Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, August 11, 1921

On This Day

Thursday, August 11, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	64	39	.621	--
Indians	66	41	.617	0.0
Senators	59	52	.532	9.0
Browns	51	54	.486	14.0
Tigers	51	57	.472	15.5
Red Sox	49	56	.467	16.0
White Sox	46	60	.434	19.5
Athletics	40	67	.374	26.0

Games

Yankees 7, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	67	38	.638	--
Giants	65	43	.602	3.5
Braves	58	43	.574	7.0
Robins	57	52	.523	12.0
Cardinals	54	52	.509	13.5
Reds	47	61	.435	21.5
Cubs	44	62	.415	23.5
Phillies	31	72	.301	35.0

Games

Braves 2, Phillies 1

Robins 5, Giants 3

Giants 6, Robins 5

Pirates 7, Cubs 3

Pirates 5, Cubs 4

Reds 6, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Zack Wheat	7
2	George Burns	6
2	John Kelleher	6
4	Clyde Barnhart	5
4	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Pete Kilduff	1
1	Babe Ruth	1
1	Tillie Walker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frankie Frisch	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
1	Cotton Tierney	4
4	John Kelleher	3
4	Possum Whitted	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rabbit Maranville	2
2	Tony Boeckel	1
2	George Burns	1
2	Frankie Frisch	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hugh McQuillan	1.11
2	Jimmy Zinn	0.50
3	Speed Martin	0.35
4	Pete Alexander	0.33
4	Earl Hamilton	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	Hugh McQuillan	1
1	Eppa Rixey	1
1	Dutch Ruether	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hugh McQuillan	10
2	Speed Martin	6
3	Jimmy Zinn	5
4	Pete Alexander	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sherry Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.419
2	Rogers Hornsby	.406
3	Ty Cobb	.384
4	Jack Tobin	.373
5	Babe Ruth	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	43
2	High Pockets Kelly	19
3	Ken Williams	17
4	Bobby Veach	16
4	Tillie Walker	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	115
2	Harry Heilmann	101
2	High Pockets Kelly	101
4	Bobby Veach	96
5	Rogers Hornsby	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	35
2	Max Carey	26
3	Sam Bohne	21
3	Bucky Harris	21
3	Jimmy Johnston	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.21
2	Red Faber	2.21
3	George Mogridge	2.48
4	Babe Adams	2.62
5	Bill Doak	2.72

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	89

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	.500
2	Sam Rice	.457
3	Johnny Bassler	.447
4	John Kelleher	.431
5	Curt Walker	.420

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Home Run Baker	4
2	Austin McHenry	4
2	Tillie Walker	4
5	3 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	20
2	Rogers Hornsby	17
3	Home Run Baker	16
3	Frankie Frisch	16
3	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	7
2	Nemo Leibold	6
3	Sam Bohne	5
4	Jimmy Johnston	4
4	Rabbit Maranville	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Mogridge	0.99
2	Leon Cadore	1.29
3	Earl Hamilton	1.50
3	Elmer Myers	1.50
3	George Uhle	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Leon Cadore	4
2	Bill Doak	3
2	Pete Donohue	3
2	Joe Oeschger	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hugh McQuillan	17
2	Bullet Joe Bush	15
3	Pete Donohue	14
4	Ray Caldwell	13
4	3 others tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Bayne	2
1	Clarence Mitchell	2
1	Roy Walker	2
4	Jesse Barnes	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Curt Walker	.408
2	Harry Heilmann	.400
3	Babe Ruth	.381
4	John Kelleher	.366
5	Jake Daubert	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	High Pockets Kelly	7
2	Tillie Walker	7
4	Rogers Hornsby	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	33
2	Home Run Baker	30
3	Ed Konetchy	27
4	Rogers Hornsby	26
5	Ross Youngs	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	14
2	Jimmy Johnston	9
2	Nemo Leibold	9
4	Sam Bohne	8
4	George Maisel	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	1.32
2	Red Faber	1.37
3	Eppa Rixey	1.70
4	Dutch Leonard	2.07
5	Mule Watson	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Leon Cadore	6
1	Bob Shawkey	6
1	Urban Shocker	6
4	Jesse Barnes	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	40
2	Bob Shawkey	30
3	Pete Alexander	28
4	Bullet Joe Bush	27
5	4 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	.396
2	Harry Heilmann	.388
3	Jack Tobin	.385
4	Ross Youngs	.376
5	George Sisler	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	56
2	High Pockets Kelly	25
3	Tillie Walker	21
4	Bobby Veach	20
4	Ken Williams	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	144
2	Harry Heilmann	140
3	Bobby Veach	138
4	High Pockets Kelly	131
5	Larry Gardner	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	52
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	Jesse Barnes	2.41
3	Bill Doak	2.47
4	Pete Alexander	2.52
5	Red Faber	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	27
2	Carl Mays	26
3	Wilbur Cooper	24
3	Stan Coveleski	24
5	Burleigh Grimes	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	135
2	Burleigh Grimes	130
3	Red Faber	126
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