1921 Chicago Cubs

64-89 • .418 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1921 Chicago Cubs went 64-89 (.418) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 668 runs, allowed 773, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Ray Grimes (6 HR, 79 RBI) and Pete Alexander (15-13, 3.39 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

64 Wins
89 Losses
.418 Win %
7th Rank
668 R 773 RA
Diff -105

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668 Runs Scored
773 Runs Allowed
-105 Run Diff
340K Attendance

📈 vs. 1921 NL Average

Batting Avg .291 1% above the 1921 league average (.289)
OBP .338 equal to the 1921 league average (.338)
SLG .377 5% below the 1921 league average (.397)
Team ERA 4.39 16% worse than the 1921 league average (3.78)
Runs Scored 668 5% below the 1921 league average (704 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 340,000
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Avg per Game 4,473

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1921

Batting Avg

1 Babe Twombly 0.377 2 John Sullivan 0.329 3 Bill Killefer 0.323 4 Ray Grimes 0.321 5 Turner Barber 0.314

Home Runs

1 Max Flack 6 2 Ray Grimes 6 3 John Kelleher 4 4 Bob O'Farrell 4 5 John Sullivan 4

RBI

1 Ray Grimes 79 2 Charlie Deal 66 3 Turner Barber 54 4 John Kelleher 47 5 Zeb Terry 45
1921 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Max Flack 133 572 80 172 31 4 6 37 32 15 17 0.301
Charlie Hollocher 140 558 71 161 28 8 3 37 43 13 5 0.289
Ray Grimes 147 530 91 170 38 6 6 79 70 55 5 0.321
Zeb Terry 123 488 59 134 18 1 2 45 27 19 1 0.275
Turner Barber 127 452 73 142 14 4 1 54 41 24 5 0.314
Charlie Deal 115 422 52 122 19 8 3 66 13 9 3 0.289
George Maisel 111 393 54 122 7 2 0 43 11 13 17 0.310
John Kelleher 95 301 31 93 11 7 4 47 16 16 2 0.309
Bob O'Farrell 96 260 32 65 12 7 4 32 18 14 2 0.250
John Sullivan 76 240 28 79 14 4 4 41 19 26 3 0.329
Babe Twombly 87 175 22 66 8 1 1 18 11 10 4 0.377
Tom Daly 51 143 12 34 7 1 0 22 8 8 1 0.238
Bill Killefer 45 133 11 43 1 0 0 16 4 4 3 0.323
Pete Alexander 31 95 8 29 3 1 1 14 2 13 0 0.305
Speed Martin 37 73 2 17 4 1 0 6 1 16 1 0.233
Buck Freeman 38 53 3 11 1 0 0 2 3 27 0 0.208
Virgil Cheeves 37 48 3 8 1 0 0 0 1 13 0 0.167
Hippo Vaughn 17 41 2 10 2 0 1 5 2 12 0 0.244
James York 40 39 2 5 1 0 0 5 1 12 0 0.128
William Marriott 30 38 3 12 1 1 0 7 4 1 0 0.316
Hooks Warner 14 38 4 8 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0.211
Dave Robertson 22 36 7 8 3 0 0 14 1 3 0 0.222
Elmer Ponder 16 33 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 9 0 0.121
Red Thomas 8 30 5 8 3 0 1 5 4 5 0 0.267
Carter Elliott 12 28 5 7 2 0 0 0 5 3 0 0.250
Percy Jones 32 27 1 6 0 0 0 3 1 14 0 0.222
Lefty Tyler 19 26 4 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.231
Joe Klugmann 6 21 3 6 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.286
Kettle Wirts 7 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.182
Tony Kaufmann 2 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.400
Vic Keen 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Ollie Hanson 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
George Stueland 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.333
Oscar Fuhr 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Abraham Bailey 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1921

ERA

1 Lefty Tyler 3.24 2 Pete Alexander 3.39 3 Buck Freeman 4.11 4 Speed Martin 4.35 5 Percy Jones 4.56

Wins

1 Pete Alexander 15 2 Virgil Cheeves 11 3 Speed Martin 11 4 Buck Freeman 9 5 James York 5

Strikeouts

1 Speed Martin 86 2 Pete Alexander 77 3 James York 57 4 Percy Jones 46 5 Buck Freeman 42
1921 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pete Alexander 15 13 3.39 31 29 1 252.0 286 95 33 77
Speed Martin 11 15 4.35 37 28 1 217.1 245 105 68 86
Buck Freeman 9 10 4.11 38 20 3 177.1 189 81 70 42
Virgil Cheeves 11 12 4.64 37 22 0 163.0 192 84 47 39
James York 5 9 4.73 40 10 1 139.0 170 73 63 57
Hippo Vaughn 3 11 6.01 17 14 0 109.1 153 73 31 30
Percy Jones 3 5 4.56 32 3 0 98.2 116 50 39 46
Elmer Ponder 3 6 4.74 16 11 0 89.1 117 47 17 31
Lefty Tyler 3 2 3.24 10 6 0 50.0 59 18 14 8
Vic Keen 0 3 4.68 5 4 0 25.0 29 13 9 9
Tony Kaufmann 1 0 4.15 2 1 1 13.0 12 6 3 6
George Stueland 0 1 5.73 2 1 0 11.0 11 7 7 4
Ollie Hanson 0 2 7.00 2 2 0 9.0 9 7 6 2
Abraham Bailey 0 0 3.60 3 0 0 5.0 6 2 2 2
Oscar Fuhr 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 4.0 11 4 0 2

👥 Roster (35)

Pete Alexander Abraham Bailey Turner Barber Virgil Cheeves Tom Daly Charlie Deal Carter Elliott Max Flack Buck Freeman Oscar Fuhr Ray Grimes Ollie Hanson +23 more

35 players

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The 1921 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1921 Chicago Cubs finished 64-89, a .418 winning percentage, placing 7th in the NL. The run column shows 668 for and 773 against. The team batting average of .291 was 1% above the 1921 league mark of .289. The staff ERA of 4.39 was 16% worse than the league average of 3.78. The 1921 Chicago Cubs scored 5% fewer runs than the average club (668 against 704).

Attendance at Wrigley Field totaled 340,000 for the year. Ray Grimes topped the Chicago Cubs with 6 home runs. The hits leader was Max Flack with 172. Pete Alexander led the pitchers with 15 wins. Speed Martin struck out 86, the most on the club. The 1921 roster runs to 35 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1921 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1921 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1921 Chicago Cubs finished 64-89 (.418 win pct).
Who led the 1921 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Max Flack led the 1921 Chicago Cubs with 6 home runs.
What was the 1921 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1921 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.39.
Did the 1921 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1921 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1921 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1921 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1921 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ray Grimes (6 HR, 79 RBI) and Pete Alexander (15-13, 3.39 ERA).
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