On This Day

Sunday, September 4, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 79 46 .632 --
Indians 79 49 .617 1.5
Browns 67 63 .515 14.5
Senators 65 66 .496 17.0
Red Sox 60 63 .488 18.0
Tigers 62 70 .470 20.5
White Sox 55 74 .426 26.0
Athletics 44 80 .355 34.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 79 50 .612 --
Giants 79 52 .603 1.0
Cardinals 71 59 .546 8.5
Braves 69 59 .539 9.5
Robins 67 63 .515 12.5
Reds 58 72 .446 21.5
Cubs 51 77 .398 27.5
Phillies 44 86 .338 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jake Daubert 3
1 Charlie Deal 3
1 Max Flack 3
1 Jack Fournier 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Hooper 1
1 Earl Sheely 1
1 Elmer Smith 1
1 Earl Smith 1
1 Billy Southworth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ivy Olson 3
1 Earl Sheely 3
1 Elmer Smith 3
1 Billy Southworth 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Heinie Groh 1
1 Ernie Johnson 1
1 Ivey Wingo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dolf Luque 0.33
2 Whitey Glazner 0.31
3 Buck Freeman 0.29
4 Bill Bayne 0.27
5 Speed Martin 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Glazner 1
1 Dickey Kerr 1
1 Speed Martin 1
1 Clarence Mitchell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty York 7
2 Whitey Glazner 4
3 Bill Bayne 3
3 Dolf Luque 3
3 Clarence Mitchell 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .407
2 Harry Heilmann .400
3 Ty Cobb .392
4 Babe Ruth .386
5 Tris Speaker .376

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 118
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 4 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 .453
3 Ty Cobb .448
4 George Sisler .423
5 Tommy Griffith .421

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Williams 8
2 Heinie Groh 7
3 Ty Cobb 6
4 Frankie Frisch 5
4 George Sisler 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou North 0.00
2 Phil Douglas 0.50
3 Lee Meadows 0.67
4 Hal Carlson 0.79
5 Dana Fillingim 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 4
1 Bill Sherdel 4
1 Urban Shocker 4
1 Allan Sothoron 4
5 6 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bayne 22
2 Urban Shocker 21
3 Bob Shawkey 19
4 Allan Sothoron 18
5 2 tied 15

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 .455
2 Babe Ruth .444
3 George Sisler .437
4 Dave Robertson .400
5 Edd Roush .397

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 27
4 Tillie Walker 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 14
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 Lee Meadows 1.80
4 Hal Carlson 1.98
5 Bill Sherdel 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 8
2 Sad Sam Jones 6
2 Carl Mays 6
2 Allan Sothoron 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 37
2 Allan Sothoron 32
3 Speed Martin 27
4 Bill Bayne 26
4 4 others tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Hal Carlson 2
1 Lou North 2
1 Mule Watson 2
5 21 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .405
2 George Sisler .393
3 Harry Heilmann .393
4 Babe Ruth .385
5 Ty Cobb .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 60
2 High Pockets Kelly 25
3 Ken Williams 23
4 Rogers Hornsby 21
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 161
2 Harry Heilmann 151
3 Bobby Veach 136
4 Larry Gardner 129
4 High Pockets Kelly 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 54
2 George Sisler 38
3 Sam Rice 35
4 Max Carey 33
4 Jimmy Johnston 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 2.66
2 Red Faber 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 Stan Coveleski 26
2 Carl Mays 26
4 Burleigh Grimes 24
4 Joe Oeschger 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 141
2 Burleigh Grimes 135
3 Wilbur Cooper 128
4 Red Faber 127
5 Dixie Davis 110

Saves

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