On This Day

Thursday, September 8, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 82 49 .626 --
Indians 82 51 .617 1.0
Browns 70 65 .519 14.0
Senators 66 68 .493 17.5
Red Sox 62 66 .484 18.5
Tigers 64 72 .471 20.5
White Sox 56 77 .421 27.0
Athletics 47 81 .367 33.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 80 51 .611 --
Giants 82 54 .603 0.5
Cardinals 75 59 .560 6.5
Braves 72 61 .541 9.0
Robins 69 64 .519 12.0
Reds 60 74 .448 21.5
Cubs 52 82 .388 29.5
Phillies 46 91 .336 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Powell 5
2 Tony Boeckel 4
2 Lloyd Christenbury 4
2 Jake Daubert 4
2 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Earl Sheely 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walter Holke 4
1 Ray Powell 4
3 Johnny Bassler 3
3 Ty Cobb 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Boeckel 1
1 Zip Collins 1
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 Hod Ford 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Oeschger 0.50
2 Eddie Rommel 0.45
3 Pete Donohue 0.38
4 Allan Sothoron 0.29
5 Virgil Cheeves 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bayne 1
1 Virgil Cheeves 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Eddie Rommel 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Oeschger 5
1 Eddie Rommel 5
3 Allan Sothoron 4
4 Pete Donohue 3
4 Duke Sedgwick 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Huck Betts 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .405
2 Rogers Hornsby .404
3 Ty Cobb .389
4 Babe Ruth .383
5 George Sisler .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 53
2 High Pockets Kelly 22
3 Ken Williams 21
4 Rogers Hornsby 20
5 Bob Meusel 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 148
2 Harry Heilmann 127
3 Bobby Veach 121
4 High Pockets Kelly 119
5 Bob Meusel 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 49
2 Max Carey 29
3 Bucky Harris 27
3 Jimmy Johnston 27
5 George Sisler 26

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 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 24
2 Carl Mays 23
3 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 Elmer Smith .531
2 George Sisler .472
3 Baby Doll Jacobson .469
4 Tommy Griffith .444
5 Ed Konetchy .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Meusel 6
2 Babe Ruth 5
3 Elmer Smith 4
3 Cy Williams 4
5 5 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 20
2 Wally Gerber 16
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 16
2 Elmer Smith 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 7
1 Heinie Groh 7
3 George Sisler 6
3 Ken Williams 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou North 0.00
2 Wilbur Cooper 0.51
3 Bill Bailey 0.66
4 Lee Meadows 0.67
5 Dana Fillingim 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 4
1 Carl Mays 4
3 Bill Bayne 3
3 Burleigh Grimes 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Scott 17
2 Rip Collins 15
2 Allan Sothoron 15
4 Burleigh Grimes 14
4 2 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou North 3
2 Jim Bagby 2
3 Bill Bayne 1
3 Huck Betts 1
3 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .469
2 Baby Doll Jacobson .453
3 Babe Ruth .427
4 Tillie Walker .420
5 Ed Konetchy .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Bob Meusel 10
3 Cy Williams 7
4 Rogers Hornsby 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 40
1 Babe Ruth 40
3 George Sisler 31
4 Baby Doll Jacobson 29
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 15
2 Heinie Groh 11
3 Wally Pipp 9
4 George Sisler 8
4 Ken Williams 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lee Meadows 1.09
2 Benn Karr 1.37
3 Dana Fillingim 2.05
4 Bill Doak 2.31
5 Bill Pertica 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 7
2 Sad Sam Jones 6
2 Carl Mays 6
4 Bill Bayne 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 36
2 Wilbur Cooper 29
3 Rip Collins 27
3 Walter Johnson 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou North 3
2 Jim Bagby 2
2 Hal Carlson 2
2 Mule Watson 2
5 20 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .411
2 Harry Heilmann .403
3 George Sisler .397
4 Ty Cobb .384
5 Babe Ruth .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 61
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 164
2 Harry Heilmann 151
3 Bobby Veach 136
4 High Pockets Kelly 131
5 Larry Gardner 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 56
2 George Sisler 38
3 Max Carey 33
3 Jimmy Johnston 33
5 Sam Rice 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 2.68
2 Eppa Rixey 2.68
3 George Mogridge 2.68
4 Bill Doak 2.76
5 Jesse Barnes 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 28
2 Stan Coveleski 26
2 Carl Mays 26
4 Burleigh Grimes 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 138
2 Bob Shawkey 134
3 Wilbur Cooper 130
4 Red Faber 125
5 Walter Johnson 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