On This Day

Sunday, August 7, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	61	37	.622	--
Indians	64	39	.621	-0.5
Senators	58	50	.537	8.0
Tigers	50	54	.481	14.0
Browns	49	53	.480	14.0
Red Sox	46	55	.455	16.5
White Sox	44	58	.431	19.0
Athletics	38	64	.373	25.0

Games

Indians 4, Athletics 3

Yankees 2, White Sox 0

Browns 8, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	64	36	.640	--
Giants	63	41	.606	3.0
Braves	56	42	.571	7.0
Robins	54	50	.519	12.0
Cardinals	52	49	.515	12.5
Cubs	43	59	.422	22.0
Reds	43	60	.417	22.5
Phillies	31	69	.310	33.0

Games

Giants 7, Cubs 2

Phillies 6, Reds 5

Cardinals 11, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Rice	4
2	Verne Clemons	3
2	Frank Ellerbe	3
2	Jack Fournier	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	1
1	Elmer Smith	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Verne Clemons	4
1	Ed Konetchy	4
3	Ross Youngs	3
4	Jimmy Dykes	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	Emmet McCann	1
1	Sam Rice	1
1	Edd Roush	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rip Collins	0.67
2	Bill Doak	0.44
3	Jack Scott	0.33
4	Eppa Rixey	0.27
5	Guy Morton	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Garland Braxton	4
1	Bill Doak	4
3	Bob Hasty	3
3	Eppa Rixey	3
5	6 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jimmy Ring	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.414
2	Rogers Hornsby	.408
3	Ty Cobb	.391
4	Tris Speaker	.380
5	Jack Tobin	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	39
2	High Pockets Kelly	19
3	Ken Williams	17
4	Bobby Veach	16
5	Harry Heilmann	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	105
2	Harry Heilmann	100
2	High Pockets Kelly	100
4	Bobby Veach	95
5	Ken Williams	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	34
2	Max Carey	26
3	Sam Bohne	21
3	Bucky Harris	21
5	Sam Rice	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	2.24
2	Eppa Rixey	2.26
3	George Mogridge	2.50
4	Bill Doak	2.63
5	Jesse Barnes	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	21
2	Wilbur Cooper	18
3	Stan Coveleski	17
3	Carl Mays	17
5	3 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	94
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	Carl Holling	5
3	Jim Middleton	5
5	2 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nemo Leibold	.485
2	Babe Ruth	.448
3	Sam Rice	.431
4	Ira Flagstead	.423
5	Curt Walker	.422

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	High Pockets Kelly	4
2	Jimmy Dykes	3
2	Harry Heilmann	3
2	Babe Ruth	3
5	12 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Konetchy	17
2	High Pockets Kelly	15
2	Cy Perkins	15
2	Ross Youngs	15
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	7
2	Sam Bohne	5
2	Jimmy Johnston	5
2	Ross Youngs	5
5	Milt Stock	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clarence Mitchell	0.95
2	Bill Pertica	1.00
3	Art Nehf	1.65
4	Bullet Joe Bush	1.67
5	Eddie Rommel	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	3
1	Bullet Joe Bush	3
1	Leon Cadore	3
1	Bill Doak	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	16
1	Leon Cadore	16
3	Burleigh Grimes	14
4	Dutch Leonard	13
4	2 others tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Bayne	2
1	Hugh McQuillan	2
1	Clarence Mitchell	2
1	Roy Walker	2
5	14 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Tobin	.412
2	Harry Heilmann	.402
3	Curt Walker	.394
4	Ira Flagstead	.386
5	Wally Schang	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	High Pockets Kelly	7
3	Bobby Veach	6
4	Austin McHenry	5
4	Bing Miller	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Konetchy	29
2	Babe Ruth	27
3	Home Run Baker	24
4	Bobby Veach	23
5	3 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	13
2	Sam Bohne	8
2	George Maisel	8
4	Jimmy Johnston	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	1.38
2	Eppa Rixey	1.86
3	Dutch Leonard	1.87
4	Bill Doak	2.01
5	Bill Pertica	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	6
1	Urban Shocker	6
3	Jesse Barnes	5
3	Leon Cadore	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	37
2	Red Faber	32
3	Bullet Joe Bush	29
4	Wilbur Cooper	28
5	Bob Shawkey	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	3
2	Jesse Barnes	2
2	Bill Bayne	2
2	Dolf Luque	2
2	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.392
2	Jack Tobin	.388
3	Harry Heilmann	.384
4	Ross Youngs	.381
5	George Sisler	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	52
2	High Pockets Kelly	25
3	Irish Meusel	20
3	Bobby Veach	20
3	Ken Williams	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	139
2	Bobby Veach	138
3	Babe Ruth	134
4	High Pockets Kelly	131
5	Larry Gardner	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	53
2	Max Carey	41
3	Sam Rice	37
4	George Sisler	33
5	Carson Bigbee	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	2.28
2	Jesse Barnes	2.32
3	Bill Doak	2.36
4	Pete Alexander	2.45
5	Red Faber	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	28
2	Carl Mays	27
3	Wilbur Cooper	24
4	Stan Coveleski	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	133
2	Red Faber	132
3	Burleigh Grimes	129
4	Wilbur Cooper	117
5	Dixie Davis	112

Saves

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