1921 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 40th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 35th in the National League. The Pirates finished second in the league standings with a record of 90–63.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
1921 National League Records Sources:
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Team |
BOS |
BR |
CHC |
CIN |
NYG |
PHI |
PIT |
STL |
Boston |
— | 11–11 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 8–13 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 10–12 |
Brooklyn |
11–11 | — | 10–11 | 10–11 | 12–10 | 16–6 | 10–12 | 8–14 |
Chicago |
8–14 | 11–10 | — | 13–9 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 5–17 | 8–14 |
Cincinnati |
9–13 | 11–10 | 9–13 | — | 8–14 | 13–9 | 8–14 | 12–10 |
New York |
13–8 | 10–12 | 14–8 | 14–8 | — | 16–6 | 16–6 | 11–11 |
Philadelphia |
8–14 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | 4–18 | 7–15 |
Pittsburgh |
13–9 | 12–10 | 17–5 | 14–8 | 6–16 | 18–4 | — | 10–11–1 |
St. Louis |
12–10 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 15–7 | 11–10–1 | — |
Game log
1921 Game Log: 90–63 (Home: 45–31; Away: 45–32) |
April: 11–3 (Home: 3–1; Away: 8–2)
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Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
1 | April 13 | @ Reds | 3–5 | Luque | Adams (0–1) | — | 30,444 | 0–1 |
2 | April 14 | @ Reds | 7–2 | Cooper (1–0) | Marquard | — | — | 1–1 |
3 | April 15 | @ Reds | 3–1 | Hamilton (1–0) | Rixey | Yellow Horse (1) | — | 2–1 |
4 | April 16 | @ Reds | 7–3 | Ponder (1–0) | Brenton | — | — | 3–1 |
5 | April 18 | @ Cubs | 4–7 | Tyler | Zinn (0–1) | — | — | 3–2 |
6 | April 19 | @ Cubs | 14–2 | Hamilton (2–0) | Martin | — | — | 4–2 |
7 | April 20 | @ Cubs | 6–5 | Carlson (1–0) | Freeman | Glazner (1) | — | 5–2 |
8 | April 21 | Reds | 8–7 | Yellow Horse (1–0) | Brenton | — | — | 6–2 |
9 | April 22 | Reds | 6–1 | Zinn (1–1) | Luque | — | — | 7–2 |
10 | April 23 | Reds | 4–5 | Marquard | Hamilton (2–1) | — | — | 7–3 |
11 | April 24 | @ Reds | 7–2 | Adams (1–1) | Rixey | — | — | 8–3 |
12 | April 25 | @ Cardinals | 6–5 (10) | Ponder (2–0) | Pertica | — | — | 9–3 |
13 | April 27 | @ Cardinals | 7–4 | Hamilton (3–1) | May | Zinn (1) | — | 10–3 |
14 | April 29 | Cubs | 3–0 | Cooper (2–0) | York | — | — | 11–3 |
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May: 18–7 (Home: 7–2; Away: 11–5)
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Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
15 | May 1 | @ Cubs | 2–0 | Adams (2–1) | Vaughn | — | — | 12–3 |
16 | May 2 | @ Cubs | 4–3 | Glazner (1–0) | Martin | — | — | 13–3 |
17 | May 5 | Cardinals | 8–3 | Cooper (3–0) | Pertica | — | — | 14–3 |
18 | May 6 | Cardinals | 10–6 | Hamilton (4–1) | Haines | Zinn (2) | — | 15–3 |
19 | May 7 | Cardinals | 2–1 | Glazner (2–0) | Sherdel | — | — | 16–3 |
20 | May 8 | @ Reds | 0–1 | Rixey | Adams (2–2) | — | — | 16–4 |
