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AMERICAN LEAGUE 1921
STATISTICS & LEADERS
12/31/1921
LEAGUE STANDINGS
Team W L WPct GB R RA
New York Yankees 100 53 .654 - 1022 807
Cleveland Indians 95 59 .617 5½ 1043 766
Washington Senators 92 61 .601 8 874 760
Detroit Tigers 84 69 .549 16 930 895
St. Louis Browns 70 84 .455 30½ 841 923
Boston Red Sox 68 86 .442 32½ 759 806
Chicago White Sox 53 101 .344 47½ 735 985
Philadelphia Athletics 52 101 .340 48 693 955
LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Team R/G R G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Cleveland Indians 6.8 1043 154 5550 1776 360 103 56 707 390 73 .320 .399 .452 .852
New York Yankees 6.7 1022 153 5471 1685 286 74 162 614 581 94 .308 .379 .476 .855
Detroit Tigers 6.1 930 153 5479 1702 278 102 60 616 428 80 .311 .380 .431 .812
Washington Senators 5.7 874 153 5460 1672 267 106 44 485 495 137 .306 .366 .418 .784
St. Louis Browns 5.5 841 154 5488 1683 273 85 86 454 443 107 .307 .361 .434 .795
Boston Red Sox 4.9 759 154 5402 1517 264 64 25 456 382 67 .281 .340 .367 .707
Chicago White Sox 4.8 735 154 5337 1508 276 57 43 515 468 105 .283 .348 .380 .728
Philadelphia Athletics 4.5 693 153 5345 1443 225 43 80 419 524 48 .270 .325 .373 .699
AVERAGE 862 154 5442 1623 279 79 70 533 464 89
TOTALS 5.6 6897 1228 43532 12986 2229 634 556 4266 3711 711 .298 .363 .417 .780
LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Team R/G R G CG SHO SV ERA IP HA HRA BB K WHIP OAVG BABIP
Washington Senators 5.0 760 153 76 10 13 4.40 1368.1 1528 70 508 441 1.49 .287 .300
Cleveland Indians 5.0 766 154 77 10 10 4.05 1378.2 1530 65 488 469 1.46 .282 .298
Boston Red Sox 5.2 806 154 75 8 10 4.50 1363.0 1595 65 522 452 1.55 .296 .311
New York Yankees 5.3 807 153 87 3 16 4.65 1375.1 1580 61 529 501 1.53 .291 .309
Detroit Tigers 5.8 895 153 62 4 12 4.91 1366.1 1684 66 512 492 1.61 .305 .323
St. Louis Browns 6.0 923 154 52 1 18 5.19 1365.2 1654 69 573 467 1.63 .302 .318
Philadelphia Athletics 6.2 955 153 54 3 6 5.38 1351.1 1676 97 552 424 1.65 .308 .319
Chicago White Sox 6.4 985 154 51 4 11 5.66 1352.0 1739 63 582 465 1.72 .316 .334
AVERAGE 862 154 67 5 12 1365 1623 70 533 464
TOTALS 5.6 6897 1228 534 43 96 4.84 10920.2 12986 556 4266 3711 1.58 .298 .314
Babe Ruth MVP Award Babe Ruth NYY .366/.497/.824, 568 AB, 63 HR, 13 SB, 175 R, 172 RBI, 13.0 WAR
Cy Young Award Bob Shawkey NYY 21-6, 3.66 ERA, 260.1 IP, 1.38 WHIP, 3.9 K/9, 3.8 WAR
Jackie Robinson Award Joe Sewell CLE .349/.433/.481, 601 AB, 3 HR, 3 SB, 110 R, 136 RBI, 7.4 WAR
Gold Glove Award Pitcher Jim Bagby CLE 1.000 PCT., 13 PO, 23 A, 1.67 RANGE
Catcher Ray Schalk CWS .991 PCT., 435 PO, 114 A, 55.2 CS %
First Base Wally Pipp NYY .994 PCT., 1613 PO, 108 A, 11.26 RANGE
Second Base Aaron Ward NYY .964 PCT., 349 PO, 436 A, 6.53 RANGE
Third Base Larry Gardner CLE .958 PCT., 137 PO, 320 A, 3.02 RANGE
Shortstop Everett Scott BOS .964 PCT., 322 PO, 524 A, 5.60 RANGE
Left Field Bobby Veach DET .962 PCT., 292 PO, 9 A, 2.07 RANGE
