On This Day

Friday, September 23, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 92 53 .634 --
Indians 92 55 .626 1.0
Browns 77 72 .517 17.0
Senators 74 72 .507 18.5
Red Sox 71 73 .493 20.5
Tigers 71 78 .477 23.0
White Sox 58 89 .395 35.0
Athletics 50 93 .350 41.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 91 56 .619 --
Pirates 87 59 .596 3.5
Cardinals 83 63 .568 7.5
Braves 78 69 .531 13.0
Robins 72 73 .497 18.0
Reds 67 79 .459 23.5
Cubs 59 87 .404 31.5
Phillies 49 100 .329 43.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shano Collins 6
2 Chick Galloway 5
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 5
2 Hank Severeid 5
5 2 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Red Thomas 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Kelleher 3
1 Wally Pipp 3
1 Hank Severeid 3
1 Ken Williams 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Turner Barber 1
1 Lloyd Christenbury 1
1 Walton Cruise 1
1 Ray Grimes 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Waite Hoyt 0.78
2 Earl Hamilton 0.75
3 Slim Harriss 0.67
4 George Mogridge 0.64
5 Dutch Leonard 0.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Fred Heimach 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Waite Hoyt 7
1 Dutch Leonard 7
1 George Mogridge 7
4 Benn Karr 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .402
2 Harry Heilmann .398
3 Ty Cobb .387
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
2 Bobby Veach 135
4 Bob Meusel 132
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 George Mogridge 2.70
4 Babe Adams 2.71
5 Burleigh Grimes 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 26
2 Carl Mays 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
1 Urban Shocker 128
4 Wilbur Cooper 127
5 Dutch Leonard 126

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 Heinie Groh .489
2 Jack Smith .487
3 Ralph Young .442
4 Lu Blue .436
5 Turner Barber .422

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 17
1 Ken Williams 17
3 Smoky Joe Wood 15
4 Baby Doll Jacobson 14
4 Bobby Veach 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 5
1 Ernie Johnson 5
1 Bill Wambsganss 5
4 Ty Cobb 4
4 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 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 4
2 Bullet Joe Bush 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 Fred Toney 3
5 25 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 19
1 Urban Shocker 19
3 Walter Johnson 18
4 Stan Coveleski 17
5 Bill Bayne 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sherry Smith 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Ray Caldwell 1
2 Hal Carlson 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Baby Doll Jacobson .448
2 Wally Schang .413
3 George Sisler .407
4 Jack Fournier .406
5 Heinie Groh .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Meusel 10
2 Babe Ruth 8
3 Ken Williams 6
4 Harry Hooper 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 38
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 32
3 Bobby Veach 31
3 Ken Williams 31
5 George Sisler 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burleigh Grimes 1.19
2 Clarence Mitchell 1.35
3 Lou North 1.44
4 Waite Hoyt 2.14
5 Rube Marquard 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 7
2 Jesse Haines 6
2 Carl Mays 6
4 Bullet Joe Bush 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 33
2 Stan Coveleski 32
2 Urban Shocker 32
4 Waite Hoyt 30
5 2 tied 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 .404
2 Harry Heilmann .394
3 Babe Ruth .384
4 Ty Cobb .384
5 George Sisler .379

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 Bobby Veach 135
4 High Pockets Kelly 133
4 Bob Meusel 133

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 George Mogridge 2.70
4 Babe Adams 2.77
5 Whitey Glazner 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 26
1 Urban Shocker 26
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
4 Urban Shocker 128

Saves

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