1921 Brooklyn Robins season

1921 Brooklyn Robins
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Ebbets Field (since 1913)
Brooklyn, New York (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Ebbets, Ed McKeever, Stephen McKeever
Manager(s)	Wilbert Robinson
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Staff ace Burleigh Grimes won 22 games, but the 1921 Brooklyn Robins fell into 5th place.

Offseason

• December 15, 1920: Rube Marquard was traded by the Robins to the Cincinnati Reds for Dutch Ruether.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Giants	94	59	0.614	—	53–26	41–33
Pittsburgh Pirates	90	63	0.588	4	45–31	45–32
St. Louis Cardinals	87	66	0.569	7	48–29	39–37
Boston Braves	79	74	0.516	15	42–32	37–42
Brooklyn Robins	77	75	0.507	16½	41–37	36–38
Cincinnati Reds	70	83	0.458	24	40–36	30–47
Chicago Cubs	64	89	0.418	30	32–44	32–45
Philadelphia Phillies	51	103	0.331	43½	29–47	22–56

Record vs. opponents

1921 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Notable transactions

• June 18, 1921: Jeff Pfeffer was traded by the Robins to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ferdie Schupp and Hal Janvrin.^[2]
• August 31, 1921: Eddie Eayrs was purchased by the Robins from the Boston Braves.^[3]

Roster

1921 Brooklyn Robins
Roster
Pitchers Sweetbreads Bailey Leon Cadore Ray Gordinier Burleigh Grimes Al Mamaux Johnny Miljus Clarence Mitchell George Mohart Jeff Pfeffer Dutch Ruether Ferdie Schupp Sherry Smith		Catchers Ernie Krueger Otto Miller Zack Taylor Infielders Hal Janvrin Jimmy Johnston Pete Kilduff Ed Konetchy Ivy Olson Ray Schmandt Jack Sheehan Chuck Ward		Outfielders Eddie Eayrs Tommy Griffith Wally Hood Bill Lamar Hy Myers Bernie Neis Zack Wheat		Manager Wilbert Robinson

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	Miller, OttoOtto Miller	91	286	67	.234	1	27
1B	Schmandt, RayRay Schmandt	95	350	107	.306	1	43
2B	Kilduff, PetePete Kilduff
3B	Johnston, JimmyJimmy Johnston
SS	Olson, IvyIvy Olson
OF	Wheat, ZackZack Wheat
OF	Griffith, TommyTommy Griffith
OF	Myers, HyHy Myers

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Neis, BernieBernie Neis
Konetchy, EdEd Konetchy
Krueger, ErnieErnie Krueger
Taylor, ZackZack Taylor
Janvrin, HalHal Janvrin
Hood, WallyWally Hood
Ward, ChuckChuck Ward
Sheehan, JackJack Sheehan
Eayrs, EddieEddie Eayrs
Lamar, BillBill Lamar

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
Grimes, BurleighBurleigh Grimes	37	302.1	22	13	2.83	136
Cadore, LeonLeon Cadore	35	211.2	13	14	4.17	79
Ruether, DutchDutch Ruether	36	211.1	10	13	4.26	78
Pfeffer, JeffJeff Pfeffer
Gordinier, RayRay Gordinier

Other 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
Mitchell, ClarenceClarence Mitchell
Smith, SherrySherry Smith
Miljus, JohnnyJohnny Miljus
Schupp, FerdieFerdie Schupp

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Mamaux, AlAl Mamaux
Bailey, SweetbreadsSweetbreads Bailey	7	0	0	0	5.18	6
Mohart, GeorgeGeorge Mohart

References

1. Rube Marquard page at Baseball Reference
2. Jeff Pfeffer page at Baseball Reference
3. Eddie Eayrs page at Baseball Reference

External links

• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page
• 1921 Brooklyn Robins uniform
• Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
• Acme Dodgers page
• Retrosheet