On This Day

Friday, August 26, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 74 46 .617 --
Yankees 72 45 .615 0.5
Senators 65 58 .528 10.5
Browns 61 60 .504 13.5
Red Sox 56 62 .475 17.0
Tigers 58 66 .468 18.0
White Sox 52 68 .433 22.0
Athletics 43 76 .361 30.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 76 45 .628 --
Giants 74 50 .597 3.5
Braves 65 53 .551 9.5
Cardinals 63 57 .525 12.5
Robins 63 60 .512 14.0
Reds 55 67 .451 21.5
Cubs 49 71 .408 26.5
Phillies 40 82 .328 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Ellerbe 4
1 George Sisler 4
1 Zeb Terry 4
4 Carson Bigbee 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Tommy Griffith 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Elmer Miller 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Elmer Miller 4
2 Tom Daly 3
2 Jake Daubert 3
2 Heinie Mueller 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Williams 2
2 Carson Bigbee 1
2 Donie Bush 1
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dolf Luque 0.75
2 Speed Martin 0.70
3 Urban Shocker 0.50
4 Earl Hamilton 0.43
5 Howard Ehmke 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 Duster Mails 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Speed Martin 7
2 Howard Ehmke 6
2 Dolf Luque 6
2 Urban Shocker 6
5 Duster Mails 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Lou North 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .412
2 Harry Heilmann .406
3 Ty Cobb .390
4 Babe Ruth .380
5 Tris Speaker .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 High Pockets Kelly 22
3 Rogers Hornsby 19
3 Ken Williams 19
5 2 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 134
2 Harry Heilmann 118
3 High Pockets Kelly 114
4 Bobby Veach 107
5 Rogers Hornsby 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 42
2 Max Carey 29
3 Jimmy Johnston 24
4 Bucky Harris 23
5 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 2.47
2 George Mogridge 2.48
3 Bill Doak 2.50
4 Eppa Rixey 2.71
5 Jesse Barnes 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 23
2 Wilbur Cooper 20
2 Stan Coveleski 20
2 Carl Mays 20
2 Urban Shocker 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Cooper 108
2 Red Faber 106
3 Burleigh Grimes 104
4 Bob Shawkey 103
5 2 tied 102

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Baby Doll Jacobson .492
2 Steve O'Neill .463
3 Rogers Hornsby .463
4 George Sisler .448
5 Amos Strunk .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Rogers Hornsby 4
2 George Sisler 4
4 Jack Fournier 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 19
1 George Sisler 19
3 Dave Robertson 18
4 Harry Heilmann 17
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 7
1 Wally Pipp 7
3 Heinie Groh 6
4 Edd Roush 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Cole 0.43
2 Lee Meadows 1.23
3 Bill Doak 1.33
4 Duster Mails 1.46
5 John Russell 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sad Sam Jones 4
1 Urban Shocker 4
1 Mule Watson 4
4 Bill Doak 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 26
2 Wilbur Cooper 18
3 Allan Sothoron 17
4 Speed Martin 15
4 Jimmy Zinn 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Carlson 2
2 Jose Acosta 1
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Bullet Joe Bush 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .453
2 George Sisler .427
3 Rogers Hornsby .407
4 Dave Robertson .397
5 Ty Cobb .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Rogers Hornsby 8
3 Jack Fournier 5
3 Harry Heilmann 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 40
2 Rogers Hornsby 31
3 Harry Heilmann 29
4 Jake Daubert 28
4 Frankie Frisch 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 14
2 Heinie Groh 8
2 Jimmy Johnston 8
2 Wally Pipp 8
2 Edd Roush 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Doak 2.04
2 George Mogridge 2.09
3 Bill Pertica 2.09
4 Leon Cadore 2.10
5 Walter Johnson 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 8
2 Bill Doak 6
2 Fred Toney 6
4 Leon Cadore 5
4 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 40
2 Allan Sothoron 30
3 Wilbur Cooper 29
4 Dolf Luque 27
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Acosta 2
1 Bill Bayne 2
1 Hal Carlson 2
1 Hugh McQuillan 2
1 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .406
2 Harry Heilmann .390
3 George Sisler .384
4 Babe Ruth .379
5 Ty Cobb .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 59
2 High Pockets Kelly 25
3 Ken Williams 22
4 Tillie Walker 21
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 158
2 Harry Heilmann 150
3 Bobby Veach 132
4 High Pockets Kelly 131
5 Larry Gardner 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 52
2 Max Carey 36
2 Sam Rice 36
2 George Sisler 36
5 Jimmy Johnston 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Doak 2.52
2 Jesse Barnes 2.60
3 Red Faber 2.65
4 Pete Alexander 2.78
5 Babe Adams 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 28
2 Carl Mays 27
3 Wilbur Cooper 25
3 Stan Coveleski 25
5 Burleigh Grimes 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 140
2 Burleigh Grimes 134
3 Wilbur Cooper 130
4 Red Faber 127
5 Dixie Davis 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Barnes 6
1 Carl Mays 6
1 Jim Middleton 6
4 Carl Holling 5
4 2 others tied 5