On This Day

Friday, July 29, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	61	34	.642	--
Yankees	57	34	.626	2.0
Senators	51	48	.515	12.0
Tigers	48	49	.495	14.0
Browns	44	50	.468	16.5
Red Sox	42	52	.447	18.5
White Sox	40	54	.426	20.5
Athletics	36	58	.383	24.5

Games

Indians 3, Red Sox 0

Tigers 18, Athletics 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	60	34	.638	--
Giants	59	34	.634	0.5
Braves	52	38	.578	6.0
Robins	49	47	.510	12.0
Cardinals	45	47	.489	14.0
Cubs	40	52	.435	19.0
Reds	38	54	.413	21.0
Phillies	27	64	.297	31.5

Games

Phillies 6, Cubs 2

Giants 10, Reds 7

Cardinals 1, Robins 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ira Flagstead	4
2	Johnny Bassler	3
2	Sam Bohne	3
2	George Burns	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	Austin McHenry	1
1	Goldie Rapp	1
1	Bobby Veach	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	4
2	Sam Bohne	3
2	Ira Flagstead	3
2	Harry Heilmann	3
5	5 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lu Blue	1
1	Donie Bush	1
1	Hi Myers	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jeff Pfeffer	1.00
2	Guy Morton	0.50
3	Clarence Mitchell	0.33
4	Howard Ehmke	0.29
5	Bill Hubbell	0.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Bill Hubbell	1
1	Guy Morton	1
1	Jeff Pfeffer	1
1	Slim Sallee	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jeff Pfeffer	4
2	Cliff Markle	3
2	Slim Sallee	3
4	Howard Ehmke	2
4	Guy Morton	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bert Cole	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.434
2	Rogers Hornsby	.411
3	Ty Cobb	.391
4	Tris Speaker	.385
5	Jack Tobin	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	36
2	High Pockets Kelly	17
3	Ken Williams	16
4	Harry Heilmann	15
4	Bobby Veach	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	97
2	Harry Heilmann	96
3	High Pockets Kelly	92
4	Bobby Veach	90
5	Larry Gardner	81

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	2.15
2	Red Faber	2.21
3	Pete Alexander	2.65
4	George Mogridge	2.70
5	Bill Doak	2.71

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	.453
2	Austin McHenry	.435
3	Bucky Harris	.429
4	Joe Sewell	.413
5	Edd Roush	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	4
2	Charlie Grimm	3
2	Harry Heilmann	3
2	Rogers Hornsby	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Severeid	14
2	Home Run Baker	13
2	Charlie Deal	13
2	Ed Konetchy	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	0.84
2	Jeff Pfeffer	0.86
3	Babe Adams	1.00
4	Eppa Rixey	1.03
5	Dolf Luque	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Bullet Joe Bush	3
1	Waite Hoyt	3
1	Bill Hubbell	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	20
2	Bob Shawkey	18
3	Jimmy Ring	15
4	Pete Alexander	14
5	4 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	2
1	Hugh McQuillan	2
3	Jose Acosta	1
3	Bert Cole	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.466
2	Jack Tobin	.449
3	Rogers Hornsby	.422
4	George Cutshaw	.390
5	Ken Williams	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
1	Bobby Veach	9
3	High Pockets Kelly	7
4	Harry Heilmann	6
5	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	30
2	Harry Heilmann	28
3	Babe Ruth	27
4	Home Run Baker	24
4	Rogers Hornsby	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	9
2	Max Carey	8
3	George Maisel	7
3	Eddie Mulligan	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Morton	1.03
2	Red Faber	1.16
3	Eppa Rixey	1.23
4	Jack Scott	1.42
5	Babe Adams	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	6
1	Jack Scott	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	Dixie Davis	29
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	3
1	Jim Middleton	3
3	Dolf Luque	2
3	Duster Mails	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.399
2	Jack Tobin	.398
3	Harry Heilmann	.390
4	Ross Youngs	.383
5	George Sisler	.382

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	142
2	Bobby Veach	141
3	Babe Ruth	139
4	High Pockets Kelly	126
5	Larry Gardner	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	50
2	Max Carey	45
3	Sam Rice	39
4	Carson Bigbee	33
4	George Sisler	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.24
2	Jesse Barnes	2.25
3	Babe Adams	2.27
4	Bill Doak	2.61
5	Red Faber	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	29
2	Carl Mays	26
3	Wilbur Cooper	25
4	Stan Coveleski	24
5	Dickey Kerr	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	136
1	Bob Shawkey	136
3	Burleigh Grimes	126
4	Wilbur Cooper	118
4	Dixie Davis	118

Saves

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