1921 New York Giants season

1921 New York Giants
National League Champions World Series Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (since 1911)
New York City (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Stoneham
Manager(s)	John McGraw
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The 1921 New York Giants season was the franchise's 39th season, which culminated in the Giants defeating the New York Yankees in the World Series.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Giants	94	59	0.614	—	53–26	41–33
Pittsburgh Pirates	90	63	0.588	4	45–31	45–32
St. Louis Cardinals	87	66	0.569	7	48–29	39–37
Boston Braves	79	74	0.516	15	42–32	37–42
Brooklyn Robins	77	75	0.507	16½	41–37	36–38
Cincinnati Reds	70	83	0.458	24	40–36	30–47
Chicago Cubs	64	89	0.418	30	32–44	32–45
Philadelphia Phillies	51	103	0.331	43½	29–47	22–56

Record vs. opponents

1921 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	11–11	14–8	13–9	8–13	14–8	9–13	10–12
Brooklyn	11–11	—	10–11	10–11	12–10	16–6	10–12	8–14
Chicago	8–14	11–10	—	13–9	8–14	11–11	5–17	8–14
Cincinnati	9–13	11–10	9–13	—	8–14	13–9	8–14	12–10
New York	13–8	10–12	14–8	14–8	—	16–6	16–6	11–11
Philadelphia	8–14	6–16	11–11	9–13	6–16	—	4–18	7–15
Pittsburgh	13–9	12–10	17–5	14–8	6–16	18–4	—	10–11–1
St. Louis	12–10	14–8	14–8	10–12	11–11	15–7	11–10–1	—

Roster

1921 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Jesse Barnes Rube Benton Red Causey Phil Douglas Claude Jonnard Art Nehf Pol Perritt Rosy Ryan Slim Sallee Red Shea Fred Toney Walter Zink		Catchers Alex Gaston Earl Smith Frank Snyder Infielders Dave Bancroft Joe Berry Frankie Frisch Mike González Bud Heine George Kelly Wally Kopf Jim Mahady John Monroe Pat Patterson Goldie Rapp Johnny Rawlings Hank Schreiber		Outfielders Eddie Brown George Burns Joe Connolly Bill Cunningham Lee King Irish Meusel Casey Stengel Curt Walker Ross Youngs Other batters Butch Henline		Manager John McGraw Coaches Jesse Burkett Hughie Jennings Christy Mathewson

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

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
González, MikeMike González	13	24	9	.375	0	0
Berry, JoeJoe Berry	9	6	2	.333	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
Barnes, JesseJesse Barnes	42	258.2	15	9	3.10	56

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

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

World series

Game 1

October 5, 1921, at the Polo Grounds (IV) in New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (A)	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	7	0
New York (N)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
W: Carl Mays (1–0)  L: Phil Douglas (0–1)

Game 2

October 6, 1921, at the Polo Grounds (IV) in New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (N)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
New York (A)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	x	3	3	0
W: Waite Hoyt (1–0)  L: Art Nehf (0–1)

Game 3

October 7, 1921, at the Polo Grounds (IV) in New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (A)	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	8	0
New York (N)	0	0	4	0	0	0	8	1	x	13	20	0
W: Jesse Barnes (1–0)  L: Jack Quinn (0–1)

Game 4

October 9, 1921, at the Polo Grounds (IV) in New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (N)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	4	9	1
New York (A)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	7	1
W: Phil Douglas (1–1)  L: Carl Mays (1–1)
HR: NYY – Babe Ruth (1)

Game 5

October 10, 1921, at the Polo Grounds (IV) in New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (A)	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	1
New York (N)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	1
W: Waite Hoyt (2–0)  L: Art Nehf (0–2)

Game 6

October 11, 1921, at the Polo Grounds (IV) in New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (N)	0	3	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	8	13	0
New York (A)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	7	2
W: Jesse Barnes (2–0)  L: Bob Shawkey (0–1)
HR: NYG – Irish Meusel (1), Frank Snyder (1), NYY – Chick Fewster (1)

Game 7

October 12, 1921, at the Polo Grounds (IV) in New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (A)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	1
New York (N)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	x	2	6	0
W: Phil Douglas (2–1)  L: Carl Mays (1–2)

Game 8

October 13, 1921, at the Polo Grounds (IV) in New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (N)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0
New York (A)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
W: Art Nehf (1–2)  L: Waite Hoyt (2–1)

Notes

References

• 1921 New York Giants team page at Baseball Reference
• 1921 New York Giants team page at Baseball Almanac