On This Day

Wednesday, August 10, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	63	39	.618	--
Indians	66	41	.617	-0.5
Senators	59	52	.532	8.5
Browns	51	54	.486	13.5
Tigers	51	57	.472	15.0
Red Sox	49	56	.467	15.5
White Sox	46	60	.434	19.0
Athletics	40	66	.377	25.0

Games

Tigers 8, Red Sox 4

Yankees 14, White Sox 8

Athletics 9, Indians 5

Browns 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	65	38	.631	--
Giants	64	42	.604	2.5
Braves	57	43	.570	6.5
Robins	56	51	.523	11.0
Cardinals	54	51	.514	12.0
Reds	46	61	.430	21.0
Cubs	44	60	.423	21.5
Phillies	31	71	.304	33.5

Games

Robins 1, Pirates 0

Cardinals 6, Reds 4

Reds 6, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Edd Roush	4
2	Home Run Baker	3
2	Joe Dugan	3
2	Ernie Johnson	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	2
2	Jack Fournier	1
2	Rogers Hornsby	1
2	Les Mann	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	5
1	Rogers Hornsby	5
3	Joe Dugan	3
3	Edd Roush	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Dugan	1
1	Eddie Foster	1
1	Jimmy Johnston	1
1	Nemo Leibold	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fritz Coumbe	0.56
2	Urban Shocker	0.38
3	Shovel Hodge	0.25
4	Johnny Morrison	0.20
5	2 tied	0.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Fritz Coumbe	1
1	Roy Moore	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fritz Coumbe	5
1	Doug McWeeny	5
3	Urban Shocker	3
4	Shovel Hodge	2
4	4 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Rommel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.419
2	Rogers Hornsby	.407
3	Ty Cobb	.384
4	Jack Tobin	.373
5	Tris Speaker	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	42
2	High Pockets Kelly	19
3	Ken Williams	17
4	Bobby Veach	16
5	4 tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	111
2	Harry Heilmann	101
3	High Pockets Kelly	100
4	Bobby Veach	96
5	Rogers Hornsby	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	34
2	Max Carey	26
3	Sam Bohne	21
3	Bucky Harris	21
3	Jimmy Johnston	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	2.21
2	Eppa Rixey	2.26
3	George Mogridge	2.48
4	Babe Adams	2.62
5	Bill Doak	2.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	21
2	Wilbur Cooper	18
2	Stan Coveleski	18
4	Carl Mays	17
5	3 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	96
2	Dutch Leonard	93
3	Burleigh Grimes	92
4	Wilbur Cooper	90
5	Bob Shawkey	87

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.462
2	Sam Rice	.440
3	Curt Walker	.415
4	Jake Daubert	.414
5	Ira Flagstead	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Home Run Baker	4
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
2	Austin McHenry	4
5	3 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	18
2	Home Run Baker	17
2	Babe Ruth	17
4	Ed Konetchy	16
4	Cy Perkins	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	6
1	Nemo Leibold	6
3	Sam Bohne	5
3	Jimmy Johnston	5
5	Ross Youngs	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Leon Cadore	1.29
2	Jose Acosta	1.38
3	Elmer Myers	1.50
4	Babe Adams	1.69
5	Bill Pertica	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Leon Cadore	4
1	Urban Shocker	4
3	Bullet Joe Bush	3
3	Bill Doak	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	19
2	Pete Donohue	15
2	Dolf Luque	15
4	George Mogridge	14
4	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Bayne	2
1	Clarence Mitchell	2
1	Roy Walker	2
4	Jose Acosta	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.407
2	Curt Walker	.400
3	Jack Tobin	.374
4	Ross Youngs	.366
5	Jake Daubert	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	High Pockets Kelly	7
3	Rogers Hornsby	6
3	Bobby Veach	6
3	Tillie Walker	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	31
2	Home Run Baker	30
3	Ed Konetchy	28
4	Rogers Hornsby	27
5	Bobby Veach	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	13
2	Jimmy Johnston	9
2	Nemo Leibold	9
4	Sam Bohne	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	1.37
2	Eppa Rixey	1.86
3	Babe Adams	1.98
4	Bill Doak	2.01
5	Dutch Leonard	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Leon Cadore	6
1	Urban Shocker	6
3	Jesse Barnes	5
3	Bullet Joe Bush	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	40
2	Bob Shawkey	28
3	Bullet Joe Bush	27
4	Dixie Davis	26
4	2 others tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	3
2	Bill Bayne	2
2	Dolf Luque	2
2	Hugh McQuillan	2
2	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.394
2	Jack Tobin	.388
3	Harry Heilmann	.388
4	Ross Youngs	.380
5	George Sisler	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	55
2	High Pockets Kelly	25
3	Bobby Veach	20
3	Tillie Walker	20
3	Ken Williams	20

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	51
2	Max Carey	40
3	Sam Rice	37
4	George Sisler	34
5	2 tied	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	2.30
2	Bill Doak	2.36
3	Pete Alexander	2.36
4	Jesse Barnes	2.36
5	Red Faber	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	28
2	Carl Mays	26
3	Wilbur Cooper	24
3	Stan Coveleski	24
5	Burleigh Grimes	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	133
2	Burleigh Grimes	130
3	Red Faber	129
4	Wilbur Cooper	118
4	Dixie Davis	118

Saves

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