1921 Chicago White Sox

62-92 • .403 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1921 Chicago White Sox went 62-92 (.403) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 683 runs, allowed 858, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Earl Sheely (11 HR, 95 RBI) and Red Faber (25-15, 2.48 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

62 Wins
92 Losses
.403 Win %
7th Rank
683 R 858 RA
Diff -175

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⚡ Quick Stats

683 Runs Scored
858 Runs Allowed
-175 Run Diff
338K Attendance

📈 vs. 1921 AL Average

Batting Avg .283 3% below the 1921 league average (.292)
OBP .343 4% below the 1921 league average (.356)
SLG .379 7% below the 1921 league average (.408)
Team ERA 4.94 15% worse than the 1921 league average (4.28)
Runs Scored 683 13% below the 1921 league average (788 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 338,500
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Avg per Game 4,396

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1921

Batting Avg

1 Eddie Collins 0.337 2 Amos Strunk 0.332 3 Harry Hooper 0.327 4 Shovel Hodge 0.327 5 Yam Yaryan 0.304

Home Runs

1 Earl Sheely 11 2 Harry Hooper 8 3 Bibb Falk 5 4 Johnny Mostil 3 5 Amos Strunk 3

RBI

1 Earl Sheely 95 2 Bibb Falk 82 3 Amos Strunk 69 4 Eddie Collins 58 5 Harry Hooper 58
1921 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ernie Johnson 142 613 93 181 28 7 1 51 29 24 22 0.295
Eddie Mulligan 151 609 82 153 21 12 1 45 32 53 13 0.251
Bibb Falk 152 585 62 167 31 11 5 82 37 69 4 0.285
Earl Sheely 154 563 68 171 25 6 11 95 57 34 4 0.304
Eddie Collins 139 526 79 177 20 10 2 58 66 11 12 0.337
Harry Hooper 108 419 74 137 26 5 8 58 55 21 13 0.327
Ray Schalk 128 416 32 105 24 4 0 47 40 36 3 0.252
Amos Strunk 121 401 68 133 19 10 3 69 38 27 7 0.332
Johnny Mostil 100 326 43 98 21 7 3 42 28 35 10 0.301
Hervey McClellan 63 196 20 35 4 1 1 14 14 18 2 0.179
Red Faber 43 108 8 16 0 0 0 4 17 35 1 0.148
Dickey Kerr 45 105 14 25 4 3 0 11 15 8 2 0.238
Yam Yaryan 45 102 11 31 8 2 0 15 9 16 0 0.304
Roy Wilkinson 36 65 2 8 1 2 0 3 4 19 1 0.123
Shovel Hodge 36 52 6 17 3 1 0 2 0 10 0 0.327
George Lees 20 42 3 9 2 0 0 4 0 3 0 0.214
Doug McWeeny 27 31 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 21 0 0.032
Fred Bratschi 16 28 0 8 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0.286
John Russell 11 25 1 10 2 0 0 1 2 7 0 0.400
Dominic Mulrenan 12 20 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.150
Lum Davenport 15 17 3 7 1 0 0 2 0 8 0 0.412
Red Ostergard 12 11 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.364
Elmer Leifer 9 10 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.300
Cy Twombly 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Jack Wieneke 10 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.111
Sarge Connally 5 8 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Lee Thompson 4 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.286
Bugs Bennett 3 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Eddie Murphy 6 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Horace Fenner 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Russell Pence 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Pratt 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Blackburn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Michaelson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1921

ERA

1 Red Faber 2.48 2 Dickey Kerr 4.72 3 Roy Wilkinson 5.13 4 John Russell 5.29 5 Doug McWeeny 6.08

Wins

1 Red Faber 25 2 Dickey Kerr 19 3 Shovel Hodge 6 4 Roy Wilkinson 4 5 Doug McWeeny 3

Strikeouts

1 Red Faber 124 2 Dickey Kerr 80 3 Roy Wilkinson 50 4 Doug McWeeny 46 5 Shovel Hodge 25
1921 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Red Faber 25 15 2.48 43 39 1 330.2 293 91 87 124
Dickey Kerr 19 17 4.72 44 37 1 308.2 357 162 96 80
Roy Wilkinson 4 20 5.13 36 23 3 198.1 259 113 78 50
Shovel Hodge 6 8 6.56 36 10 2 142.2 191 104 54 25
Doug McWeeny 3 6 6.08 27 8 2 97.2 127 66 45 46
John Russell 2 5 5.29 11 9 0 66.1 82 39 35 15
Dominic Mulrenan 2 8 7.23 12 10 0 56.0 84 45 36 10
Lum Davenport 0 3 6.88 13 2 0 35.1 41 27 32 9
Cy Twombly 1 2 5.86 7 4 0 27.2 26 18 25 7
Jack Wieneke 0 1 8.17 10 3 0 25.1 39 23 17 10
Sarge Connally 0 1 6.45 5 2 0 22.1 29 16 10 6
Lee Thompson 0 3 8.27 4 4 0 20.2 32 19 6 4
Bugs Bennett 0 3 6.11 3 2 0 17.2 19 12 16 2
Horace Fenner 0 0 7.71 2 1 0 7.0 14 6 3 1
Russell Pence 0 0 8.44 4 0 0 5.1 6 5 7 2
John Michaelson 0 0 10.13 2 0 0 2.2 4 3 1 1
Charlie Blackburn 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0

👥 Roster (34)

Bugs Bennett Charlie Blackburn Fred Bratschi Eddie Collins Sarge Connally Lum Davenport Red Faber Bibb Falk Horace Fenner Shovel Hodge Harry Hooper Ernie Johnson +22 more

34 players

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The 1921 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1921 Chicago White Sox finished 62-92, a .403 winning percentage, placing 7th in the AL. The Chicago White Sox scored 683 runs and allowed 858, a run differential of -175. Against a league average of .292, the 1921 Chicago White Sox batted .283. The Chicago White Sox staff finished with a 4.94 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.28. Measured against the 788-run league average, the offense was 13% behind.

Home games were played at Comiskey Park, where 338,500 fans came through the gates. Earl Sheely topped the Chicago White Sox with 11 home runs. The hits leader was Ernie Johnson with 181. Red Faber was the top winner, with 25 victories. The roster section lists 34 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1921 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1921 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1921 Chicago White Sox finished 62-92 (.403 win pct).
Who led the 1921 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Earl Sheely led the 1921 Chicago White Sox with 11 home runs.
What was the 1921 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1921 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.94.
Did the 1921 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1921 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1921 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1921 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1921 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Earl Sheely (11 HR, 95 RBI) and Red Faber (25-15, 2.48 ERA).
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