On This Day

Sunday, October 2, 1921

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1921 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 5, 1921

New York Yankees at New York Giants

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 98 55 .641 --
Indians 94 60 .610 4.5
Browns 81 73 .526 17.5
Senators 80 73 .523 18.0
Red Sox 75 79 .487 23.5
Tigers 71 82 .464 27.0
White Sox 62 92 .403 36.5
Athletics 53 100 .346 45.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 94 59 .614 --
Pirates 90 63 .588 4.0
Cardinals 87 66 .569 7.0
Braves 79 74 .516 15.0
Robins 77 75 .507 16.5
Reds 70 83 .458 24.0
Cubs 64 89 .418 30.0
Phillies 51 103 .331 43.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 5
1 Bob O'Farrell 5
3 Max Flack 4
4 Sam Bohne 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Frank O'Rourke 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Elmer Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clyde Milan 4
2 Sam Bohne 3
2 William Marriott 3
2 Babe Ruth 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 4
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
3 Bucky Harris 2
3 Sam Rice 2
5 11 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 0.91
2 Virgil Cheeves 0.67
3 Eppa Rixey 0.44
4 Buck Freeman 0.40
5 Burleigh Grimes 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Cheeves 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Dixie Davis 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 10
2 Doug McWeeny 8
3 Burleigh Grimes 5
4 Curt Fullerton 4
4 Eppa Rixey 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug McWeeny 1
1 Lefty York 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .397
2 Harry Heilmann .394
3 Ty Cobb .389
4 Babe Ruth .377
5 George Sisler .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 59
2 Bob Meusel 24
2 Ken Williams 24
4 High Pockets Kelly 23
4 Tillie Walker 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 168
2 Bob Meusel 138
3 Bobby Veach 136
4 Harry Heilmann 135
5 High Pockets Kelly 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 49
2 Max Carey 37
3 George Sisler 35
4 Bucky Harris 30
5 Jimmy Johnston 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 2.42
2 Bill Doak 2.59
3 Babe Adams 2.70
4 George Mogridge 2.74
5 Whitey Glazner 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 27
1 Urban Shocker 27
3 Red Faber 25
4 Stan Coveleski 23
4 Sad Sam Jones 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 145
2 Burleigh Grimes 136
3 Wilbur Cooper 135
4 Urban Shocker 131
5 Bob Shawkey 127

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Austin McHenry .463
2 Baby Doll Jacobson .449
3 Verne Clemons .444
4 Frankie Frisch .441
5 Johnny Mostil .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 3
2 Shano Collins 2
2 Jimmy Dykes 2
2 Ray Powell 2
2 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Pratt 14
2 Clyde Milan 12
2 Elmer Miller 12
4 Hank Severeid 11
4 Earl Sheely 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 6
2 Max Carey 5
2 Sam Rice 5
4 Baby Doll Jacobson 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Pfeffer 0.00
2 Whitey Glazner 0.61
3 Tom Zachary 1.00
4 Buck Freeman 1.04
5 Clarence Mitchell 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Cheeves 3
1 Dixie Davis 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 24
2 Bullet Joe Bush 18
3 Burleigh Grimes 16
3 Waite Hoyt 16
3 Herb Pennock 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Irish Meusel .421
2 Baby Doll Jacobson .420
3 Frankie Frisch .411
4 Wally Schang .403
5 Ralph Young .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Bob Meusel 7
3 Tillie Walker 6
4 Elmer Smith 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 32
2 Bob Meusel 29
3 Earl Sheely 28
4 Ken Williams 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 12
2 Max Carey 8
2 Ernie Johnson 8
4 Heinie Groh 7
4 Bill Wambsganss 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Glazner 1.17
2 Clarence Mitchell 1.32
3 Red Faber 1.93
4 Johnny Morrison 2.06
5 Urban Shocker 2.09

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 42
2 Bullet Joe Bush 31
3 Waite Hoyt 29
4 Herb Pennock 27
4 Urban Shocker 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Caldwell 2
1 Slim Harriss 2
1 Lou North 2
1 Sherry Smith 2
5 20 tied 1