Center Field Sam Rice WS1 .970 PCT., 432 PO, 17 A, 3.25 RANGE
Right Field Harry Hooper CWS .968 PCT., 203 PO, 8 A, 1.99 RANGE
Silver Slugger Award Pitcher Sam Jones BOS .277/.411/.426, 2 HR, 14 RBI, 1.2 WAR
Catcher Wally Schang NYY .352/.500/.505, 5 HR, 73 RBI, 7.2 WAR
First Base Wally Pipp NYY .363/.426/.521, 12 HR, 123 RBI, 7.1 WAR
Second Base Del Pratt BOS .349/.412/.500, 3 HR, 116 RBI, 4.7 WAR
Third Base Larry Gardner CLE .335/.400/.457, 4 HR, 118 RBI, 6.5 WAR
Shortstop Joe Sewell CLE .349/.433/.481, 3 HR, 136 RBI, 7.4 WAR
Left Field Babe Ruth NYY .366/.497/.824, 63 HR, 172 RBI, 13.0 WAR
Center Field Tris Speaker CLE .359/.463/.527, 6 HR, 93 RBI, 8.1 WAR
Right Field Harry Heilmann DET .386/.442/.657, 28 HR, 155 RBI, 6.0 WAR
LEAGUE ALL-STARS
League Batting Leaderboards
Batting AVG
H. Heilmann DET .386
B. Miller WS1 .376
K. Williams SLA .375
B. Ruth NYY .366
J. Tobin SLA .364
On-Base PCT
W. Schang NYY .500
B. Ruth NYY .497
K. Williams SLA .467
T. Speaker CLE .463
L. Blue DET .452
Slugging PCT
B. Ruth NYY .824
K. Williams SLA .679
H. Heilmann DET .657
E. Smith CLE .647
B. Meusel NYY .617
On-Base + Slugging
B. Ruth NYY 1.320
K. Williams SLA 1.146
H. Heilmann DET 1.100
E. Smith CLE 1.061
W. Schang NYY 1.005
wRC+
B. Ruth NYY 221
K. Williams SLA 181
H. Heilmann DET 176
W. Schang NYY 165
T. Speaker CLE 165
WAR
B. Ruth NYY 13.0
T. Speaker CLE 8.1
K. Williams SLA 7.8
J. Sewell CLE 7.4
W. Schang NYY 7.2
Runs Created / 27 outs
B. Ruth NYY 16.5
K. Williams SLA 12.9
H. Heilmann DET 12.0
W. Schang NYY 11.0
T. Speaker CLE 10.2
Isolated Power
B. Ruth NYY .458
E. Smith CLE .323
K. Williams SLA .305
B. Meusel NYY .280
H. Heilmann DET .272
Games
E. Scott BOS 154
J. Sewell CLE 154
E. Sheely CWS 154
J. Dykes PHA 153
B. Falk CWS 153
At-Bats
J. Tobin SLA 665
J. Judge WS1 656
B. Veach DET 645
B. Meusel NYY 643
S. McInnis BOS 633
Runs
B. Ruth NYY 175
T. Speaker CLE 142
J. Judge WS1 137
H. Heilmann DET 136
B. Meusel NYY 126
Hits
J. Tobin SLA 242
H. Heilmann DET 234
W. Pipp NYY 221
B. Meusel NYY 217
G. Sisler SLA 216
Total Bases
B. Ruth NYY 468
H. Heilmann DET 399
B. Meusel NYY 397
K. Williams SLA 377
G. Sisler SLA 344
Singles
J. Tobin SLA 188
W. Pipp NYY 157
B. Jacobson SLA 154
S. McInnis BOS 153
E. Collins CWS 150
Doubles
B. Ruth NYY 55
D. Pratt BOS 53
H. Heilmann DET 49
G. Sisler SLA 49
J. Sewell CLE 48
Triples
T. Cobb DET 20
J. Judge WS1 18
H. Shanks WS1 18
G. Sisler SLA 17
H. Heilmann DET 16
Home Runs
B. Ruth NYY 63
K. Williams SLA 44
B. Meusel NYY 39
T. Walker PHA 37
E. Smith CLE 31
Runs Batted In
B. Ruth NYY 172
H. Heilmann DET 155
E. Smith CLE 151
B. Meusel NYY 144
K. Williams SLA 141
Stolen Bases
S. Rice WS1 31
B. Harris WS1 27
G. Sisler SLA 26
J. Judge WS1 24
E. Collins CWS 21
Bases On Balls
B. Ruth NYY 150
W. Schang NYY 117
L. Blue DET 112
K. Williams SLA 98
T. Speaker CLE 94
Intentional Walks
K. Williams SLA 20
B. Ruth NYY 15
W. Schang NYY 13
H. Heilmann DET 12
E. Smith CLE 12
Hit-By-Pitch
B. Harris WS1 18
J. Mostil CWS 15
