1921 Pittsburgh Pirates

90-63 • .588 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates went 90-63 (.588) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 692 runs, allowed 595, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Charlie Grimm (7 HR, 71 RBI) and Wilbur Cooper (22-14, 3.25 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

90 Wins
63 Losses
.588 Win %
2nd Rank
692 R 595 RA
Diff +97

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⚡ Quick Stats

692 Runs Scored
595 Runs Allowed
+97 Run Diff
740K Attendance

📈 vs. 1921 NL Average

Batting Avg .284 2% below the 1921 league average (.289)
OBP .330 2% below the 1921 league average (.338)
SLG .387 2% below the 1921 league average (.397)
Team ERA 3.17 16% better than the 1921 league average (3.78)
Runs Scored 692 2% below the 1921 league average (704 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 740,300
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Avg per Game 9,740

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1921

Batting Avg

1 George Cutshaw 0.340 2 Carson Bigbee 0.323 3 Dave Robertson 0.322 4 Max Carey 0.309 5 Cotton Tierney 0.299

Home Runs

1 Max Carey 7 2 Charlie Grimm 7 3 George Whitted 7 4 Dave Robertson 6 5 Clyde Barnhart 3

RBI

1 Charlie Grimm 71 2 Rabbit Maranville 70 3 George Whitted 63 4 Clyde Barnhart 62 5 Max Carey 56
1921 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Carson Bigbee 147 632 100 204 23 17 3 42 41 19 21 0.323
Rabbit Maranville 153 612 90 180 25 12 1 70 47 38 25 0.294
Charlie Grimm 151 562 62 154 21 17 7 71 31 38 6 0.274
Max Carey 140 521 85 161 34 4 7 56 70 30 37 0.309
Clyde Barnhart 124 449 66 116 15 13 3 62 32 36 3 0.258
Cotton Tierney 117 442 49 132 22 8 3 52 24 31 4 0.299
George Whitted 108 403 60 114 23 7 7 63 26 21 5 0.283
Walter Schmidt 114 393 30 111 9 3 0 38 12 13 10 0.282
George Cutshaw 98 350 46 119 18 4 0 53 11 11 14 0.340
Dave Robertson 60 230 29 74 18 3 6 48 12 16 4 0.322
Wilbur Cooper 38 122 11 31 5 2 0 9 3 7 0 0.254
Tony Brottem 30 91 6 22 2 0 0 9 3 11 0 0.242
Whitey Glazner 36 76 4 10 1 2 0 1 3 19 0 0.132
Earl Hamilton 35 75 9 12 1 3 0 7 6 17 1 0.160
Babe Adams 25 63 7 16 2 4 0 6 1 7 1 0.254
Johnny Mokan 19 52 7 14 3 2 0 9 5 3 0 0.269
Jimmy Zinn 33 49 6 11 2 0 0 3 1 10 1 0.224
Bill Skiff 16 45 7 13 2 0 0 11 0 4 1 0.289
Johnny Morrison 21 42 6 5 0 1 0 0 5 7 0 0.119
Ray Rohwer 30 40 6 10 3 2 0 6 4 8 0 0.250
Johnny Gooch 13 38 2 9 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 0.237
Hal Carlson 31 34 3 10 2 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.294
Pie Traynor 7 19 0 5 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.263
Moses Yellow Horse 10 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Elmer Ponder 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.000
Mike Wilson 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kiki Cuyler 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Lyle Bigbee 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Drew Rader 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Warwick 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rip Wheeler 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Hughes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Phil Morrison 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1921

ERA

1 Babe Adams 2.64 2 Whitey Glazner 2.77 3 Johnny Morrison 2.88 4 Moses Yellow Horse 2.98 5 Wilbur Cooper 3.25

Wins

1 Wilbur Cooper 22 2 Babe Adams 14 3 Whitey Glazner 14 4 Earl Hamilton 13 5 Johnny Morrison 9

Strikeouts

1 Wilbur Cooper 134 2 Whitey Glazner 88 3 Earl Hamilton 59 4 Babe Adams 55 5 Johnny Morrison 52
1921 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Wilbur Cooper 22 14 3.25 38 38 0 327.0 341 118 80 134
Whitey Glazner 14 5 2.77 36 25 1 234.0 214 72 58 88
Earl Hamilton 13 15 3.36 35 30 0 225.0 237 84 58 59
Babe Adams 14 5 2.64 25 20 0 160.0 155 47 18 55
Johnny Morrison 9 7 2.88 21 17 0 144.0 131 46 33 52
Jimmy Zinn 7 6 3.68 32 9 4 127.1 159 52 30 49
Hal Carlson 4 8 4.27 31 10 4 109.2 121 52 23 37
Moses Yellow Horse 5 3 2.98 10 4 1 48.1 45 16 13 19
Elmer Ponder 2 0 2.19 8 1 0 24.2 29 6 3 3
Lyle Bigbee 0 0 1.13 5 0 0 8.0 4 1 4 1
Rip Wheeler 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 3.0 6 3 1 0
Bill Hughes 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 3 1 1 2
Drew Rader 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0
Phil Morrison 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 1

👥 Roster (33)

Babe Adams Clyde Barnhart Carson Bigbee Lyle Bigbee Tony Brottem Max Carey Hal Carlson Wilbur Cooper George Cutshaw Kiki Cuyler Whitey Glazner Johnny Gooch +21 more

33 players

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The 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates won 90 games and lost 63, ending up 2nd in the NL. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 692 runs and allowed 595, a run differential of +97. At the plate the Pittsburgh Pirates hit .284, 2% worse than the league's .289. Pitchers allowed 3.17 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.78. The 692 runs scored compare with a league average of 704 per club, 2% fewer.

Home games were played at Forbes Field, where 740,300 fans came through the gates. Charlie Grimm topped the Pittsburgh Pirates with 7 home runs. Carson Bigbee collected the most hits, 204. The pitching staff's wins leader was Wilbur Cooper (22). In all, the roster shows 33 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1920 season and the 1922 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 90-63 (.588 win pct).
Who led the 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Max Carey led the 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates with 7 home runs.
What was the 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.17.
Did the 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Charlie Grimm (7 HR, 71 RBI) and Wilbur Cooper (22-14, 3.25 ERA).
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