1921 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 40th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 35th in the National League. The Pirates finished second in the league standings with a record of 90–63. It would be the first that games would be aired on radio via the then new station KDKA-AM to listeners all over Pittsburgh, making that team the first in the MLB to employ radio broadcasters for game broadcasts on the then new medium.
| 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates | |
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| Owner(s) | Barney Dreyfuss |
| Manager(s) | George Gibson |
| Local television | none |
| Local radio | KDKA (ad hoc) |
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Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Giants | 94 | 59 | 0.614 | — | 53–26 | 41–33 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 90 | 63 | 0.588 | 4 | 45–31 | 45–32 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 87 | 66 | 0.569 | 7 | 48–29 | 39–37 |
| Boston Braves | 79 | 74 | 0.516 | 15 | 42–32 | 37–42 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 77 | 75 | 0.507 | 16½ | 41–37 | 36–38 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 70 | 83 | 0.458 | 24 | 40–36 | 30–47 |
| Chicago Cubs | 64 | 89 | 0.418 | 30 | 32–44 | 32–45 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 51 | 103 | 0.331 | 43½ | 29–47 | 22–56 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 11–11 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 8–13 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 10–12 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 11–11 | — | 10–11 | 10–11 | 12–10 | 16–6 | 10–12 | 8–14 | |||||
| Chicago | 8–14 | 11–10 | — | 13–9 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 5–17 | 8–14 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 9–13 | 11–10 | 9–13 | — | 8–14 | 13–9 | 8–14 | 12–10 | |||||
| New York | 13–8 | 10–12 | 14–8 | 14–8 | — | 16–6 | 16–6 | 11–11 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | 4–18 | 7–15 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 13–9 | 12–10 | 17–5 | 14–8 | 6–16 | 18–4 | — | 10–11–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 12–10 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 15–7 | 11–10–1 | — | |||||
Game log
| 1921 Game Log: 90–63 (Home: 45–31; Away: 45–32) | ||||||||
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April: 11–3 (Home: 3–1; Away: 8–2)
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May: 18–7 (Home: 7–2; Away: 11–5)
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June: 17–12 (Home: 11–7; Away: 6–5)
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July: 14–13 (Home: 5–6; Away: 9–7)
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August: 18–12 (Home: 9–3; Away: 9–9)
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September: 11–16 (Home: 10–12; Away: 1–4)
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October: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–0)
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| Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie Bold = Pirates team member | ||||||||
Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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| C | Walter Schmidt | 114 | 393 | 111 | .282 | 0 | 38 |
| 1B | Charlie Grimm | 151 | 562 | 154 | .274 | 7 | 71 |
| 2B | George Cutshaw | 98 | 350 | 119 | .340 | 0 | 53 |
| SS | Rabbit Maranville | 153 | 612 | 180 | .294 | 1 | 70 |
| 3B | Clyde Barnhart | 124 | 449 | 116 | .258 | 3 | 62 |
| OF | Carson Bigbee | 147 | 632 | 204 | .323 | 3 | 42 |
| OF | Max Carey | 140 | 521 | 161 | .309 | 7 | 56 |
| OF | Possum Whitted | 108 | 403 | 114 | .283 | 7 | 63 |
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 |
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| Cotton Tierney | 117 | 442 | 132 | .299 | 3 | 52 |
| Dave Robertson | 60 | 230 | 74 | .322 | 6 | 48 |
| Tony Brottem | 30 | 91 | 22 | .242 | 0 | 9 |
| Johnny Mokan | 19 | 52 | 14 | .269 | 0 | 9 |
| Bill Skiff | 16 | 45 | 13 | .289 | 0 | 11 |
| Ray Rohwer | 30 | 40 | 10 | .250 | 0 | 6 |
| Johnny Gooch | 13 | 38 | 9 | .237 | 0 | 3 |
| Pie Traynor | 7 | 19 | 5 | .263 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Wilson | 5 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiki Cuyler | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Warwick | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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| Wilbur Cooper | 38 | 327 | 22 | 14 | 3.25 | 134 |
| Whitey Glazner | 36 | 234 | 14 | 5 | 2.77 | 88 |
| Earl Hamilton | 35 | 225 | 13 | 15 | 3.36 | 59 |
| Babe Adams | 25 | 160 | 14 | 5 | 2.64 | 55 |
| Johnny Morrison | 21 | 144 | 9 | 7 | 2.88 | 52 |
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 |
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| Jimmy Zinn | 32 | 127.1 | 7 | 6 | 3.68 | 49 |
| Hal Carlson | 31 | 109.2 | 4 | 8 | 4.27 | 37 |
| Chief Yellow Horse | 10 | 48.1 | 5 | 3 | 2.98 | 19 |
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 |
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| Elmer Ponder | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.19 | 3 |
| Lyle Bigbee | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | 1 |
| Rip Wheeler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
| Bill Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 |
| Drew Rader | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Phil Morrison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
References
- From 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
- 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.