On This Day
Saturday, September 17, 1921
Standings
American league
Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Indians | 90 | 52 | .634 | -- |
Yankees | 88 | 52 | .629 | 1.0 |
Browns | 73 | 70 | .510 | 17.5 |
Senators | 69 | 72 | .489 | 20.5 |
Red Sox | 67 | 70 | .489 | 20.5 |
Tigers | 70 | 74 | .486 | 21.0 |
White Sox | 58 | 82 | .414 | 31.0 |
Athletics | 47 | 90 | .343 | 40.5 |
Games
National League
Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Giants | 90 | 54 | .625 | -- |
Pirates | 84 | 57 | .596 | 4.5 |
Cardinals | 80 | 62 | .563 | 9.0 |
Braves | 76 | 65 | .539 | 12.5 |
Robins | 70 | 70 | .500 | 18.0 |
Reds | 64 | 77 | .454 | 24.5 |
Cubs | 55 | 86 | .390 | 33.5 |
Phillies | 48 | 96 | .333 | 42.0 |
Games
Daily Leaders
Hits
Rk | Player | H |
---|---|---|
1 | Jack Smith | 5 |
2 | Turner Barber | 4 |
3 | Shano Collins | 3 |
3 | Chick Galloway | 3 |
3 | 7 others tied | 3 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Ray Grimes | 1 |
1 | Harry Heilmann | 1 |
1 | Charlie Hollocher | 1 |
1 | Hi Myers | 1 |
1 | Possum Whitted | 1 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Rogers Hornsby | 4 |
1 | Joe Sewell | 4 |
3 | Hi Myers | 3 |
4 | Johnny Bassler | 2 |
4 | 10 others tied | 2 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Max Carey | 1 |
1 | Jack Fournier | 1 |
1 | Bob O'Farrell | 1 |
1 | Milt Stock | 1 |
Dominance
Rk | Player | DOM |
---|---|---|
1 | Sad Sam Jones | 0.46 |
2 | Lee Meadows | 0.43 |
3 | Hal Carlson | 0.30 |
4 | Hooks Dauss | 0.27 |
5 | Bill Doak | 0.17 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Hooks Dauss | 1 |
1 | Bill Doak | 1 |
1 | Sad Sam Jones | 1 |
1 | Art Nehf | 1 |
1 | 2 others tied | 1 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Sad Sam Jones | 6 |
2 | Huck Betts | 5 |
3 | Hal Carlson | 3 |
3 | Hooks Dauss | 3 |
3 | Lee Meadows | 3 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Lou North | 1 |
Season Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Rogers Hornsby | .402 |
2 | Harry Heilmann | .400 |
3 | Ty Cobb | .392 |
4 | Babe Ruth | .382 |
5 | George Sisler | .375 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Babe Ruth | 56 |
2 | Bob Meusel | 23 |
2 | Ken Williams | 23 |
4 | High Pockets Kelly | 22 |
5 | Tillie Walker | 21 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Babe Ruth | 160 |
2 | Harry Heilmann | 135 |
3 | Bobby Veach | 131 |
4 | Bob Meusel | 129 |
5 | High Pockets Kelly | 126 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Frankie Frisch | 49 |
2 | Max Carey | 32 |
3 | George Sisler | 29 |
4 | Bucky Harris | 27 |
4 | Jimmy Johnston | 27 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Red Faber | 2.47 |
2 | Bill Doak | 2.61 |
3 | George Mogridge | 2.76 |
4 | Eppa Rixey | 2.78 |
5 | Babe Adams | 2.88 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Carl Mays | 25 |
1 | Urban Shocker | 25 |
3 | Red Faber | 24 |
4 | Stan Coveleski | 22 |
4 | Sad Sam Jones | 22 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Wilbur Cooper | 125 |
2 | Urban Shocker | 124 |
3 | Walter Johnson | 121 |
4 | Burleigh Grimes | 120 |
5 | Bob Shawkey | 118 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Lou North | 7 |
2 | Jesse Barnes | 6 |
2 | Carl Mays | 6 |
2 | Jim Middleton | 6 |
5 | 2 tied | 5 |
14 Day Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Wally Schang | .469 |
2 | Ken Williams | .423 |
3 | Ralph Young | .422 |
4 | Frank Snyder | .417 |
5 | Jack Fournier | .415 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Babe Ruth | 7 |
2 | Bob Meusel | 5 |
