This Day

Monday, August 1, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	62	36	.633	--
Yankees	59	35	.628	1.0
Senators	54	48	.529	10.0
Tigers	48	52	.480	15.0
Browns	44	51	.463	16.5
Red Sox	43	52	.453	17.5
White Sox	43	54	.443	18.5
Athletics	36	61	.371	25.5

Games

Red Sox 2, Browns 0

Yankees 5, Indians 2

White Sox 5, Athletics 4

Senators 1, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	61	35	.635	--
Giants	61	37	.622	1.0
Braves	53	39	.576	6.0
Robins	50	49	.505	12.5
Cardinals	47	48	.495	13.5
Cubs	41	55	.427	20.0
Reds	41	56	.423	20.5
Phillies	30	65	.316	30.5

Games

Phillies 6, Cubs 1

Giants 5, Reds 4

Pirates 7, Braves 3

Robins 8, Cardinals 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Les Mann	4
2	George Burns	3
2	Bibb Falk	3
2	Larry Gardner	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	1
1	Ray Powell	1
1	Frank Welch	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	3
1	Frank Welch	3
3	Home Run Baker	2
3	Frankie Frisch	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ernie Johnson	2
2	Carson Bigbee	1
2	Rabbit Maranville	1
2	Clyde Milan	1
2	Possum Whitted	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bullet Joe Bush	3.00
2	George Smith	1.33
3	George Mogridge	0.56
4	Waite Hoyt	0.40
4	Rollie Naylor	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	George Mogridge	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	6
1	Rollie Naylor	6
3	Cliff Markle	5
3	George Mogridge	5
3	Lefty York	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Clarence Mitchell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.427
2	Rogers Hornsby	.414
3	Ty Cobb	.395
4	Tris Speaker	.379
5	Jack Tobin	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	38
2	High Pockets Kelly	18
3	Ken Williams	16
4	Harry Heilmann	15
4	Bobby Veach	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	102
2	Harry Heilmann	98
3	High Pockets Kelly	96
4	Bobby Veach	90
5	Larry Gardner	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	31
2	Max Carey	26
3	Bucky Harris	20
4	Jimmy Johnston	18
4	Sam Rice	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.12
2	Red Faber	2.17
3	George Mogridge	2.57
4	Jesse Barnes	2.66
5	Babe Adams	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	21
2	Wilbur Cooper	17
2	Stan Coveleski	17
4	Carl Mays	16
5	3 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	91
2	Wilbur Cooper	86
3	Dutch Leonard	85
4	Burleigh Grimes	82
5	Bob Shawkey	81

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Amos Strunk	.431
2	Zack Wheat	.417
3	Pete Kilduff	.412
4	Austin McHenry	.408
5	Harry Heilmann	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	5
2	Harry Heilmann	3
2	Rogers Hornsby	3
2	Bing Miller	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Konetchy	18
2	Edd Roush	15
3	Home Run Baker	14
3	Jake Daubert	14
3	Ross Youngs	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	6
1	Jimmy Johnston	6
3	Bucky Harris	4
3	George Maisel	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Morton	0.00
2	Jeff Pfeffer	0.95
3	Red Faber	1.16
4	Eppa Rixey	1.18
5	Eddie Rommel	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	3
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Jesse Barnes	3
1	Bullet Joe Bush	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jimmy Ring	18
2	Bullet Joe Bush	16
2	Bob Shawkey	16
4	Pete Alexander	15
4	Red Faber	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh McQuillan	2
2	Jose Acosta	1
2	Jesse Barnes	1
2	Bert Cole	1
2	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Tobin	.458
2	Harry Heilmann	.443
3	Rogers Hornsby	.425
4	George Cutshaw	.406
5	Larry Gardner	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Bobby Veach	9
3	High Pockets Kelly	8
4	Harry Heilmann	6
4	Zack Wheat	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	31
2	Bobby Veach	29
3	Harry Heilmann	28
4	Home Run Baker	27
4	High Pockets Kelly	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	12
2	Jimmy Johnston	7
2	George Maisel	7
2	Eddie Mulligan	7
2	Babe Ruth	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	0.82
2	Guy Morton	1.03
3	Eppa Rixey	1.39
4	Jack Scott	1.42
5	Waite Hoyt	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	7
2	Waite Hoyt	6
2	Jack Scott	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	44
2	Red Faber	37
3	Burleigh Grimes	29
3	Bob Shawkey	29
5	Wilbur Cooper	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	3
1	Jim Middleton	3
3	Jesse Barnes	2
3	Dolf Luque	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.396
2	Jack Tobin	.395
3	Harry Heilmann	.387
4	George Sisler	.382
5	Ross Youngs	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	55
2	High Pockets Kelly	24
3	Irish Meusel	20
3	Tillie Walker	20
3	Ken Williams	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	140
2	Babe Ruth	139
2	Bobby Veach	139
4	High Pockets Kelly	130
5	Larry Gardner	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	52
2	Max Carey	43
3	Sam Rice	39
4	George Sisler	33
5	Carson Bigbee	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	2.21
2	Pete Alexander	2.29
3	Babe Adams	2.30
4	Bill Doak	2.61
5	Red Faber	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	29
2	Carl Mays	26
3	Wilbur Cooper	24
3	Stan Coveleski	24
3	Dickey Kerr	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	138
2	Red Faber	135
3	Burleigh Grimes	129
4	Wilbur Cooper	119
5	Dixie Davis	113

Saves

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