1921 Washington Senators season

1921 Washington Senators
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Griffith Stadium (since 1911)
Washington, D.C. (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Clark Griffith and George H. Richardson
Manager(s)	George McBride
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The 1921 Washington Senators won 80 games, lost 73, and finished in fourth place in the American League. They were managed by George McBride and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

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	—

Notable transactions

• August 3, 1921: Bobby LaMotte was purchased by the Senators from the Tampa Smokers.^[1]

Roster

1921 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers José Acosta Red Bird Harry Courtney Eric Erickson Nemo Gaines Walter Johnson Vance McIlree Ralph Miller George Mogridge Tom Phillips Al Schacht Jim Shaw Frank Woodward Tom Zachary		Catchers Tony Brottem Patsy Gharrity Val Picinich Ricardo Torres Infielders Donie Bush George Foss Bucky Harris Joe Judge Bobby LaMotte Frank O'Rourke Howie Shanks		Outfielders Frank Brower Goose Goslin Duffy Lewis Clyde Milan Bing Miller Sam Rice Earl Smith Other batters Frank Ellerbe		Manager George McBride

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
SS	O'Rourke, FrankFrank O'Rourke	123	444	104	.234	3	54

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
LaMotte, BobbyBobby LaMotte	16	41	8	.195	0	2

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

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
Acosta, JoséJosé Acosta	33	115.2	5	4	4.36	30

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

Notes

1. Bobby LaMotte page at Baseball Reference

References

• 1921 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
• 1921 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com