1921 St. Louis Browns season

1921 St. Louis Browns
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Sportsman's Park (since 1902)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1902)
Results
Record	83–73 (.526)
League place	3rd
Other information
Owner(s)	Phil Ball
Manager(s)	Lee Fohl
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The 1921 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing third in the American League with a record of 83 wins and 73 losses.

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 St. Louis Browns
Roster
Pitchers Bill Bayne Bugs Bennett George Boehler Bernie Boland Bill Burwell Nick Cullop Dixie Davis Joe DeBerry Dutch Henry Ray Kolp Emilio Palmero Ray Richmond Urban Shocker Allen Sothoron Elam Vangilder		Catchers Josh Billings Pat Collins Hank Severeid Infielders Jimmy Austin Frank Ellerbe Wally Gerber Billy Gleason Lyman Lamb Dud Lee Marty McManus Billy Mullen Jim Riley George Sisler Earl Smith Luke Stuart		Outfielders Baby Doll Jacobson Jack Tobin Dutch Wetzel Ken Williams		Manager Lee Fohl

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
OF	Williams, KenKen Williams	146	547	190	.347	24	117

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
Smith, EarlEarl Smith	25	78	26	.333	2	14
Billings, JoshJosh Billings	20	46	10	.217	0	4
Riley, JimJim Riley	4	11	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
Boland, BernieBernie Boland	7	27	1	4	9.33	6

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
Bayne, BillBill Bayne	47	164	11	5	4.72	82
Palmero, EmilioEmilio Palmero	24	90	4	7	5.00	26

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
Boehler, GeorgeGeorge Boehler	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

References

• 1921 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference
• 1921 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com