On This Day

Sunday, July 17, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	54	31	.635	--
Yankees	52	31	.627	1.0
Senators	47	43	.522	9.5
Tigers	42	45	.483	13.0
Red Sox	39	44	.470	14.0
Browns	38	48	.442	16.5
White Sox	36	48	.429	17.5
Athletics	33	51	.393	20.5

Games

White Sox 1, Red Sox 0

Senators 13, Indians 2

Yankees 8, Tigers 5

Browns 5, Athletics 2

Browns 6, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	55	28	.663	--
Giants	51	30	.630	3.0
Braves	46	33	.582	7.0
Robins	43	42	.506	13.0
Cardinals	41	41	.500	13.5
Cubs	35	45	.438	18.5
Reds	30	50	.375	23.5
Phillies	23	55	.295	29.5

Games

Robins 7, Cubs 5

Pirates 4, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ira Flagstead	4
2	Turner Barber	3
2	Lu Blue	3
2	Frank Ellerbe	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Deal	1
1	Joe Dugan	1
1	Charlie Grimm	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Deal	3
2	Home Run Baker	2
2	George Cutshaw	2
2	Marty McManus	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Veach	2
2	Home Run Baker	1
2	George Cutshaw	1
2	Ira Flagstead	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Urban Shocker	1.00
2	Leon Cadore	0.44
2	Ray Caldwell	0.44
4	Elmer Myers	0.38
5	Slicker Parks	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	Ray Kolp	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	6
2	Elmer Myers	5
3	Leon Cadore	4
3	Ray Caldwell	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.432
2	Rogers Hornsby	.419
3	Ty Cobb	.392
4	Tris Speaker	.384
5	Jack Tobin	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	35
2	Ken Williams	16
3	High Pockets Kelly	13
3	Bobby Veach	13
5	2 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	89
2	Harry Heilmann	86
3	High Pockets Kelly	83
4	Bobby Veach	81
5	Larry Gardner	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	25
1	Frankie Frisch	25
3	George Sisler	17
4	Bucky Harris	16
5	2 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	2.32
2	Eppa Rixey	2.33
3	George Mogridge	2.58
4	Whitey Glazner	2.60
5	Jesse Barnes	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	19
2	Wilbur Cooper	15
2	Stan Coveleski	15
4	Carl Mays	14
5	2 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	76
2	Wilbur Cooper	72
2	Burleigh Grimes	72
2	Dutch Leonard	72
5	2 tied	66

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	5
1	Carl Mays	5
3	Carl Holling	4
3	Jim Middleton	4
5	7 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Cutshaw	.519
2	Larry Gardner	.518
3	Harry Heilmann	.508
4	Jack Tobin	.500
5	Rogers Hornsby	.473

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Veach	7
2	Babe Ruth	5
3	Harry Heilmann	3
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	3
3	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	19
2	Harry Heilmann	16
3	Babe Ruth	15
4	Larry Gardner	14
4	4 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	6
2	Max Carey	5
2	Eddie Mulligan	5
4	George Burns	3
4	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	0.59
2	Jack Scott	0.89
3	Waite Hoyt	1.08
4	Art Nehf	1.38
5	Guy Morton	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	5
2	Joe Oeschger	4
3	Stan Coveleski	3
3	Phil Douglas	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	31
2	Red Faber	22
3	Dixie Davis	19
4	Ray Caldwell	14
4	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	2
1	Jim Middleton	2
1	Al Schacht	2
4	Jesse Barnes	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Tobin	.472
2	Cy Williams	.448
3	George Cutshaw	.437
4	Harry Heilmann	.435
5	Rogers Hornsby	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Bobby Veach	8
3	Ken Williams	6
4	Harry Heilmann	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	32
1	Bobby Veach	32
3	Babe Ruth	30
4	Harry Heilmann	27
4	Zack Wheat	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	12
2	Frankie Frisch	11
3	Walter Barbare	6
3	George Burns	6
3	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Morton	1.32
2	Eppa Rixey	1.34
3	Walter Johnson	1.58
4	Rip Collins	1.80
5	Slim Harriss	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilbur Cooper	6
1	Red Faber	6
1	Slim Harriss	6
1	Joe Oeschger	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	38
2	Red Faber	37
3	Wilbur Cooper	32
4	Dixie Davis	30
5	2 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	2
1	Carl Holling	2
1	Duster Mails	2
1	Carl Mays	2
1	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.400
2	Ross Youngs	.390
3	Jack Tobin	.389
4	Eddie Collins	.376
5	George Sisler	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	60
2	Irish Meusel	23
3	Ken Williams	20
4	High Pockets Kelly	19
5	2 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	145
2	Bobby Veach	143
3	Harry Heilmann	141
4	Larry Gardner	130
5	High Pockets Kelly	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	52
2	Max Carey	46
3	Sam Rice	42
4	George Sisler	34
5	Carson Bigbee	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	2.05
2	Pete Alexander	2.45
3	Babe Adams	2.47
4	Bill Doak	2.48
5	Carl Mays	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	30
2	Carl Mays	28
3	Wilbur Cooper	25
3	Dickey Kerr	25
5	Stan Coveleski	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	136
2	Bob Shawkey	132
3	Burleigh Grimes	128
4	Wilbur Cooper	120
5	2 tied	117

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	6
1	Urban Shocker	6
3	Jesse Barnes	5
3	Bill Burwell	5
5	8 tied	4