21 | May 10 | @ Braves | 5–2 | Cooper (4–0) | Oeschger | — | — | 17–4 |
22 | May 11 | @ Braves | 0–1 (13) | Fillingim | Hamilton (4–2) | — | — | 17–5 |
23 | May 12 | @ Braves | 3–1 | Glazner (3–0) | Watson | — | — | 18–5 |
24 | May 14 | @ Phillies | 6–4 (10) | Cooper (5–0) | Smith | — | — | 19–5 |
25 | May 16 | @ Phillies | 0–3 | Causey | Hamilton (4–3) | Ring | — | 19–6 |
26 | May 17 | @ Phillies | 6–4 | Glazner (4–0) | Hubbell | — | — | 20–6 |
27 | May 18 | @ Robins | 11–2 | Cooper (6–0) | Ruether | — | 10,000 | 21–6 |
28 | May 19 | @ Robins | 7–5 | Adams (3–2) | Smith | — | 10,000 | 22–6 |
29 | May 20 | @ Robins | 3–2 | Hamilton (5–3) | Cadore | — | 8,000 | 23–6 |
30 | May 21 | @ Robins | 13–6 | Zinn (2–1) | Mitchell | Carlson (1) | 20,000 | 24–6 |
31 | May 22 | @ Giants | 8–6 | Cooper (7–0) | Sallee | — | 40,000 | 25–6 |
32 | May 24 | @ Giants | 3–5 | Nehf | Adams (3–3) | — | — | 25–7 |
33 | May 26 | Reds | 1–4 | Marquard | Hamilton (5–4) | — | — | 25–8 |
34 | May 27 | Reds | 5–4 | Cooper (8–0) | Rixey | — | — | 26–8 |
35 | May 28 | Reds | 4–3 | Adams (4–3) | Luque | — | — | 27–8 |
36 | May 29 | @ Reds | 3–4 (13) | Rixey | Carlson (1–1) | — | — | 27–9 |
37 | May 30 | Cubs | 13–0 | Zinn (3–1) | York | — | — | 28–9 |
38 | May 30 | Cubs | 6–3 | Yellow Horse (2–0) | Tyler | — | — | 29–9 |
39 | May 31 | Cubs | 6–7 (12) | Freeman | Hamilton (5–5) | — | — | 29–10 |
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June: 17–12 (Home: 11–7; Away: 6–5)
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Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
40 | June 1 | Cubs | 4–2 | Glazner (5–0) | Martin | — | — | 30–10 |
41 | June 2 | Giants | 0–7 | Nehf | Zinn (3–2) | — | 20,000 | 30–11 |
42 | June 3 | Giants | 1–4 | Toney | Hamilton (5–6) | — | 15,000 | 30–12 |
43 | June 4 | Giants | 0–12 | Douglas | Cooper (8–1) | — | 25,000 | 30–13 |
44 | June 6 | Giants | 5–4 | Adams (5–3) | Barnes | — | 9,000 | 31–13 |
45 | June 7 | Braves | 7–10 | Oeschger | Yellow Horse (2–1) | — | — | 31–14 |
46 | June 8 | Braves | 16–4 | Hamilton (6–6) | McQuillan | — | — | 32–14 |
47 | June 9 | Braves | 5–3 | Cooper (9–1) | Fillingim | — | — | 33–14 |
48 | June 10 | Braves | 1–4 | Scott | Glazner (5–1) | — | — | 33–15 |
49 | June 11 | Phillies | 10–3 | Adams (6–3) | Hubbell | — | — | 34–15 |
50 | June 13 | Phillies | 12–5 | Hamilton (7–6) | Baumgartner | — | — | 35–15 |
51 | June 14 | Phillies | 8–3 | Zinn (4–2) | Ring | — | — | 36–15 |
52 | June 15 | Robins | 3–7 | Grimes | Cooper (9–2) | — | 7,000 | 36–16 |
53 | June 16 | Robins | 6–5 (17) | Yellow Horse (3–1) | Mamaux | — | 5,000 | 37–16 |
54 | June 17 | Robins | 3–8 | Cadore | Hamilton (7–7) | — | 8,000 | 37–17 |
55 | June 18 | Robins | 4–3 | Cooper (10–2) | Ruether | — | 18,000 | 38–17 |
56 | June 20 | Phillies | 3–2 | Yellow Horse (4–1) | Meadows | Zinn (3) | — | 39–17 |
57 | June 22 | @ Reds | 5–2 (12) | Cooper (11–2) | Rixey | — | — | 40–17 |
