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: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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	—

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
Mike González	13	24	9	.375	0	0
Joe 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
Jesse 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

Main article: 1921 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)

References

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