On This Day

Friday, August 12, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	67	41	.620	--
Yankees	64	40	.615	1.0
Senators	59	52	.532	9.5
Browns	52	54	.491	14.0
Tigers	51	58	.468	16.5
Red Sox	49	56	.467	16.5
White Sox	46	61	.430	20.5
Athletics	41	67	.380	26.0

Games

Indians 6, White Sox 1

Browns 3, Tigers 1

Athletics 8, Yankees 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	68	38	.642	--
Giants	65	44	.596	4.5
Braves	58	45	.563	8.5
Robins	58	52	.527	12.0
Cardinals	54	53	.505	14.5
Reds	48	61	.440	21.5
Cubs	44	63	.411	24.5
Phillies	33	72	.314	34.5

Games

Phillies 10, Braves 5

Phillies 4, Braves 0

Robins 3, Giants 1

Pirates 12, Cubs 9

Reds 4, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tony Boeckel	4
1	Wilbur Cooper	4
1	Frank Ellerbe	4
4	Rube Bressler	3
4	16 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bevo LeBourveau	1
1	John Monroe	1
1	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	4
2	Max Flack	3
2	Hod Ford	3
2	Bevo LeBourveau	3
2	Whitey Witt	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Bob Jones	1
1	Glenn Myatt	1
1	Bernie Neis	1
1	Russ Wrightstone	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Burleigh Grimes	0.60
2	Rube Marquard	0.38
3	Jack Scott	0.33
4	Waite Hoyt	0.25
5	Elam Vangilder	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
2	Jack Scott	5
3	Huck Betts	4
4	Waite Hoyt	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dolf Luque	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.417
2	Rogers Hornsby	.404
3	Ty Cobb	.380
4	Babe Ruth	.376
5	Tris Speaker	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
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	117
2	Harry Heilmann	101
2	High Pockets Kelly	101
4	Bobby Veach	96
5	2 tied	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	36
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	2.32
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	19
2	Stan Coveleski	19
4	Burleigh Grimes	17
4	Carl Mays	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	98
2	Red Faber	97
3	Dutch Leonard	95
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	.524
2	Sam Rice	.452
3	Curt Walker	.449
4	John Kelleher	.411
5	Cy Perkins	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Home Run Baker	4
2	Austin McHenry	4
2	Tillie Walker	4
5	Rogers Hornsby	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	20
2	Home Run Baker	17
2	Ed Konetchy	17
4	Rogers Hornsby	16
5	Cy Perkins	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	8
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	1.04
3	Earl Hamilton	1.50
3	Elmer Myers	1.50
3	2 others tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Leon Cadore	3
1	Stan Coveleski	3
1	Bill Doak	3
1	Pete Donohue	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	19
2	Hugh McQuillan	17
3	Bullet Joe Bush	15
4	Pete Donohue	14
5	Ray Caldwell	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Bayne	2
1	Clarence Mitchell	2
1	Roy Walker	2
4	Jesse Barnes	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Curt Walker	.408
2	Harry Heilmann	.385
3	John Kelleher	.380
4	Babe Ruth	.378
5	Tony Boeckel	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Tillie Walker	7
3	Rogers Hornsby	6
3	High Pockets Kelly	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	31
1	Babe Ruth	31
3	Ed Konetchy	28
4	Rogers Hornsby	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	1.32
2	Eppa Rixey	1.70
3	Red Faber	1.81
4	Elmer Myers	2.10
5	Eddie Rommel	2.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	32
2	Burleigh Grimes	29
3	Bob Shawkey	28
4	Red Faber	27
5	3 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Bayne	2
1	Dolf Luque	2
1	Carl Mays	2
1	Hugh McQuillan	2
1	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.393
2	Harry Heilmann	.389
3	Jack Tobin	.383
4	Ross Youngs	.375
5	George Sisler	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	57
2	High Pockets Kelly	25
3	Tillie Walker	21
4	Ken Williams	20
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	146
2	Harry Heilmann	140
3	Bobby Veach	136
4	High Pockets Kelly	131
5	Larry Gardner	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	53
2	Max Carey	40
3	Sam Rice	37
4	George Sisler	34
5	Jimmy Johnston	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	Burleigh Grimes	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	27
2	Wilbur Cooper	25
2	Stan Coveleski	25
2	Carl Mays	25
5	Burleigh Grimes	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	136
2	Bob Shawkey	135
3	Red Faber	127
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