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1921 Major League Baseball season

Summary

The 1921 Major League Baseball season began on April 13, 1921. The regular season ended on October 2, with the New York Giants and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 18th World Series on October 5 and ended with Game 8 on October 13. The Giants defeated the Yankees, five games to three.

1921 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 13 – October 13, 1921
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Pennant Winners
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upCleveland Indians
NL championsNew York Giants
  NL runners-upPittsburgh Pirates
World Series
ChampionsNew York Giants
  Runners-upNew York Yankees
MLB seasons
Locations of AL teams for the 1920–1922 MLB seasons
American League
Locations of NL teams for the 1920–1922 MLB seasons
National League

1921 was the first of three straight seasons in which the Yankees would lead the majors in wins. Babe Ruth broke the single season home run record for the third consecutive season by hitting 59 home runs in 152 games. Ruth also broke Roger Connor's record for the most home runs all time when he hit his 139th home run on July 18 against Bert Cole.[1] The record for career strikeouts, previously held by Cy Young was also broken in 1921 by Walter Johnson; Johnson led the league in strikeouts with 143 and ended the season with 2,835 strikeouts. Young struck out 2,803 during his career.[2] The Cincinnati Reds set a Major League record for the fewest strikeouts in a season, with only 308.[3] Future Hall of Famers Kiki Cuyler and Goose Goslin both debuted in September 1921.[4]

Teams edit

League Team City Stadium Capacity
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,000
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 28,000
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio Dunn Field 21,414
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 23,000
New York Yankees New York, New York Polo Grounds 38,000
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 23,000
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 24,040
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field 40,000
Brooklyn Robins New York, New York Ebbets Field 30,000
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Cubs Park 15,000
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 20,696
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 38,000
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National League Park 18,000
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 25,000
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 24,040

Schedule edit

The 1921 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the 1904 season (except for 1919) and would be used until 1961 in the American League and 1962 in the National League.

Opening Day took place on April 13 with all but the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers playing. The final day of the regular season was on October 2. The World Series took place between October 5 and October 13.

Standings edit

Postseason edit

Bracket edit

World Series
   
AL New York Yankees 3
NL New York Giants 5

Managers edit

League leaders edit

American League edit

National League edit

Home field attendance edit

Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
New York Yankees[5] 95 18.8% 1,289,422 108.3% 16,746
New York Giants[6] 86 -1.1% 929,609 31.1% 11,620
Cleveland Indians[7] 98 16.7% 912,832 69.6% 11,703
Pittsburgh Pirates[8] 79 11.3% 429,037 55.0% 5,500
Detroit Tigers[9] 61 -23.8% 579,650 -10.0% 7,431
Brooklyn Robins[10] 93 34.8% 808,722 124.2% 10,368
Chicago White Sox[11] 96 9.1% 833,492 32.9% 10,825
Washington Senators[12] 68 21.4% 359,260 53.5% 4,727
Chicago Cubs[13] 75 0.0% 480,783 13.3% 6,244
St. Louis Cardinals[14] 75 38.9% 326,836 95.6% 4,300
St. Louis Browns[15] 76 13.4% 419,311 20.0% 5,376
Philadelphia Athletics[16] 48 33.3% 287,888 27.8% 3,739
Boston Braves[17] 62 8.8% 162,483 -2.9% 2,196
Cincinnati Reds[18] 82 -14.6% 568,107 6.7% 7,378
Boston Red Sox[19] 72 9.1% 402,445 -3.6% 5,295
Philadelphia Phillies[20] 62 31.9% 330,998 37.7% 4,299

Events edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Babe Ruth Career Home Runs".
  2. ^ "Progressive Leaders & Records for Strikeouts".
  3. ^ "Single Season Team Strikeout Records". baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  4. ^ "1921 Major League Baseball New Debuts".
  5. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "Cleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  11. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  12. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  13. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  14. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  15. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  16. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  17. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  18. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  19. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  20. ^ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  21. ^ Mackin, Bob (2004). The Unofficial Guide to Baseball's Most Unusual Records. Canada: Greystone Books. p. 240. ISBN 9781553650386.

External links edit

  • 1921 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference