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The following are the baseball events of the year 1921 throughout the world.  

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Headline Events of the Year[]

Champions[]

Awards and honors[]

MLB Statistical Leaders[]

  American League National League
Type Name Stat Name Stat
AVG Harry Heilmann DET .394 Rogers Hornsby STL .397
HR Babe Ruth NYY 59 George Kelly NYG 23
RBI Babe Ruth NYY 171 Rogers Hornsby STL 126
Wins Carl Mays NYY 27 Wilbur Cooper PIT 22
ERA Red Faber CHW 2.48 Bill Doak STL 2.59
Ks Walter Johnson WAS 283 Burleigh Grimes BRK 136

Major League Baseball final standings[]

American League final standings[]

American League
Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
New York Yankees 98 55 .641 --
Cleveland Indians 94 60 .610 4.5
St. Louis Browns 81 73 .526 17.5
Washington Senators 80 73 .523 18
Boston Red Sox 75 79 .487 23.5
Detroit Tigers 71 82 .464 27
Chicago White Sox 62 92 .403 36.5
Philadelphia Athletics 53 100 .346 45

National League final standings[]

National League
Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
New York Giants 94 59 .614 --
Pittsburgh Pirates 90 63 .588 4
St. Louis Cardinals 87 66 .569 7
Boston Braves 79 74 .516 15
Brooklyn Robins 77 75 .507 16.5
Cincinnati Reds 70 83 .458 24
Chicago Cubs 64 89 .418 30
Philadelphia Phillies 51 103 .331 43.5

Events[]

Births[]

Deaths[]

  • March 30 - Frank Bancroft, 74, manager who won 1884 championship with Providence Grays, also managed six other teams; introduced baseball to Cuba in 1879, and was Reds executive for 30 years
  • June 27 - Hugh Nicol, 63, Scottish right fielder who set 19th-century record for steals with 138 for 1887 Cincinnati team
  • July 16 - Arthur Irwin, 63, Canadian shortstop for six teams who managed Boston to 1891 American Association pennant; later a scout and minor league manager
  • November 4 - Levi Meyerle, 76, infielder who won National Association batting titles in 1871 and 1874, later playing in the first major league game
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