On This Day

Tuesday, August 9, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	66	40	.623	--
Yankees	62	39	.614	1.5
Senators	59	51	.536	9.0
Browns	50	54	.481	15.0
Red Sox	49	55	.471	16.0
Tigers	50	57	.467	16.5
White Sox	46	59	.438	19.5
Athletics	39	66	.371	26.5

Games

Red Sox 8, Tigers 7

White Sox 5, Yankees 4

Athletics 4, Indians 3

Browns 8, Senators 6

Red Sox 4, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	65	37	.637	--
Giants	64	42	.604	3.0
Braves	57	43	.570	7.0
Robins	55	51	.519	12.0
Cardinals	53	50	.515	12.5
Reds	45	60	.429	21.5
Cubs	44	60	.423	22.0
Phillies	31	71	.304	34.0

Games

Cubs 8, Giants 7

Reds 7, Phillies 4

Pirates 4, Robins 2

Braves 4, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mike Menosky	6
1	George Sisler	6
3	Frank Ellerbe	4
3	George Maisel	4
5	13 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Bob Meusel	1
1	Frank Snyder	1
1	Tillie Walker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	4
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	3
2	Del Pratt	3
2	Billy Southworth	3
5	12 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Menosky	2
2	Lu Blue	1
2	Shano Collins	1
2	Ernie Johnson	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Caldwell	0.56
2	Pete Donohue	0.50
2	Sad Sam Jones	0.50
4	Dixie Davis	0.44
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Virgil Cheeves	1
1	Dixie Davis	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dixie Davis	8
2	Ray Caldwell	5
2	Pete Donohue	5
2	Sad Sam Jones	5
5	George Mogridge	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mule Watson	1
1	Jimmy Zinn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.418
2	Rogers Hornsby	.410
3	Ty Cobb	.383
4	Tris Speaker	.373
5	Jack Tobin	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
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	108
2	Harry Heilmann	100
2	High Pockets Kelly	100
4	Bobby Veach	96
5	2 tied	88

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	2.21
2	Eppa Rixey	2.26
3	George Mogridge	2.48
4	Babe Adams	2.62
5	Bill Doak	2.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	21
2	Wilbur Cooper	18
2	Stan Coveleski	18
4	Carl Mays	17
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	96
2	Dutch Leonard	93
3	Burleigh Grimes	92
4	Wilbur Cooper	90
5	Bob Shawkey	87

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.457
2	Jake Daubert	.431
3	Sam Rice	.423
4	Curt Walker	.415
5	Verne Clemons	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Jimmy Dykes	3
2	Harry Heilmann	3
2	Rogers Hornsby	3
2	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Konetchy	17
2	Ross Youngs	16
3	Rogers Hornsby	15
3	Cy Perkins	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	6
2	Sam Bohne	5
2	Nemo Leibold	5
4	Jimmy Johnston	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jose Acosta	1.38
2	Elmer Myers	1.50
3	Babe Adams	1.69
4	Leon Cadore	1.73
5	Bill Pertica	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	3
1	Bullet Joe Bush	3
1	Leon Cadore	3
1	Stan Coveleski	3
1	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	19
2	Burleigh Grimes	17
3	Dutch Leonard	16
4	Pete Donohue	15
5	4 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Bayne	2
1	Clarence Mitchell	2
1	Roy Walker	2
4	Jose Acosta	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.404
2	Curt Walker	.400
3	Jack Tobin	.380
4	George Cutshaw	.375
5	Jake Daubert	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	High Pockets Kelly	7
3	Bobby Veach	6
4	Rogers Hornsby	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	29
2	Ed Konetchy	28
3	Home Run Baker	25
4	Bing Miller	24
4	Bobby Veach	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	13
2	Sam Bohne	8
2	Jimmy Johnston	8
2	Nemo Leibold	8
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	1.33
2	Eppa Rixey	1.86
3	Babe Adams	1.98
4	Bill Doak	2.01
5	Dutch Leonard	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	5
1	Bullet Joe Bush	5
1	Leon Cadore	5
1	Stan Coveleski	5
1	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	40
2	Red Faber	34
3	Bob Shawkey	28
4	Bullet Joe Bush	27
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	3
2	Bill Bayne	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	.395
2	Harry Heilmann	.386
3	Jack Tobin	.383
4	Ross Youngs	.378
5	George Sisler	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	54
2	High Pockets Kelly	25
3	Bobby Veach	20
3	Ken Williams	20
5	Tillie Walker	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	139
1	Bobby Veach	139
3	Babe Ruth	137
4	High Pockets Kelly	131
5	Larry Gardner	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	52
2	Max Carey	40
3	Sam Rice	37
4	George Sisler	33
5	Carson Bigbee	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	2.30
2	Bill Doak	2.36
3	Jesse Barnes	2.36
4	Pete Alexander	2.45
5	Red Faber	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	28
2	Carl Mays	26
3	Wilbur Cooper	24
3	Stan Coveleski	24
5	Burleigh Grimes	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	136
2	Burleigh Grimes	132
3	Red Faber	129
4	Dixie Davis	120
5	Wilbur Cooper	119

Saves

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