58 | June 23 | @ Cardinals | 2–3 (12) | Walker | Carlson (1–2) | — | — | 40–18 |
59 | June 23 | @ Cardinals | 3–4 | Doak | Zinn (4–3) | — | — | 40–19 |
60 | June 24 | @ Cardinals | 4–3 (10) | Glazner (6–1) | Bailey | — | — | 41–19 |
61 | June 25 | @ Cardinals | 4–7 | Pfeffer | Yellow Horse (4–2) | North | — | 41–20 |
62 | June 25 | @ Cardinals | 5–2 | Cooper (12–2) | Pertica | — | — | 42–20 |
63 | June 26 | @ Cubs | 11–3 | Adams (7–3) | Alexander | — | — | 43–20 |
64 | June 27 | @ Cubs | 10–3 | Morrison (1–0) | Vaughn | — | — | 44–20 |
65 | June 28 | @ Cubs | 1–2 | Martin | Zinn (4–4) | — | — | 44–21 |
66 | June 28 | @ Cubs | 6–8 | Tyler | Carlson (1–3) | — | — | 44–22 |
67 | June 29 | @ Cubs | 3–1 | Cooper (13–2) | Cheeves | — | — | 45–22 |
68 | June 30 | Reds | 5–3 | Yellow Horse (5–2) | Luque | — | — | 46–22 |
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July: 14–13 (Home: 5–6; Away: 9–7)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
69 | July 1 | Reds | 5–2 | Morrison (2–0) | Rixey | — | — | 47–22 |
70 | July 2 | Reds | 9–0 | Adams (8–3) | Brenton | — | — | 48–22 |
71 | July 3 | @ Reds | 2–8 | Marquard | Hamilton (7–8) | — | — | 48–23 |
72 | July 4 | Cardinals | 5–2 | Glazner (7–1) | Bailey | — | — | 49–23 |
73 | July 4 | Cardinals | 3–6 | Pertica | Cooper (13–3) | — | — | 49–24 |
74 | July 5 | Cardinals | 2–8 | Walker | Yellow Horse (5–3) | — | — | 49–25 |
75 | July 6 | Cardinals | 3–2 (13) | Morrison (3–0) | North | — | — | 50–25 |
76 | July 8 | @ Robins | 5–3 | Cooper (14–3) | Schupp | — | — | 51–25 |
77 | July 9 | @ Robins | 4–2 | Glazner (8–1) | Cadore | — | 8,000 | 52–25 |
78 | July 10 | @ Robins | 3–7 | Grimes | Morrison (3–1) | — | 10,000 | 52–26 |
79 | July 11 | @ Robins | 8–9 | Miljus | Hamilton (7–9) | — | 8,000 | 52–27 |
80 | July 12 | @ Phillies | 9–4 | Cooper (15–3) | Baumgartner | — | — | 53–27 |
81 | July 14 | @ Phillies | 5–4 (10) | Carlson (2–3) | Ring | — | — | 54–27 |
82 | July 16 | @ Giants | 4–13 | Douglas | Cooper (15–4) | — | 33,000 | 54–28 |
83 | July 17 | @ Giants | 4–2 (10) | Hamilton (8–9) | Causey | — | 36,000 | 55–28 |
84 | July 18 | @ Giants | 1–12 | Nehf | Morrison (3–2) | — | 10,000 | 55–29 |
85 | July 19 | @ Giants | 10–1 | Adams (9–3) | Ryan | — | 18,000 | 56–29 |
86 | July 20 | @ Braves | 2–0 | Cooper (16–4) | Oeschger | — | — | 57–29 |
87 | July 22 | @ Braves | 1–2 (10) | McQuillan | Hamilton (8–10) | — | — | 57–30 |
88 | July 22 | @ Braves | 4–3 (13) | Glazner (9–1) | Fillingim | — | — | 58–30 |
89 | July 23 | @ Braves | 3–2 | Cooper (17–4) | Watson | — | — | 59–30 |
90 | July 23 | @ Braves | 1–3 | Scott | Carlson (2–4) | — | — | 59–31 |
91 | July 25 | Giants | 6–3 | Adams (10–3) | Douglas | — | 20,000 | 60–31 |
92 | July 26 | Giants | 8–9 (10) | Barnes | Glazner (9–2) | — | 15,000 | 60–32 |
93 | July 27 | Giants | 1–4 | Nehf | Cooper (17–5) | — | — | 60–33 |
94 | July 28 | Giants | 4–6 | Douglas | Glazner (9–3) | Ryan | 15,000 | 60–34 |
95 | July 30 | Braves | 0–1 | Oeschger | Cooper (17–6) | — | — | 60–35 |
