On This Day

Friday, September 16, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 89 52 .631 --
Yankees 88 52 .629 0.5
Browns 73 70 .510 17.0
Senators 69 71 .493 19.5
Red Sox 66 70 .485 20.5
Tigers 69 74 .483 21.0
White Sox 58 81 .417 30.0
Athletics 47 89 .346 39.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 89 54 .622 --
Pirates 84 56 .600 3.5
Cardinals 79 62 .560 9.0
Braves 76 65 .539 12.0
Robins 70 69 .504 17.0
Reds 64 77 .454 24.0
Cubs 54 86 .386 33.5
Phillies 48 95 .336 41.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shano Collins 3
1 Frank Ellerbe 3
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
1 Mike Menosky 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Ed Konetchy 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 George Sisler 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 4
1 George Sisler 4
3 Shano Collins 3
3 Mike Menosky 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 Ernie Johnson 1
1 Bob Jones 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Toney 1.25
2 Urban Shocker 1.00
3 George Uhle 0.60
4 Roy Walker 0.55
5 Eric Erickson 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Urban Shocker 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 7
2 Roy Walker 6
3 Bullet Joe Bush 5
3 Fred Toney 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .403
2 Harry Heilmann .400
3 Ty Cobb .393
4 Babe Ruth .382
5 George Sisler .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 56
2 Bob Meusel 23
2 Ken Williams 23
4 High Pockets Kelly 22
5 Tillie Walker 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 160
2 Harry Heilmann 133
3 Bobby Veach 131
4 Bob Meusel 129
5 High Pockets Kelly 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 49
2 Max Carey 31
3 George Sisler 29
4 Bucky Harris 27
4 Jimmy Johnston 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 2.47
2 Bill Doak 2.54
3 George Mogridge 2.67
4 Eppa Rixey 2.78
5 Babe Adams 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 25
1 Urban Shocker 25
3 Red Faber 24
4 Stan Coveleski 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Cooper 125
2 Urban Shocker 124
3 Walter Johnson 121
4 Burleigh Grimes 120
5 Bob Shawkey 118

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 Wally Schang .469
2 Ralph Young .439
3 Jack Fournier .429
4 Harry Heilmann .421
5 George Sisler .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Bob Meusel 6
3 Harry Hooper 4
3 Elmer Smith 4
3 Tillie Walker 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 24
2 Bob Meusel 20
3 Ed Konetchy 19
4 Larry Gardner 18
5 4 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 6
1 George Sisler 6
3 Frankie Frisch 5
3 Ernie Johnson 5
3 Bill Wambsganss 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bailey 0.73
2 Johnny Morrison 1.04
3 Waite Hoyt 1.42
4 Whitey Glazner 1.52
5 3 tied 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 4
1 Dickey Kerr 4
1 Carl Mays 4
1 Urban Shocker 4
5 8 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Scott 22
2 Urban Shocker 20
3 Walter Johnson 18
4 Bullet Joe Bush 13
4 4 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Bill Bayne 1
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Baby Doll Jacobson .453
2 Ty Cobb .431
3 Wally Schang .421
4 Rogers Hornsby .410
5 Ralph Young .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Bob Meusel 11
3 Cy Williams 7
4 Ken Williams 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 42
2 Bob Meusel 41
3 Bobby Veach 35
4 Baby Doll Jacobson 30
5 Harry Heilmann 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 10
1 George Sisler 10
3 Ty Cobb 9
3 Heinie Groh 9
3 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Carlson 1.31
2 Lee Meadows 1.50
3 Waite Hoyt 1.70
4 Bill Pertica 2.02
5 Pete Alexander 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 8
2 Carl Mays 7
3 Bert Cole 6
4 Jesse Barnes 5
4 10 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 44
2 Bill Bayne 30
2 Walter Johnson 30
4 Wilbur Cooper 29
4 Stan Coveleski 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou North 3
2 Jim Bagby 2
2 Hal Carlson 2
2 Shovel Hodge 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .408
2 Harry Heilmann .401
3 Ty Cobb .387
4 George Sisler .387
5 Babe Ruth .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 61
2 High Pockets Kelly 25
3 Bob Meusel 23
3 Tillie Walker 23
3 Ken Williams 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 170
2 Harry Heilmann 149
3 Bobby Veach 141
4 High Pockets Kelly 136
5 Larry Gardner 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 55
2 George Sisler 36
3 Max Carey 35
4 Jimmy Johnston 30
5 2 tied 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Doak 2.48
2 Red Faber 2.63
3 George Mogridge 2.70
4 Eppa Rixey 2.80
5 Babe Adams 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 27
2 Red Faber 26
3 Stan Coveleski 25
3 Urban Shocker 25
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 135
2 Bob Shawkey 133
3 Wilbur Cooper 130
4 Urban Shocker 124
5 Walter Johnson 121

Saves

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