On This Day

Monday, September 5, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	80	47	.630	--
Indians	80	50	.615	1.5
Browns	68	64	.515	14.5
Senators	66	67	.496	17.0
Red Sox	61	64	.488	18.0
Tigers	63	71	.470	20.5
White Sox	56	75	.427	26.0
Athletics	45	81	.357	34.5

Games

Yankees 8, Red Sox 0

Red Sox 8, Yankees 2

Indians 10, Browns 5

Browns 12, Indians 8

White Sox 6, Tigers 5

Tigers 4, White Sox 3

Athletics 4, Senators 3

Senators 7, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	80	51	.611	--
Giants	80	53	.602	1.0
Cardinals	73	59	.553	7.5
Braves	70	60	.538	9.5
Robins	69	63	.523	11.5
Reds	59	73	.447	21.5
Cubs	51	79	.392	28.5
Phillies	44	88	.333	36.5

Games

Robins 3, Phillies 1

Robins 8, Phillies 4

Braves 6, Giants 5

Giants 5, Braves 3

Reds 2, Pirates 1

Pirates 2, Reds 1

Cardinals 4, Cubs 3

Cardinals 4, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Meusel	6
2	Shano Collins	5
2	Walton Cruise	5
2	Ed Konetchy	5
2	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Elmer Smith	3
2	Lloyd Christenbury	1
2	Patsy Gharrity	1
2	Paul Johnson	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Elmer Smith	7
2	Ken Williams	6
3	Tony Boeckel	4
3	Larry Gardner	4
3	Bing Miller	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	4
2	Frankie Frisch	3
3	Ross Youngs	2
4	Dave Bancroft	1
4	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Wilbur Cooper	1.25
2	Jack Scott	0.70
3	Burleigh Grimes	0.67
4	Fred Toney	0.50
5	2 tied	0.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Garland Braxton	1
1	Bert Cole	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	7
1	Sad Sam Jones	7
1	Jack Scott	7
4	Burleigh Grimes	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Bayne	1
1	Cy Morgan	1
1	Lou North	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.408
2	Harry Heilmann	.400
3	Ty Cobb	.389
4	Babe Ruth	.385
5	George Sisler	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	51
2	High Pockets Kelly	22
3	Ken Williams	21
4	Rogers Hornsby	20
5	3 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	143
2	Harry Heilmann	125
3	Bobby Veach	119
4	High Pockets Kelly	117
5	Bob Meusel	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	49
2	Max Carey	29
3	Jimmy Johnston	27
4	Bucky Harris	26
5	2 tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	2.47
2	George Mogridge	2.52
3	Bill Doak	2.56
4	Eppa Rixey	2.67
5	Jesse Barnes	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	24
2	Carl Mays	22
2	Urban Shocker	22
4	Wilbur Cooper	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	119
2	Burleigh Grimes	116
3	Bob Shawkey	111
4	Red Faber	110
4	Walter Johnson	110

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	.516
2	Elmer Smith	.485
3	Bob Meusel	.469
4	Ty Cobb	.452
5	Babe Ruth	.446

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Meusel	6
2	Babe Ruth	5
2	Elmer Smith	5
4	Rogers Hornsby	4
4	Cy Williams	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	23
2	Austin McHenry	18
2	Bobby Veach	18
4	Harry Heilmann	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Williams	8
2	Frankie Frisch	7
2	Heinie Groh	7
4	Ty Cobb	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou North	0.00
2	Phil Douglas	0.50
3	Lee Meadows	0.67
4	Hal Carlson	0.79
5	Dana Fillingim	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	4
1	Bill Pertica	4
1	Bill Sherdel	4
4	Bert Cole	3
4	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	17
1	Jack Scott	17
3	Stan Coveleski	15
3	Waite Hoyt	15
3	Walter Johnson	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	3
2	Jim Bagby	2
3	Bill Bayne	1
3	Bullet Joe Bush	1
3	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	.463
2	George Sisler	.450
3	Babe Ruth	.439
4	Rogers Hornsby	.400
5	Ed Konetchy	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Bob Meusel	9
3	Rogers Hornsby	8
4	Elmer Smith	6
5	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Bob Meusel	39
3	George Sisler	33
4	Rogers Hornsby	27
4	2 others tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	15
2	Heinie Groh	10
3	Jimmy Johnston	8
3	Wally Pipp	8
3	Ken Williams	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Benn Karr	1.37
2	Lee Meadows	1.80
3	Bill Doak	1.88
4	Bill Sherdel	2.03
5	Allan Sothoron	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	8
2	Burleigh Grimes	6
2	Sad Sam Jones	6
2	Allan Sothoron	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	38
2	Wilbur Cooper	31
3	Walter Johnson	30
4	Allan Sothoron	29
5	Rip Collins	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	3
2	Jim Bagby	2
2	Bill Bayne	2
2	Hal Carlson	2
2	Mule Watson	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.406
2	Harry Heilmann	.393
3	George Sisler	.391
4	Ty Cobb	.383
5	Babe Ruth	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	59
2	High Pockets Kelly	25
3	Ken Williams	24
4	Rogers Hornsby	21
5	2 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	160
2	Harry Heilmann	151
3	Bobby Veach	137
4	Larry Gardner	130
4	High Pockets Kelly	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	57
2	George Sisler	37
3	Sam Rice	35
4	Max Carey	33
4	Jimmy Johnston	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Barnes	2.66
2	Red Faber	2.66
3	George Mogridge	2.68
4	Bill Doak	2.76
5	Carl Mays	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	29
2	Stan Coveleski	26
2	Carl Mays	26
4	Burleigh Grimes	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	141
1	Bob Shawkey	141
3	Wilbur Cooper	133
4	Red Faber	127
5	2 tied	110

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	7
2	Jesse Barnes	6
2	Carl Mays	6
2	Jim Middleton	6
5	Carl Holling	5