1921 Cleveland Indians season

The 1921 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. A year after winning their first World Series championship, the team finished second in the American League with a record of 94–60, 4.5 games behind the New York Yankees.

1921 Cleveland Indians
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Dunn Field (since 1901) Cleveland, Ohio (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Jim Dunn
Manager(s)	Tris Speaker
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Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	98	55	0.641	—	53–25	45–30
Cleveland Indians	94	60	0.610	4½	51–26	43–34
St. Louis Browns	81	73	0.526	17½	43–34	38–39
Washington Senators	80	73	0.523	18	46–30	34–43
Boston Red Sox	75	79	0.487	23½	41–36	34–43
Detroit Tigers	71	82	0.464	27	37–40	34–42
Chicago White Sox	62	92	0.403	36½	37–40	25–52
Philadelphia Athletics	53	100	0.346	45	28–47	25–53

Record vs. opponents

1921 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	15–7	8–14	15–7	7–15	12–10	9–13	9–13
Chicago	7–15	—	7–15	8–14	13–9	14–8	7–15	6–16
Cleveland	14–8	15–7	—	13–9	8–14	15–7	17–5	12–10
Detroit	7–15	14–8	9–13	—	5–17	14–7–1	12–10	10–12
New York	15–7	9–13	14–8	17–5	—	17–5	13–9	13–8
Philadelphia	10–12	8–14	7–15	7–14–1	5–17	—	5–17	11–11–1
St. Louis	13–9	15–7	5–17	10–12	9–13	17–5	—	12–10
Washington	13–9	16–6	10–12	12–10	8–13	11–11–1	10–12	—

Roster

1921 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers Jim Bagby Ray Caldwell Bob Clark Stan Coveleski Bernie Henderson Duster Mails Guy Morton Ted Odenwald Jesse Petty Allen Sothoron George Uhle		Catchers Les Nunamaker Steve O'Neill Luke Sewell Ginger Shinault Pinch Thomas Art Wilson Infielders George Burns Larry Gardner Lou Guisto Doc Johnston Joe Sewell Riggs Stephenson Bill Wambsganss		Outfielders Joe Evans Jack Graney Charlie Jamieson Tex Jeanes Elmer Smith Tris Speaker Joe Wood		Manager Tris Speaker Coaches Jack McCallister

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Steve O'Neill	106	335	108	.322	1	50
1B	Doc Johnston	118	384	114	.297	2	46
2B	Bill Wambsganss	107	410	117	.285	2	47
SS	Joe Sewell	154	572	182	.318	4	93
3B	Larry Gardner	153	586	187	.319	3	120
OF	Charlie Jamieson	140	536	166	.310	1	46
OF	Elmer Smith	129	431	125	.290	16	85
OF	Tris Speaker	132	506	183	.362	3	75

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
George Burns	84	244	88	.361	0	49
Riggs Stephenson	65	206	68	.330	2	34
Smoky Joe Wood	66	194	71	.366	4	60
Joe Evans	57	153	51	.333	0	21
Les Nunamaker	46	131	47	.359	0	25
Jack Graney	68	107	32	.299	2	18
Pinch Thomas	21	35	9	.257	0	4
Ginger Shinault	22	29	11	.379	0	4
Luke Sewell	3	6	0	.000	0	1
Tex Jeanes	5	3	2	.667	0	4
Lou Guisto	2	2	1	.500	0	1
Art Wilson	2	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Stan Coveleski	43	315	23	13	3.37	99
George Uhle	41	238	16	13	4.01	63
Duster Mails	34	194.1	14	8	3.94	87

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jim Bagby	40	191.2	14	12	4.70	37
Ray Caldwell	37	147	6	6	4.90	76
Allan Sothoron	22	144.2	12	4	3.24	61
Guy Morton	30	107.2	8	3	2.76	45
Bernie Henderson	2	3	0	1	9.00	1

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Ted Odenwald	10	1	0	0	1.56	4
Bob Clark	5	0	0	0	14.46	2
Jesse Petty	4	0	0	0	2.00	0

External links

• 1921 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference