On This Day

Thursday, August 18, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	67	41	.620	--
Indians	70	43	.619	-0.5
Senators	61	54	.530	9.5
Browns	56	56	.500	13.0
Red Sox	52	57	.477	15.5
Tigers	52	63	.452	18.5
White Sox	48	64	.429	21.0
Athletics	42	70	.375	27.0

Games

White Sox 7, Yankees 6

Athletics 6, Indians 4

Red Sox 6, Tigers 5

Senators 13, Browns 1

Red Sox 5, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	73	39	.652	--
Giants	68	47	.591	6.5
Braves	63	47	.573	9.0
Robins	61	54	.530	13.5
Cardinals	55	56	.495	17.5
Reds	50	63	.442	23.5
Cubs	46	67	.407	27.5
Phillies	35	78	.310	38.5

Games

Robins 11, Cardinals 5

Robins 4, Cardinals 1

Braves 9, Cubs 8

Reds 4, Giants 3

Pirates 4, Phillies 3

Pirates 3, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	5
1	Rogers Hornsby	5
1	Bernie Neis	5
1	Dave Robertson	5
5	3 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Shano Collins	1
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	1
1	Lee King	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shano Collins	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
3	Tony Boeckel	3
3	Jack Fournier	3
3	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Hood	1
1	Harry Hooper	1
1	Jimmy Johnston	1
1	High Pockets Kelly	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whitey Glazner	1.00
1	Walter Johnson	1.00
3	Sad Sam Jones	0.75
4	Leon Cadore	0.67
5	Dolf Luque	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Whitey Glazner	1
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Glazner	8
2	Leon Cadore	6
2	Sad Sam Jones	6
4	Walter Johnson	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Shovel Hodge	1
1	Mule Watson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.407
2	Rogers Hornsby	.406
3	Ty Cobb	.384
4	Babe Ruth	.375
5	Tris Speaker	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	High Pockets Kelly	20
3	Tillie Walker	17
3	Ken Williams	17
5	2 tied	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	125
2	High Pockets Kelly	106
3	Harry Heilmann	105
4	Rogers Hornsby	97
4	Bobby Veach	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	39
2	Max Carey	26
3	Bucky Harris	22
3	Jimmy Johnston	22
5	2 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.16
2	Red Faber	2.40
3	Bill Doak	2.62
4	George Mogridge	2.64
5	Jesse Barnes	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	23
2	Wilbur Cooper	19
2	Stan Coveleski	19
4	Burleigh Grimes	18
4	3 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	102
2	Burleigh Grimes	99
3	Wilbur Cooper	96
4	Walter Johnson	95
4	Dutch Leonard	95

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	George Sisler	.456
2	Babe Ruth	.440
3	Heinie Mueller	.406
4	Cy Perkins	.400
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Jack Fournier	4
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
2	Tillie Walker	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	23
2	Rogers Hornsby	18
3	Billy Southworth	17
4	Home Run Baker	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	8
2	Nemo Leibold	6
3	Heinie Groh	4
3	Jimmy Johnston	4
3	Wally Pipp	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sad Sam Jones	0.33
2	Johnny Morrison	0.53
3	Allen Russell	0.71
4	Leon Cadore	1.00
5	Bill Doak	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	5
2	Burleigh Grimes	4
2	Walter Johnson	4
4	Leon Cadore	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hugh McQuillan	20
2	Walter Johnson	19
3	Ray Caldwell	18
3	Urban Shocker	18
5	Burleigh Grimes	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mule Watson	2
2	Bill Bayne	1
2	Hal Carlson	1
2	Red Faber	1
2	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.432
2	Babe Ruth	.420
3	Sam Rice	.389
4	Mike Menosky	.384
5	Edd Roush	.381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	34
2	Rogers Hornsby	29
3	Home Run Baker	28
4	Ed Konetchy	26
5	Frankie Frisch	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	13
2	Jimmy Johnston	9
3	Sam Bohne	7
3	George Maisel	7
3	Ross Youngs	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	1.75
2	Sad Sam Jones	1.80
3	Jimmy Zinn	1.86
4	Carl Holling	1.93
5	Babe Adams	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	7
2	Burleigh Grimes	6
3	Leon Cadore	5
3	Walter Johnson	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	29
2	Burleigh Grimes	27
3	Red Faber	26
3	Bob Shawkey	26
3	Urban Shocker	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Bayne	2
1	Dolf Luque	2
1	Hugh McQuillan	2
1	Clarence Mitchell	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.395
2	Harry Heilmann	.390
3	George Sisler	.381
4	Jack Tobin	.375
5	Ross Youngs	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	58
2	High Pockets Kelly	24
3	Tillie Walker	21
4	Ken Williams	20
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	153
2	Harry Heilmann	144
3	Bobby Veach	130
4	High Pockets Kelly	129
5	Larry Gardner	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	52
2	Max Carey	36
2	Sam Rice	36
4	George Sisler	34
5	Jimmy Johnston	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	2.46
2	Bill Doak	2.51
3	Eppa Rixey	2.58
4	Babe Adams	2.59
5	Red Faber	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	29
2	Carl Mays	26
3	Wilbur Cooper	24
3	Stan Coveleski	24
5	Burleigh Grimes	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	136
2	Red Faber	132
2	Burleigh Grimes	132
4	Dixie Davis	120
5	Wilbur Cooper	119

Saves

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