Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, September 24, 1921

On This Day

Saturday, September 24, 1921

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	92	54	.630	--
Indians	93	55	.628	0.0
Browns	78	73	.517	16.5
Senators	75	72	.510	17.5
Red Sox	72	74	.493	20.0
Tigers	71	79	.473	23.0
White Sox	59	90	.396	34.5
Athletics	51	94	.352	40.5

Games

Red Sox 2, Browns 1

Browns 11, Red Sox 0

Indians 9, Yankees 0

Athletics 7, White Sox 4

Senators 5, Tigers 1

White Sox 18, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	91	57	.615	--
Pirates	88	59	.599	2.5
Cardinals	84	63	.571	6.5
Braves	78	69	.531	12.5
Robins	73	73	.500	17.0
Reds	67	80	.456	23.5
Cubs	59	87	.404	31.0
Phillies	49	101	.327	43.0

Games

Robins 4, Reds 2

Pirates 4, Phillies 3

Cardinals 8, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earl Sheely	5
1	Amos Strunk	5
3	Dixie Davis	4
3	Irish Meusel	4
3	Hank Severeid	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Dykes	1
1	Frank Ellerbe	1
1	Amos Strunk	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Sheely	5
2	Jimmy Dykes	4
2	Harry Hooper	4
4	Joe Evans	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	2
2	Max Carey	1
2	Eddie Mulligan	1
2	Cy Perkins	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Herb Pennock	0.80
2	Johnny Morrison	0.64
3	Bill Doak	0.50
4	Red Faber	0.44
5	Ray Gordinier	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dixie Davis	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Morrison	7
2	Bill Doak	5
2	Walter Johnson	5
4	Red Faber	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.402
2	Harry Heilmann	.401
3	Ty Cobb	.387
4	Babe Ruth	.379
5	George Sisler	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	56
2	Ken Williams	24
3	High Pockets Kelly	23
3	Bob Meusel	23
5	Tillie Walker	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	160
2	Harry Heilmann	135
2	Bobby Veach	135
4	Bob Meusel	132
5	High Pockets Kelly	131

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	49
2	Max Carey	35
3	George Sisler	31
4	Bucky Harris	27
4	Jimmy Johnston	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	2.41
2	Bill Doak	2.54
3	George Mogridge	2.70
4	Babe Adams	2.71
5	Burleigh Grimes	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	26
2	Red Faber	25
2	Carl Mays	25
4	Stan Coveleski	22
4	Sad Sam Jones	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	133
2	Burleigh Grimes	128
2	Urban Shocker	128
4	Wilbur Cooper	127
5	Dutch Leonard	126

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	Jack Smith	.475
2	Heinie Groh	.457
3	Lu Blue	.421
4	John Kelleher	.417
5	Turner Barber	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Meusel	4
2	Ray Grimes	3
2	Ken Williams	3
4	Jimmy Dykes	2
4	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	18
2	Austin McHenry	16
2	Bob Meusel	16
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	15
4	Smoky Joe Wood	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	6
2	George Sisler	5
2	Bill Wambsganss	5
4	Ernie Johnson	4
4	Mike McNally	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Babe Adams	0.00
1	Tom Zachary	0.00
3	Buck Freeman	0.69
4	Clarence Mitchell	0.87
5	Guy Morton	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Urban Shocker	4
3	Bullet Joe Bush	3
3	Johnny Morrison	3
5	24 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	23
2	Urban Shocker	19
3	Johnny Morrison	18
4	Stan Coveleski	17
4	Dutch Leonard	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sherry Smith	2
2	Ray Caldwell	1
2	Hal Carlson	1
2	Hooks Dauss	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	.431
2	Heinie Groh	.406
3	George Sisler	.399
4	Jack Fournier	.398
5	Wally Schang	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Meusel	10
2	Babe Ruth	8
3	Harry Hooper	5
3	Ken Williams	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	37
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	31
3	Ken Williams	30
4	Austin McHenry	29
4	2 others tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	11
2	Heinie Groh	10
2	Ernie Johnson	10
4	Ty Cobb	8
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Burleigh Grimes	1.19
2	Clarence Mitchell	1.35
3	Lou North	1.44
4	Whitey Glazner	1.52
5	Wilbur Cooper	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	7
2	Jesse Haines	6
2	Carl Mays	6
4	Bullet Joe Bush	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	37
2	Urban Shocker	32
3	Bill Bayne	28
3	Rube Marquard	28
5	Dutch Leonard	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou North	4
2	Jim Bagby	2
2	Ray Caldwell	2
2	Waite Hoyt	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.404
2	Harry Heilmann	.397
3	Ty Cobb	.385
4	Babe Ruth	.385
5	George Sisler	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	61
2	High Pockets Kelly	25
3	Ken Williams	24
4	Bob Meusel	23
4	Tillie Walker	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	167
2	Harry Heilmann	141
3	Bobby Veach	135
4	High Pockets Kelly	134
5	Bob Meusel	133

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	54
2	Max Carey	39
3	George Sisler	35
4	Bucky Harris	28
4	Jimmy Johnston	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Doak	2.50
2	Red Faber	2.52
3	George Mogridge	2.70
4	Babe Adams	2.77
5	Whitey Glazner	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	26
1	Urban Shocker	26
3	Red Faber	25
4	Stan Coveleski	23
4	Sad Sam Jones	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	137
2	Walter Johnson	133
3	Bob Shawkey	132
4	Wilbur Cooper	129
5	Urban Shocker	128

Saves

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