| 1921 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 87–66 (.569) | |||
| League place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | Sam Breadon | |||
| Managers | Branch Rickey | |||
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The1921St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 40th season inSt. Louis, Missouri and the 30th season in theNational League. The Cardinals went 87–66 during the season and finished third in the National League.
Rogers Hornsbyhit .397 in 1921, and his 21home runs were second in the league. He also led the league inon-base percentage (.458),slugging percentage (.639), runs (131),RBI (126),doubles (44), andtriples (18).
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 94 | 59 | .614 | — | 53–26 | 41–33 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 90 | 63 | .588 | 4 | 45–31 | 45–32 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 87 | 66 | .569 | 7 | 48–29 | 39–37 |
| Boston Braves | 79 | 74 | .516 | 15 | 42–32 | 37–42 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 77 | 75 | .507 | 16½ | 41–37 | 36–38 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 70 | 83 | .458 | 24 | 40–36 | 30–47 |
| Chicago Cubs | 64 | 89 | .418 | 30 | 32–44 | 32–45 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 51 | 103 | .331 | 43½ | 29–47 | 22–56 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | 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 | — | |||||
| 1921 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | Verne Clemons | 117 | 341 | 109 | .320 | 2 | 48 |
| 1B | Jack Fournier | 149 | 574 | 197 | .343 | 16 | 86 |
| 2B | Rogers Hornsby | 154 | 592 | 235 | .397 | 21 | 126 |
| SS | Doc Lavan | 150 | 560 | 145 | .259 | 2 | 82 |
| 3B | Milt Stock | 149 | 587 | 180 | .307 | 3 | 84 |
| OF | Austin McHenry | 152 | 574 | 201 | .350 | 17 | 102 |
| OF | Jack Smith | 116 | 411 | 135 | .328 | 7 | 33 |
| OF | Les Mann | 97 | 256 | 84 | .328 | 7 | 30 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Schultz | 92 | 275 | 85 | .309 | 6 | 45 |
| Heinie Mueller | 55 | 176 | 62 | .352 | 1 | 34 |
| Pickles Dillhoefer | 76 | 162 | 39 | .241 | 0 | 15 |
| Cliff Heathcote | 62 | 156 | 38 | .244 | 0 | 9 |
| Eddie Ainsmith | 27 | 62 | 18 | .290 | 0 | 5 |
| Specs Toporcer | 22 | 53 | 14 | .264 | 0 | 2 |
| Burt Shotton | 38 | 48 | 12 | .250 | 1 | 7 |
| Hal Janvrin | 18 | 32 | 9 | .281 | 0 | 5 |
| Charlie Niebergall | 5 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Herb Hunter | 9 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Howie Jones | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| George Gilham | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Lew McCarty | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Irwin | 4 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Reuben Ewing | 3 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Haines | 37 | 244.1 | 18 | 12 | 3.50 | 84 |
| Bill Doak | 32 | 208.2 | 15 | 6 | 2.59 | 83 |
| Bill Pertica | 38 | 208.1 | 14 | 10 | 3.37 | 67 |
| Jeff Pfeffer | 18 | 98.2 | 9 | 3 | 4.29 | 22 |
| Jakie May | 5 | 21.0 | 1 | 3 | 4.71 | 5 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Walker | 38 | 170.2 | 11 | 12 | 4.22 | 52 |
| Bill Sherdel | 38 | 144.1 | 9 | 8 | 3.18 | 57 |
| Bill Bailey | 19 | 74.0 | 2 | 5 | 4.26 | 20 |
| Ferdie Schupp | 9 | 37.1 | 2 | 0 | 4.10 | 22 |
| Marv Goodwin | 14 | 36.1 | 1 | 2 | 3.72 | 7 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou North | 40 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3.54 | 28 |
| Tink Riviere | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.10 | 15 |
| Mike Kircher | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.10 | 2 |
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA | Syracuse Stars | International League | Tom Madden andFrank Shaughnessy |
| A | Houston Buffaloes | Texas League | George Whiteman |
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