On This Day

Friday, August 5, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 60 36 .625 --
Indians 62 39 .614 0.5
Senators 58 48 .547 7.0
Tigers 49 54 .476 14.5
Browns 47 52 .475 14.5
Red Sox 45 55 .450 17.0
White Sox 44 56 .440 18.0
Athletics 37 62 .374 24.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 64 35 .646 --
Giants 62 40 .608 3.5
Braves 56 40 .583 6.5
Robins 53 50 .515 13.0
Cardinals 50 49 .505 14.0
Cubs 42 58 .420 22.5
Reds 42 59 .416 23.0
Phillies 30 68 .306 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Del Pratt 4
2 Frankie Frisch 3
2 Nemo Leibold 3
2 Clarence Mitchell 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Max Flack 1
1 Cy Perkins 1
1 Wally Schang 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Pratt 5
2 Sam Rice 3
2 Wally Schang 3
4 Tony Boeckel 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 2
2 Shano Collins 1
2 Walter Holke 1
2 Jimmy Johnston 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Slim Harriss 0.80
2 Clarence Mitchell 0.62
3 Bullet Joe Bush 0.60
4 George Mogridge 0.50
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 Hugh McQuillan 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 6
2 Clarence Mitchell 5
3 Slim Harriss 4
4 Hooks Dauss 3
4 6 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .419
2 Rogers Hornsby .411
3 Ty Cobb .393
4 Tris Speaker .375
5 Ken Williams .368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 102
2 Harry Heilmann 100
3 High Pockets Kelly 98
4 Bobby Veach 93
5 Larry Gardner 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 34
2 Max Carey 26
3 Sam Bohne 21
3 Bucky Harris 21
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 2.21
2 Eppa Rixey 2.26
3 George Mogridge 2.50
4 Jesse Barnes 2.76
5 Babe Adams 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 21
2 Wilbur Cooper 18
3 Stan Coveleski 17
3 Carl Mays 17
5 2 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 93
2 Dutch Leonard 90
3 Burleigh Grimes 89
4 Wilbur Cooper 88
5 Bob Shawkey 84

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 Clyde Milan .477
2 Nemo Leibold .455
3 Babe Ruth .429
4 Rogers Hornsby .408
5 Jake Daubert .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 High Pockets Kelly 5
2 Harry Heilmann 3
3 Eddie Collins 2
3 Jimmy Dykes 2
3 11 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 15
2 Harry Heilmann 13
2 Ross Youngs 13
4 Charlie Deal 12
4 5 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 8
2 Sam Bohne 7
3 Jimmy Johnston 5
4 Milt Stock 4
4 Ross Youngs 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Rommel 1.42
2 Waite Hoyt 1.73
3 Bill Pertica 1.80
4 Speed Martin 1.84
5 Clarence Mitchell 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 3
1 Bullet Joe Bush 3
1 George Mogridge 3
1 Bill Pertica 3
1 Jack Scott 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Pertica 18
2 Bullet Joe Bush 17
3 Pete Alexander 16
4 Burleigh Grimes 14
5 Dutch Leonard 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh McQuillan 2
1 Clarence Mitchell 2
1 Roy Walker 2
4 Jose Acosta 1
4 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .430
2 Jack Tobin .386
3 George Cutshaw .381
4 Ross Youngs .377
5 Ken Williams .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 High Pockets Kelly 6
2 Bobby Veach 6
4 Austin McHenry 5
4 Bing Miller 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Konetchy 28
2 Harry Heilmann 24
2 High Pockets Kelly 24
2 Babe Ruth 24
2 Bobby Veach 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 14
2 Sam Bohne 8
3 Jimmy Johnston 7
4 Bucky Harris 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 1.07
2 Mule Watson 1.62
3 Eppa Rixey 1.81
4 Eric Erickson 2.03
5 Bill Pertica 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 6
1 Red Faber 6
3 Wilbur Cooper 5
3 Burleigh Grimes 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 45
2 Red Faber 36
3 Bullet Joe Bush 29
4 Wilbur Cooper 28
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 3
2 Jesse Barnes 2
2 Dolf Luque 2
2 Hugh McQuillan 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .395
2 Jack Tobin .388
3 Harry Heilmann .387
4 Ross Youngs .378
5 George Sisler .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 54
2 High Pockets Kelly 24
3 Irish Meusel 20
3 Bobby Veach 20
3 Ken Williams 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 141
2 Bobby Veach 139
3 Babe Ruth 136
4 High Pockets Kelly 130
5 Larry Gardner 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 53
2 Max Carey 42
3 Sam Rice 36
4 George Sisler 32
5 Carson Bigbee 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 2.28
2 Jesse Barnes 2.28
3 Pete Alexander 2.43
4 Bill Doak 2.65
5 Red Faber 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 28
2 Carl Mays 27
3 Wilbur Cooper 24
4 Stan Coveleski 23
4 Dickey Kerr 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 139
2 Burleigh Grimes 132
3 Red Faber 131
4 Wilbur Cooper 117
5 Dixie Davis 115

Saves

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