1921 Detroit Tigers

71-82 • .464 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1921 Detroit Tigers went 71-82 (.464) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 883 runs, allowed 852, and played home games at Navin Field. Team leaders included Harry Heilmann (19 HR, 139 RBI) and Howard Ehmke (13-14, 4.54 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

71 Wins
82 Losses
.464 Win %
6th Rank
883 R 852 RA
Diff +31

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⚡ Quick Stats

883 Runs Scored
852 Runs Allowed
+31 Run Diff
534K Attendance

📈 vs. 1921 AL Average

Batting Avg .315 8% above the 1921 league average (.292)
OBP .384 8% above the 1921 league average (.356)
SLG .433 6% above the 1921 league average (.408)
Team ERA 4.40 3% worse than the 1921 league average (4.28)
Runs Scored 883 12% above the 1921 league average (788 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 534,000
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Avg per Game 6,935

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1921

Batting Avg

1 Harry Heilmann 0.394 2 Ty Cobb 0.389 3 Larry Woodall 0.362 4 Bobby Veach 0.338 5 Lu Blue 0.308

Home Runs

1 Harry Heilmann 19 2 Bobby Veach 16 3 Ty Cobb 12 4 Lu Blue 5 5 Red Oldham 2

RBI

1 Harry Heilmann 139 2 Bobby Veach 128 3 Ty Cobb 101 4 Lu Blue 75 5 Bob Jones 72
1921 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Veach 150 612 110 207 43 13 16 128 48 31 14 0.338
Harry Heilmann 149 602 114 237 43 14 19 139 53 37 2 0.394
Lu Blue 153 585 103 180 33 11 5 75 103 47 13 0.308
Bob Jones 141 554 82 168 23 9 1 72 37 24 8 0.303
Ty Cobb 128 507 124 197 37 16 12 101 56 19 22 0.389
Donie Bush 104 402 72 113 6 5 0 27 45 23 8 0.281
Ralph Young 107 401 70 120 8 3 0 29 69 23 11 0.299
Johnny Bassler 119 388 37 119 18 5 0 56 58 16 2 0.307
Ira Flagstead 85 259 40 79 16 2 0 31 21 21 8 0.305
Chick Shorten 92 217 33 59 11 3 0 23 20 11 2 0.272
Joe Sargent 66 178 21 45 8 5 2 22 24 26 2 0.253
Eddie Ainsmith 35 98 6 27 5 2 0 12 13 7 1 0.276
Hooks Dauss 32 88 8 23 2 1 1 11 4 15 0 0.261
Red Oldham 42 85 12 19 1 3 2 7 5 23 0 0.224
Dutch Leonard 36 82 6 14 1 0 0 5 5 13 0 0.171
Larry Woodall 46 80 10 29 4 1 0 14 6 7 1 0.362
Howard Ehmke 30 74 9 21 3 1 0 9 1 7 0 0.284
Carl Holling 35 48 4 13 2 0 0 5 3 4 0 0.271
Bert Cole 30 46 12 13 2 3 0 8 1 4 0 0.283
Herm Merritt 20 46 3 17 1 2 0 6 1 5 1 0.370
Jim Middleton 38 34 2 5 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0.147
Suds Sutherland 17 27 4 11 1 0 0 7 1 4 0 0.407
Sam Barnes 7 11 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.182
Clyde Manion 12 10 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0.200
Slicker Parks 10 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.111
Pol Perritt 4 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.400
Jackie Tavener 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Sammy Hale 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dan Boone 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lefty Stewart 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doc Ayers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Cunningham 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clarence Huber 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Walsh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1921

ERA

1 Dutch Leonard 3.75 2 Red Oldham 4.24 3 Bert Cole 4.27 4 Carl Holling 4.30 5 Hooks Dauss 4.33

Wins

1 Howard Ehmke 13 2 Dutch Leonard 11 3 Red Oldham 11 4 Hooks Dauss 10 5 Bert Cole 7

Strikeouts

1 Dutch Leonard 120 2 Hooks Dauss 68 3 Howard Ehmke 68 4 Red Oldham 67 5 Carl Holling 38
1921 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dutch Leonard 11 13 3.75 36 32 1 245.0 273 102 63 120
Hooks Dauss 10 15 4.33 32 28 1 233.0 275 112 81 68
Red Oldham 11 14 4.24 40 28 1 229.1 258 108 81 67
Howard Ehmke 13 14 4.54 30 22 0 196.1 220 99 81 68
Carl Holling 3 7 4.30 35 11 4 136.0 162 65 58 38
Jim Middleton 6 11 5.03 38 10 7 121.2 149 68 44 31
Bert Cole 7 4 4.27 20 11 1 109.2 134 52 36 22
Suds Sutherland 6 2 4.97 13 8 0 58.0 80 32 18 18
Slicker Parks 3 2 5.68 10 1 0 25.1 33 16 16 10
Pol Perritt 1 0 4.85 4 2 0 13.0 18 7 7 3
Lefty Stewart 0 0 12.00 5 0 1 9.0 20 12 5 4
Doc Ayers 0 0 9.00 2 1 0 4.0 9 4 2 0
Jim Walsh 0 0 2.25 3 0 0 4.0 2 1 1 3
Dan Boone 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 2 0

👥 Roster (34)

Eddie Ainsmith Doc Ayers Sam Barnes Johnny Bassler Lu Blue Dan Boone Donie Bush Ty Cobb Bert Cole George Cunningham Hooks Dauss Howard Ehmke +22 more

34 players

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The 1921 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1921 Detroit Tigers finished 71-82, a .464 winning percentage, placing 6th in the AL. The run column shows 883 for and 852 against. At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .315, 8% better than the league's .292. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 4.40 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.28. League clubs averaged 788 runs that year, so the Detroit Tigers scored 12% more.

Navin Field was home in 1921, drawing a total attendance of 534,000. Harry Heilmann led the club in home runs with 19. The pitching staff's wins leader was Howard Ehmke (13). Dutch Leonard struck out 120, the most on the club. The roster section lists 34 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1921 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1921 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1921 Detroit Tigers finished 71-82 (.464 win pct).
Who led the 1921 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Harry Heilmann led the 1921 Detroit Tigers with 19 home runs.
What was the 1921 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1921 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.40.
Did the 1921 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1921 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1921 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1921 Detroit Tigers played home games at Navin Field.
Who led the 1921 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harry Heilmann (19 HR, 139 RBI) and Howard Ehmke (13-14, 4.54 ERA).
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