On This Day

Tuesday, July 26, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	59	33	.641	--
Yankees	56	33	.629	1.5
Senators	49	48	.505	12.5
Tigers	45	48	.484	14.5
Browns	43	49	.467	16.0
Red Sox	41	50	.451	17.5
White Sox	40	52	.435	19.0
Athletics	35	55	.389	23.0

Games

Indians 8, Red Sox 2

Tigers 3, Athletics 3

Senators 2, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	60	32	.652	--
Giants	56	34	.622	3.0
Braves	51	36	.586	6.5
Robins	47	46	.505	13.5
Cardinals	42	47	.472	16.5
Cubs	40	49	.449	18.5
Reds	36	52	.409	22.0
Phillies	26	62	.295	32.0

Games

Robins 3, Cubs 0

Giants 9, Pirates 8

Phillies 8, Cardinals 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Griffith	4
1	Chick Shorten	4
3	George Burns	3
3	Rogers Hornsby	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	Charlie Grimm	1
1	High Pockets Kelly	1
1	Lee King	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Grimm	3
1	Frank Parkinson	3
1	Ross Youngs	3
4	George Burns	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bucky Harris	1
1	Austin McHenry	1
1	Hi Myers	1
1	Milt Stock	1
1	Whitey Witt	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dutch Leonard	0.75
2	Red Faber	0.71
3	Burleigh Grimes	0.57
4	Pete Alexander	0.33
4	Jimmy Ring	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	George Smith	1
1	Tom Zachary	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	6
2	Red Faber	5
2	Herb Pennock	5
2	Jimmy Ring	5
5	Burleigh Grimes	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.432
2	Rogers Hornsby	.414
3	Ty Cobb	.388
4	Tris Speaker	.385
5	Jack Tobin	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	36
2	High Pockets Kelly	17
3	Ken Williams	16
4	Bobby Veach	14
5	3 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	94
2	High Pockets Kelly	90
3	Harry Heilmann	89
4	Bobby Veach	86
5	Larry Gardner	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	28
2	Max Carey	26
3	Bucky Harris	20
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	2.63
5	Pete Alexander	2.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	20
2	Wilbur Cooper	17
3	Stan Coveleski	16
4	Carl Mays	15
5	2 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	87
2	Dutch Leonard	83
3	Wilbur Cooper	79
3	Burleigh Grimes	79
3	Bob Shawkey	79

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	.472
2	Joe Sewell	.460
3	Bucky Harris	.442
4	Dave Bancroft	.436
5	Austin McHenry	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	5
2	Charlie Grimm	4
2	Bing Miller	4
2	Babe Ruth	4
5	3 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	13
1	Bing Miller	13
1	Edd Roush	13
1	Hank Severeid	13
1	Bobby Veach	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	7
2	George Maisel	5
3	Bucky Harris	4
3	Jimmy Johnston	4
3	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allan Sothoron	0.66
2	Red Faber	0.88
3	Eppa Rixey	0.94
4	Babe Adams	1.00
5	Hugh McQuillan	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Shawkey	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Jesse Barnes	3
2	Wilbur Cooper	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	30
2	Bob Shawkey	20
3	Pete Alexander	17
3	Red Faber	17
3	Jimmy Ring	17

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	.474
2	Harry Heilmann	.463
3	Rogers Hornsby	.417
4	Ken Williams	.396
5	Cy Williams	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Bobby Veach	9
3	High Pockets Kelly	8
4	Charlie Grimm	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	27
2	Babe Ruth	26
3	Harry Heilmann	25
4	Home Run Baker	23
4	4 others tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	10
2	Frankie Frisch	9
3	Jimmy Johnston	7
3	George Maisel	7
3	Eddie Mulligan	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	1.16
2	Eppa Rixey	1.21
3	Guy Morton	1.38
4	Allan Sothoron	1.45
5	Elmer Ponder	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	6
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
1	Bob Shawkey	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	42
2	Red Faber	39
3	Bob Shawkey	31
4	Burleigh Grimes	29
5	Dixie Davis	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	3
1	Jim Middleton	3
3	Carl Holling	2
3	Dolf Luque	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.401
2	Jack Tobin	.400
3	Harry Heilmann	.385
4	George Sisler	.383
5	Ross Youngs	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	55
2	High Pockets Kelly	23
3	Irish Meusel	21
4	Ken Williams	20
5	Tillie Walker	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	140
2	Bobby Veach	139
3	Babe Ruth	136
4	High Pockets Kelly	127
5	Larry Gardner	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	53
2	Max Carey	46
3	Sam Rice	40
4	Carson Bigbee	33
4	George Sisler	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	2.10
2	Pete Alexander	2.24
3	Babe Adams	2.34
4	Elmer Ponder	2.47
5	Bill Doak	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	30
2	Wilbur Cooper	26
2	Carl Mays	26
4	Stan Coveleski	24
4	Dickey Kerr	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	145
2	Bob Shawkey	138
3	Burleigh Grimes	130
4	Wilbur Cooper	122
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