On This Day

Monday, September 12, 1921

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 85 50 .630 --
Indians 84 52 .618 1.5
Browns 71 67 .514 15.5
Senators 68 69 .496 18.0
Red Sox 64 68 .485 19.5
Tigers 66 73 .475 21.0
White Sox 57 79 .419 28.5
Athletics 47 84 .359 36.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 85 54 .612 --
Pirates 82 54 .603 1.5
Cardinals 76 61 .555 8.0
Braves 75 62 .547 9.0
Robins 69 67 .507 14.5
Reds 63 74 .460 21.0
Cubs 53 84 .387 31.0
Phillies 46 93 .331 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Boeckel 5
2 Carson Bigbee 4
2 Dave Robertson 4
4 Max Carey 3
4 Rabbit Maranville 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carson Bigbee 2
1 Tony Boeckel 2
1 Walter Holke 2
1 Fred Nicholson 2
1 Dave Robertson 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wilbur Cooper 0.62
2 Whitey Glazner 0.29
3 Joe Oeschger 0.18
4 Mule Watson 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Cy Morgan 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Cooper 5
2 Babe Adams 4
3 Jack Scott 3
4 Whitey Glazner 2
4 Joe Oeschger 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .405
2 Harry Heilmann .403
3 Ty Cobb .394
4 Babe Ruth .385
5 George Sisler .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 54
2 High Pockets Kelly 22
3 Tillie Walker 21
3 Ken Williams 21
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 155
2 Harry Heilmann 132
3 Bobby Veach 127
4 High Pockets Kelly 122
5 Bob Meusel 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 49
2 Max Carey 31
3 Bucky Harris 27
3 Jimmy Johnston 27
5 George Sisler 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 2.47
2 Bill Doak 2.54
3 George Mogridge 2.57
4 Eppa Rixey 2.65
5 Jesse Barnes 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 24
1 Carl Mays 24
3 Urban Shocker 23
4 Wilbur Cooper 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Cooper 124
2 Burleigh Grimes 117
3 Walter Johnson 116
3 Bob Shawkey 116
5 Urban Shocker 112

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Fournier .469
2 Elmer Smith .429
3 Baby Doll Jacobson .424
4 Irish Meusel .420
5 Earl Sheely .415

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 21
1 Babe Ruth 21
3 Tony Boeckel 18
3 Earl Sheely 18
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 7
2 Heinie Groh 5
3 Eddie Collins 4
3 Ernie Johnson 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Moore 0.63
2 Bill Bailey 0.66
3 Lee Meadows 1.04
4 Cliff Markle 1.13
4 Lou North 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 4
1 Bob Shawkey 4
3 Bullet Joe Bush 3
3 Dana Fillingim 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Scott 24
2 Walter Johnson 20
3 Waite Hoyt 17
4 Wilbur Cooper 16
5 Bob Shawkey 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou North 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Bill Bayne 1
2 Huck Betts 1
2 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Baby Doll Jacobson .463
2 George Sisler .441
3 Ty Cobb .432
4 Wally Schang .429
5 Babe Ruth .415

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 39
2 Babe Ruth 38
3 Harry Heilmann 31
3 Bobby Veach 31
5 George Sisler 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 13
2 Heinie Groh 11
3 Wally Pipp 9
4 Ken Williams 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Carlson 0.71
2 Lee Meadows 1.26
3 Bill Doak 1.86
4 Waite Hoyt 1.88
5 Bill Pertica 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 7
1 Urban Shocker 7
3 Sad Sam Jones 6
4 Bill Bayne 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 36
2 Wilbur Cooper 34
3 Walter Johnson 33
4 Bill Bayne 28
5 Bob Shawkey 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou North 3
2 Jim Bagby 2
2 Hal Carlson 2
2 Shovel Hodge 2
2 Hugh McQuillan 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .410
2 Harry Heilmann .405
3 George Sisler .390
4 Ty Cobb .388
5 Babe Ruth .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 60
2 High Pockets Kelly 25
3 Tillie Walker 23
4 Ken Williams 21
5 3 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 168
2 Harry Heilmann 153
3 Bobby Veach 138
4 Larry Gardner 132
4 High Pockets Kelly 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 55
2 George Sisler 36
3 Max Carey 35
4 Jimmy Johnston 30
5 Sam Rice 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mogridge 2.60
2 Eppa Rixey 2.66
3 Red Faber 2.67
4 Bill Doak 2.67
5 Jesse Barnes 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 27
1 Carl Mays 27
3 Stan Coveleski 25
4 Burleigh Grimes 24
5 3 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 136
2 Burleigh Grimes 135
3 Wilbur Cooper 132
4 Red Faber 121
5 Walter Johnson 116

Saves

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