On This Day

Wednesday, July 27, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 59 34 .634 --
Yankees 56 34 .622 1.5
Senators 50 48 .510 11.5
Tigers 46 48 .489 13.5
Browns 44 49 .473 15.0
Red Sox 42 50 .457 16.5
White Sox 40 53 .430 19.0
Athletics 35 56 .385 23.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 60 33 .645 --
Giants 57 34 .626 2.0
Braves 51 38 .573 7.0
Robins 48 46 .511 12.5
Cardinals 43 47 .478 15.5
Cubs 40 50 .444 18.5
Reds 38 52 .422 20.5
Phillies 26 63 .292 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Boeckel 4
1 Sam Bohne 4
1 Max Flack 4
1 Hod Ford 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Marty McManus 1
1 Earl Sheely 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Johnston 4
1 Marty McManus 4
3 Eddie Collins 2
3 Heinie Groh 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Boeckel 1
1 Pat Duncan 1
1 Jimmy Johnston 1
1 Pete Kilduff 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dolf Luque 1.00
2 Dickey Kerr 0.55
2 Dutch Ruether 0.55
4 Urban Shocker 0.46
5 2 tied 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 Rube Marquard 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Percy Jones 6
1 Dickey Kerr 6
1 Dutch Ruether 6
1 Urban Shocker 6
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Acosta 1
1 Pete Donohue 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .432
2 Rogers Hornsby .414
3 Ty Cobb .388
4 Tris Speaker .381
5 Jack Tobin .378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 95
2 High Pockets Kelly 90
3 Harry Heilmann 89
4 Bobby Veach 88
5 Larry Gardner 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 28
2 Max Carey 26
3 Bucky Harris 20
4 Jimmy Johnston 17
4 3 others tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 2.20
2 Red Faber 2.21
3 Jesse Barnes 2.63
4 Pete Alexander 2.65
5 George Mogridge 2.70

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 82
4 Burleigh Grimes 79
4 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 .460
2 Joe Sewell .457
3 Jack Tobin .421
4 Pete Kilduff .417
5 Bucky Harris .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 High Pockets Kelly 4
1 Bing Miller 4
3 Charlie Grimm 3
3 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 15
2 Home Run Baker 14
2 Hank Severeid 14
4 Bing Miller 13
4 Edd Roush 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 6
2 Jimmy Johnston 5
2 George Maisel 5
4 Bucky Harris 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 0.88
2 Eppa Rixey 0.94
3 Babe Adams 1.00
4 Pete Alexander 1.22
5 Bill Bayne 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Bullet Joe Bush 3
1 Red Faber 3
1 Art Nehf 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 20
2 Bob Shawkey 18
3 Red Faber 17
3 Jimmy Ring 17
5 Urban Shocker 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 2
2 Jose Acosta 1
2 Fritz Coumbe 1
2 Pete Donohue 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Tobin .465
2 Harry Heilmann .462
3 Rogers Hornsby .422
4 Ken Williams .396
5 Joe Sewell .385

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 28
2 Babe Ruth 25
3 Home Run Baker 24
3 Rogers Hornsby 24
5 High Pockets Kelly 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 1.30
4 Babe Adams 1.59
5 Pete Alexander 1.60

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 Dolf Luque 2
3 Duster Mails 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .401
2 Jack Tobin .399
3 Harry Heilmann .387
4 Ross Youngs .386
5 George Sisler .383

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 Bobby Veach 140
2 Harry Heilmann 138
3 Babe Ruth 137
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 Bill Doak 2.61
5 Red Faber 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 30
2 Wilbur Cooper 26
2 Carl Mays 26
4 Stan Coveleski 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 145
2 Bob Shawkey 138
3 Burleigh Grimes 130
4 Wilbur Cooper 125
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