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First update, at the eve of 1921 World Series. It will be St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Yankees
AMERICAN LEAGUE
After a good start by Senators, soon the division became an affair between the White Sox and the Yankees. White Sox were in the lead until august, when the Yankees overcame them. Indians try to stay in the hunt, but they finish 9 game back.
Complete standings:
1) Yankees 95-59
2) White Sox 91-63
3) Indians 86-68
4) Red Sox 79-75
5) Tigers 74-80
6) Browns 71-83
7) Senators 66-88
8) Athletics 54-100
Talking about single players:
Batting avg: Ty Cobb dominated the year, .383 BA. Runners up: Sisler and Ruth, .370
HR: Babe 46 HR, runner up Meusel (NYY) with 19
RBI: again a match between Babe (128) and Meusel (121). Bentley (CWS) and Wood (CLE) tied at 106
OPS/WAR: monster season for Babe Ruth (1.199 OPS, 11.1 WAR!). OPS above 1000 also for Ty Cobb, but WAR was significantly lower (6.0)
Hits: Sisler dominates with 232 hits, runner-up Tobin (SLA) with 221 and Cobb (220)
Runs: Babe again, 146. Behind him, Bentley (CWS) with 114 and Baker (NYY) 113
SB: Bucky Harris (WS1) 37 , Sisler (SLA) 35
BB: always Babe Ruth, 125. Runner up: Schang (NYY) with 95
ERA: Herb Pennock (BOS) 2.43, followed by Cavet (CWS) with 2.88
WINS: Wilbur Cooper (CLE) with 20, Cavet (CWS) tied with Mays (NYY) at 19
K: Cavet wins 157, runner up Leonard (DET) with 154
On particular stats, Wilbur Cooper had 27 complete games, Pennock and Bush (both Red Sox) 4 shutouts each. FIP incoronates Wibur Cooper, 2.94
Next post will be about National League. If you have curiosity or want to know about particular players and so on...just ask.
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