1921 National League

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The 1921 season of the National League was the forty-sixth season of the league.

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Season summary[edit]

Standings[edit]

Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
Rank Team G W L T WPCT GB RS (RS/G) RA (RA/G) AVG OBP SLG ERA FPCT
1 New York Giants 153 94 59 0 .614 -.- 840 (5.49) 637 (4.16) 0.298 0.356 0.421 3.55 0.971
2 Pittsburgh Pirates 154 90 63 1 .584 4.0 692 (4.49) 595 (3.86) 0.285 0.328 0.387 3.17 0.973
3 St. Louis Cardinals 154 87 66 1 .565 7.0 809 (5.25) 681 (4.42) 0.308 0.354 0.437 3.62 0.965
4 Boston Braves 153 79 74 0 .516 15.0 721 (4.71) 697 (4.56) 0.290 0.336 0.400 3.90 0.969
5 Brooklyn Robins 152 77 75 0 .507 16.5 667 (4.39) 681 (4.48) 0.280 0.322 0.386 3.70 0.964
6 Cincinnati Reds 153 70 83 0 .458 24.0 618 (4.04) 649 (4.24) 0.278 0.327 0.370 3.46 0.969
7 Chicago Cubs 153 64 89 0 .418 30.0 668 (4.37) 773 (5.05) 0.292 0.335 0.378 4.39 0.974
8 Philadelphia Phillies 154 51 103 0 .331 43.5 617 (4.01) 919 (5.97) 0.284 0.321 0.397 4.48 0.955

League leaders[edit]

Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record

Batting[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Games Played Rogers Hornsby St. Louis Cardinals 154
At Bats Ivy Olson Brooklyn Robins 652
Runs Scored Rogers Hornsby St. Louis Cardinals 131
Hits Rogers Hornsby St. Louis Cardinals 235
Doubles Rogers Hornsby St. Louis Cardinals 44
Triples Rogers Hornsby
Ray Powell
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Braves
18
Home Runs George Kelly New York Giants 23
Total Bases Rogers Hornsby St. Louis Cardinals 378
Runs Batted In Rogers Hornsby St. Louis Cardinals 126
Stolen Bases Frankie Frisch New York Giants 49
Caught Stealing Sam Bohne
Jack Fournier
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
22
Walks George Burns New York Giants 80
Hit by Pitch Jack Fournier St. Louis Cardinals 8
Strikeouts Ray Powell Boston Braves 85
Sacrifice Hits Milt Stock St. Louis Cardinals 36
Batting Average Rogers Hornsby St. Louis Cardinals 0.397
On-Base Percentage Rogers Hornsby St. Louis Cardinals 0.458
Slugging Percentage Rogers Hornsby St. Louis Cardinals 0.639
On-Base plus Slugging Rogers Hornsby St. Louis Cardinals 1.097
On-Base plus Slugging Plus Rogers Hornsby St. Louis Cardinals 190

Pitching[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Wins Wilbur Cooper
Burleigh Grimes
Pittsburgh Pirates
Brooklyn Robins
22
Losses George Smith Philadelphia Phillies 20
Win-Loss Percentage Babe Adams
Whitey Glazner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
0.737
Appearances Jack Scott Boston Braves 47
Games Started Wilbur Cooper Pittsburgh Pirates 38
Complete Games Burleigh Grimes Brooklyn Robins 30
Shutouts 8 players tied 3
Games Finished Lou North St. Louis Cardinals 26
Saves Lou North St. Louis Cardinals 7
Innings Pitched Wilbur Cooper Pittsburgh Pirates 327.0
Batters Faced Wilbur Cooper Pittsburgh Pirates 1377
Hits Allowed Wilbur Cooper Pittsburgh Pirates 341
Home Runs Allowed Bill Hubbell
Art Nehf
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Giants
18
Base-on-Balls Allowed Joe Oeschger Boston Braves 97
Hit Batsmen Joe Oeschger Boston Braves 15
Strikeouts Burleigh Grimes Brooklyn Robins 136
Wild Pitches Jimmy Ring Philadelphia Phillies 14
Balks Lynn Brenton
Bill Hubbell
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Phillies
2
Runs Allowed George Smith Philadelphia Phillies 166
Earned Runs Allowed Wilbur Cooper Pittsburgh Pirates 118
Earned Run Average Bill Doak St. Louis Cardinals 2.59
Walks plus Hits
per Inning Pitched
Babe Adams Pittsburgh Pirates 1.081

Postseason[edit]

In the World Series, the National League champion New York Giants defeated the American League's New York Yankees, 5 games to 3.

Notable events[edit]

Umpires[edit]