3 | Harry Hooper | 4 |
3 | Elmer Smith | 4 |
3 | Tillie Walker | 4 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Babe Ruth | 22 |
2 | Ed Konetchy | 19 |
2 | Bob Meusel | 19 |
4 | Earl Sheely | 17 |
4 | 4 others tied | 17 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Eddie Collins | 6 |
1 | George Sisler | 6 |
3 | Frankie Frisch | 5 |
3 | Ernie Johnson | 5 |
5 | 3 tied | 4 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Bill Bailey | 0.73 |
2 | Johnny Morrison | 1.00 |
3 | Whitey Glazner | 1.52 |
4 | Waite Hoyt | 1.59 |
4 | 2 others tied | 1.59 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Dickey Kerr | 4 |
1 | Carl Mays | 4 |
3 | Jesse Barnes | 3 |
3 | Bullet Joe Bush | 3 |
3 | 9 others tied | 3 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Jack Scott | 22 |
2 | Walter Johnson | 18 |
3 | Urban Shocker | 16 |
4 | Sad Sam Jones | 14 |
5 | 2 tied | 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 | .452 |
2 | Ty Cobb | .429 |
3 | Wally Schang | .419 |
4 | Rogers Hornsby | .405 |
4 | Babe Ruth | .405 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Bob Meusel | 11 |
1 | Babe Ruth | 11 |
3 | Cy Williams | 7 |
4 | Ken Williams | 6 |
5 | 2 tied | 5 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Bob Meusel | 40 |
2 | Babe Ruth | 39 |
3 | Bobby Veach | 35 |
4 | Harry Heilmann | 30 |
4 | Baby Doll Jacobson | 30 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Frankie Frisch | 10 |
1 | George Sisler | 10 |
3 | Ty Cobb | 9 |
3 | Heinie Groh | 9 |
3 | 2 others tied | 9 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Waite Hoyt | 1.70 |
2 | Bill Pertica | 2.02 |
3 | Pete Alexander | 2.06 |
4 | Hal Carlson | 2.13 |
5 | Rube Marquard | 2.33 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Carl Mays | 7 |
1 | Urban Shocker | 7 |
3 | Bert Cole | 6 |
3 | Sad Sam Jones | 6 |
3 | Allan Sothoron | 6 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Urban Shocker | 37 |
2 | Bill Bayne | 30 |
2 | Walter Johnson | 30 |
4 | Wilbur Cooper | 29 |
4 | 2 others tied | 29 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Lou North | 4 |
2 | Jim Bagby | 2 |
2 | Hal Carlson | 2 |
2 | Shovel Hodge | 2 |
2 | 2 others tied | 2 |
365 Day Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Rogers Hornsby | .407 |
2 | Harry Heilmann | .399 |
3 | George Sisler | .388 |
4 | Ty Cobb | .387 |
5 | Babe Ruth | .384 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Babe Ruth | 61 |
2 | High Pockets Kelly | 25 |
3 | Bob Meusel | 23 |
3 | Tillie Walker | 23 |
3 | Ken Williams | 23 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Babe Ruth | 170 |
2 | Harry Heilmann | 151 |
3 | Bobby Veach | 140 |
4 | High Pockets Kelly | 135 |
5 | Larry Gardner | 133 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Frankie Frisch | 54 |
2 | Max Carey | 36 |
2 | George Sisler | 36 |
4 | Jimmy Johnston | 29 |
5 | Bucky Harris | 28 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Bill Doak | 2.57 |
2 | Red Faber | 2.63 |
3 | Eppa Rixey | 2.80 |
4 | George Mogridge | 2.82 |
5 | Babe Adams | 2.84 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Carl Mays | 27 |
2 | Red Faber | 26 |
3 | Stan Coveleski | 25 |
3 | Urban Shocker | 25 |
5 | Sad Sam Jones | 23 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Bob Shawkey | 133 |
2 | Wilbur Cooper | 130 |
3 | Burleigh Grimes | 129 |
4 | Urban Shocker | 124 |
5 | Walter Johnson | 121 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Lou North | 8 |
2 | Jesse Barnes | 6 |
2 | Carl Mays | 6 |
2 | Jim Middleton | 6 |
5 | 2 tied | 5 |