On This Day

Tuesday, August 2, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 62 36 .633 --
Yankees 59 35 .628 1.0
Senators 55 48 .534 9.5
Tigers 48 53 .475 15.5
Browns 46 51 .474 15.5
White Sox 43 54 .443 18.5
Red Sox 43 54 .443 18.5
Athletics 36 61 .371 25.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 61 35 .635 --
Giants 61 38 .616 1.5
Braves 53 39 .576 6.0
Robins 51 49 .510 12.0
Cardinals 48 48 .500 13.0
Cubs 41 55 .427 20.0
Reds 41 57 .418 21.0
Phillies 30 65 .316 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Williams 6
2 Everett Scott 5
3 Frank Ellerbe 4
4 Wally Gerber 3
4 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Veach 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 4
2 Shano Collins 3
2 Frank Ellerbe 3
2 Hank Severeid 3
2 Milt Stock 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Bancroft 1
1 Sam Bohne 1
1 George Burns 1
1 Cliff Heathcote 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Howard Ehmke 0.50
2 Dixie Davis 0.44
3 Dolf Luque 0.22
3 Herb Pennock 0.22
5 Sad Sam Jones 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bailey 1
1 Leon Cadore 1
1 Dixie Davis 1
1 Elam Vangilder 1
1 Tom Zachary 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dixie Davis 4
1 Howard Ehmke 4
3 Jesse Barnes 2
3 Sad Sam Jones 2
3 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bayne 1
1 Clarence Mitchell 1
1 Roy Walker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .424
2 Rogers Hornsby .414
3 Ty Cobb .395
4 Tris Speaker .379
5 Ken Williams .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 38
2 High Pockets Kelly 18
3 Bobby Veach 16
3 Ken Williams 16
5 Harry Heilmann 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 102
2 Harry Heilmann 99
3 High Pockets Kelly 98
4 Bobby Veach 91
5 Larry Gardner 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 31
2 Max Carey 26
3 Bucky Harris 20
4 Sam Bohne 18
4 2 others tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 2.12
2 Red Faber 2.17
3 George Mogridge 2.57
4 Jesse Barnes 2.76
5 Babe Adams 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 21
2 Wilbur Cooper 17
2 Stan Coveleski 17
4 Carl Mays 16
5 3 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 91
2 Wilbur Cooper 86
3 Dutch Leonard 85
4 Burleigh Grimes 82
5 Bob Shawkey 81

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zack Wheat .417
2 Ken Williams .410
3 Rogers Hornsby .404
4 Clyde Milan .396
5 2 tied .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 High Pockets Kelly 5
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 Bing Miller 3
2 Bobby Veach 3
2 Zack Wheat 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 15
2 Ed Konetchy 14
2 Ross Youngs 14
4 Heinie Groh 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 5
1 Jimmy Johnston 5
3 Sam Bohne 4
3 George Maisel 4
3 Ross Youngs 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Morton 0.00
2 Jack Scott 0.92
3 Red Faber 1.16
4 Eppa Rixey 1.18
5 Eddie Rommel 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 3
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Jesse Barnes 3
1 Bullet Joe Bush 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 16
1 Bob Shawkey 16
3 Pete Alexander 15
3 Red Faber 15
5 Wilbur Cooper 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh McQuillan 2
1 Clarence Mitchell 2
1 Roy Walker 2
4 Jose Acosta 1
4 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .447
2 Rogers Hornsby .429
2 Jack Tobin .429
4 George Cutshaw .406
5 Larry Gardner .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Veach 10
2 High Pockets Kelly 8
2 Babe Ruth 8
4 Harry Heilmann 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 29
1 High Pockets Kelly 29
1 Bobby Veach 29
4 Babe Ruth 28
5 Rogers Hornsby 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 12
2 Max Carey 6
2 Jimmy Johnston 6
2 George Maisel 6
2 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 0.82
2 Guy Morton 1.03
3 Eppa Rixey 1.39
4 Jack Scott 1.42
5 Dutch Leonard 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 7
2 Jack Scott 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Jesse Barnes 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 44
2 Red Faber 37
3 Bob Shawkey 29
4 Wilbur Cooper 28
5 Dixie Davis 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 3
1 Jim Middleton 3
3 Jesse Barnes 2
3 Dolf Luque 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .399
2 Jack Tobin .392
3 Harry Heilmann .386
4 George Sisler .380
5 Ross Youngs .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 55
2 High Pockets Kelly 24
3 Irish Meusel 20
3 Bobby Veach 20
3 2 others tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 141
2 Babe Ruth 139
2 Bobby Veach 139
4 High Pockets Kelly 131
5 Larry Gardner 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 51
2 Max Carey 43
3 Sam Rice 36
4 Carson Bigbee 32
4 George Sisler 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 2.28
2 Pete Alexander 2.29
3 Babe Adams 2.30
4 Bill Doak 2.61
5 Red Faber 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 136
2 Red Faber 135
3 Burleigh Grimes 125
4 Wilbur Cooper 119
5 Dixie Davis 115

Saves

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