On This Day

Sunday, September 11, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 85 50 .630 --
Indians 84 52 .618 1.5
Browns 71 67 .514 15.5
Senators 68 69 .496 18.0
Red Sox 64 68 .485 19.5
Tigers 66 73 .475 21.0
White Sox 57 79 .419 28.5
Athletics 47 84 .359 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 85 54 .612 --
Pirates 81 53 .604 1.5
Cardinals 76 61 .555 8.0
Braves 74 61 .548 9.0
Robins 69 67 .507 14.5
Reds 63 74 .460 21.0
Cubs 53 84 .387 31.0
Phillies 46 93 .331 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Elmer Miller 5
2 George Burns 4
2 Frank Snyder 4
4 Dave Bancroft 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Shano Collins 1
1 Austin McHenry 1
1 Bob Meusel 1
1 Elam Vangilder 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 4
2 Joe Judge 3
2 Austin McHenry 3
2 Sam Rice 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Doc Lavan 1
1 Mike McNally 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Waite Hoyt 0.83
2 Rube Marquard 0.56
3 Bill Sherdel 0.30
4 Jim Bagby 0.25
5 Bullet Joe Bush 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Rube Marquard 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Waite Hoyt 5
1 Rube Marquard 5
3 Elmer Ponder 4
4 Bill Sherdel 3
5 7 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Doak 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .405
2 Harry Heilmann .403
3 Ty Cobb .394
4 Babe Ruth .385
5 George Sisler .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 54
2 High Pockets Kelly 22
3 Tillie Walker 21
3 Ken Williams 21
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 155
2 Harry Heilmann 132
3 Bobby Veach 127
4 High Pockets Kelly 122
5 Bob Meusel 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 49
2 Max Carey 30
3 Bucky Harris 27
3 Jimmy Johnston 27
5 George Sisler 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 2.47
2 Bill Doak 2.54
3 George Mogridge 2.57
4 Eppa Rixey 2.65
5 Jesse Barnes 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 24
1 Carl Mays 24
3 Urban Shocker 23
4 Wilbur Cooper 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Cooper 119
2 Burleigh Grimes 117
3 Walter Johnson 116
3 Bob Shawkey 116
5 Urban Shocker 112

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Fournier .469
2 Baby Doll Jacobson .444
3 Elmer Smith .429
4 Babe Ruth .418
5 Tommy Griffith .412

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 21
1 Babe Ruth 21
3 Earl Sheely 19
4 Bobby Veach 18
5 4 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 7
2 Heinie Groh 5
2 George Sisler 5
4 Ty Cobb 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Moore 0.63
2 Bill Bailey 0.66
3 Lee Meadows 1.04
4 Cliff Markle 1.13
4 Lou North 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 4
1 Bob Shawkey 4
3 Jesse Barnes 3
3 Bullet Joe Bush 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Scott 21
2 Walter Johnson 20
3 Waite Hoyt 18
4 Burleigh Grimes 13
4 Bob Shawkey 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou North 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Bill Bayne 1
2 Huck Betts 1
2 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Baby Doll Jacobson .468
2 George Sisler .426
3 Babe Ruth .421
4 Wally Schang .419
5 Ty Cobb .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Bob Meusel 10
3 Cy Williams 7
4 Rogers Hornsby 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 40
2 Bob Meusel 39
3 Harry Heilmann 31
3 Bobby Veach 31
5 George Sisler 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 14
2 Heinie Groh 11
3 Wally Pipp 9
4 Ken Williams 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Carlson 0.71
2 Lee Meadows 1.26
3 Bill Doak 1.86
4 Bill Sherdel 2.29
5 Benn Karr 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 7
1 Urban Shocker 7
3 Sad Sam Jones 6
4 Bill Bayne 5
4 10 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 36
2 Walter Johnson 33
3 Wilbur Cooper 29
3 Waite Hoyt 29
5 Bill Bayne 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou North 3
2 Jim Bagby 2
2 Hal Carlson 2
2 Shovel Hodge 2
2 Hugh McQuillan 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .411
2 Harry Heilmann .404
3 George Sisler .390
4 Ty Cobb .386
5 Babe Ruth .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 60
2 High Pockets Kelly 25
3 Tillie Walker 23
3 Ken Williams 23
5 3 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 168
2 Harry Heilmann 154
3 Bobby Veach 139
4 Larry Gardner 132
4 High Pockets Kelly 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 56
2 George Sisler 36
3 Max Carey 34
4 Jimmy Johnston 31
5 Sam Rice 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mogridge 2.60
2 Eppa Rixey 2.66
3 Red Faber 2.67
4 Bill Doak 2.67
5 Jesse Barnes 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 27
1 Carl Mays 27
3 Stan Coveleski 25
4 Burleigh Grimes 24
4 Joe Oeschger 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 136
2 Burleigh Grimes 135
3 Wilbur Cooper 127
4 Red Faber 121
5 Walter Johnson 116

Saves

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