1921 Washington Senators

80-73 • .523 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1921 Washington Senators went 80-73 (.523) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 704 runs, allowed 738, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Bing Miller (9 HR, 73 RBI) and George Mogridge (18-14, 3.00 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

80 Wins
73 Losses
.523 Win %
4th Rank
704 R 738 RA
Diff -34

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704 Runs Scored
738 Runs Allowed
-34 Run Diff
278K Attendance

📈 vs. 1921 AL Average

Batting Avg .277 5% below the 1921 league average (.292)
OBP .341 4% below the 1921 league average (.356)
SLG .383 6% below the 1921 league average (.408)
Team ERA 3.97 7% better than the 1921 league average (4.28)
Runs Scored 704 11% below the 1921 league average (788 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 278,546
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Avg per Game 3,665

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1921

Batting Avg

1 Sam Rice 0.330 2 Patsy Gharrity 0.310 3 Howie Shanks 0.302 4 Joe Judge 0.301 5 Bucky Harris 0.289

Home Runs

1 Bing Miller 9 2 Patsy Gharrity 7 3 Joe Judge 7 4 Howie Shanks 7 5 Sam Rice 4

RBI

1 Sam Rice 79 2 Bing Miller 73 3 Joe Judge 72 4 Howie Shanks 69 5 Patsy Gharrity 57
1921 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Judge 153 622 87 187 26 11 7 72 68 35 21 0.301
Bucky Harris 154 584 82 169 22 8 0 54 54 39 29 0.289
Howie Shanks 154 562 81 170 24 18 7 69 57 38 11 0.302
Sam Rice 143 561 83 185 39 13 4 79 38 10 26 0.330
Frank O'Rourke 123 444 51 104 17 8 3 54 26 56 6 0.234
Bing Miller 114 420 57 121 28 8 9 73 25 50 3 0.288
Clyde Milan 113 406 55 117 19 11 1 40 37 13 4 0.288
Patsy Gharrity 121 387 62 120 19 8 7 57 45 44 4 0.310
Frank Brower 83 203 31 53 12 3 1 35 18 7 1 0.261
Earl Smith 59 180 20 39 5 2 2 13 10 19 1 0.217
Val Picinich 45 141 10 39 9 0 0 12 16 21 0 0.277
Walter Johnson 38 111 10 30 7 0 0 10 6 14 0 0.270
Duffy Lewis 27 102 11 19 4 1 0 14 8 10 1 0.186
George Mogridge 38 98 7 15 2 0 0 4 7 29 2 0.153
Tom Zachary 39 90 9 23 1 4 0 9 2 23 0 0.256
Donie Bush 23 84 15 18 1 0 0 2 12 4 2 0.214
Eric Erickson 32 60 3 9 1 0 0 1 4 16 0 0.150
Goose Goslin 14 50 8 13 1 1 1 6 6 5 0 0.260
Harry Courtney 32 47 5 14 3 0 0 5 0 4 0 0.298
Bobby LaMotte 16 41 5 8 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0.195
Jose Acosta 33 30 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 14 1 0.067
Al Schacht 29 22 3 5 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0.227
Jim Shaw 15 12 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.417
Frank Ellerbe 10 10 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.200
Tony Brottem 4 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.143
George Foss 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Phillips 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Ricardo Torres 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.333
Frank Woodward 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Red Bird 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Nemo Gaines 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vance McIlree 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ralph Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1921

ERA

1 George Mogridge 3.00 2 Walter Johnson 3.51 3 Eric Erickson 3.62 4 Tom Zachary 3.96 5 Jose Acosta 4.36

Wins

1 George Mogridge 18 2 Tom Zachary 18 3 Walter Johnson 17 4 Eric Erickson 8 5 Harry Courtney 6

Strikeouts

1 Walter Johnson 143 2 George Mogridge 101 3 Eric Erickson 71 4 Tom Zachary 53 5 Jose Acosta 30
1921 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
George Mogridge 18 14 3.00 38 36 0 288.0 301 96 66 101
Walter Johnson 17 14 3.51 35 32 1 264.0 265 103 92 143
Tom Zachary 18 16 3.96 39 31 1 250.0 314 110 59 53
Eric Erickson 8 10 3.62 32 22 0 179.0 181 72 65 71
Harry Courtney 6 9 5.63 30 15 1 132.2 159 83 71 26
Jose Acosta 5 4 4.36 33 7 3 115.2 148 56 36 30
Al Schacht 6 6 4.90 29 5 1 82.2 110 45 27 15
Jim Shaw 1 0 7.36 15 4 3 40.1 59 33 17 4
Frank Woodward 0 0 5.91 3 1 0 10.2 11 7 3 4
Tom Phillips 1 0 2.00 1 1 0 9.0 9 2 3 2
Red Bird 0 0 5.40 1 0 0 5.0 5 3 1 2
Nemo Gaines 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 4.2 5 0 2 1
Vance McIlree 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0
Ralph Miller 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (33)

Jose Acosta Red Bird Tony Brottem Frank Brower Donie Bush Harry Courtney Frank Ellerbe Eric Erickson George Foss Nemo Gaines Patsy Gharrity Goose Goslin +21 more

33 players

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The 1921 Washington Senators in brief

The record for the 1921 Washington Senators reads 80 wins and 73 losses, good for 4th in the AL. The Washington Senators scored 704 runs and allowed 738, a run differential of -34. Against a league average of .292, the 1921 Washington Senators batted .277. The staff ERA of 3.97 was 7% better than the league average of 4.28. The 704 runs scored compare with a league average of 788 per club, 11% fewer.

Home games were played at Griffith Stadium I, where 278,546 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Bing Miller, who hit 9. Sam Rice drove in a team-high 79 runs. On the mound, George Mogridge won 18 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Walter Johnson with 143.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1921 Washington Senators

What was the 1921 Washington Senators record?
The 1921 Washington Senators finished 80-73 (.523 win pct).
Who led the 1921 Washington Senators in home runs?
Bing Miller led the 1921 Washington Senators with 9 home runs.
What was the 1921 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1921 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 3.97.
Did the 1921 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1921 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1921 Washington Senators play?
The 1921 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1921 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bing Miller (9 HR, 73 RBI) and George Mogridge (18-14, 3.00 ERA).
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