On This Day

Thursday, September 1, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	77	46	.626	--
Indians	77	48	.616	1.0
Browns	66	61	.520	13.0
Senators	65	64	.504	15.0
Red Sox	58	63	.479	18.0
Tigers	61	68	.473	19.0
White Sox	53	73	.421	25.5
Athletics	44	78	.361	32.5

Games

Athletics 4, Red Sox 2

Browns 5, White Sox 0

Tigers 7, Indians 6

Yankees 6, Senators 3

Yankees 8, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	78	49	.614	--
Giants	78	51	.605	1.0
Cardinals	69	58	.543	9.0
Braves	67	58	.536	10.0
Robins	66	62	.516	12.5
Reds	57	70	.449	21.0
Cubs	49	75	.395	27.5
Phillies	43	84	.339	35.0

Games

Robins 5, Giants 1

Phillies 1, Braves 0

Cardinals 10, Pirates 4

Cardinals 8, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Fournier	5
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
2	Clyde Milan	4
2	Wally Pipp	4
2	Babe Ruth	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max Carey	1
1	Joe Judge	1
1	Bob Meusel	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Austin McHenry	5
2	Bob Meusel	3
2	Wally Pipp	3
4	Lu Blue	2
4	15 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Al DeVormer	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Bob Jones	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Shawkey	0.70
2	Burleigh Grimes	0.57
3	George Mogridge	0.50
3	Bill Pertica	0.50
5	Walter Johnson	0.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Harry Harper	1
1	Lee Meadows	1
1	Slicker Parks	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	7
1	Bob Shawkey	7
3	Ray Caldwell	6
3	George Mogridge	6
5	Bill Pertica	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.412
2	Harry Heilmann	.397
3	Ty Cobb	.394
4	Babe Ruth	.386
5	Tris Speaker	.373

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	136
2	Harry Heilmann	119
3	High Pockets Kelly	115
4	Bobby Veach	114
5	Bob Meusel	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	44
2	Max Carey	29
3	Jimmy Johnston	26
4	Bucky Harris	25
5	2 tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	2.47
2	Bill Doak	2.48
3	George Mogridge	2.58
4	Eppa Rixey	2.65
5	Jesse Barnes	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	24
2	Stan Coveleski	21
2	Carl Mays	21
2	Urban Shocker	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	114
2	Red Faber	110
2	Burleigh Grimes	110
2	Bob Shawkey	110
5	Dutch Leonard	105

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Amos Strunk	.515
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	.508
3	Rogers Hornsby	.479
4	Dave Robertson	.474
5	Ty Cobb	.465

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Meusel	5
1	Cy Williams	5
3	Rogers Hornsby	4
4	Tony Boeckel	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	20
1	Bob Meusel	20
3	Bobby Veach	18
4	Dave Robertson	17
5	Austin McHenry	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Williams	6
2	Ty Cobb	5
2	Frankie Frisch	5
2	Heinie Groh	5
2	3 others tied	5

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	Lee Meadows	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sad Sam Jones	4
2	Bill Bayne	3
2	Bert Cole	3
2	Bill Hubbell	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Bayne	19
1	Bob Shawkey	19
3	Wilbur Cooper	18
4	Stan Coveleski	17
4	2 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
1	Hal Carlson	2
1	Lou North	2
4	Jose Acosta	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.452
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	.429
3	Dave Robertson	.419
4	George Sisler	.415
5	Rogers Hornsby	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Rogers Hornsby	8
2	Bob Meusel	8
4	Cy Williams	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	36
2	Babe Ruth	34
3	George Sisler	31
4	Rogers Hornsby	29
5	Billy Southworth	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bert Cole	1.20
2	Bill Doak	1.56
3	Allan Sothoron	2.02
4	Bill Sherdel	2.03
5	Sad Sam Jones	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	8
2	Burleigh Grimes	6
2	Sad Sam Jones	6
4	Rip Collins	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	35
2	Allan Sothoron	30
3	Bob Shawkey	29
4	Wilbur Cooper	28
4	Burleigh Grimes	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	2
1	Bill Bayne	2
1	Hal Carlson	2
1	Lou North	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.408
2	Harry Heilmann	.387
3	George Sisler	.387
4	Babe Ruth	.384
5	Jack Tobin	.383

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	157
2	Harry Heilmann	148
3	Bobby Veach	134
4	Larry Gardner	128
4	High Pockets Kelly	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	53
2	George Sisler	37
3	Sam Rice	36
4	Max Carey	33
5	Jimmy Johnston	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	2.64
2	Red Faber	2.65
3	Bill Doak	2.67
4	George Mogridge	2.74
5	Carl Mays	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	29
2	Carl Mays	27
3	Stan Coveleski	26
4	Burleigh Grimes	25
5	Wilbur Cooper	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	141
2	Burleigh Grimes	139
3	Wilbur Cooper	134
4	Red Faber	130
5	Dixie Davis	112

Saves

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