On This Day

Thursday, August 4, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	59	36	.621	--
Indians	62	38	.620	-0.5
Senators	57	48	.543	7.0
Tigers	49	53	.480	13.5
Browns	47	51	.480	13.5
White Sox	44	55	.444	17.0
Red Sox	44	55	.444	17.0
Athletics	36	62	.367	24.5

Games

White Sox 5, Red Sox 4

Tigers 8, Yankees 3

Browns 7, Athletics 5

Senators 3, Indians 1

Senators 3, Indians 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	63	35	.643	--
Giants	61	40	.604	3.5
Braves	55	40	.579	6.5
Cardinals	50	48	.510	13.0
Robins	52	50	.510	13.0
Cubs	42	57	.424	21.5
Reds	42	58	.420	22.0
Phillies	30	67	.309	32.5

Games

Braves 13, Cubs 5

Robins 2, Reds 1

Reds 5, Robins 2

Pirates 5, Phillies 0

Cardinals 1, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Southworth	4
2	Walter Barbare	3
2	Carson Bigbee	3
2	Pat Duncan	3
2	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Bob Jones	1
1	Bob O'Farrell	1
1	Billy Southworth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Southworth	7
2	Mickey O'Neil	3
2	Amos Strunk	3
4	Home Run Baker	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Bohne	3
2	Ira Flagstead	1
2	Frankie Frisch	1
2	Charlie Grimm	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Pertica	1.00
2	Burleigh Grimes	0.78
3	Pete Donohue	0.73
4	Dana Fillingim	0.60
4	Earl Hamilton	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Eric Erickson	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Donohue	8
2	Burleigh Grimes	7
3	Bill Pertica	6
4	Ray Caldwell	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doug McWeeny	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.421
2	Rogers Hornsby	.414
3	Ty Cobb	.398
4	Ken Williams	.372
5	Tris Speaker	.371

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	100
3	High Pockets Kelly	98
4	Bobby Veach	93
5	Larry Gardner	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	32
2	Max Carey	26
3	Sam Bohne	21
3	Bucky Harris	21
5	Sam Rice	19

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	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	93
2	Dutch Leonard	90
3	Burleigh Grimes	89
4	Wilbur Cooper	88
5	Bob Shawkey	84

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	.467
2	Babe Ruth	.444
3	Nemo Leibold	.438
4	Ken Williams	.412
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	5
2	Harry Heilmann	3
2	Bobby Veach	3
4	Eddie Collins	2
4	10 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	15
2	Harry Heilmann	14
3	Ross Youngs	13
4	Charlie Deal	12
4	Heinie Groh	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Bohne	7
2	Frankie Frisch	6
3	Jimmy Johnston	5
4	Ross Youngs	4
5	10 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	1.24
2	Eddie Rommel	1.42
3	Red Faber	1.62
4	Waite Hoyt	1.73
5	Bill Pertica	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	Bill Pertica	3
1	Jack Scott	3
1	Urban Shocker	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Pertica	18
2	Red Faber	17
3	Pete Alexander	16
4	Burleigh Grimes	15
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	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.434
2	George Cutshaw	.398
3	Jack Tobin	.398
4	Larry Gardner	.392
5	Rogers Hornsby	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	High Pockets Kelly	6
2	Austin McHenry	6
2	Bobby Veach	6
5	Bing Miller	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Konetchy	26
2	Babe Ruth	25
3	Home Run Baker	24
3	Harry Heilmann	24
3	2 others tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	12
2	Sam Bohne	8
3	Bucky Harris	6
3	Jimmy Johnston	6
3	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	1.07
2	Eppa Rixey	1.39
3	Waite Hoyt	1.95
4	Eric Erickson	2.03
5	Bill Pertica	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	6
2	Bullet Joe Bush	5
2	Wilbur Cooper	5
2	Burleigh Grimes	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	45
2	Red Faber	36
3	Wilbur Cooper	28
4	Burleigh Grimes	27
4	Bob Shawkey	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	3
2	Jesse Barnes	2
2	Dolf Luque	2
2	Hugh McQuillan	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.397
2	Jack Tobin	.388
3	Harry Heilmann	.388
4	Ross Youngs	.380
5	George Sisler	.377

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	141
2	Bobby Veach	139
3	Babe Ruth	136
4	High Pockets Kelly	130
5	Larry Gardner	123

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	2.43
4	Bill Doak	2.65
5	Red Faber	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	28
2	Carl Mays	26
3	Wilbur Cooper	25
4	Dickey Kerr	24
5	Stan Coveleski	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	139
2	Burleigh Grimes	132
3	Red Faber	131
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