On This Day

Monday, September 26, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 94 54 .635 --
Indians 93 57 .620 2.0
Browns 78 73 .517 17.5
Senators 76 72 .514 18.0
Red Sox 72 74 .493 21.0
Tigers 71 80 .470 24.5
White Sox 59 91 .393 36.0
Athletics 52 94 .356 41.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 93 57 .620 --
Pirates 88 60 .595 4.0
Cardinals 84 65 .564 8.5
Braves 78 71 .523 14.5
Robins 73 74 .497 18.5
Reds 68 80 .459 24.0
Cubs 61 87 .412 31.0
Phillies 50 101 .331 43.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 4
2 Frankie Frisch 3
2 Babe Ruth 3
4 Dave Bancroft 2
4 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 2
2 Wally Schang 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
3 Cy Perkins 2
3 Wally Schang 2
5 12 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Bancroft 1
1 Rabbit Maranville 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Art Nehf 0.60
2 Bill Pertica 0.50
3 Roy Moore 0.40
4 Babe Adams 0.38
5 Stan Coveleski 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Bill Hubbell 1
1 Roy Moore 1
1 Art Nehf 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Waite Hoyt 6
2 Roy Moore 4
2 Bill Pertica 4
2 George Uhle 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Carl Mays 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .403
2 Harry Heilmann .398
3 Ty Cobb .389
4 Babe Ruth .382
5 George Sisler .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 58
2 Bob Meusel 24
2 Ken Williams 24
4 High Pockets Kelly 23
5 Tillie Walker 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 164
2 Bob Meusel 137
3 Harry Heilmann 135
3 Bobby Veach 135
5 High Pockets Kelly 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 49
2 Max Carey 35
3 George Sisler 31
4 Bucky Harris 28
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 2.41
2 Bill Doak 2.54
3 Babe Adams 2.70
4 George Mogridge 2.70
5 Burleigh Grimes 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 26
1 Urban Shocker 26
3 Red Faber 25
4 Stan Coveleski 22
4 Sad Sam Jones 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 133
2 Burleigh Grimes 128
2 Urban Shocker 128
4 Wilbur Cooper 127
5 Dutch Leonard 126

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frankie Frisch .458
2 Turner Barber .455
3 Irish Meusel .438
4 Walton Cruise .435
5 Heinie Groh .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Meusel 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
3 Ray Grimes 3
3 Ken Williams 3
5 5 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 17
1 Ken Williams 17
3 Elmer Miller 14
4 Aaron Ward 13
4 Smoky Joe Wood 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 5
1 George Sisler 5
3 Ernie Johnson 4
3 Rabbit Maranville 4
3 Bill Wambsganss 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Cheeves 0.00
2 Buck Freeman 0.43
3 Clarence Mitchell 0.51
4 Walter Johnson 0.67
5 Burleigh Grimes 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 Urban Shocker 3
4 Babe Adams 2
4 23 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 17
1 Dutch Leonard 17
3 Urban Shocker 16
4 Stan Coveleski 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sherry Smith 2
2 Ray Caldwell 1
2 Hal Carlson 1
2 Hooks Dauss 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Irish Meusel .419
2 Frankie Frisch .418
3 Baby Doll Jacobson .418
4 Jack Fournier .410
5 Babe Ruth .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Meusel 11
2 Babe Ruth 10
3 Harry Hooper 5
3 Ken Williams 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 41
2 Babe Ruth 30
3 Earl Sheely 29
3 Ken Williams 29
5 3 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 10
2 Ernie Johnson 9
3 Ty Cobb 7
3 Frankie Frisch 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burleigh Grimes 1.22
2 Clarence Mitchell 1.35
3 Whitey Glazner 1.52
4 Wilbur Cooper 1.72
5 Red Faber 1.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 37
2 Waite Hoyt 32
3 Bill Bayne 28
4 Stan Coveleski 27
5 Urban Shocker 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou North 3
2 Ray Caldwell 2
2 Slim Harriss 2
2 Waite Hoyt 2
2 2 others tied 2