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August: 18–12 (Home: 9–3; Away: 9–9)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
96 | August 1 | Braves | 7–3 | Adams (11–3) | McQuillan | — | — | 61–35 |
97 | August 3 | Phillies | 9–5 | Cooper (18–6) | Winters | — | — | 62–35 |
98 | August 4 | Phillies | 5–0 | Hamilton (9–10) | Meadows | — | — | 63–35 |
99 | August 5 | Phillies | 8–5 | Zinn (5–4) | Ring | — | — | 64–35 |
100 | August 6 | Robins | 2–3 | Cadore | Glazner (9–4) | — | 18,000 | 64–36 |
101 | August 8 | Robins | 2–4 | Grimes | Cooper (18–7) | — | 8,000 | 64–37 |
102 | August 9 | Robins | 4–2 | Adams (12–3) | Mitchell | Zinn (4) | 8,000 | 65–37 |
103 | August 10 | Robins | 0–1 | Cadore | Morrison (3–3) | — | 6,000 | 65–38 |
104 | August 11 | Cubs | 7–3 | Hamilton (10–10) | Alexander | — | — | 66–38 |
105 | August 11 | Cubs | 5–4 (11) | Zinn (6–4) | Martin | — | — | 67–38 |
106 | August 12 | Cubs | 12–9 | Cooper (19–7) | Cheeves | — | — | 68–38 |
107 | August 13 | Cubs | 4–3 | Glazner (10–4) | Freeman | — | — | 69–38 |
108 | August 14 | @ Cubs | 1–0 | Morrison (4–3) | Martin | — | — | 70–38 |
109 | August 16 | @ Phillies | 5–6 | Betts | Cooper (19–8) | — | — | 70–39 |
110 | August 16 | @ Phillies | 8–6 (11) | Zinn (7–4) | Smith | — | — | 71–39 |
111 | August 18 | @ Phillies | 4–3 | Hamilton (11–10) | Ring | Carlson (2) | — | 72–39 |
112 | August 18 | @ Phillies | 3–2 | Glazner (11–4) | Winters | — | — | 73–39 |
113 | August 19 | @ Phillies | 14–3 | Morrison (5–3) | Meadows | — | — | 74–39 |
114 | August 19 | @ Phillies | 1–4 | Hubbell | Zinn (7–5) | — | — | 74–40 |
115 | August 20 | @ Braves | 6–4 (13) | Cooper (20–8) | Fillingim | — | — | 75–40 |
116 | August 22 | @ Braves | 10–8 | Hamilton (12–10) | McQuillan | Carlson (3) | — | 76–40 |
117 | August 23 | @ Braves | 3–4 | Watson | Glazner (11–5) | — | — | 76–41 |
118 | August 24 | @ Giants | 2–10 | Nehf | Adams (12–4) | — | — | 76–42 |
119 | August 24 | @ Giants | 0–7 | Douglas | Cooper (20–9) | — | — | 76–43 |
120 | August 25 | @ Giants | 2–5 | Toney | Morrison (5–4) | — | 12,000 | 76–44 |
121 | August 26 | @ Giants | 1–2 | Douglas | Hamilton (12–11) | — | 15,000 | 76–45 |
122 | August 27 | @ Giants | 1–3 | Nehf | Carlson (2–5) | — | 36,000 | 76–46 |
123 | August 28 | @ Robins | 2–0 | Morrison (6–4) | Grimes | — | 20,000 | 77–46 |
124 | August 29 | @ Robins | 0–1 | Ruether | Cooper (20–10) | — | 4,500 | 77–47 |
125 | August 30 | @ Robins | 8–2 | Glazner (12–5) | Cadore | — | — | 78–47 |
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September: 11–16 (Home: 10–12; Away: 1–4)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
126 | September 1 | Cardinals | 4–10 | Pertica | Hamilton (12–12) | — | — | 78–48 |
127 | September 1 | Cardinals | 0–8 | Sherdel | Morrison (6–5) | — | — | 78–49 |
128 | September 2 | Cardinals | 0–1 | Haines | Carlson (2–6) | — | — | 78–50 |
