On This Day

Sunday, September 18, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	89	52	.631	--
Indians	90	53	.629	0.0
Browns	73	70	.510	17.0
Senators	70	72	.493	19.5
Red Sox	67	70	.489	20.0
Tigers	70	75	.483	21.0
White Sox	58	82	.414	30.5
Athletics	47	90	.343	40.0

Games

Yankees 4, Tigers 2

Senators 4, Indians 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	90	54	.625	--
Pirates	84	57	.596	4.5
Cardinals	81	62	.566	8.5
Braves	76	67	.531	13.5
Robins	70	72	.493	19.0
Reds	66	77	.462	23.5
Cubs	57	86	.399	32.5
Phillies	48	97	.331	42.5

Games

Cubs 1, Robins 0

Cubs 5, Robins 1

Reds 6, Braves 3

Reds 10, Braves 3

Cardinals 6, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jake Daubert	6
2	Pat Duncan	5
2	Lew Fonseca	5
2	Heinie Groh	5
5	Sam Bohne	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Daubert	1
1	Mike McNally	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jake Daubert	5
2	Pat Duncan	3
2	Lew Fonseca	3
4	Rube Bressler	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rube Bressler	1
1	Lew Fonseca	1
1	Ray Grimes	1
1	Butch Henline	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	0.64
2	Dutch Ruether	0.56
3	Cliff Markle	0.55
4	Dutch Leonard	0.45
5	Jimmy Ring	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Virgil Cheeves	1
1	Buck Freeman	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	7
2	Cliff Markle	6
3	Dutch Leonard	5
3	Dutch Ruether	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.403
2	Harry Heilmann	.401
3	Ty Cobb	.391
4	Babe Ruth	.383
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	135
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	32
3	George Sisler	29
4	Bucky Harris	27
4	Jimmy Johnston	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	2.47
2	Bill Doak	2.61
3	George Mogridge	2.76
4	Eppa Rixey	2.78
5	Burleigh Grimes	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	25
1	Urban Shocker	25
3	Red Faber	24
4	Stan Coveleski	22
4	Sad Sam Jones	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	128
2	Wilbur Cooper	125
3	Urban Shocker	124
4	Burleigh Grimes	122
5	Dutch Leonard	119

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Schang	.457
2	Jake Daubert	.448
3	Ken Williams	.431
4	Ralph Young	.420
5	Jack Smith	.419

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	19
1	Babe Ruth	19
3	Ed Konetchy	18
4	Ken Williams	17
5	Larry Gardner	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	6
2	Ernie Johnson	5
2	George Sisler	5
4	Ty Cobb	4
4	Bill Wambsganss	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bailey	0.73
2	Johnny Morrison	1.00
3	Red Oldham	1.29
4	Whitey Glazner	1.52
5	Clarence Mitchell	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dickey Kerr	4
2	Bullet Joe Bush	3
2	Bert Cole	3
2	Hooks Dauss	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	25
2	Stan Coveleski	16
2	Dolf Luque	16
2	Urban Shocker	16
5	Jack Scott	15

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	.450
2	Ralph Young	.413
3	Ty Cobb	.413
4	Wally Schang	.411
5	Babe Ruth	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Meusel	11
2	Babe Ruth	10
3	Cy Williams	6
3	Ken Williams	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	40
2	Babe Ruth	35
3	Bobby Veach	34
4	Harry Heilmann	30
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	29

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	Waite Hoyt	1.76
2	Phil Douglas	2.03
3	Bill Pertica	2.06
4	Pete Alexander	2.06
5	Hal Carlson	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	7
1	Urban Shocker	7
3	Bert Cole	6
3	Allan Sothoron	6
5	9 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	37
2	Stan Coveleski	33
2	Walter Johnson	33
4	Bill Bayne	30
5	Wilbur Cooper	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	4
2	Jim Bagby	2
2	Waite Hoyt	2
2	Hugh McQuillan	2
5	18 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.408
2	Harry Heilmann	.399
3	Babe Ruth	.387
4	Ty Cobb	.386
5	George Sisler	.385

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	150
3	High Pockets Kelly	135
4	Bobby Veach	134
5	Larry Gardner	133

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	54
2	Max Carey	36
3	George Sisler	35
4	Jimmy Johnston	29
5	Bucky Harris	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Doak	2.50
2	Red Faber	2.62
3	Babe Adams	2.77
4	Eppa Rixey	2.79
5	George Mogridge	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	27
2	Red Faber	25
2	Urban Shocker	25
4	Stan Coveleski	24
5	Sad Sam Jones	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	133
2	Burleigh Grimes	131
3	Wilbur Cooper	130
4	Walter Johnson	128
5	Urban Shocker	124

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	8
2	Jesse Barnes	6
2	Carl Mays	6
2	Jim Middleton	6
5	2 tied	5