On This Day

Saturday, August 6, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 60 37 .619 --
Indians 63 39 .618 -0.5
Senators 58 49 .542 7.0
Tigers 50 54 .481 13.5
Browns 48 53 .475 14.0
Red Sox 46 55 .455 16.0
White Sox 44 57 .436 18.0
Athletics 38 63 .376 24.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 64 36 .640 --
Giants 62 41 .602 3.5
Braves 56 41 .577 6.5
Robins 54 50 .519 12.0
Cardinals 51 49 .510 13.0
Cubs 43 58 .426 21.5
Reds 43 59 .422 22.0
Phillies 30 69 .303 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cy Perkins 6
1 Jack Tobin 6
3 Lu Blue 5
3 Marty McManus 5
3 2 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Bob O'Farrell 1
1 Red Oldham 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob O'Farrell 4
1 Cy Perkins 4
1 George Sisler 4
1 Jack Smith 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Maisel 2
2 Carson Bigbee 1
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Jack Fournier 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dolf Luque 0.60
2 Whitey Glazner 0.50
3 Herb Pennock 0.33
4 Red Oldham 0.30
5 Elam Vangilder 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Leon Cadore 1
1 Virgil Cheeves 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 Jim Middleton 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Leon Cadore 7
2 Dolf Luque 6
3 Bill Sherdel 5
4 Phil Douglas 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bayne 1
1 Carl Holling 1
1 Dave Keefe 1
1 Allen Russell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .414
2 Rogers Hornsby .409
3 Ty Cobb .391
4 Tris Speaker .379
5 Jack Tobin .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 39
2 High Pockets Kelly 18
3 Ken Williams 17
4 Bobby Veach 16
5 Harry Heilmann 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 105
2 Harry Heilmann 100
3 High Pockets Kelly 98
4 Bobby Veach 95
5 Larry Gardner 86

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 Carl Holling 5
3 Jim Middleton 5
5 2 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nemo Leibold .459
2 Clyde Milan .449
3 Babe Ruth .419
4 Ira Flagstead .411
5 Curt Walker .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 High Pockets Kelly 4
2 Jimmy Dykes 3
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 Babe Ruth 3
5 15 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Perkins 16
2 High Pockets Kelly 14
3 Harry Heilmann 13
3 Ed Konetchy 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Pertica 1.00
2 Eddie Rommel 1.80
3 Speed Martin 1.84
4 Clarence Mitchell 1.93
5 2 tied 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 3
1 Bullet Joe Bush 3
1 Leon Cadore 3
1 George Mogridge 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 17
2 Pete Alexander 16
2 Leon Cadore 16
4 Burleigh Grimes 14
5 3 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bayne 2
1 Hugh McQuillan 2
1 Clarence Mitchell 2
1 Roy Walker 2
5 15 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .422
2 Jack Tobin .413
3 Ira Flagstead .386
4 Ross Youngs .374
5 Larry Gardner .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 High Pockets Kelly 6
2 Bobby Veach 6
4 Austin McHenry 5
4 Bing Miller 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 27
2 Bobby Veach 26
3 Ed Konetchy 25
4 Home Run Baker 24
4 Harry Heilmann 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 14
2 Sam Bohne 8
2 George Maisel 8
4 Jimmy Johnston 7
4 Ross Youngs 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 1.21
2 Mule Watson 1.62
3 Eppa Rixey 1.81
4 Bill Pertica 2.04
5 Bullet Joe Bush 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 6
2 Leon Cadore 5
2 Wilbur Cooper 5
2 Red Faber 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 45
2 Red Faber 31
3 Bullet Joe Bush 29
4 Wilbur Cooper 28
5 Bob Shawkey 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 3
2 Jesse Barnes 2
2 Bill Bayne 2
2 Dolf Luque 2
2 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .397
2 Jack Tobin .390
3 Harry Heilmann .385
4 Ross Youngs .379
5 George Sisler .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 54
2 High Pockets Kelly 24
3 Ken Williams 21
4 Irish Meusel 20
4 Bobby Veach 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 140
2 Bobby Veach 139
3 Babe Ruth 138
4 High Pockets Kelly 130
5 Larry Gardner 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 53
2 Max Carey 41
3 Sam Rice 36
4 George Sisler 32
5 Carson Bigbee 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 2.28
2 Jesse Barnes 2.33
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 133
2 Red Faber 131
3 Burleigh Grimes 129
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 2 others tied 5