On This Day

Tuesday, September 6, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	80	48	.625	--
Indians	81	50	.618	0.5
Browns	68	65	.511	14.5
Senators	66	68	.493	17.0
Red Sox	62	64	.492	17.0
Tigers	63	71	.470	20.0
White Sox	56	75	.427	25.5
Athletics	46	81	.362	33.5

Games

Red Sox 2, Yankees 1

Indians 2, Browns 1

Athletics 7, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	80	51	.611	--
Giants	80	54	.597	1.5
Cardinals	75	59	.560	6.5
Braves	71	60	.542	9.0
Robins	69	64	.519	12.0
Reds	59	73	.447	21.5
Cubs	51	81	.386	29.5
Phillies	45	88	.338	36.0

Games

Phillies 5, Robins 2

Braves 6, Giants 2

Cardinals 1, Cubs 0

Cardinals 3, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Austin McHenry	4
2	Chick Galloway	3
2	Charlie Jamieson	3
2	Dots Miller	3
2	Ross Youngs	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Perkins	2
2	Tony Boeckel	1
2	Lloyd Christenbury	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Perkins	3
2	Eddie Ainsmith	2
2	Tony Boeckel	2
2	Jimmy Dykes	2
2	John Kelleher	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	1
1	Walton Cruise	1
1	Bucky Harris	1
1	Walter Holke	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ferdie Schupp	0.82
2	Bullet Joe Bush	0.50
3	Roy Moore	0.38
4	Pete Alexander	0.38
4	Duster Mails	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bailey	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Dana Fillingim	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ferdie Schupp	9
2	Jesse Haines	6
3	Roy Moore	5
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.404
2	Harry Heilmann	.400
3	Ty Cobb	.389
4	Babe Ruth	.384
5	George Sisler	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	51
2	High Pockets Kelly	22
3	Ken Williams	21
4	Rogers Hornsby	20
5	3 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	143
2	Harry Heilmann	125
3	Bobby Veach	119
4	High Pockets Kelly	117
5	Bob Meusel	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	49
2	Max Carey	29
3	Bucky Harris	27
3	Jimmy Johnston	27
5	George Sisler	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	2.47
2	George Mogridge	2.52
3	Bill Doak	2.56
4	Eppa Rixey	2.67
5	Jesse Barnes	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	24
2	Carl Mays	22
2	Urban Shocker	22
4	Wilbur Cooper	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	119
2	Burleigh Grimes	116
3	Bob Shawkey	111
4	Red Faber	110
4	Walter Johnson	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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	.516
2	Elmer Smith	.469
3	George Sisler	.466
4	Bob Meusel	.444
5	Ty Cobb	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Meusel	5
1	Babe Ruth	5
1	Elmer Smith	5
4	Tony Boeckel	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	19
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	17
2	Bobby Veach	17
4	George Sisler	16
4	Elmer Smith	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	7
1	Heinie Groh	7
1	Ken Williams	7
4	George Sisler	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou North	0.00
2	Lee Meadows	0.50
3	Bill Bailey	0.66
4	Hal Carlson	0.86
5	Dana Fillingim	0.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Haines	4
1	Lee Meadows	4
1	Bill Sherdel	4
4	Bullet Joe Bush	3
4	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	17
1	Waite Hoyt	17
1	Jack Scott	17
4	Stan Coveleski	15
4	Walter Johnson	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	3
2	Jim Bagby	2
3	Bill Bayne	1
3	Bullet Joe Bush	1
3	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	.465
2	George Sisler	.455
3	Babe Ruth	.435
4	Tillie Walker	.417
5	Edd Roush	.415

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	38
1	Babe Ruth	38
3	George Sisler	29
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	28
4	Tillie Walker	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	15
2	Heinie Groh	10
3	Jimmy Johnston	8
3	Wally Pipp	8
3	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Benn Karr	1.37
2	Lee Meadows	1.53
3	Bill Doak	1.88
4	Phil Douglas	2.40
5	Allan Sothoron	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	8
2	Burleigh Grimes	6
2	Sad Sam Jones	6
2	Lee Meadows	6
2	Allan Sothoron	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	38
2	Wilbur Cooper	31
3	Walter Johnson	30
4	Allan Sothoron	29
5	2 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	3
2	Jim Bagby	2
2	Hal Carlson	2
2	Mule Watson	2
5	20 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.405
2	George Sisler	.394
3	Harry Heilmann	.394
4	Ty Cobb	.382
5	Babe Ruth	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	59
2	High Pockets Kelly	25
3	Ken Williams	24
4	Rogers Hornsby	21
5	2 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	160
2	Harry Heilmann	150
3	Bobby Veach	137
4	High Pockets Kelly	130
5	Larry Gardner	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	57
2	George Sisler	38
3	Sam Rice	34
4	Max Carey	33
4	Jimmy Johnston	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	2.66
2	George Mogridge	2.68
3	Jesse Barnes	2.75
4	Bill Doak	2.76
5	Eppa Rixey	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	29
2	Stan Coveleski	26
2	Carl Mays	26
4	Burleigh Grimes	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	141
1	Bob Shawkey	141
3	Wilbur Cooper	133
4	Red Faber	127
5	2 tied	110

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	7
2	Jesse Barnes	6
2	Carl Mays	6
2	Jim Middleton	6
5	Carl Holling	5