Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, September 3, 1921

On This Day

Saturday, September 3, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	79	46	.632	--
Indians	78	49	.614	2.0
Browns	67	62	.519	14.0
Senators	65	66	.496	17.0
Red Sox	60	63	.488	18.0
Tigers	62	69	.473	20.0
White Sox	54	74	.422	26.5
Athletics	44	80	.355	34.5

Games

Red Sox 11, Athletics 10

White Sox 12, Browns 1

Tigers 10, Indians 7

Yankees 9, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	78	50	.609	--
Giants	79	51	.608	0.0
Cardinals	70	58	.547	8.0
Braves	68	59	.535	9.5
Robins	66	63	.512	12.5
Reds	58	71	.450	20.5
Cubs	50	76	.397	27.0
Phillies	44	85	.341	34.5

Games

Giants 5, Robins 1

Reds 4, Cubs 0

Phillies 4, Braves 1

Braves 15, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bevo LeBourveau	5
2	Lloyd Christenbury	4
2	Walton Cruise	4
2	Ed Konetchy	4
2	Ray Powell	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	Irish Meusel	1
1	Frank Parkinson	1
1	Ray Powell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tillie Walker	6
2	Harry Heilmann	4
3	Lloyd Christenbury	3
3	Walton Cruise	3
3	10 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	2
2	Shano Collins	1
2	Walton Cruise	1
2	Eddie Foster	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jimmy Ring	0.86
2	Jack Scott	0.54
3	Rube Marquard	0.33
4	Hugh McQuillan	0.20
5	Vic Keen	0.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Benn Karr	1
1	Rube Marquard	1
1	Carl Mays	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Scott	7
2	Jimmy Ring	6
3	Vic Keen	2
3	Rube Marquard	2
3	3 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.409
2	Harry Heilmann	.401
3	Ty Cobb	.394
4	Babe Ruth	.386
5	George Sisler	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	High Pockets Kelly	22
3	Rogers Hornsby	20
3	Ken Williams	20
5	3 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	141
2	Harry Heilmann	123
3	Bobby Veach	117
4	High Pockets Kelly	116
5	Bob Meusel	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	46
2	Max Carey	29
3	Jimmy Johnston	27
4	Bucky Harris	25
5	George Sisler	24

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	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	24
2	Carl Mays	22
2	Urban Shocker	22
4	Stan Coveleski	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	.516
2	Babe Ruth	.456
3	Dave Robertson	.455
4	Ty Cobb	.441
5	Charlie Hollocher	.435

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	20
2	Harry Heilmann	17
3	Austin McHenry	16
3	George Sisler	16
3	Bobby Veach	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Williams	8
2	Frankie Frisch	6
2	Heinie Groh	6
4	Ty Cobb	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou North	0.00
2	Phil Douglas	0.47
3	Lee Meadows	0.67
3	Allan Sothoron	0.67
5	Hal Carlson	0.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	4
1	Urban Shocker	4
3	Bill Bayne	3
3	Jesse Haines	3
3	7 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	Bullet Joe Bush	1
3	Hal Carlson	1
3	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	.459
2	Babe Ruth	.450
3	George Sisler	.441
4	Dave Robertson	.411
5	Heinie Mueller	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Bob Meusel	9
3	Rogers Hornsby	8
4	Cy Williams	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	39
2	Bob Meusel	37
3	George Sisler	32
4	Rogers Hornsby	28
5	Tillie Walker	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	15
2	Heinie Groh	10
3	Jimmy Johnston	9
4	Wally Pipp	8
4	Ken Williams	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Doak	1.47
2	Sad Sam Jones	1.62
3	Bill Hubbell	1.75
4	Hal Carlson	1.98
5	Allan Sothoron	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	9
2	Burleigh Grimes	6
2	Sad Sam Jones	6
2	Carl Mays	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	39
2	Allan Sothoron	30
3	Bob Shawkey	29
4	Burleigh Grimes	28
5	2 tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
1	Hal Carlson	2
1	Lou North	2
1	Mule Watson	2
5	22 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.406
2	Harry Heilmann	.393
3	George Sisler	.392
4	Ty Cobb	.386
5	Babe Ruth	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	60
2	High Pockets Kelly	25
3	Ken Williams	23
4	Tillie Walker	22
5	Rogers Hornsby	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	162
2	Harry Heilmann	151
3	Bobby Veach	135
4	High Pockets Kelly	129
5	Larry Gardner	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	54
2	George Sisler	38
3	Sam Rice	36
4	Max Carey	33
4	Jimmy Johnston	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	2.65
2	Jesse Barnes	2.66
3	Bill Doak	2.67
4	George Mogridge	2.74
5	Babe Adams	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	29
2	Carl Mays	27
3	Stan Coveleski	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