On This Day

Wednesday, September 7, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 82 48 .631 --
Indians 82 50 .621 1.0
Browns 69 65 .515 15.0
Senators 66 68 .493 18.0
Red Sox 62 66 .484 19.0
Tigers 63 72 .467 21.5
White Sox 56 76 .424 27.0
Athletics 46 81 .362 34.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 80 51 .611 --
Giants 82 54 .603 0.5
Cardinals 75 59 .560 6.5
Braves 71 60 .542 9.0
Robins 69 64 .519 12.0
Reds 60 73 .451 21.0
Cubs 51 82 .383 30.0
Phillies 45 90 .333 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frankie Frisch 6
2 Harry Heilmann 5
2 Irish Meusel 5
2 John Monroe 5
5 5 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Konetchy 2
1 Cy Williams 2
3 Wally Gerber 1
3 Harry Hooper 1
3 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ross Youngs 5
2 Wally Gerber 4
2 Babe Ruth 4
4 Rube Bressler 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Bancroft 1
1 Turner Barber 1
1 Johnny Bassler 1
1 George Burns 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Allen Russell 0.71
2 Herb Pennock 0.40
3 Art Nehf 0.25
4 Phil Douglas 0.21
5 Harry Harper 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Dixie Davis 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 Harry Harper 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allen Russell 5
2 Herb Pennock 4
3 Phil Douglas 3
4 Jim Bagby 2
4 7 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Caldwell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .406
2 Rogers Hornsby .404
3 Ty Cobb .388
4 Babe Ruth .383
5 George Sisler .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 52
2 High Pockets Kelly 22
3 Ken Williams 21
4 Rogers Hornsby 20
5 Bob Meusel 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 147
2 Harry Heilmann 127
3 High Pockets Kelly 119
3 Bobby Veach 119
5 Bob Meusel 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 49
2 Max Carey 29
3 Bucky Harris 27
3 Jimmy Johnston 27
5 George Sisler 26

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 23
3 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 Elmer Smith .533
2 Baby Doll Jacobson .492
3 Bob Meusel .469
3 Earl Smith .469
5 George Sisler .467

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 21
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 18
3 Wally Gerber 17
4 Elmer Smith 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 7
1 Heinie Groh 7
1 George Sisler 7
1 Ken Williams 7
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou North 0.00
2 Bill Bailey 0.66
3 Lee Meadows 0.67
4 Dana Fillingim 0.87
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 4
1 Carl Mays 4
1 Art Nehf 4
4 Bert Cole 3
4 11 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 George Sisler .455
2 Baby Doll Jacobson .454
3 Babe Ruth .425
4 Tillie Walker .413
5 Edd Roush .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Bob Meusel 10
3 Rogers Hornsby 8
4 Cy Williams 7
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 42
2 Bob Meusel 40
3 George Sisler 30
4 Baby Doll Jacobson 29
5 Tillie Walker 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 15
2 Heinie Groh 11
3 Wally Pipp 9
4 Jimmy Johnston 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lee Meadows 1.09
2 Benn Karr 1.37
3 Bill Doak 2.31
4 Allan Sothoron 2.43
5 Bill Sherdel 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 7
2 Burleigh Grimes 6
2 Sad Sam Jones 6
2 Carl Mays 6
2 Allan Sothoron 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 36
2 Wilbur Cooper 31
3 Walter Johnson 30
4 Allan Sothoron 29
5 Waite Hoyt 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 .411
2 Harry Heilmann .403
3 George Sisler .395
4 Ty Cobb .383
5 Babe Ruth .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 60
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 163
2 Harry Heilmann 151
3 Bobby Veach 137
4 High Pockets Kelly 131
5 Larry Gardner 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 56
2 George Sisler 38
3 Max Carey 33
3 Jimmy Johnston 33
5 Sam Rice 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 2.68
2 George Mogridge 2.68
3 Bill Doak 2.76
4 Eppa Rixey 2.78
5 Jesse Barnes 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 28
2 Carl Mays 27
3 Stan Coveleski 26
4 Burleigh Grimes 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 138
2 Bob Shawkey 134
3 Wilbur Cooper 130
4 Red Faber 125
5 Walter Johnson 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