On This Day

Sunday, July 24, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 58 33 .637 --
Yankees 56 33 .629 1.0
Senators 48 48 .500 12.5
Tigers 45 48 .484 14.0
Browns 43 49 .467 15.5
Red Sox 41 49 .456 16.5
White Sox 40 51 .440 18.0
Athletics 35 55 .389 22.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 59 31 .656 --
Giants 55 33 .625 3.0
Braves 51 36 .586 6.5
Robins 46 46 .500 14.0
Cardinals 42 46 .477 16.0
Cubs 40 48 .455 18.0
Reds 36 52 .409 22.0
Phillies 25 62 .287 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Rice 5
2 Bucky Harris 4
2 Harry Heilmann 4
2 Nemo Leibold 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leon Cadore 1
1 Lloyd Christenbury 1
1 High Pockets Kelly 1
1 Bing Miller 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 4
1 Everett Scott 4
3 Bibb Falk 3
3 Cy Perkins 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Johnston 2
2 Jimmy Austin 1
2 Walton Cruise 1
2 Chick Galloway 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Shawkey 1.00
2 Rosy Ryan 0.70
3 Leon Cadore 0.36
4 Duster Mails 0.33
5 Elam Vangilder 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Roy Moore 1
1 Eppa Rixey 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rosy Ryan 7
2 Leon Cadore 5
2 Bob Shawkey 5
4 Duster Mails 4
5 Walter Johnson 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 1
1 Hugh McQuillan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .435
2 Rogers Hornsby .412
3 Ty Cobb .389
4 Tris Speaker .385
5 Jack Tobin .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 36
2 High Pockets Kelly 16
2 Ken Williams 16
4 Bobby Veach 14
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 94
2 High Pockets Kelly 89
3 Harry Heilmann 88
4 Bobby Veach 85
5 2 tied 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 27
2 Max Carey 25
3 Bucky Harris 19
4 Sam Rice 17
4 2 others tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 2.20
2 Red Faber 2.21
3 George Mogridge 2.60
4 Jesse Barnes 2.60
5 Pete Alexander 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 20
2 Wilbur Cooper 17
3 Stan Coveleski 15
3 Carl Mays 15
5 Sad Sam Jones 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 82
2 Wilbur Cooper 79
2 Bob Shawkey 79
4 Dutch Leonard 77
5 Burleigh Grimes 75

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 6
2 Jesse Barnes 5
2 Jim Middleton 5
4 Carl Holling 4
4 Urban Shocker 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .500
2 Jack Tobin .469
3 Bucky Harris .464
4 Pete Kilduff .413
4 Austin McHenry .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bing Miller 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
3 High Pockets Kelly 4
3 Bobby Veach 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 15
2 Everett Scott 14
3 Home Run Baker 13
3 Charlie Deal 13
3 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 6
2 George Maisel 5
3 Eddie Foster 4
3 Jimmy Johnston 4
3 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 0.64
2 Allan Sothoron 0.66
3 Hugh McQuillan 0.87
4 Dutch Leonard 0.93
5 Pete Alexander 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 4
1 Bob Shawkey 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Wilbur Cooper 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 24
2 Red Faber 20
2 Bob Shawkey 20
4 Pete Alexander 14
4 3 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 3
2 Dolf Luque 2
2 Al Schacht 2
4 Fritz Coumbe 1
4 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Tobin .484
2 Harry Heilmann .459
3 Les Nunamaker .410
4 Carson Bigbee .410
5 Rogers Hornsby .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Bobby Veach 9
3 High Pockets Kelly 7
3 Zack Wheat 7
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 30
2 Babe Ruth 29
2 Bobby Veach 29
4 Zack Wheat 27
5 Harry Heilmann 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 12
2 Max Carey 10
3 George Burns 7
3 Eddie Foster 7
3 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 1.21
2 Guy Morton 1.36
3 Allan Sothoron 1.45
4 Red Faber 1.55
5 Elmer Ponder 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 6
1 Red Faber 6
1 Joe Oeschger 6
1 Bob Shawkey 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 40
2 Bob Shawkey 38
3 Red Faber 37
4 Dixie Davis 30
5 Wilbur Cooper 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 3
1 Jim Middleton 3
3 Jesse Barnes 2
3 Carl Holling 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .402
2 Jack Tobin .398
3 Harry Heilmann .385
4 George Sisler .380
5 Ross Youngs .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 57
2 High Pockets Kelly 22
3 Irish Meusel 21
4 Ken Williams 20
5 3 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 141
2 Harry Heilmann 140
2 Babe Ruth 140
4 High Pockets Kelly 127
5 Larry Gardner 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 52
2 Max Carey 46
3 Sam Rice 40
4 Carson Bigbee 34
5 George Sisler 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 2.08
2 Pete Alexander 2.20
3 Babe Adams 2.40
4 Bill Doak 2.54
5 Elmer Ponder 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 30
2 Wilbur Cooper 27
2 Carl Mays 27
4 Stan Coveleski 24
4 Dickey Kerr 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 140
2 Bob Shawkey 138
3 Burleigh Grimes 128
4 Wilbur Cooper 124
5 Dixie Davis 117

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 7
1 Urban Shocker 7
3 Jesse Barnes 5
3 Bill Burwell 5
3 Jim Middleton 5