As part of Cleveland’s 125th anniversary celebration, Cy Young, 54, makes a two-inning appearance on the mound in an old-timers’ game. Chief Zimmer, 60, is his catcher.
1921 – Max Carey flags down 11 flies in centerfield in the Pirates’ 6 – 3 win over New York, tying three others for the National League record.
Red Faber wins his 20th game, but it is not easy. He goes 14 innings before edging the A’s, 2 – 1. There will be five 20-game winners in the American League, and 4 in the National League this season.
The Indians and the Yankees bang out 16 doubles collectively to establish a new American League record. The Tribe, with nine of the two-baggers, beat the Bronx Bombers in Cleveland’s League Park, 17-8.
The Black Sox trial begins in Chicago.
At Navin Field in Detroit, Babe Ruth becomes the all-time home run leader when he hits his 139th career blast as a major leaguer. The Yankee slugger’s 36th homer of the season, a mammoth shot that travels over 500 feet, puts him ahead of Roger Connor, who connected for 138 round-trippers during his 18 years in the National League.
At age 63, Arthur Irwin, pioneer player, manager, and executive who began in the National League in 1880, jumps to his death from a ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
On July 12, 1921, Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees hits his 137th career home run, moving past fellow Hall of Famer Roger Connor on the all-time list. Connor hit 136 home runs during his career-all during the 19th century.
An order is issued that allows fans to keep balls hit into the stands in Pittsburgh.
In Detroit, RF Harry Heilmann hits a home run that is measured at 610 feet.
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