On This Day

Friday, September 2, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	78	46	.629	--
Indians	78	48	.619	1.0
Browns	67	61	.523	13.0
Senators	65	65	.500	16.0
Red Sox	59	63	.484	18.0
Tigers	61	69	.469	20.0
White Sox	53	74	.417	26.5
Athletics	44	79	.358	33.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Athletics 3

Browns 3, White Sox 0

Indians 12, Tigers 1

Yankees 9, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	78	50	.609	--
Giants	78	51	.605	0.5
Cardinals	70	58	.547	8.0
Braves	67	58	.536	9.5
Robins	66	62	.516	12.0
Reds	57	71	.445	21.0
Cubs	50	75	.400	26.5
Phillies	43	84	.339	34.5

Games

Cubs 7, Reds 0

Cardinals 1, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Sisler	4
2	Chick Galloway	3
2	Harry Heilmann	3
2	George Maisel	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Meusel	1
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	1
1	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bagby	3
1	Ray Grimes	3
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	3
4	Chick Galloway	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chick Galloway	2
1	Ken Williams	2
3	Max Flack	1
3	Joe Judge	1
3	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Waite Hoyt	1.00
2	Hal Carlson	0.75
3	Urban Shocker	0.67
4	Pete Alexander	0.40
5	Bullet Joe Bush	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Carlson	6
1	Waite Hoyt	6
3	Pete Donohue	5
4	Urban Shocker	4
5	Bullet Joe Bush	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.409
2	Harry Heilmann	.400
3	Ty Cobb	.393
4	Babe Ruth	.388
5	Tris Speaker	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	49
2	High Pockets Kelly	22
3	Rogers Hornsby	20
3	Ken Williams	20
5	Bob Meusel	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	138
2	Harry Heilmann	119
3	High Pockets Kelly	115
4	Bobby Veach	114
5	Bob Meusel	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	44
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	2.58
4	Eppa Rixey	2.78
5	Jesse Barnes	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	24
2	Urban Shocker	22
3	Stan Coveleski	21
3	Carl Mays	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	114
2	Red Faber	110
2	Burleigh Grimes	110
2	Bob Shawkey	110
5	Urban Shocker	108

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	Babe Ruth	.474
3	Amos Strunk	.467
4	Ty Cobb	.446
5	Heinie Groh	.434

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Meusel	6
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
2	Cy Williams	4
4	Tony Boeckel	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	21
2	Jack Fournier	17
2	Bobby Veach	17
4	Austin McHenry	16
4	George Sisler	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Williams	8
2	Ty Cobb	5
2	Frankie Frisch	5
2	Heinie Groh	5
2	Edd Roush	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou North	0.00
2	Phil Douglas	0.47
3	Allan Sothoron	0.67
4	Hal Carlson	0.79
5	Jim Bagby	1.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	4
2	Bill Bayne	3
2	Bert Cole	3
2	Jesse Haines	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	21
2	Bill Bayne	19
2	Waite Hoyt	19
2	Bob Shawkey	19
5	Wilbur Cooper	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
1	Lou North	2
3	Jose Acosta	1
3	Bullet Joe Bush	1
3	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.458
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	.450
3	George Sisler	.439
4	Dave Robertson	.411
5	Heinie Mueller	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Bob Meusel	9
3	Rogers Hornsby	8
4	Cy Williams	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	37
2	Babe Ruth	36
3	George Sisler	32
4	Rogers Hornsby	28
5	Billy Southworth	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	13
2	Heinie Groh	9
3	Jimmy Johnston	8
3	Wally Pipp	8
3	Ken Williams	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Doak	1.56
2	Sad Sam Jones	1.62
3	Hal Carlson	1.98
4	Allan Sothoron	2.02
5	Bill Sherdel	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	9
2	Burleigh Grimes	6
2	Sad Sam Jones	6
4	Rip Collins	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	39
2	Allan Sothoron	30
3	Bob Shawkey	29
4	Wilbur Cooper	28
4	Burleigh Grimes	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
1	Hal Carlson	2
1	Lou North	2
1	Mule Watson	2
5	23 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.406
2	George Sisler	.391
3	Harry Heilmann	.390
4	Babe Ruth	.386
5	Ty Cobb	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	59
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	159
2	Harry Heilmann	147
3	Bobby Veach	132
4	Larry Gardner	128
4	High Pockets Kelly	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	53
2	George Sisler	37
3	Sam Rice	36
4	Max Carey	33
5	Jimmy Johnston	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	2.64
2	Red Faber	2.65
3	Bill Doak	2.67
4	George Mogridge	2.74
5	Babe Adams	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	29
2	Stan Coveleski	26
2	Carl Mays	26
4	Burleigh Grimes	25
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	141
2	Burleigh Grimes	139
3	Red Faber	130
4	Wilbur Cooper	128
5	Dixie Davis	112

Saves

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