On This Day

Wednesday, August 31, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 77 47 .621 --
Yankees 75 46 .620 0.5
Browns 65 61 .516 13.0
Senators 65 62 .512 13.5
Red Sox 58 62 .483 17.0
Tigers 60 68 .469 19.0
White Sox 53 72 .424 24.5
Athletics 43 78 .355 32.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 78 47 .624 --
Giants 78 50 .609 1.5
Braves 67 57 .540 10.5
Cardinals 67 58 .536 11.0
Robins 65 62 .512 14.0
Reds 57 70 .449 22.0
Cubs 49 75 .395 28.5
Phillies 42 84 .333 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Smith 5
2 Ty Cobb 4
2 Larry Gardner 4
2 Joe Sewell 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Joe Judge 1
1 Bob Meusel 1
1 Cy Williams 1
1 Smoky Joe Wood 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Gerber 5
2 Rip Collins 4
2 Jack Fournier 4
2 Bob Meusel 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ira Flagstead 1
1 Heinie Groh 1
1 Bucky Harris 1
1 Joe Sewell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Bayne 1.00
2 Dickey Kerr 0.62
3 Rip Collins 0.46
4 Red Faber 0.38
5 Allan Sothoron 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bayne 1
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rip Collins 6
2 Bill Bayne 5
2 Dickey Kerr 5
4 Waite Hoyt 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Lou North 1
1 Roy Wilkinson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .413
2 Harry Heilmann .401
3 Ty Cobb .394
4 Babe Ruth .384
5 Tris Speaker .376

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 136
2 Harry Heilmann 119
3 High Pockets Kelly 115
4 Bobby Veach 112
5 Bob Meusel 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 43
2 Max Carey 29
3 Jimmy Johnston 26
4 Bucky Harris 25
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 2.47
2 Bill Doak 2.48
3 George Mogridge 2.52
4 Eppa Rixey 2.65
5 Jesse Barnes 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 24
2 Stan Coveleski 21
2 Carl Mays 21
2 Urban Shocker 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Cooper 114
2 Red Faber 110
3 Burleigh Grimes 106
4 Dutch Leonard 105
5 Urban Shocker 104

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Baby Doll Jacobson .508
2 Amos Strunk .500
3 Rogers Hornsby .492
4 Dave Robertson .472
5 Ty Cobb .470

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 5
2 Rogers Hornsby 4
2 Bob Meusel 4
2 Babe Ruth 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Fournier 18
1 Bob Meusel 18
1 Babe Ruth 18
4 Dave Robertson 17
5 Bobby Veach 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Heinie Groh 5
1 Jimmy Johnston 5
1 Edd Roush 5
1 Ken Williams 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Carlson 0.59
2 Benn Karr 1.20
3 Bert Cole 1.33
3 Bill Hubbell 1.33
5 Bill Doak 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sad Sam Jones 4
1 Urban Shocker 4
3 Bill Bayne 3
3 Bert Cole 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 24
2 Bill Bayne 19
3 Wilbur Cooper 18
4 Allan Sothoron 17
5 Rip Collins 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Hal Carlson 2
1 Lou North 2
4 Jose Acosta 1
4 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .449
2 George Sisler .429
3 Baby Doll Jacobson .417
4 Rogers Hornsby .415
5 Dave Robertson .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Rogers Hornsby 8
3 Bob Meusel 7
4 Cy Williams 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 34
2 Bob Meusel 33
3 George Sisler 31
4 Rogers Hornsby 30
5 Billy Southworth 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 12
2 Heinie Groh 9
3 Jimmy Johnston 8
4 Jack Fournier 7
4 4 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Cole 1.20
2 Bill Doak 1.56
3 George Mogridge 1.92
4 Johnny Morrison 1.98
5 Allan Sothoron 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 8
2 Sad Sam Jones 6
2 Fred Toney 6
4 Rip Collins 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 36
2 Allan Sothoron 30
3 Wilbur Cooper 28
4 Speed Martin 25
4 Hugh McQuillan 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Bill Bayne 2
1 Hal Carlson 2
1 Clarence Mitchell 2
1 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .409
2 George Sisler .390
3 Harry Heilmann .390
4 Babe Ruth .382
5 Ty Cobb .382

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 157
2 Harry Heilmann 149
3 Bobby Veach 133
4 High Pockets Kelly 129
5 Larry Gardner 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 52
2 George Sisler 37
3 Sam Rice 36
4 Max Carey 33
4 Jimmy Johnston 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 2.63
2 Red Faber 2.65
3 Bill Doak 2.67
4 George Mogridge 2.68
5 Carl Mays 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 29
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 130
5 Dixie Davis 118

Saves

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