Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, September 22, 1921

On This Day

Thursday, September 22, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	91	53	.632	--
Indians	92	54	.630	0.0
Browns	76	71	.517	16.5
Senators	73	72	.503	18.5
Red Sox	70	72	.493	20.0
Tigers	71	77	.480	22.0
White Sox	58	87	.400	33.5
Athletics	48	93	.340	41.5

Games

Indians 9, Red Sox 8

Yankees 12, Tigers 5

Browns 5, Athletics 0

Browns 4, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	91	56	.619	--
Pirates	86	59	.593	4.0
Cardinals	83	63	.568	7.5
Braves	78	68	.534	12.5
Robins	72	73	.497	18.0
Reds	67	79	.459	23.5
Cubs	58	87	.400	32.0
Phillies	49	99	.331	42.5

Games

Reds 5, Phillies 4

Pirates 3, Robins 1

Robins 2, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	5
2	George Sisler	4
3	Heinie Groh	3
3	Mike Menosky	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Quinn	1
1	George Sisler	1
1	Aaron Ward	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	4
2	Charlie Jamieson	3
2	Nemo Leibold	3
2	Hank Severeid	3
2	Aaron Ward	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Bruggy	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Heinie Groh	1
1	Mike McNally	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Burleigh Grimes	1.00
2	Whitey Glazner	0.83
3	Bill Bayne	0.57
4	Pete Donohue	0.56
5	Leon Cadore	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bayne	1
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Dixie Davis	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Bayne	8
2	Jack Quinn	7
3	Burleigh Grimes	6
4	Pete Donohue	5
4	Whitey Glazner	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Sherry Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.402
2	Harry Heilmann	.399
3	Ty Cobb	.388
4	George Sisler	.376
5	Babe Ruth	.375

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	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	49
2	Max Carey	34
3	George Sisler	30
4	Bucky Harris	27
4	Jimmy Johnston	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	2.48
2	Bill Doak	2.61
3	Babe Adams	2.71
4	George Mogridge	2.76
5	Burleigh Grimes	2.78

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	Burleigh Grimes	128
1	Walter Johnson	128
3	Wilbur Cooper	127
4	Urban Shocker	125
5	Bob Shawkey	120

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	.487
2	Ralph Young	.463
3	Heinie Groh	.458
4	Turner Barber	.452
5	High Pockets Kelly	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Meusel	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
3	Ray Grimes	3
3	Tillie Walker	3
3	Ken Williams	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	16
2	Bobby Veach	15
2	Smoky Joe Wood	15
4	Ty Cobb	14
4	Ken Williams	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	5
1	Ernie Johnson	5
3	Ty Cobb	4
3	Mike McNally	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.00
1	Tom Zachary	0.00
3	Fred Toney	0.32
4	Clarence Mitchell	0.87
5	Guy Morton	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	3
1	Virgil Cheeves	3
1	Hooks Dauss	3
1	Walter Johnson	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	18
2	Bill Bayne	16
2	Stan Coveleski	16
2	Urban Shocker	16
5	Rube Marquard	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sherry Smith	2
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Huck Betts	1
2	Ray Caldwell	1
2	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	.437
2	Wally Schang	.431
3	George Sisler	.415
4	Ty Cobb	.407
4	Heinie Groh	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Meusel	10
1	Babe Ruth	10
3	Ken Williams	6
4	Harry Hooper	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	37
2	Bobby Veach	32
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	30
3	Babe Ruth	30
5	3 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Heinie Groh	11
1	George Sisler	11
3	Ernie Johnson	10
4	Ty Cobb	9
5	Ken Williams	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Burleigh Grimes	1.19
2	Lou North	1.44
3	Clarence Mitchell	2.08
4	Waite Hoyt	2.16
5	Lee Meadows	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	6
1	Jesse Haines	6
1	Carl Mays	6
1	Urban Shocker	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	33
2	Stan Coveleski	31
3	Urban Shocker	29
4	Bill Bayne	28
4	Rube Marquard	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	4
2	Jim Bagby	2
2	Ray Caldwell	2
2	Waite Hoyt	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.405
2	Harry Heilmann	.395
3	Ty Cobb	.385
4	Babe Ruth	.381
5	George Sisler	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	61
2	High Pockets Kelly	25
3	Ken Williams	24
4	Bob Meusel	23
4	Tillie Walker	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	167
2	Harry Heilmann	144
3	High Pockets Kelly	134
3	Bobby Veach	134
5	Bob Meusel	132

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	54
2	Max Carey	38
3	George Sisler	35
4	Bucky Harris	28
4	Jimmy Johnston	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Doak	2.57
2	Red Faber	2.59
3	Babe Adams	2.62
4	George Mogridge	2.76
5	Whitey Glazner	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	26
2	Urban Shocker	25
3	Red Faber	24
4	Stan Coveleski	23
4	Sad Sam Jones	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	137
2	Bob Shawkey	132
3	Wilbur Cooper	131
4	Walter Johnson	128
5	Urban Shocker	125

Saves

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