1921 St. Louis Browns

81-73 • .526 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1921 St. Louis Browns went 81-73 (.526) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 835 runs, allowed 845, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Ken Williams (24 HR, 117 RBI) and Urban Shocker (27-12, 3.55 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

81 Wins
73 Losses
.526 Win %
3rd Rank
835 R 845 RA
Diff -10

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835 Runs Scored
845 Runs Allowed
-10 Run Diff
387K Attendance

📈 vs. 1921 AL Average

Batting Avg .304 4% above the 1921 league average (.292)
OBP .357 equal to the 1921 league average (.356)
SLG .424 4% above the 1921 league average (.408)
Team ERA 4.61 8% worse than the 1921 league average (4.28)
Runs Scored 835 6% above the 1921 league average (788 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 387,550
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Avg per Game 5,033

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1921

Batting Avg

1 George Sisler 0.371 2 Baby Doll Jacobson 0.352 3 Jack Tobin 0.352 4 Ken Williams 0.347 5 Earl Smith 0.333

Home Runs

1 Ken Williams 24 2 George Sisler 12 3 Jack Tobin 8 4 Baby Doll Jacobson 5 5 Marty McManus 3

RBI

1 Ken Williams 117 2 George Sisler 104 3 Baby Doll Jacobson 92 4 Hank Severeid 78 5 Marty McManus 67
1921 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jack Tobin 150 671 132 236 31 18 8 59 45 22 7 0.352
Baby Doll Jacobson 151 599 90 211 38 14 5 92 42 30 8 0.352
George Sisler 138 582 125 216 38 18 12 104 34 27 35 0.371
Ken Williams 146 547 115 190 31 7 24 117 74 42 20 0.347
Hank Severeid 143 472 66 153 23 7 2 78 42 9 7 0.324
Wally Gerber 114 436 55 121 12 9 2 48 34 19 4 0.278
Frank Ellerbe 105 430 65 124 20 12 2 49 22 42 1 0.288
Marty McManus 121 412 49 107 19 8 3 67 27 30 5 0.260
Dud Lee 72 180 18 30 4 2 0 11 14 34 1 0.167
Lyman Lamb 45 134 18 34 9 2 1 17 4 12 0 0.254
Dutch Wetzel 61 119 16 25 2 0 2 10 9 20 0 0.210
Pat Collins 58 111 9 27 3 0 1 10 16 17 1 0.243
Urban Shocker 47 104 18 27 4 1 0 9 18 26 0 0.260
Dixie Davis 40 95 5 20 3 1 0 10 2 3 0 0.211
Earl Smith 25 78 7 26 4 2 2 14 3 4 0 0.333
Billy Gleason 26 74 6 19 0 1 0 8 6 6 0 0.257
Jimmy Austin 27 66 8 18 2 1 0 2 4 7 2 0.273
Elam Vangilder 31 65 5 13 0 1 1 4 1 9 0 0.200
Bill Bayne 47 60 11 18 1 1 1 5 6 8 0 0.300
Ray Kolp 38 55 5 7 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.127
Josh Billings 20 46 2 10 0 0 0 4 0 7 0 0.217
Emilio Palmero 29 37 4 8 1 0 0 2 7 5 0 0.216
Bill Burwell 33 25 3 6 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0.240
Jim Riley 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Bernie Boland 7 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.100
Allen Sothoron 5 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.111
Billy Mullen 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Ray Richmond 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Nick Cullop 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Luke Stuart 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0.333
Joe DeBerry 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dutch Henry 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Bugs Bennett 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
George Boehler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1921

ERA

1 Urban Shocker 3.55 2 Elam Vangilder 3.94 3 Dixie Davis 4.44 4 Bill Bayne 4.72 5 Ray Kolp 4.97

Wins

1 Urban Shocker 27 2 Dixie Davis 16 3 Bill Bayne 11 4 Elam Vangilder 11 5 Ray Kolp 8

Strikeouts

1 Urban Shocker 132 2 Dixie Davis 100 3 Bill Bayne 82 4 Elam Vangilder 48 5 Ray Kolp 43
1921 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Urban Shocker 27 12 3.55 47 38 4 326.2 345 129 86 132
Dixie Davis 16 16 4.44 40 36 0 265.1 279 131 123 100
Elam Vangilder 11 12 3.94 31 21 0 180.1 196 79 67 48
Ray Kolp 8 7 4.97 37 18 0 166.2 208 92 51 43
Bill Bayne 11 5 4.72 47 14 3 164.0 167 86 80 82
Emilio Palmero 4 7 5.00 24 9 0 90.0 109 50 49 26
Bill Burwell 2 4 5.12 33 3 2 84.1 102 48 29 17
Allen Sothoron 1 2 5.20 5 4 0 27.2 33 16 8 9
Bernie Boland 1 4 9.33 7 6 0 27.0 34 28 28 6
Ray Richmond 0 1 11.30 6 2 0 14.1 21 18 13 6
Joe DeBerry 0 1 6.57 10 1 0 12.1 15 9 10 1
Nick Cullop 0 2 8.49 4 1 0 11.2 18 11 6 3
Bugs Bennett 0 0 14.29 3 1 0 5.2 11 9 6 3
Dutch Henry 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 2 1 0 1
George Boehler 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (34)

Jimmy Austin Bill Bayne Bugs Bennett Josh Billings George Boehler Bernie Boland Bill Burwell Pat Collins Nick Cullop Dixie Davis Joe DeBerry Frank Ellerbe +22 more

34 players

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The 1921 St. Louis Browns in brief

A 81-73 record (.526) put the 1921 St. Louis Browns 3rd in the AL. The run column shows 835 for and 845 against. At the plate the St. Louis Browns hit .304, 4% better than the league's .292. Pitchers allowed 4.61 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.28. League clubs averaged 788 runs that year, so the St. Louis Browns scored 6% more.

Home games were played at Sportsman's Park IV, where 387,550 fans came through the gates. Ken Williams led the club in home runs with 24. Jack Tobin collected the most hits, 236. On the mound, Urban Shocker won 27 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 34 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1921 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1921 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1921 St. Louis Browns finished 81-73 (.526 win pct).
Who led the 1921 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Ken Williams led the 1921 St. Louis Browns with 24 home runs.
What was the 1921 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1921 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 4.61.
Did the 1921 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1921 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1921 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1921 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1921 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ken Williams (24 HR, 117 RBI) and Urban Shocker (27-12, 3.55 ERA).
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