On This Day

Friday, September 9, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	83	49	.629	--
Indians	82	51	.617	1.5
Browns	70	65	.519	14.5
Senators	66	69	.489	18.5
Red Sox	63	66	.488	18.5
Tigers	64	73	.467	21.5
White Sox	57	77	.425	27.0
Athletics	47	82	.364	34.5

Games

White Sox 20, Tigers 15

Yankees 14, Athletics 5

Red Sox 5, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	80	52	.606	--
Giants	83	54	.606	-0.5
Cardinals	75	60	.556	6.5
Braves	73	61	.545	8.0
Robins	69	65	.515	12.0
Reds	61	74	.452	20.5
Cubs	53	82	.393	28.5
Phillies	46	92	.333	37.0

Games

Braves 2, Phillies 0

Reds 10, Cardinals 3

Giants 6, Robins 2

Cubs 8, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earl Sheely	5
2	Zip Collins	4
2	Tom Daly	4
2	Bob Jones	4
2	Rabbit Maranville	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tillie Walker	2
2	Clyde Barnhart	1
2	Wally Pipp	1
2	Babe Ruth	1
2	Earl Sheely	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Sheely	5
2	Clyde Barnhart	4
2	Harry Heilmann	4
2	Johnny Mostil	4
2	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Heinie Groh	1
1	Ernie Johnson	1
1	High Pockets Kelly	1
1	Ralph Young	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Scott	2.00
2	Dolf Luque	0.50
3	Bob Shawkey	0.19
4	Dutch Leonard	0.18
5	Huck Betts	0.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Buck Freeman	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	Dickey Kerr	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	5
2	Jack Scott	4
3	Dutch Ruether	3
3	Bob Shawkey	3
5	Dutch Leonard	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Shovel Hodge	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.406
2	Rogers Hornsby	.405
3	Ty Cobb	.393
4	Babe Ruth	.383
5	George Sisler	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	54
2	High Pockets Kelly	22
3	Ken Williams	21
4	Rogers Hornsby	20
4	Tillie Walker	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	151
2	Harry Heilmann	131
3	Bobby Veach	125
4	High Pockets Kelly	121
5	Bob Meusel	116

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	Bill Doak	2.56
3	George Mogridge	2.57
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	3 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilbur Cooper	119
2	Burleigh Grimes	116
3	Bob Shawkey	114
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	Tommy Griffith	.486
2	George Sisler	.485
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	.450
4	Jack Fournier	.431
5	Harry Heilmann	.418

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	20
2	Earl Sheely	19
2	Bobby Veach	19
4	Ray Grimes	17
4	Babe Ruth	17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou North	0.51
2	Bill Bailey	0.66
3	Lee Meadows	0.67
4	Dana Fillingim	0.75
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Haines	4
1	Carl Mays	4
3	Bill Bayne	3
3	Sad Sam Jones	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Scott	21
2	Rip Collins	15
3	Walter Johnson	14
3	Dolf Luque	14
5	4 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	3
2	Jim Bagby	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Bill Bayne	1
3	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	.458
2	George Sisler	.455
3	Tillie Walker	.426
4	Babe Ruth	.425
5	Ty Cobb	.421

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Bob Meusel	9
3	Cy Williams	7
4	Rogers Hornsby	6
4	Tillie Walker	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	43
2	Bob Meusel	37
3	Harry Heilmann	31
3	George Sisler	31
5	Tillie Walker	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	15
2	Heinie Groh	12
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	Phil Douglas	2.35

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	3
2	Jim Bagby	2
2	Hal Carlson	2
2	Shovel Hodge	2
5	20 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.411
2	Harry Heilmann	.404
3	George Sisler	.399
4	Ty Cobb	.387
5	Babe Ruth	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	62
2	High Pockets Kelly	25
3	Ken Williams	24
4	Tillie Walker	22
5	Rogers Hornsby	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	167
2	Harry Heilmann	154
3	Bobby Veach	140
4	High Pockets Kelly	132
5	Larry Gardner	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	56
2	George Sisler	38
3	Max Carey	33
4	Jimmy Johnston	31
5	Sam Rice	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	2.68
2	Eppa Rixey	2.68
3	George Mogridge	2.72
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	137
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