129 | September 4 | @ Reds | 2–1 (12) | Glazner (13–5) | Luque | — | — | 79–50 |
130 | September 5 | Reds | 1–2 (13) | Rixey | Hamilton (12–13) | — | — | 79–51 |
131 | September 5 | Reds | 2–1 | Cooper (21–10) | Markle | — | — | 80–51 |
132 | September 9 | Cubs | 5–8 | Freeman | Cooper (21–11) | Alexander | — | 80–52 |
133 | September 10 | Cubs | 8–0 | Morrison (7–5) | Alexander | — | 10,000 | 81–52 |
134 | September 11 | @ Reds | 1–4 | Marquard | Hamilton (12–14) | — | 3,000 | 81–53 |
135 | September 12 | Braves | 5–4 (15) | Adams (13–4) | Scott | — | 8,000 | 82–53 |
136 | September 12 | Braves | 3–4 | Morgan | Zinn (7–6) | — | — | 82–54 |
137 | September 13 | Braves | 5–3 | Carlson (3–6) | McQuillan | — | 5,000 | 83–54 |
138 | September 14 | Braves | 5–2 | Morrison (8–5) | Fillingim | — | — | 84–54 |
139 | September 15 | Braves | 3–6 | Scott | Cooper (21–12) | — | 5,000 | 84–55 |
140 | September 16 | Giants | 0–5 | Toney | Hamilton (12–15) | — | 25,000 | 84–56 |
141 | September 17 | Giants | 1–6 | Nehf | Carlson (3–7) | — | 25,000 | 84–57 |
142 | September 19 | Giants | 2–1 | Adams (14–4) | Douglas | — | 10,000 | 85–57 |
143 | September 21 | Robins | 0–2 (7) | Mitchell | Morrison (8–6) | — | 3,000 | 85–58 |
144 | September 22 | Robins | 3–1 | Glazner (14–5) | Grimes | Carlson (4) | 8,000 | 86–58 |
145 | September 22 | Robins | 0–2 | Cadore | Cooper (21–13) | Smith | 12,000 | 86–59 |
146 | September 23 | Phillies | 2–0 | Hamilton (13–15) | Meadows | — | 2,500 | 87–59 |
147 | September 24 | Phillies | 4–3 | Morrison (9–6) | Ring | — | 6,000 | 88–59 |
148 | September 26 | Phillies | 1–2 | Hubbell | Adams (14–5) | — | 1,500 | 88–60 |
149 | September 27 | Phillies | 9–6 | Carlson (4–7) | Winters | — | 300 | 89–60 |
150 | September 29 | @ Cardinals | 4–5 (10) | North | Cooper (21–14) | — | 5,000 | 89–61 |
151 | September 29 | @ Cardinals | 1–3 (6) | Sherdel | Morrison (9–7) | — | — | 89–62 |
152 | September 30 | @ Cardinals | 4–12 | Haines | Carlson (4–8) | — | — | 89–63 |
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October: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–0)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
153 | October 1 | @ Cardinals | 4–4 | | | — | — | 89–63 |
154 | October 2 | @ Cardinals | 4–3 | Cooper (22–14) | North | — | — | 90–63 |
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie Bold = Pirates team member |
Roster
1921 Pittsburgh Pirates |
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Pitchers
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos |
Player |
G |
AB |
H |
Avg. |
HR |
RBI |
C | Schmidt, WalterWalter Schmidt | 114 | 393 | 111 | .282 | 0 | 38 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player |
G |
IP |
W |
L |
ERA |
SO |
Adams, BabeBabe Adams | 25 | 160 | 14 | 5 | 2.64 | 55 |
Morrison, JohnnyJohnny Morrison | 21 | 144 | 9 | 7 | 2.88 | 52 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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