On This Day

Monday, July 18, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 55 31 .640 --
Yankees 53 31 .631 1.0
Senators 47 44 .516 10.5
Tigers 42 46 .477 14.0
Red Sox 39 46 .459 15.5
Browns 39 48 .448 16.5
White Sox 38 48 .442 17.0
Athletics 33 52 .388 21.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 55 29 .655 --
Giants 52 30 .634 2.0
Braves 47 33 .588 6.0
Robins 43 43 .500 13.0
Cardinals 41 42 .494 13.5
Cubs 36 45 .444 17.5
Reds 32 50 .390 22.0
Phillies 23 57 .288 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Amos Strunk 6
2 Sam Bohne 4
2 Chick Fewster 4
2 Ernie Johnson 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Turner Barber 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Ed Konetchy 1
1 Austin McHenry 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edd Roush 5
2 Turner Barber 4
2 Ed Konetchy 4
4 Dave Bancroft 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Duncan 2
1 Goldie Rapp 2
3 Tony Boeckel 1
3 George Burns 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Elam Vangilder 0.50
2 Art Nehf 0.44
3 Jimmy Ring 0.31
4 Dickey Kerr 0.27
5 3 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Hod Eller 1
1 Dana Fillingim 1
1 Shovel Hodge 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jimmy Ring 5
2 Pete Donohue 4
2 Art Nehf 4
2 Elam Vangilder 4
5 Dickey Kerr 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Coumbe 1
1 Urban Shocker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .431
2 Rogers Hornsby .415
3 Ty Cobb .390
4 Tris Speaker .385
5 Jack Tobin .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 36
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 91
2 Harry Heilmann 86
3 High Pockets Kelly 83
4 Bobby Veach 81
5 Larry Gardner 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 26
2 Max Carey 25
3 Bucky Harris 17
3 George Sisler 17
5 3 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 2.32
2 Eppa Rixey 2.33
3 George Mogridge 2.51
4 Jesse Barnes 2.69
5 Carl Mays 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 19
2 Wilbur Cooper 15
2 Stan Coveleski 15
2 Carl Mays 15
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
3 Urban Shocker 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Cutshaw .520
2 Larry Gardner .509
3 Harry Heilmann .500
3 Jack Tobin .500
5 Rogers Hornsby .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Bobby Veach 5
3 Austin McHenry 4
4 Harry Heilmann 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 17
1 Bobby Veach 17
3 Stuffy McInnis 16
4 Bob Meusel 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 6
2 Eddie Mulligan 5
3 Tony Boeckel 3
3 George Burns 3
3 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 0.49
2 Waite Hoyt 1.08
3 Art Nehf 1.38
4 Guy Morton 1.47
5 Pete Alexander 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 4
1 Joe Oeschger 4
3 Phil Douglas 3
3 Dana Fillingim 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 31
2 Red Faber 19
3 Dixie Davis 15
4 Ray Caldwell 14
4 3 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 2
1 Jim Middleton 2
1 Al Schacht 2
4 Jesse Barnes 1
4 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .459
2 Jack Tobin .458
3 George Cutshaw .444
4 Cy Williams .440
5 Rogers Hornsby .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Bobby Veach 8
3 Austin McHenry 6
3 Ken Williams 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 32
1 Bobby Veach 32
3 High Pockets Kelly 31
4 Rogers Hornsby 27
5 4 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 12
2 Frankie Frisch 11
3 George Burns 7
4 Eddie Foster 6
4 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 Benn Karr 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 6
1 Red Faber 6
1 Slim Harriss 6
1 Dickey Kerr 6
1 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 38
2 Red Faber 37
3 Wilbur Cooper 32
4 Dixie Davis 30
5 Burleigh Grimes 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 Jack Tobin .391
3 Ross Youngs .390
4 George Sisler .377
5 Eddie Collins .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 61
2 Irish Meusel 23
3 Ken Williams 20
4 High Pockets Kelly 19
5 3 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 144
2 Bobby Veach 141
3 Harry Heilmann 139
4 Larry Gardner 128
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 Bill Doak 2.48
3 Pete Alexander 2.50
4 Carl Mays 2.56
5 Babe Adams 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 30
2 Carl Mays 28
3 Dickey Kerr 26
4 Wilbur Cooper 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 Stan Coveleski 117

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Urban Shocker 7
2 Carl Mays 6
3 Jesse Barnes 5
3 Bill Burwell 5
5 7 tied 4