1921 Indianapolis ABCs

39-37 • .513 Win% • 4th in NNL

The 1921 Indianapolis ABCs went 39-37 (.513) finishing 4th in the NNL. The club scored 431 runs, allowed 436, and played home games at Washington Park II. Team leaders included Biz Mackey (9 HR, 54 RBI) and Jim Jeffries (11-9, 3.44 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

39 Wins
37 Losses
.513 Win %
4th Rank
431 R 436 RA
Diff -5

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⚡ Quick Stats

431 Runs Scored
436 Runs Allowed
-5 Run Diff
17 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1921 NNL Average

Batting Avg .276 4% above the 1921 league average (.265)
OBP .340 3% above the 1921 league average (.329)
SLG .359 equal to the 1921 league average (.359)
Team ERA 4.06 3% worse than the 1921 league average (3.96)
Runs Scored 431 17% above the 1921 league average (370 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWashington Park II
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Home Games (est.) 39 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1921

Batting Avg

1 Ben Taylor 0.392 2 Crush Holloway 0.305 3 Biz Mackey 0.300 4 Jim Jeffries 0.292 5 Charley Williams 0.287

Home Runs

1 Biz Mackey 9 2 Morten Clark 2 3 Crush Holloway 2 4 Ben Taylor 2 5 Connie Day 1

RBI

1 Ben Taylor 73 2 Biz Mackey 54 3 Crush Holloway 45 4 Harry Kenyon 28 5 Connie Day 26
1921 Indianapolis ABCs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ben Taylor 88 334 72 131 20 7 2 73 32 1 9 0.392
Crush Holloway 85 318 39 97 10 4 2 45 18 2 4 0.305
Biz Mackey 76 283 43 85 13 9 9 54 15 2 4 0.300
Namon Washington 79 275 44 63 3 1 0 18 24 3 15 0.229
Connie Day 76 252 30 62 8 7 1 26 21 2 6 0.246
Morten Clark 65 244 51 61 7 5 2 22 37 1 12 0.250
Harry Kenyon 72 241 41 65 10 6 1 28 27 1 5 0.270
Russell Powell 49 165 12 41 2 2 0 16 14 1 0 0.248
Willie Woods 45 155 17 37 1 0 0 15 6 0 7 0.239
Ralph Jefferson 34 131 22 34 4 2 0 14 10 1 2 0.260
Jim Jeffries 53 130 10 38 1 2 0 16 12 2 2 0.292
Charley Williams 27 94 21 27 6 2 0 14 15 1 11 0.287
Dicta Johnson 24 53 4 11 1 1 0 2 6 0 0 0.208
John Stephens 13 31 5 8 2 0 0 4 3 0 0 0.258
George Bennette 14 30 6 10 0 1 0 4 0 1 1 0.333
J. Brown 9 29 2 6 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0.207
Latimer 13 26 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.115
George Shively 6 26 5 8 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0.308
Kid Lowe 7 18 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.222
Dizzy Dismukes 6 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.071
Anthony Mahoney 7 13 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.154
Bob McClure 8 11 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.273
John Fifer 5 10 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.300
Carlisle Perry 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Williams 2 6 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Morris Williams 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ritchie 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
George Britt 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Maywood Brown 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
C. I. Taylor 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.500
Ben Harris 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Robert Hudspeth 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1921

ERA

1 Bob McClure 2.12 2 Jim Jeffries 3.44 3 Anthony Mahoney 3.74 4 Dicta Johnson 3.82 5 Harry Kenyon 3.99

Wins

1 Jim Jeffries 11 2 Dicta Johnson 10 3 Harry Kenyon 7 4 Latimer 4 5 Anthony Mahoney 3

Strikeouts

1 Jim Jeffries 82 2 Harry Kenyon 66 3 Dicta Johnson 60 4 Latimer 23 5 Anthony Mahoney 13
1921 Indianapolis ABCs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Jeffries 11 9 3.44 34 22 3 198.2 191 76 68 82
Harry Kenyon 7 10 3.99 22 17 0 167.0 174 74 51 66
Dicta Johnson 10 9 3.82 22 20 0 155.2 148 66 30 60
Latimer 4 2 4.06 11 5 0 57.2 65 26 17 23
Bob McClure 2 1 2.12 8 4 0 34.0 34 8 8 12
Anthony Mahoney 3 2 3.74 6 4 0 33.2 28 14 12 13
Dizzy Dismukes 1 3 4.20 5 5 0 30.0 24 14 16 7
John Stephens 3 0 4.09 5 4 0 22.0 20 10 15 9
John Fifer 0 0 8.15 3 1 0 17.2 28 16 7 6
Morris Williams 0 2 8.64 4 3 0 16.2 28 16 6 7
Biz Mackey 0 3 6.08 4 1 0 13.1 16 9 4 8
Ritchie 0 1 5.14 1 0 0 7.0 3 4 0 0
Maywood Brown 0 0 6.75 2 1 0 5.1 9 4 2 0
Ben Taylor 1 0 2.45 3 0 0 3.2 5 1 2 1
Ben Harris 0 1 18.90 1 1 0 3.1 9 7 4 1

👥 Roster (32)

George Bennette George Britt J. Brown Maywood Brown Morten Clark Connie Day Dizzy Dismukes John Fifer Ben Harris Crush Holloway Robert Hudspeth Ralph Jefferson +20 more

32 players

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The 1921 Indianapolis ABCs in brief

A 39-37 record (.513) put the 1921 Indianapolis ABCs 4th in the NNL. The run column shows 431 for and 436 against. The team batting average of .276 was 4% above the 1921 league mark of .265. The Indianapolis ABCs staff finished with a 4.06 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.96. The 431 runs scored compare with a league average of 370 per club, 17% more.

Home games were played at Washington Park II. Biz Mackey led the club in home runs with 9. Ben Taylor drove in a team-high 73 runs. Jim Jeffries was the top winner, with 11 victories. In all, the roster shows 32 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1920 season and the 1922 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1921 Indianapolis ABCs

What was the 1921 Indianapolis ABCs record?
The 1921 Indianapolis ABCs finished 39-37 (.513 win pct).
Who led the 1921 Indianapolis ABCs in home runs?
Biz Mackey led the 1921 Indianapolis ABCs with 9 home runs.
What was the 1921 Indianapolis ABCs team ERA?
The 1921 Indianapolis ABCs posted a team ERA of 4.06.
Did the 1921 Indianapolis ABCs win the World Series?
No. The 1921 Indianapolis ABCs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1921 Indianapolis ABCs play?
The 1921 Indianapolis ABCs played home games at Washington Park II.
Who led the 1921 Indianapolis ABCs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Biz Mackey (9 HR, 54 RBI) and Jim Jeffries (11-9, 3.44 ERA).
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