F. O'Rourke WS1 12
J. Dugan PHA 10
J. Sewell CLE 10
Strikeouts
B. Ruth NYY 88
B. Meusel NYY 71
B. Falk CWS 67
J. Dykes PHA 58
T. Walker PHA 55
Sacrifice Hits
D. Bush DET 66
B. Wambsganss CLE 61
E. Mulligan CWS 54
F. Ellerbe WS1 50
B. Jones DET 47
Sacrifice Flies
B. Miller WS1 10
H. Heilmann DET 9
R. Peckinpaugh NYY 9
H. Hooper CWS 8
E. Sheely CWS 8
League Pitching Leaderboards
ERA
D. Mails CLE 3.46
B. Shawkey NYY 3.66
D. Leonard DET 3.86
H. Pennock BOS 3.89
S. Jones BOS 3.91
Wins
S. Jones BOS 24
C. Mays NYY 23
S. Coveleski CLE 22
G. Mogridge WS1 21
B. Shawkey NYY 21
Losses
R. Faber CWS 23
D. Kerr CWS 22
U. Shocker SLA 22
J. Bush BOS 18
R. Moore PHA 18
Winning PCT
D. Mails CLE .810
B. Shawkey NYY .778
W. Johnson WS1 .667
D. Leonard DET .667
A. Sothoron BOS .667
Saves
B. Burwell SLA 10
R. Caldwell CLE 6
A. Russell BOS 6
C. Mays NYY 5
J. Middleton DET 5
Games Pitched
C. Mays NYY 52
R. Faber CWS 50
U. Shocker SLA 49
B. Burwell SLA 47
D. Keefe PHA 47
Games Started
S. Coveleski CLE 40
R. Faber CWS 39
S. Jones BOS 38
C. Mays NYY 38
U. Shocker SLA 38
Complete Games
C. Mays NYY 27
S. Jones BOS 25
S. Coveleski CLE 24
G. Mogridge WS1 23
B. Shawkey NYY 22
Shutouts
S. Coveleski CLE 4
E. Erickson WS1 3
G. Mogridge WS1 3
J. Bagby CLE 2
S. Harriss PHA 2
Innings Pitched
S. Coveleski CLE 324.0
C. Mays NYY 320.2
S. Jones BOS 313.0
R. Faber CWS 302.0
U. Shocker SLA 291.1
Hits Allowed
C. Mays NYY 395
R. Faber CWS 381
D. Kerr CWS 377
S. Coveleski CLE 358
U. Shocker SLA 351
Home Runs Allowed
S. Coveleski CLE 22
D. Keefe PHA 22
E. Rommel PHA 22
U. Shocker SLA 21
C. Mays NYY 17
Walks Allowed
D. Davis SLA 133
S. Jones BOS 121
W. Johnson WS1 116
R. Moore PHA 116
R. Faber CWS 115
Walks per 9 IP
D. Leonard DET 2.2
G. Mogridge WS1 2.5
G. Uhle CLE 2.5
T. Zachary WS1 2.5
H. Pennock BOS 2.5
Strikeouts
D. Leonard DET 133
S. Coveleski CLE 128
U. Shocker SLA 118
B. Shawkey NYY 114
S. Jones BOS 105
Strikeouts per 9 IP
D. Leonard DET 4.4
B. Shawkey NYY 3.9
U. Shocker SLA 3.6
R. Oldham DET 3.6
S. Harriss PHA 3.6
K/BB
D. Leonard DET 2.0
S. Coveleski CLE 1.3
U. Shocker SLA 1.2
H. Pennock BOS 1.2
R. Oldham DET 1.1
WHIP
D. Mails CLE 1.37
B. Shawkey NYY 1.38
H. Pennock BOS 1.38
D. Leonard DET 1.39
S. Coveleski CLE 1.40
Hits per 9 IP
B. Shawkey NYY 8.8
D. Mails CLE 8.9
W. Johnson WS1 9.1
S. Harriss PHA 9.6
H. Pennock BOS 9.9
Opponents AVG
B. Shawkey NYY .261
D. Mails CLE .262
W. Johnson WS1 .268
S. Harriss PHA .271
S. Coveleski CLE .279
Opponents OBP
H. Pennock BOS .330
D. Mails CLE .331
B. Shawkey NYY .331
S. Coveleski CLE .332
G. Uhle CLE .341
Opponents SLG
B. Shawkey NYY .354
D. Mails CLE .357
S. Jones BOS .373
W. Johnson WS1 .378
D. Davis SLA .388
Opponents OPS
B. Shawkey NYY .685
D. Mails CLE .688
W. Johnson WS1 .719
S. Jones BOS .722
H. Pennock BOS .723
BABIP
D. Mails CLE .280
B. Shawkey NYY .284
W. Johnson WS1 .284
E. Erickson WS1 .290
H. Dauss DET .291
WAR
D. Leonard DET 5.2
S. Jones BOS 4.6
S. Coveleski CLE 4.3
B. Shawkey NYY 3.8
H. Pennock BOS 3.7