On This Day

Wednesday, August 3, 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
Red Sox 44 54 .449 18.0
White Sox 43 55 .439 19.0
Athletics 36 61 .371 25.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 62 35 .639 --
Giants 61 39 .610 2.5
Braves 54 40 .574 6.5
Robins 51 49 .510 12.5
Cardinals 49 48 .505 13.0
Cubs 42 56 .429 20.5
Reds 41 57 .418 21.5
Phillies 30 66 .313 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Powell 5
2 Charlie Hollocher 4
2 John Kelleher 4
2 Cotton Tierney 4
5 5 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Flack 1
1 Hod Ford 1
1 Austin McHenry 1
1 Jack Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Kelleher 3
2 Walter Barbare 2
2 Max Carey 2
2 Charlie Deal 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Walter Barbare 1
1 Charlie Deal 1
1 Charlie Grimm 1
1 Rabbit Maranville 1
1 Ray Powell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Doak 0.67
2 Jack Scott 0.31
3 Pete Alexander 0.25
4 Red Faber 0.22
5 Elmer Myers 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Speed Martin 1
1 Elmer Myers 1
1 Joe Oeschger 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Doak 6
2 Pete Alexander 4
2 Jack Scott 4
4 Wilbur Cooper 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Buck Freeman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .424
2 Rogers Hornsby .412
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 3 others tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 2.12
2 Red Faber 2.21
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 18
3 Stan Coveleski 17
4 Carl Mays 16
5 Joe Oeschger 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 93
2 Wilbur Cooper 88
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 Clyde Milan .442
2 Babe Ruth .423
3 Zack Wheat .419
4 Sam Bohne .410
5 Jack Smith .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 High Pockets Kelly 5
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 Bobby Veach 3
4 Eddie Collins 2
4 11 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 15
2 Charlie Deal 14
2 Ed Konetchy 14
2 Ross Youngs 14
5 2 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 Eppa Rixey 1.18
3 Red Faber 1.62
4 Waite Hoyt 1.73
5 Eddie Rommel 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Jesse Barnes 3
1 Wilbur Cooper 3
1 Eppa Rixey 3
1 Jack Scott 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 19
2 Red Faber 17
3 Wilbur Cooper 16
3 Bob Shawkey 16
5 3 tied 13

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 .445
2 Jack Tobin .425
3 Rogers Hornsby .411
4 George Cutshaw .402
5 Larry Gardner .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 High Pockets Kelly 8
1 Babe Ruth 8
1 Bobby Veach 8
4 Harry Heilmann 6
4 Austin McHenry 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 29
2 Babe Ruth 28
3 Harry Heilmann 27
3 Bobby Veach 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 11
2 Jimmy Johnston 6
2 George Maisel 6
2 Eddie Mulligan 6
2 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Morton 1.03
2 Red Faber 1.07
3 Eppa Rixey 1.39
4 Dutch Leonard 1.89
5 Waite Hoyt 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 6
1 Joe Oeschger 6
1 Jack Scott 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 44
2 Red Faber 36
3 Wilbur Cooper 30
4 Bob Shawkey 29
5 Pete Alexander 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 .396
2 Jack Tobin .392
3 Harry Heilmann .390
4 Ross Youngs .379
5 George Sisler .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 54
2 High Pockets Kelly 24
3 Irish Meusel 20
3 Bobby Veach 20
3 Ken Williams 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 140
2 Bobby Veach 137
3 Babe Ruth 136
4 High Pockets Kelly 131
5 Larry Gardner 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 51
2 Max Carey 42
3 Sam Rice 36
4 Carson Bigbee 32
4 George Sisler 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 2.28
2 Jesse Barnes 2.28
3 Pete Alexander 2.38
4 Bill Doak 2.65
5 Red Faber 2.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 137
2 Bob Shawkey 136
3 Burleigh Grimes 125
4 Wilbur Cooper 121
5 Dixie Davis 115

Saves

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