On This Day

Tuesday, September 20, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	90	53	.629	--
Indians	90	54	.625	0.5
Browns	74	71	.510	17.0
Red Sox	70	70	.500	18.5
Senators	71	72	.497	19.0
Tigers	71	76	.483	21.0
White Sox	58	85	.406	32.0
Athletics	48	91	.345	40.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Indians 4

Yankees 4, Tigers 2

Athletics 3, Browns 1

Senators 9, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	90	56	.616	--
Pirates	85	57	.599	3.0
Cardinals	83	62	.572	6.5
Braves	77	68	.531	12.5
Robins	70	72	.493	18.0
Reds	66	79	.455	23.5
Cubs	58	86	.403	31.0
Phillies	49	98	.333	41.5

Games

Cubs 7, Giants 6

Phillies 6, Reds 1

Cardinals 9, Braves 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Smith	4
2	Tony Boeckel	3
2	Bill Killefer	3
2	Ed Konetchy	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Grimes	1
1	High Pockets Kelly	1
1	Al Nixon	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Clyde Milan	3
1	Al Nixon	3
3	Jesse Barnes	2
3	Tony Boeckel	2
3	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Chick Galloway	1
1	Heinie Groh	1
1	Bob Jones	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Marquard	0.40
2	Bert Cole	0.33
2	Herb Pennock	0.33
2	Jesse Winters	0.33
2	Tom Zachary	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Virgil Cheeves	1
1	Harry Harper	1
1	Lou North	1
1	Eddie Rommel	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	6
2	Harry Harper	4
2	Herb Pennock	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	Bill Pertica	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.403
2	Harry Heilmann	.401
3	Ty Cobb	.392
4	Babe Ruth	.378
5	George Sisler	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	56
2	Ken Williams	24
3	High Pockets Kelly	23
3	Bob Meusel	23
5	Tillie Walker	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	160
2	Harry Heilmann	135
3	Bobby Veach	134
4	Bob Meusel	131
5	High Pockets Kelly	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	49
2	Max Carey	33
3	George Sisler	30
4	Bucky Harris	27
4	Jimmy Johnston	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	2.54
2	Bill Doak	2.61
3	Babe Adams	2.71
4	George Mogridge	2.76
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
2	Urban Shocker	125
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	Jack Smith	.474
2	Jake Daubert	.436
3	Tony Boeckel	.429
4	Heinie Groh	.426
5	Ty Cobb	.420

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Meusel	5
1	Babe Ruth	5
3	Ray Grimes	3
3	Harry Hooper	3
3	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	18
2	Babe Ruth	17
3	Ed Konetchy	16
4	Bobby Veach	15
4	Ken Williams	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	6
2	Max Carey	4
2	Ty Cobb	4
2	Ernie Johnson	4
2	Bill Wambsganss	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.00
2	Fred Toney	0.35
3	Johnny Morrison	0.95
4	Clarence Mitchell	1.32
5	Walter Johnson	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	4
2	Virgil Cheeves	3
2	Hooks Dauss	3
2	Jesse Haines	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	18
2	Stan Coveleski	16
2	Jesse Haines	16
2	Urban Shocker	16
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.422
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	.421
3	Heinie Groh	.396
4	George Sisler	.396
5	Harry Heilmann	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Meusel	11
2	Babe Ruth	10
3	Ken Williams	7
4	Cy Williams	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	41
2	Bobby Veach	33
3	Babe Ruth	31
3	Ken Williams	31
5	Harry Heilmann	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	11
2	Ty Cobb	10
2	Heinie Groh	10
4	Ernie Johnson	9
4	Ken Williams	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Burleigh Grimes	1.35
2	Lou North	1.37
3	Phil Douglas	1.96
4	Bill Pertica	1.97
5	Waite Hoyt	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	7
1	Urban Shocker	7
3	Bullet Joe Bush	6
3	Jesse Haines	6
3	Allan Sothoron	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	38
2	Walter Johnson	33
3	Stan Coveleski	31
4	Bill Bayne	30
5	2 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	4
2	Jim Bagby	2
2	Waite Hoyt	2
2	Bill Pertica	2
5	19 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.408
2	Harry Heilmann	.399
3	Ty Cobb	.390
4	Babe Ruth	.385
5	George Sisler	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	61
2	High Pockets Kelly	26
3	Ken Williams	24
4	Bob Meusel	23
4	Tillie Walker	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	169
2	Harry Heilmann	150
3	Bobby Veach	136
4	High Pockets Kelly	134
5	Bob Meusel	132

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	54
2	Max Carey	37
3	George Sisler	35
4	Jimmy Johnston	29
5	Bucky Harris	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Doak	2.50
2	Babe Adams	2.62
3	Red Faber	2.69
4	George Mogridge	2.76
5	Jesse Barnes	2.90

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	Burleigh Grimes	131
1	Bob Shawkey	131
3	Wilbur Cooper	129
4	Walter Johnson	128
5	Urban Shocker	125

Saves

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