On This Day

Wednesday, August 17, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 40 .626 --
Indians 70 42 .625 -0.5
Senators 60 54 .526 10.5
Browns 56 55 .505 13.0
Red Sox 50 57 .467 17.0
Tigers 52 61 .460 18.0
White Sox 47 64 .423 22.0
Athletics 41 70 .369 28.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 71 39 .645 --
Giants 68 46 .596 5.0
Braves 62 47 .569 8.5
Robins 59 54 .522 13.5
Cardinals 55 54 .505 15.5
Reds 49 63 .438 23.0
Cubs 46 66 .411 26.0
Phillies 35 76 .315 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Southworth 6
2 Zeb Terry 5
3 Steve O'Neill 4
4 Turner Barber 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Bancroft 1
1 Frank Gibson 1
1 High Pockets Kelly 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 4
1 Joe Sewell 4
3 George Burns 3
3 Steve O'Neill 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 Turner Barber 1
1 Charlie Jamieson 1
1 Marty McManus 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Urban Shocker 0.70
2 Percy Jones 0.36
2 Elmer Ponder 0.36
4 Hugh McQuillan 0.19
5 Bob Shawkey 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Percy Jones 1
1 Elmer Ponder 1
1 Bob Shawkey 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 7
2 Percy Jones 4
2 Elmer Ponder 4
4 Hugh McQuillan 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .409
2 Rogers Hornsby .401
3 Ty Cobb .380
4 Babe Ruth .375
5 Jack Tobin .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 High Pockets Kelly 20
3 Tillie Walker 17
3 Ken Williams 17
5 2 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 121
2 High Pockets Kelly 106
3 Harry Heilmann 105
4 Bobby Veach 96
5 Rogers Hornsby 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 39
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 Bill Doak 2.62
4 George Mogridge 2.64
5 Jesse Barnes 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 22
2 Wilbur Cooper 19
2 Stan Coveleski 19
4 Burleigh Grimes 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 99
1 Burleigh Grimes 99
3 Wilbur Cooper 96
4 Dutch Leonard 95
5 2 tied 91

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 George Sisler .469
2 Babe Ruth .447
3 Ray Powell .429
4 Heinie Mueller .406
5 John Kelleher .404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 19
2 Billy Southworth 18
3 Home Run Baker 16
3 Rogers Hornsby 16
3 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 8
2 Nemo Leibold 6
3 Heinie Groh 4
3 Rabbit Maranville 4
5 10 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sad Sam Jones 0.50
2 Johnny Morrison 0.53
3 Leon Cadore 1.00
4 Earl Hamilton 1.50
5 Bill Sherdel 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 5
2 Burleigh Grimes 4
3 Rip Collins 3
3 Bill Doak 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hugh McQuillan 21
2 Ray Caldwell 18
2 Urban Shocker 18
4 Burleigh Grimes 17
5 Pete Donohue 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bayne 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Buck Freeman 1
1 Carl Holling 1
1 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .425
2 George Sisler .421
3 Jack Smith .380
4 Sam Rice .378
5 Zack Wheat .372

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 32
2 Home Run Baker 30
2 Ed Konetchy 30
4 Rogers Hornsby 29
5 Frankie Frisch 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 14
2 Jimmy Johnston 9
3 Sam Bohne 7
3 Nemo Leibold 7
3 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 1.75
2 Jimmy Zinn 1.86
3 Red Faber 2.11
4 Babe Adams 2.25
5 Eric Erickson 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 7
2 Burleigh Grimes 6
3 Eppa Rixey 5
3 Bob Shawkey 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 27
2 Bob Shawkey 26
2 Urban Shocker 26
4 Bullet Joe Bush 25
4 2 others tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bayne 2
1 Dolf Luque 2
1 Hugh McQuillan 2
1 Clarence Mitchell 2
1 Roy Walker 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .392
2 Harry Heilmann .390
3 George Sisler .384
4 Jack Tobin .381
5 Ross Youngs .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 57
2 High Pockets Kelly 24
3 Tillie Walker 21
4 Ken Williams 20
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 149
2 Harry Heilmann 144
3 Bobby Veach 132
4 High Pockets Kelly 130
5 Larry Gardner 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 55
2 Max Carey 38
3 Sam Rice 37
4 George Sisler 34
5 Jimmy Johnston 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Barnes 2.45
2 Bill Doak 2.51
3 Babe Adams 2.59
4 Red Faber 2.65
5 Eppa Rixey 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 136
2 Burleigh Grimes 132
3 Red Faber 129
4 Wilbur Cooper 121
5 Dixie Davis 120

Saves

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