On This Day

Tuesday, August 16, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 66 40 .623 --
Indians 69 42 .622 -0.5
Senators 60 53 .531 9.5
Browns 55 55 .500 13.0
Red Sox 50 57 .467 16.5
Tigers 52 61 .460 17.5
White Sox 47 63 .427 21.0
Athletics 41 69 .373 27.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 71 39 .645 --
Giants 67 46 .593 5.5
Braves 62 45 .579 7.5
Robins 59 54 .522 13.5
Cardinals 55 54 .505 15.5
Reds 49 62 .441 22.5
Cubs 44 66 .400 27.0
Phillies 35 76 .315 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carson Bigbee 5
1 Charlie Grimm 5
1 Lee King 5
4 Clyde Barnhart 4
4 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee King 2
2 Clyde Barnhart 1
2 Lu Blue 1
2 Walton Cruise 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee King 5
2 Walton Cruise 4
3 George Sisler 3
3 Cotton Tierney 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Bancroft 1
1 Carson Bigbee 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Charlie Grimm 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wilbur Cooper 0.50
2 Babe Adams 0.33
3 George Smith 0.27
4 Art Nehf 0.22
5 Hugh McQuillan 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Dana Fillingim 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Jimmy Zinn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Cooper 6
1 Jimmy Zinn 6
3 George Smith 4
4 Babe Adams 2
4 Art Nehf 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .409
2 Rogers Hornsby .401
3 Ty Cobb .380
4 Babe Ruth .376
5 Jack Tobin .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 High Pockets Kelly 19
3 Tillie Walker 17
3 Ken Williams 17
5 2 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 118
2 Harry Heilmann 105
3 High Pockets Kelly 102
4 Bobby Veach 96
5 Rogers Hornsby 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 39
2 Max Carey 26
3 Bucky Harris 22
4 Sam Bohne 21
4 2 others tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 2.16
2 Red Faber 2.27
3 George Mogridge 2.48
4 Bill Doak 2.62
5 Jesse Barnes 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 22
2 Wilbur Cooper 19
2 Stan Coveleski 19
4 Burleigh Grimes 18
4 Carl Mays 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 99
1 Burleigh Grimes 99
3 Wilbur Cooper 96
4 Dutch Leonard 95
5 Walter Johnson 91

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 .465
2 George Sisler .456
3 Mike Menosky .455
4 Ray Powell .443
5 John Kelleher .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Rogers Hornsby 4
2 Tillie Walker 4
4 Home Run Baker 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Southworth 18
2 Rogers Hornsby 17
2 George Sisler 17
4 Home Run Baker 16
4 Babe Ruth 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 8
2 Nemo Leibold 6
3 Sam Bohne 4
3 Heinie Groh 4
3 Rabbit Maranville 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Morrison 0.53
2 Ray Caldwell 1.35
3 George Mogridge 1.47
4 Earl Hamilton 1.50
5 Bill Sherdel 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 4
1 Urban Shocker 4
3 Leon Cadore 3
3 Rip Collins 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hugh McQuillan 18
2 Dixie Davis 17
2 Burleigh Grimes 17
4 Ray Caldwell 16
4 Pete Donohue 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bayne 2
2 Red Faber 1
2 Buck Freeman 1
2 Carl Holling 1
2 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .418
2 George Sisler .408
3 Sam Rice .380
3 Jack Smith .380
5 2 tied .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Rogers Hornsby 7
3 High Pockets Kelly 6
3 Tillie Walker 6
5 Austin McHenry 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 32
2 Ed Konetchy 30
3 Rogers Hornsby 29
3 Babe Ruth 29
5 Frankie Frisch 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 14
2 Jimmy Johnston 9
3 Sam Bohne 7
3 Nemo Leibold 7
3 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 1.75
2 Red Faber 1.81
3 Jimmy Zinn 1.86
4 George Mogridge 2.16
5 Babe Adams 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 7
2 Burleigh Grimes 6
3 Leon Cadore 5
3 Eppa Rixey 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Caldwell 27
1 Burleigh Grimes 27
3 Bullet Joe Bush 25
3 Red Faber 25
3 3 others tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bayne 2
1 Dolf Luque 2
1 Hugh McQuillan 2
1 Clarence Mitchell 2
1 Roy Walker 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .393
2 Harry Heilmann .391
3 George Sisler .385
4 Jack Tobin .384
5 Ross Youngs .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 56
2 High Pockets Kelly 23
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 144
3 Bobby Veach 133
4 High Pockets Kelly 126
5 Larry Gardner 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 55
2 Max Carey 38
3 Sam Rice 37
4 George Sisler 34
5 Jimmy Johnston 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 2.45
2 Bill Doak 2.51
3 Babe Adams 2.56
4 Red Faber 2.65
5 Eppa Rixey 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 28
2 Carl Mays 26
3 Wilbur Cooper 25
3 Stan Coveleski 25
5 Burleigh Grimes 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 135
2 Burleigh Grimes 132
3 Red Faber 129
4 Wilbur Cooper 121
5 Dixie Davis 120

Saves

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