1921 Boston Braves

79-74 • .516 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1921 Boston Braves went 79-74 (.516) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 721 runs, allowed 697, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included Ray Powell (12 HR, 74 RBI) and Joe Oeschger (20-14, 3.52 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

79 Wins
74 Losses
.516 Win %
4th Rank
721 R 697 RA
Diff +24

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721 Runs Scored
697 Runs Allowed
+24 Run Diff
415K Attendance

📈 vs. 1921 NL Average

Batting Avg .289 equal to the 1921 league average (.289)
OBP .338 equal to the 1921 league average (.338)
SLG .399 1% above the 1921 league average (.397)
Team ERA 3.90 3% worse than the 1921 league average (3.78)
Runs Scored 721 2% above the 1921 league average (704 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBraves Field
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Home Games 74
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Total Attendance 415,500
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Avg per Game 5,614

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1921

Batting Avg

1 Lloyd Christenbury 0.352 2 Walton Cruise 0.346 3 Jack Scott 0.341 4 Fred Nicholson 0.327 5 Tony Boeckel 0.312

Home Runs

1 Ray Powell 12 2 Tony Boeckel 10 3 Walton Cruise 8 4 Billy Southworth 7 5 Fred Nicholson 5

RBI

1 Tony Boeckel 84 2 Billy Southworth 79 3 Ray Powell 74 4 Walter Holke 63 5 Horace Ford 61
1921 Boston Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ray Powell 149 624 114 191 25 18 12 74 58 85 6 0.306
Tony Boeckel 153 592 93 185 20 13 10 84 52 41 20 0.312
Walter Holke 150 579 60 151 15 10 3 63 17 41 8 0.261
Billy Southworth 141 569 86 175 25 15 7 79 36 13 22 0.308
Horace Ford 152 555 50 155 29 5 2 61 36 49 2 0.279
Walter Barbare 134 550 66 166 22 7 0 49 24 28 11 0.302
Walton Cruise 108 344 47 119 16 7 8 55 48 24 10 0.346
Mickey O'Neil 98 277 26 69 9 4 2 29 23 21 2 0.249
Fred Nicholson 83 245 36 80 11 7 5 41 17 29 5 0.327
Hank Gowdy 64 164 17 49 7 2 2 17 16 11 2 0.299
Al Nixon 55 138 25 33 6 3 1 9 7 11 3 0.239
Lloyd Christenbury 62 125 34 44 6 2 3 16 21 7 3 0.352
Frank Gibson 63 125 14 33 5 4 2 13 3 17 0 0.264
Joe Oeschger 46 110 9 28 1 0 0 11 3 13 0 0.255
Hugh McQuillan 45 88 9 18 5 1 1 7 1 13 0 0.205
Jack Scott 51 88 14 30 5 1 1 12 5 7 0 0.341
Mule Watson 44 87 9 12 2 1 0 1 1 36 0 0.138
Dana Fillingim 45 85 12 21 0 0 2 8 9 8 0 0.247
Eddie Eayrs 15 15 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.067
Garland Braxton 17 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Johnny Cooney 8 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Cy Morgan 17 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
John Sullivan 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ira Townsend 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Al Pierotti 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Leo Townsend 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1921

ERA

1 Dana Fillingim 3.45 2 Joe Oeschger 3.52 3 Jack Scott 3.70 4 Mule Watson 3.85 5 Hugh McQuillan 4.00

Wins

1 Joe Oeschger 20 2 Dana Fillingim 15 3 Jack Scott 15 4 Mule Watson 14 5 Hugh McQuillan 13

Strikeouts

1 Hugh McQuillan 94 2 Jack Scott 83 3 Joe Oeschger 68 4 Dana Fillingim 54 5 Mule Watson 48
1921 Boston Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Joe Oeschger 20 14 3.52 46 36 0 299.0 303 117 97 68
Mule Watson 14 13 3.85 44 31 2 259.1 269 111 57 48
Hugh McQuillan 13 17 4.00 45 31 5 250.0 284 111 90 94
Dana Fillingim 15 10 3.45 44 22 1 239.2 249 92 56 54
Jack Scott 15 13 3.70 47 29 3 233.2 258 96 57 83
Garland Braxton 1 3 4.82 17 2 0 37.1 44 20 17 16
Cy Morgan 1 1 6.53 17 0 1 30.1 37 22 17 8
Johnny Cooney 0 1 3.92 8 1 0 20.2 19 9 10 9
Ira Townsend 0 0 6.14 4 0 0 7.1 11 5 4 0
Eddie Eayrs 0 0 17.36 2 0 0 4.2 9 9 9 1
Al Pierotti 0 1 21.60 2 0 0 1.2 3 4 3 1
Leo Townsend 0 1 27.00 1 1 0 1.1 2 4 3 0

👥 Roster (26)

Walter Barbare Tony Boeckel Garland Braxton Lloyd Christenbury Johnny Cooney Walton Cruise Eddie Eayrs Dana Fillingim Horace Ford Frank Gibson Hank Gowdy Walter Holke +14 more

26 players

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The 1921 Boston Braves in brief

A 79-74 record (.516) put the 1921 Boston Braves 4th in the NL. The run column shows 721 for and 697 against. Pitchers allowed 3.90 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.78. The 721 runs scored compare with a league average of 704 per club, 2% more. Home games were played at Braves Field, where 415,500 fans came through the gates.

The home run leader was Ray Powell, who hit 12. The RBI leader was Tony Boeckel, with 84. Joe Oeschger was the top winner, with 20 victories. The strikeout leader was Hugh McQuillan with 94. In all, the roster shows 26 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1920 season and the 1922 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1921 Boston Braves

What was the 1921 Boston Braves record?
The 1921 Boston Braves finished 79-74 (.516 win pct).
Who led the 1921 Boston Braves in home runs?
Ray Powell led the 1921 Boston Braves with 12 home runs.
What was the 1921 Boston Braves team ERA?
The 1921 Boston Braves posted a team ERA of 3.90.
Did the 1921 Boston Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1921 Boston Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1921 Boston Braves play?
The 1921 Boston Braves played home games at Braves Field.
Who led the 1921 Boston Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ray Powell (12 HR, 74 RBI) and Joe Oeschger (20-14, 3.52 ERA).
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