1921 Philadelphia Athletics

53-100 • .346 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1921 Philadelphia Athletics went 53-100 (.346) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 657 runs, allowed 894, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Tillie Walker (23 HR, 101 RBI) and Eddie Rommel (16-23, 3.94 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

53 Wins
100 Losses
.346 Win %
8th Rank
657 R 894 RA
Diff -237

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657 Runs Scored
894 Runs Allowed
-237 Run Diff
220K Attendance

📈 vs. 1921 AL Average

Batting Avg .273 6% below the 1921 league average (.292)
OBP .331 7% below the 1921 league average (.356)
SLG .389 5% below the 1921 league average (.408)
Team ERA 4.61 8% worse than the 1921 league average (4.28)
Runs Scored 657 17% below the 1921 league average (788 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 220,500
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Avg per Game 2,863

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1921

Batting Avg

1 Ivy Griffin 0.320 2 Paul Johnson 0.315 3 Whitey Witt 0.315 4 Tillie Walker 0.304 5 Joe Dugan 0.295

Home Runs

1 Tillie Walker 23 2 Jimmy Dykes 16 3 Cy Perkins 12 4 Joe Dugan 10 5 Frank Welch 7

RBI

1 Tillie Walker 101 2 Jimmy Dykes 77 3 Cy Perkins 73 4 Joe Dugan 58 5 Chick Galloway 47
1921 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Whitey Witt 154 629 100 198 31 11 4 45 77 52 16 0.315
Jimmy Dykes 155 613 88 168 32 13 16 77 60 75 6 0.274
Tillie Walker 142 556 89 169 32 5 23 101 73 41 3 0.304
Cy Perkins 141 538 58 155 31 4 12 73 32 32 5 0.288
Chick Galloway 131 465 42 123 28 5 3 47 29 43 12 0.265
Joe Dugan 119 461 54 136 22 6 10 58 28 45 5 0.295
Johnny Walker 113 423 41 109 14 5 2 46 9 29 5 0.258
Frank Welch 115 403 48 115 18 6 7 45 34 43 6 0.285
Frank Brazill 66 177 17 48 3 1 0 19 23 21 2 0.271
Emmet McCann 52 157 15 35 5 0 0 15 4 6 2 0.223
Paul Johnson 48 127 17 40 6 2 1 10 9 17 0 0.315
Ivy Griffin 39 103 14 33 4 2 0 13 5 6 1 0.320
Eddie Rommel 46 94 9 18 6 0 0 5 6 12 0 0.191
Slim Harriss 39 81 1 12 1 0 0 7 0 31 0 0.148
Roy Moore 31 74 10 19 2 0 3 11 5 12 0 0.257
Zip Collins 24 71 14 20 5 1 0 5 6 5 1 0.282
Glenn Myatt 44 69 6 14 2 0 0 5 6 7 1 0.203
Bob Hasty 35 68 5 20 4 0 0 7 2 17 0 0.294
Frank Walker 19 66 6 15 3 0 1 6 8 11 1 0.227
Dave Keefe 44 57 5 10 0 1 0 1 2 8 1 0.175
Rollie Naylor 33 52 3 6 2 0 0 1 2 16 0 0.115
Frank Callaway 14 50 7 12 1 1 0 4 2 11 1 0.240
Bill Barrett 14 30 3 7 2 1 0 3 0 5 0 0.233
Scott Perry 12 26 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.038
Ben Mallonee 7 25 2 6 1 0 0 4 1 2 1 0.240
Harvey Freeman 18 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.083
Jim Sullivan 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Lena Styles 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Fred Heimach 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Walter Wolf 8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Bill Bishop 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Elmer Yoter 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dot Fulghum 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Red Shannon 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Miner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Arlas Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1921

ERA

1 Eddie Rommel 3.94 2 Scott Perry 4.11 3 Slim Harriss 4.27 4 Roy Moore 4.51 5 Dave Keefe 4.68

Wins

1 Eddie Rommel 16 2 Slim Harriss 11 3 Roy Moore 10 4 Bob Hasty 5 5 Rollie Naylor 3

Strikeouts

1 Slim Harriss 92 2 Eddie Rommel 71 3 Dave Keefe 68 4 Roy Moore 64 5 Bob Hasty 46
1921 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Eddie Rommel 16 23 3.94 46 32 3 285.1 312 125 87 71
Slim Harriss 11 16 4.27 39 28 2 227.2 258 108 73 92
Roy Moore 10 10 4.51 29 26 0 191.2 206 96 122 64
Bob Hasty 5 16 4.87 35 22 0 179.1 238 97 40 46
Dave Keefe 2 9 4.68 44 12 1 173.0 214 90 64 68
Rollie Naylor 3 13 4.84 32 19 0 169.1 214 91 55 39
Scott Perry 3 6 4.11 12 8 1 70.0 77 32 24 19
Harvey Freeman 1 4 7.69 18 4 0 48.0 65 41 35 5
Jim Sullivan 0 2 3.18 2 2 0 17.0 20 6 7 8
Walter Wolf 0 0 7.20 8 0 0 15.0 15 12 16 11
Fred Heimach 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 9.0 7 0 1 1
Bill Bishop 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 7.0 8 7 10 4
Bill Barrett 1 0 7.20 4 0 0 5.0 2 4 9 2
Arlas Taylor 0 1 22.50 1 1 0 2.0 7 5 2 1
Ray Miner 0 0 36.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 4 3 0

👥 Roster (36)

Bill Barrett Bill Bishop Frank Brazill Frank Callaway Zip Collins Joe Dugan Jimmy Dykes Harvey Freeman Dot Fulghum Chick Galloway Ivy Griffin Slim Harriss +24 more

36 players

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The 1921 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

The record for the 1921 Philadelphia Athletics reads 53 wins and 100 losses, good for 8th in the AL. The Philadelphia Athletics scored 657 runs and allowed 894, a run differential of -237. Against a league average of .292, the 1921 Philadelphia Athletics batted .273. The staff ERA of 4.61 was 8% worse than the league average of 4.28. League clubs averaged 788 runs that year, so the Philadelphia Athletics scored 17% fewer.

The home park, Shibe Park, recorded 220,500 in attendance, about 2,863 a game. The home run leader was Tillie Walker, who hit 23. The hits leader was Whitey Witt with 198. The pitching staff's wins leader was Eddie Rommel (16). Slim Harriss struck out 92, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 36 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1921 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1921 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1921 Philadelphia Athletics finished 53-100 (.346 win pct).
Who led the 1921 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Tillie Walker led the 1921 Philadelphia Athletics with 23 home runs.
What was the 1921 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1921 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.61.
Did the 1921 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1921 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1921 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1921 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1921 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tillie Walker (23 HR, 101 RBI) and Eddie Rommel (16-23, 3.94 ERA).
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