Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, August 30, 1921

On This Day

Tuesday, August 30, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	76	46	.623	--
Yankees	74	46	.617	1.0
Browns	64	60	.516	13.0
Senators	65	61	.516	13.0
Red Sox	58	62	.483	17.0
Tigers	59	67	.468	19.0
White Sox	52	71	.423	24.5
Athletics	43	78	.355	32.5

Games

Browns 11, White Sox 5

Yankees 10, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	78	47	.624	--
Giants	78	50	.609	1.5
Braves	66	57	.537	11.0
Cardinals	66	58	.532	11.5
Robins	65	62	.512	14.0
Reds	57	69	.452	21.5
Cubs	49	75	.395	28.5
Phillies	42	83	.336	36.0

Games

Pirates 8, Robins 2

Braves 5, Reds 0

Reds 6, Braves 4

Giants 5, Cubs 3

Phillies 2, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 9, Phillies 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Fournier	5
1	Heinie Groh	5
1	Heinie Mueller	5
1	George Sisler	5
5	3 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Bancroft	1
1	Tony Boeckel	1
1	Frank Bruggy	1
1	Charlie Hollocher	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Boeckel	4
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	4
1	Heinie Mueller	4
4	Bob Meusel	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Boeckel	1
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Ray Grimes	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Doak	1.00
2	Rube Marquard	0.57
3	Dana Fillingim	0.33
4	Art Nehf	0.30
4	Jack Scott	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fritz Coumbe	1
1	Dana Fillingim	1
1	Whitey Glazner	1
1	Bill Hubbell	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Doak	5
2	Bill Hubbell	4
2	Rube Marquard	4
4	Dana Fillingim	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Pertica	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.410
2	Harry Heilmann	.404
3	Ty Cobb	.393
4	Babe Ruth	.383
5	Tris Speaker	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	48
2	High Pockets Kelly	22
3	Ken Williams	20
4	Rogers Hornsby	19
5	2 tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	135
2	Harry Heilmann	118
3	High Pockets Kelly	115
4	Bobby Veach	112
5	Rogers Hornsby	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	43
2	Max Carey	29
3	Jimmy Johnston	26
4	Bucky Harris	24
5	2 tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Doak	2.48
2	George Mogridge	2.52
3	Red Faber	2.52
4	Eppa Rixey	2.65
5	Jesse Barnes	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	23
2	Stan Coveleski	21
2	Carl Mays	21
2	Urban Shocker	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	114
2	Red Faber	107
3	Burleigh Grimes	106
4	Urban Shocker	104
5	Bob Shawkey	103

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	.544
2	Steve O'Neill	.500
2	Amos Strunk	.500
4	Tris Speaker	.489
5	Rogers Hornsby	.474

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	4
1	Cy Williams	4
3	Dave Bancroft	3
3	Tony Boeckel	3
3	8 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dave Robertson	18
2	Babe Ruth	17
2	George Sisler	17
4	Bobby Veach	16
5	4 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	5
1	Jimmy Johnston	5
1	Edd Roush	5
1	Ken Williams	5
5	7 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Carlson	0.59
2	Benn Karr	1.20
3	Bert Cole	1.33
3	Bill Hubbell	1.33
5	Duster Mails	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sad Sam Jones	4
1	Urban Shocker	4
3	Bert Cole	3
3	Bill Hubbell	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	24
1	Urban Shocker	24
3	Bill Bayne	15
3	Stan Coveleski	15
3	2 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
1	Hal Carlson	2
3	Jose Acosta	1
3	Bullet Joe Bush	1
3	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.464
2	George Sisler	.447
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	.419
4	Dave Robertson	.415
5	Rogers Hornsby	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Rogers Hornsby	7
3	Bob Meusel	6
4	Jack Fournier	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	37
2	George Sisler	31
3	Rogers Hornsby	29
3	Bob Meusel	29
5	3 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	13
2	Jimmy Johnston	9
3	Heinie Groh	8
3	Wally Pipp	8
5	5 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bert Cole	1.20
2	Bill Doak	1.56
3	George Mogridge	1.92
4	Johnny Morrison	1.98
5	Sad Sam Jones	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	8
2	Sad Sam Jones	6
2	Carl Mays	6
2	Fred Toney	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	36
2	Wilbur Cooper	28
2	Allan Sothoron	28
4	Speed Martin	25
4	Hugh McQuillan	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
1	Bill Bayne	2
1	Hal Carlson	2
1	Clarence Mitchell	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.406
2	George Sisler	.393
3	Harry Heilmann	.393
4	Jack Tobin	.383
5	Babe Ruth	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	58
2	High Pockets Kelly	25
3	Ken Williams	23
4	Tillie Walker	21
5	2 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	156
2	Harry Heilmann	150
3	Bobby Veach	133
4	High Pockets Kelly	130
5	Larry Gardner	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	52
2	George Sisler	37
3	Sam Rice	36
4	Max Carey	34
5	Jimmy Johnston	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Doak	2.57
2	Jesse Barnes	2.63
3	George Mogridge	2.68
4	Red Faber	2.70
5	Carl Mays	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	28
2	Carl Mays	27
3	Stan Coveleski	26
4	Wilbur Cooper	24
4	Burleigh Grimes	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	135
2	Wilbur Cooper	134
2	Bob Shawkey	134
4	Red Faber	127
5	Dixie Davis	118

Saves

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