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1921 New York Giants

94-59 • .614 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1921 New York Giants went 94-59 (.614) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 840 runs, allowed 637, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included George Kelly (23 HR, 122 RBI) and Art Nehf (20-10, 3.63 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

94 Wins
59 Losses
.614 Win %
1st Rank
840 R 637 RA
Diff +203

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⚡ Quick Stats

840 Runs Scored
637 Runs Allowed
+203 Run Diff
1,161K Attendance

📈 vs. 1921 NL Average

Batting Avg .298 3% above the 1921 league average (.289)
OBP .359 6% above the 1921 league average (.338)
SLG .421 6% above the 1921 league average (.397)
Team ERA 3.55 6% better than the 1921 league average (3.78)
Runs Scored 840 19% above the 1921 league average (704 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 1,161,500
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Avg per Game 14,702

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1921

Batting Avg

1 Frankie Frisch 0.341 2 Earl Smith 0.336 3 Irish Meusel 0.329 4 Ross Youngs 0.327 5 Frank Snyder 0.320

Home Runs

1 George Kelly 23 2 Earl Smith 10 3 Frankie Frisch 8 4 Frank Snyder 8 5 Dave Bancroft 6

RBI

1 George Kelly 122 2 Ross Youngs 102 3 Frankie Frisch 100 4 Dave Bancroft 67 5 George Burns 61
1921 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Frankie Frisch 153 618 121 211 31 17 8 100 42 28 49 0.341
Dave Bancroft 153 606 121 193 26 15 6 67 66 23 17 0.318
George Burns 149 605 111 181 28 9 4 61 80 24 19 0.299
George Kelly 149 587 95 181 42 9 23 122 40 73 4 0.308
Ross Youngs 141 504 90 165 24 16 3 102 71 47 21 0.327
Frank Snyder 108 309 36 99 13 2 8 45 27 24 3 0.320
Johnny Rawlings 86 307 40 82 8 1 1 30 18 19 4 0.267
Irish Meusel 62 243 37 80 12 6 2 36 15 12 5 0.329
Earl Smith 89 229 35 77 8 4 10 51 27 8 4 0.336
Curt Walker 64 192 30 55 13 5 3 35 15 8 4 0.286
Goldie Rapp 58 181 21 39 9 1 0 15 15 13 3 0.215
Eddie Brown 70 128 16 36 6 2 0 12 4 11 1 0.281
Lee King 39 94 17 21 4 2 0 7 13 6 0 0.223
Jesse Barnes 42 92 8 19 0 1 0 6 3 3 1 0.207
Art Nehf 42 89 9 18 2 0 0 5 7 10 0 0.202
Fred Toney 42 86 11 18 1 0 3 12 2 13 1 0.209
Phil Douglas 40 81 7 16 2 0 1 10 3 12 1 0.198
Bill Cunningham 40 76 10 21 2 1 1 12 3 3 0 0.276
Rosy Ryan 36 45 2 9 1 0 0 1 5 11 0 0.200
Pat Patterson 23 35 5 14 0 0 1 5 2 5 0 0.400
Mike Gonzalez 13 24 3 9 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.375
Alex Gaston 20 22 1 5 1 1 0 3 1 9 0 0.227
Slim Sallee 37 22 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.364
Casey Stengel 18 22 4 5 1 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.227
Rube Benton 18 21 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.143
John Monroe 19 21 4 3 0 0 1 3 3 6 0 0.143
Red Shea 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.111
Joe Berry 9 6 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0.333
Hank Schreiber 4 6 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.333
Joe Connolly 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Red Causey 9 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Wally Kopf 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.333
Pol Perritt 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bud Heine 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Butch Henline 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Claude Jonnard 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Walter Zink 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Mahady 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1921

ERA

1 Rube Benton 2.88 2 Red Shea 3.09 3 Jesse Barnes 3.10 4 Fred Toney 3.61 5 Art Nehf 3.63

Wins

1 Art Nehf 20 2 Fred Toney 18 3 Jesse Barnes 15 4 Phil Douglas 15 5 Rosy Ryan 7

Strikeouts

1 Art Nehf 67 2 Fred Toney 63 3 Rosy Ryan 58 4 Jesse Barnes 56 5 Phil Douglas 55
1921 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Art Nehf 20 10 3.63 41 34 1 260.2 266 105 55 67
Jesse Barnes 15 9 3.10 42 31 6 258.2 298 89 44 56
Fred Toney 18 11 3.61 42 32 3 249.1 274 100 65 63
Phil Douglas 15 10 4.22 40 27 2 221.2 266 104 55 55
Rosy Ryan 7 10 3.73 36 16 3 147.1 140 61 32 58
Slim Sallee 6 4 3.64 37 0 2 96.1 115 39 14 23
Rube Benton 5 2 2.88 18 9 0 72.0 72 23 17 11
Red Shea 5 2 3.09 9 2 0 32.0 28 11 2 10
Red Causey 1 1 2.45 7 1 0 14.2 13 4 6 1
Pol Perritt 2 0 3.86 5 1 0 11.2 17 5 2 5
Claude Jonnard 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 4.0 4 0 0 7
Walter Zink 0 0 2.25 2 0 0 4.0 4 1 3 1

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
NY1 def. NYA 5-3

👥 Roster (38)

Dave Bancroft Jesse Barnes Rube Benton Joe Berry Eddie Brown George Burns Red Causey Joe Connolly Bill Cunningham Phil Douglas Frankie Frisch Alex Gaston +26 more

38 players

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The 1921 New York Giants in brief

The 1921 New York Giants finished 94-59, a .614 winning percentage, placing 1st in the NL. This was a year in which the New York Giants won the World Series. With 840 runs scored and 637 given up, the 1921 differential was +203. Against a league average of .289, the 1921 New York Giants batted .298. Pitchers allowed 3.55 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.78.

League clubs averaged 704 runs that year, so the New York Giants scored 19% more. Home games were played at Polo Grounds IV, where 1,161,500 fans came through the gates. George Kelly led the club in home runs with 23. The pitching staff's wins leader was Art Nehf (20). The World Series ended in a win against NYA 5-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1921 New York Giants

What was the 1921 New York Giants record?
The 1921 New York Giants finished 94-59 (.614 win pct).
Did the 1921 New York Giants win the World Series?
Yes. The 1921 New York Giants won the World Series.
Who led the 1921 New York Giants in home runs?
George Kelly led the 1921 New York Giants with 23 home runs.
What was the 1921 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1921 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 3.55.
Where did the 1921 New York Giants play?
The 1921 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1921 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Kelly (23 HR, 122 RBI) and Art Nehf (20-10, 3.63 ERA).
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