On This Day

Sunday, August 14, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	66	40	.623	--
Indians	68	42	.618	0.0
Senators	60	53	.531	9.5
Browns	54	54	.500	13.0
Red Sox	50	57	.467	16.5
Tigers	51	60	.459	17.5
White Sox	47	62	.431	20.5
Athletics	41	69	.373	27.0

Games

White Sox 4, Indians 1

Browns 7, Tigers 5

Red Sox 2, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	70	38	.648	--
Giants	67	44	.604	4.5
Braves	61	45	.575	8.0
Robins	58	54	.518	14.0
Cardinals	55	54	.505	15.5
Reds	49	62	.441	22.5
Cubs	44	65	.404	26.5
Phillies	33	75	.306	37.0

Games

Braves 3, Robins 2

Pirates 1, Cubs 0

Reds 5, Cardinals 1

Giants 8, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ed Konetchy	4
1	George Sisler	4
3	Dave Bancroft	3
3	Ty Cobb	3
3	Hod Ford	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Walton Cruise	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Ed Konetchy	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Jake Daubert	3
2	Marty McManus	3
5	3 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Heinie Groh	1
1	Greasy Neale	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Phil Douglas	0.40
2	Sad Sam Jones	0.33
3	Urban Shocker	0.31
4	Red Oldham	0.30
5	Joe Oeschger	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	Johnny Morrison	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Caldwell	6
2	Phil Douglas	4
2	Urban Shocker	4
4	Joe Oeschger	3
4	Red Oldham	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.415
2	Rogers Hornsby	.401
3	Ty Cobb	.382
4	Babe Ruth	.376
5	Jack Tobin	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
2	High Pockets Kelly	19
3	Tillie Walker	17
3	Ken Williams	17
5	2 tied	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	118
2	Harry Heilmann	103
3	High Pockets Kelly	102
4	Bobby Veach	96
5	Rogers Hornsby	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	38
2	Max Carey	26
3	Bucky Harris	22
4	Sam Bohne	21
4	2 others tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.16
2	Red Faber	2.27
3	George Mogridge	2.48
4	Babe Adams	2.62
5	Bill Doak	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	22
2	Wilbur Cooper	19
2	Stan Coveleski	19
4	Carl Mays	18
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	99
2	Burleigh Grimes	98
3	Dutch Leonard	95
4	Walter Johnson	91
5	2 tied	90

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	.490
2	Sam Rice	.487
3	George Sisler	.453
4	Ray Powell	.433
5	Mike Menosky	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Home Run Baker	4
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
2	Tillie Walker	4
5	4 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	20
1	Babe Ruth	20
3	Home Run Baker	19
4	Frankie Frisch	18
5	Billy Southworth	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	8
2	Nemo Leibold	6
3	Sam Bohne	5
3	Rabbit Maranville	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Morrison	0.53
2	George Mogridge	0.99
3	Burleigh Grimes	1.33
4	Earl Hamilton	1.50
4	Bill Sherdel	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	4
1	Fred Toney	4
3	Leon Cadore	3
3	Rip Collins	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Caldwell	19
2	Pete Donohue	17
2	Hugh McQuillan	17
4	Burleigh Grimes	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Bayne	2
1	Clarence Mitchell	2
3	Jesse Barnes	1
3	Harry Courtney	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.408
2	Babe Ruth	.391
3	Jack Smith	.375
4	Jack Tobin	.370
5	Harry Heilmann	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Rogers Hornsby	7
2	Tillie Walker	7
4	High Pockets Kelly	6
5	Austin McHenry	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	32
2	Ed Konetchy	31
2	Babe Ruth	31
4	Rogers Hornsby	30
5	Frankie Frisch	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	15
2	Jimmy Johnston	9
3	George Maisel	8
3	Ross Youngs	8
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	1.32
2	Eppa Rixey	1.66
3	Red Faber	1.81
4	George Mogridge	2.16
5	Bullet Joe Bush	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	7
2	Eppa Rixey	6
3	Bullet Joe Bush	5
3	Leon Cadore	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	32
2	Bob Shawkey	29
3	Ray Caldwell	27
3	Burleigh Grimes	27
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Bayne	2
1	Dolf Luque	2
1	Carl Mays	2
1	Hugh McQuillan	2
1	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.390
2	Harry Heilmann	.390
3	Jack Tobin	.384
4	George Sisler	.382
5	Ross Youngs	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	57
2	High Pockets Kelly	25
3	Tillie Walker	21
4	Ken Williams	20
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	147
2	Harry Heilmann	142
3	Bobby Veach	136
4	High Pockets Kelly	132
5	Larry Gardner	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	55
2	Max Carey	39
3	Sam Rice	37
4	George Sisler	34
5	Jimmy Johnston	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	2.41
2	Bill Doak	2.41
3	Jesse Barnes	2.42
4	Pete Alexander	2.52
5	Eppa Rixey	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	28
2	Carl Mays	26
3	Wilbur Cooper	25
3	Stan Coveleski	25
5	Burleigh Grimes	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	135
1	Bob Shawkey	135
3	Red Faber	129
4	Dixie Davis	118
5	Wilbur Cooper	115

Saves

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