1921 Chicago Cubs season

1921 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Cubs Park (since 1916)
Chicago (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Weeghman, William Wrigley Jr.
Manager(s)	Johnny Evers, Bill Killefer
Local television	none
Local radio	none
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The 1921 Chicago Cubs season was the 50th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 46th in the National League and the 6th at Wrigley Field (then known as "Cubs Park"). The Cubs finished seventh in the National League with a record of 64–89.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1921 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Roster

1921 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Pete Alexander Sweetbreads Bailey Virgil Cheeves Buck Freeman Oscar Fuhr Ollie Hanson Percy Jones Tony Kaufmann Vic Keen Speed Martin Elmer Ponder George Stueland Lefty Tyler Hippo Vaughn Lefty York		Catchers Tom Daly Bill Killefer Bob O'Farrell Kettle Wirts Infielders Charlie Deal Carter Elliott Ray Grimes Charlie Hollocher John Kelleher Joe Klugmann William Marriott Zeb Terry Hooks Warner		Outfielders Turner Barber Max Flack George Maisel Dave Robertson John Sullivan Red Thomas Babe Twombly		Manager Johnny Evers Bill Killefer Coaches Oscar Dugey

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

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
Daly, TomTom Daly	51	143	34	.238	0	22
Killefer, BillBill Killefer	45	133	43	.323	0	16

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
Alexander, PetePete Alexander	31	252	15	13	3.39	77

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
Freeman, BuckBuck Freeman	38	177.1	9	10	4.11	42

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
Bailey, SweetbreadsSweetbreads Bailey	3	0	0	0	3.60	2

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Los Angeles Angels	Pacific Coast League LEAGUE CHAMPION	Red Killefer

External links

• 1921 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference