On This Day

Monday, August 22, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	72	44	.621	--
Yankees	69	44	.611	1.5
Senators	64	55	.538	9.5
Browns	58	59	.496	14.5
Red Sox	54	60	.474	17.0
Tigers	56	64	.467	18.0
White Sox	50	66	.431	22.0
Athletics	42	73	.365	29.5

Games

White Sox 5, Senators 4

Red Sox 6, Indians 5

Tigers 10, Athletics 8

Yankees 10, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	76	40	.655	--
Giants	70	49	.588	7.5
Braves	64	49	.566	10.5
Robins	62	57	.521	15.5
Cardinals	58	57	.504	17.5
Reds	52	65	.444	24.5
Cubs	47	69	.405	29.0
Phillies	37	80	.316	39.5

Games

Reds 7, Robins 5

Pirates 10, Braves 8

Cardinals 6, Giants 0

Phillies 2, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Judge	4
1	Dave Robertson	4
3	Clyde Barnhart	3
3	Carson Bigbee	3
3	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Ernie Krueger	1
1	Austin McHenry	1
1	Bob Meusel	1
1	Cy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	4
1	Dave Robertson	4
1	Tillie Walker	4
4	Clyde Barnhart	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Max Flack	1
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	Joe Judge	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Elmer Ponder	0.70
2	Earl Hamilton	0.55
3	Red Shea	0.38
4	Jesse Winters	0.33
5	Bill Pertica	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	Carl Mays	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elmer Ponder	7
2	Earl Hamilton	6
3	Doug McWeeny	5
4	Rosy Ryan	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Jim Middleton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.410
2	Harry Heilmann	.402
3	Ty Cobb	.383
4	Babe Ruth	.380
5	Tris Speaker	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	High Pockets Kelly	20
3	Ken Williams	18
4	Rogers Hornsby	17
4	Tillie Walker	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	130
2	Harry Heilmann	111
3	High Pockets Kelly	109
4	Bobby Veach	102
5	Rogers Hornsby	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	42
2	Max Carey	28
3	Jimmy Johnston	24
4	Sam Bohne	22
4	2 others tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	2.40
2	Bill Doak	2.53
3	George Mogridge	2.54
4	Eppa Rixey	2.58
5	Jesse Barnes	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	23
2	Wilbur Cooper	20
2	Stan Coveleski	20
4	Carl Mays	19
4	Urban Shocker	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	102
1	Red Faber	102
1	Burleigh Grimes	102
4	Bob Shawkey	100
5	Dutch Leonard	99

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.456
2	George Sisler	.448
3	Tillie Walker	.439
4	Dave Robertson	.429
5	Rogers Hornsby	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Rogers Hornsby	5
3	Jack Fournier	4
3	Bob Meusel	4
3	Tillie Walker	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	25
2	Dave Robertson	20
3	Bob Meusel	19
4	Rogers Hornsby	17
5	Tillie Walker	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	8
2	Jimmy Johnston	5
2	Wally Pipp	5
4	Rabbit Maranville	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bert Cole	0.00
2	John Russell	0.69
3	Eric Erickson	0.86
4	Allen Russell	1.23
5	Johnny Morrison	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sad Sam Jones	4
1	Urban Shocker	4
3	Stan Coveleski	3
3	Burleigh Grimes	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	23
2	Jimmy Zinn	20
3	Hugh McQuillan	18
3	Allan Sothoron	18
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Carlson	2
1	Mule Watson	2
3	Jose Acosta	1
3	Red Faber	1
3	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.444
2	Rogers Hornsby	.407
3	George Sisler	.406
4	Ray Schmandt	.389
5	Edd Roush	.381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	38
2	Rogers Hornsby	29
3	Frankie Frisch	26
3	Ross Youngs	26
5	High Pockets Kelly	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	16
2	Jimmy Johnston	10
3	Sam Bohne	8
4	Rabbit Maranville	7
4	Ross Youngs	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Morrison	1.38
2	Eric Erickson	1.62
3	Bill Pertica	1.99
4	Bill Doak	2.20
5	Sad Sam Jones	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	7
2	Jesse Barnes	5
2	Leon Cadore	5
2	Stan Coveleski	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	34
2	Allan Sothoron	28
3	Burleigh Grimes	27
3	Walter Johnson	27
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh McQuillan	3
2	Jose Acosta	2
2	Bill Bayne	2
2	Hal Carlson	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.398
2	Harry Heilmann	.389
3	Ty Cobb	.377
4	Jack Tobin	.377
5	George Sisler	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	57
2	High Pockets Kelly	24
3	Tillie Walker	21
3	Ken Williams	21
5	Austin McHenry	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	157
2	Harry Heilmann	147
3	Bobby Veach	131
4	High Pockets Kelly	130
5	Larry Gardner	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	54
2	Max Carey	37
3	Sam Rice	36
4	George Sisler	34
5	Jimmy Johnston	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Doak	2.47
2	Jesse Barnes	2.50
3	Babe Adams	2.71
4	Red Faber	2.74
5	Pete Alexander	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	28
2	Carl Mays	27
3	Wilbur Cooper	25
3	Stan Coveleski	25
5	Burleigh Grimes	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	142
2	Burleigh Grimes	135
3	Red Faber	125
4	Wilbur Cooper	124
5	Dixie Davis	122

Saves

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