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1921

April

The Los Angeles Waves, second place finishers two straight years have taken an early league lead with a 20-8 record. They are 4 games ahead of the Red Sox, and 5 in front of the defending champion Tigers and Highlanders. In the NL, St. Louis is also off to a 20-8 start and lead the Pirates by 4 games.

On April 5th, 2021, Ty Cobb got his 3000th career hit.

May

The Wave have moved out in front by 5 games now, with a 37-19 record. Detroit is 5 back, and Cleveland is 7 back. In the NL, the Cardinals still lead the league with a 38-18 record, but the Dodgers, on the heels of a 14 game winning streak are just 5 games back.

June

Four teams are in the running in the AL, led by both the Waves and the Tigers, who both have 48-33 records, and are tied for first place. Boston is 2 games out and the Highlanders are 3 out. In the NL, St. Louis has opened up a 9 game lead over the Dodgers.

The AL won the All-Star game 5-3. Fran Baker was 2 for 2 with a double and an RBI as he earned the MVP award.

July

Los Angeles has moved into first place all alone with a 66-41 record. They are 3 games better than the Tigers. In the NL, St. Louis will not be caught. They are 70-37 and are 15 games better than the closest team.

August

It is down to Detroit and Los Angeles in the AL, with Detroit holding just a 1 game lead over the Waves. St. Louis continues to roll in the NL, and will clinch the pennant very soon.

September 19, 1921

The St. Louis Cardinals have clinched the NL. Meanwhile, the Tigers are 2 games up on the Wave.

September 27, 1921

The Tigers have clinched and will meet the Cards in the Series. They are the last two Series winners, and Detroit will try to be the first team ever to repeat.

1921 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
Detroit 98 64 .605 -- .338 4.50
Los Angeles 95 67 .586 3 .320 4.44
Boston 86 76 .531 12 .333 5.06
New York (A) 84 78 .519 14 .325 5.93
Cleveland 81 81 .500 17 .321 5.45
Washington 77 85 .475 21 .314 5.84
Chicago (A) 70 92 .432 28 .297 5.21
Philadelphia (A) 57 105 .352 41 .316 6.79
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
St. Louis 103 59 .636 -- .319 4.45
New York (N) 88 74 .543 15 .332 5.26
Pittsburgh 88 74 .543 15 .331 5.44
Chicago (N) 83 79 .512 20 .330 5.35
Philadelphia (N) 79 83 .488 24 .311 5.49
Brooklyn 73 89 .451 30 .316 6.03
Cincinnati 73 89 .451 30 .313 6.35
Atlanta 61 101 .377 42 .310 6.17




1921 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.430 Happy Felsch(BOS,AL)
.423 Tris Speaker(LA,AL)
.412 Chick Shorten(WS1,AL)
.405 Ty Cobb(CHN,NL)
.405 Cy Williams(NY1,NL)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
31 Babe Ruth(LA,AL)
26 Ken Williams(CHA)
24 Baby doll Jacobson(DET)
23 Jack Tobin(CIN)
22 Billy Southworth(CLE)
TOP 5 in RBI :
163 Babe Ruth(LA,AL)
143 Billy Southworth(CLE)
136 Ken Williams(CHA)
136 Bob Meusel(NY1,NL)
133 Baby doll Jacobson(DET)
TOP 5 in ERA :
2.93 Reb Russell(SLN,NL)
3.26 Walter Johnson(DET,AL)
3.32 Joe Wood(LA)
3.65 Max Fiske(LA)
3.72 Pat Bohen(SLN,NL)
TOP 5 in WINS :
27 Pat Bohen(SLN,NL)
24 Walter Johnson(DET,AL)
24 Jim Park(DET)
24 Erv Lange(BOS,AL)
23 Reb Russell(SLN,NL)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
12 Fred Sherry(PIT)
8 Dixie Davis( CIN NY1,NL PHA)
8 Pete Standridge(SLN)
7 Chet Hoff(LA)
7 King Lear(DET,AL)



World Series

We open in Detroit and the Tigers easily win the first two games to go up 2-0.

In St. Louis, the Cardinals take all three games to move out to a 3-2 Series lead, and theu only need to win 1 of the last two, which are in Detroit.

The Tigers win game 6 in extra innings to set up a game 7.

The Cards put up 4 in the first and 1 more in the second to take a 5-0 lead. 6 more runs in the 5th and 6th innings for St. Louis put them up 11-0, and the Cards are your 1921 Champions by a final score of 11-1.

Champion Review

Reb Russell was the Cards top starter, going 23-3 with a 2.93 ERA. Pat Bohen won 27 games with a 3.72 ERA and won the Cy Young Award.

1B Babe Borton batted .349 with 7 homeruns. 2B Riggs Stephenson batted .346 with 8 homeruns. Les Mann batted .340 with 17 homeruns.

(Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award

AL: LF Babe Ruth, LA, (587 AB, .382 AVG, 31 HR, 163 RBI, 118 R, 224 Hits, 1.073 OPS) - Ruth has now won 5 straight Awards.
NL: CF Ty Cobb, CHN, (639 AB, .405 AVG, 12 HR, 118 RBI, 142 R, 259 Hits, 1.051 OPS) - This is Cobb’s 6th Award in his career.


Cy Young Award

AL: Walter Johnson, DET, (Record: 24-11, 3.26 ERA, 328.1IP, 113 Ks, 112 BB)
NL: Pat Bohen, SLN, (Record: 27-8, 3.72 ERA, 326.2IP, 160 Ks, 83 BB)



Rookie of the Year Award

AL: 1B Ray Grimes, WS1, (613 AB, .323 AVG, 8 HR, 110 RBI, 107 R, 198 Hits, .857 OPS)
NL: 1B Lu Blue, ATL, (567 AB, .342 AVG, 8 HR, 103 RBI, 107 R, 194 Hits, .922 OPS)


1921-1922 Offseason

Retirees:

Bill Bailey retires ...
Eddie Cicotte retires ...
Pete Compton retires ...
Jack Coombs retires ...
Roy Corhan retires ...
Dave Danforth retires ...
Earle Gardner retires ...
Vean Gregg retires ...
Spec Harkness retires ...
Walt Herrell retires ...
Jack Killilay retires ...
Gene Krapp retires ...
Harry Krause retires ...
Chick Lathers retires ...
Jack Lelivelt retires ...
Marty Mchale retires ...
George Mogridge retires ...
Allie Moulton retires ...
Buck O'brien retires ...
Johnny Priest retires ...
Ed Sweeney retires ...
Ralph Works retires ...
Rollie Zeider retires ...
Babe Adams retires ...
Sandy Burk retires ...
Jim Clark retires ...
Doc Crandall retires ...
Eddie Dent retires ...
Harry Gardner retires ...
Harry Gaspar retires ...
Eddie Grant retires ...
Bert Hall retires ...
Brad Hogg retires ...
Doc Miller retires ...
Jack Reis retires ...
Jack Rowan retires ...
Dick Rudolph retires ...
Slim Sallee retires ...
Frank Gregory retires ...
Dan Griner retires ...
Wally Mattick retires ...
Tom Seaton retires ...
Rex Dawson retires ...
Urban Shocker retires ...
Bob Steele retires ...
Rube Foster retires ...
Benny Meyer retires ...
Harry Trekell retires ...
Jack Nabors retires ...
Ducky Swan retires ...
BOS: Bert Daniels retires ...
CHA: Syd Smith retires ...
DET: Frank Lange retires ...
DET: Bill Rariden retires ...
WS1: Paul Fittery retires ...
ATL: Elmer Knetzer retires ...
CHN: Billy Purtell retires ...
PIT: Joe Connolly retires ...
PIT: Ed Mcdonald retires ...
SLN: Frank Schulte retires ...
SLN: Ed Konetchy retires ...



League Outlook

The Braves really struggled for the first time since being in Atlanta, and their fan interst has suffered quite a bit. It is down to a 32.

The White Sox have fallen further, and have now been sold to a San Francisco businessman. They will retain the name White Sox.



Free Agency, of Note

The Pittsburgh Pirates have finished 2nd in the past 2 season, and will get a big boost offensively with the signing of CF Pat Duncan (B/F/G).

The Braves sign up a SP, Eppa Rixey (G/G/B). Eppa is a three time 20 game winner for Cleveland.

SP Howard Armstrong (G/B/B) signs on to pitch for the Atlanta Braves.

Chick shorten, one of the top 2 hitters in FA, resigned with the White Sox. I guess he wants to experience San Francisco. He is B/F/A

The Naps make the biggest move, again signing away a big talent from the Highlanders. 2B Jim Curry (B/A/F) will be playing in Cleveland for the next 7 years.

Amateur Draft

There were a few big steals in the draft. With the #5 pick the Brooklyn Dodgers sign 1B Jim Bottomly (7/5/4).

With the #6 pick, Washington signs 1B Joe Hauser (7/4/7), who I had rated as the #1 prospect.

3B Fred Haney, who I saw as a well developed player (8/1/7) does not get drafted until pick #9 in the 3rd Round! The Cubs have found themselves a third baseman!

Here is how the entire first round played out:

Philadelphia (A) pick: P Cactus Keck
Atlanta pick: C Gabby Hartnett
San Francisco pick: 3B George Grantham
Cincinnati pick: P Curly Ogden
Brooklyn pick: 1B Jim Bottomley
Washington pick: 1B Joe Hauser
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Clint Blume
Cleveland pick: P Phil Bedgood
Chicago pick: P Fred Fussell
New York (A) pick: P Johnny Stuart
Boston pick: P Lil Stoner
Pittsburgh pick: LF Ray Blades
New York (N) pick: RF Ike Boone
Los Angeles pick: P Fred Johnson
Detroit pick: P Al Yeargin
St. Louis pick: P Mike Cvengros