On This Day

Monday, August 29, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 76 46 .623 --
Yankees 73 46 .613 1.5
Senators 65 60 .520 12.5
Browns 63 60 .512 13.5
Red Sox 58 62 .483 17.0
Tigers 59 67 .468 19.0
White Sox 52 70 .426 24.0
Athletics 43 78 .355 32.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 77 47 .621 --
Giants 77 50 .606 1.5
Braves 65 56 .537 10.5
Cardinals 65 57 .533 11.0
Robins 65 61 .516 13.0
Reds 56 68 .452 21.0
Cubs 49 74 .398 27.5
Phillies 41 82 .333 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Boeckel 3
1 Rube Bressler 3
1 Irish Meusel 3
4 Turner Barber 2
4 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hollocher 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Duncan 3
1 Irish Meusel 3
3 Turner Barber 2
3 Charlie Hollocher 2
3 Ivey Wingo 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Johnston 2
2 George Cutshaw 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wilbur Cooper 0.86
2 Dutch Ruether 0.57
3 Eppa Rixey 0.27
4 Hugh McQuillan 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eppa Rixey 1
1 Dutch Ruether 1
1 Red Shea 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Cooper 6
2 Percy Jones 5
3 Dutch Ruether 4
4 Eppa Rixey 3
5 5 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .411
2 Harry Heilmann .404
3 Ty Cobb .393
4 Babe Ruth .383
5 Tris Speaker .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 High Pockets Kelly 22
3 Ken Williams 20
4 Rogers Hornsby 19
5 2 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 134
2 Harry Heilmann 118
3 High Pockets Kelly 115
4 Bobby Veach 112
5 Rogers Hornsby 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 42
2 Max Carey 29
3 Jimmy Johnston 26
4 Bucky Harris 24
5 Sam Bohne 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Doak 2.50
2 George Mogridge 2.52
3 Red Faber 2.52
4 Eppa Rixey 2.65
5 Jesse Barnes 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 23
2 Stan Coveleski 21
3 Wilbur Cooper 20
3 Sad Sam Jones 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Cooper 114
2 Red Faber 107
3 Burleigh Grimes 106
4 Bob Shawkey 103
5 2 tied 102

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Baby Doll Jacobson .518
2 Rogers Hornsby .500
3 Amos Strunk .486
4 Steve O'Neill .463
5 Tris Speaker .458

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
1 George Sisler 4
1 Cy Williams 4
4 Rogers Hornsby 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Sisler 17
2 Babe Ruth 16
2 Bobby Veach 16
4 Harry Heilmann 15
4 Dave Robertson 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Johnston 5
1 Edd Roush 5
3 Ty Cobb 4
3 Frankie Frisch 4
3 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Carlson 0.59
2 Benn Karr 1.20
3 Bert Cole 1.33
4 Lee Meadows 1.45
5 Duster Mails 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sad Sam Jones 4
2 Bert Cole 3
2 Benn Karr 3
2 Dolf Luque 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Cooper 24
2 Urban Shocker 22
3 Bill Bayne 15
3 Stan Coveleski 15
3 Jimmy Zinn 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Hal Carlson 2
3 Jose Acosta 1
3 Bullet Joe Bush 1
3 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .469
2 George Sisler .425
3 Rogers Hornsby .412
4 Baby Doll Jacobson .412
5 Ty Cobb .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Rogers Hornsby 7
3 Bob Meusel 6
4 Jack Fournier 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 37
2 Rogers Hornsby 29
2 George Sisler 29
4 Jake Daubert 26
4 Bob Meusel 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 14
2 Jimmy Johnston 9
3 Heinie Groh 8
3 Wally Pipp 8
3 Edd Roush 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Cole 1.20
2 George Mogridge 1.92
3 Johnny Morrison 1.98
4 Bill Doak 2.04
5 Sad Sam Jones 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 7
2 Bill Doak 6
2 Sad Sam Jones 6
2 Fred Toney 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 34
2 Wilbur Cooper 32
3 Allan Sothoron 28
4 Stan Coveleski 27
4 Burleigh Grimes 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Walker 3
2 Jim Bagby 2
2 Bill Bayne 2
2 Hal Carlson 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .407
2 Harry Heilmann .393
3 George Sisler .387
4 Babe Ruth .382
5 Jack Tobin .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 58
2 High Pockets Kelly 25
3 Ken Williams 23
4 Tillie Walker 21
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 155
2 Harry Heilmann 150
3 Bobby Veach 133
4 High Pockets Kelly 130
5 Larry Gardner 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 51
2 Sam Rice 36
2 George Sisler 36
4 Max Carey 34
4 Jimmy Johnston 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 2.58
2 Bill Doak 2.58
3 George Mogridge 2.68
4 Red Faber 2.70
5 Carl Mays 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 28
2 Carl Mays 27
3 Stan Coveleski 26
4 Wilbur Cooper 24
4 Burleigh Grimes 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 135
2 Wilbur Cooper 134
2 Bob Shawkey 134
4 Red Faber 127
5 Dixie Davis 118

Saves

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