Major League Baseball team season
The 1921 Chicago White Sox season involved the White Sox attempting to win the American League pennant . However, with the core of the team banned after the Black Sox Scandal broke, they fell back to seventh place.
Regular season
Owner Charles Comiskey struggled to find replacements for his stars. For example, new third baseman Eddie Mulligan had a .623 OPS , lowest among the team's regulars and quite a drop from Buck Weaver 's .785 in 1920 .
The pitching staff took a much worse beating. Chicago had lost its two best starters in Eddie Cicotte and Lefty Williams and could not recover. Red Faber won 25 games with a league-leading 2.48 ERA. The only other pitcher over .500 was Dickey Kerr , who indeed allowed more hits and earned runs than anyone else in the majors. Number three starter Roy Wilkinson went 4–20, and nobody else started more than 10 games.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team
BOS
CWS
CLE
DET
NYY
PHA
SLB
WSH
Boston
—
15–7
8–14
15–7
7–15
12–10
9–13
9–13
Chicago
7–15
—
7–15
8–14
13–9
14–8
7–15
6–16
Cleveland
14–8
15–7
—
13–9
8–14
15–7
17–5
12–10
Detroit
7–15
14–8
9–13
—
5–17
14–7–1
12–10
10–12
New York
15–7
9–13
14–8
17–5
—
17–5
13–9
13–8
Philadelphia
10–12
8–14
7–15
7–14–1
5–17
—
5–17
11–11–1
St. Louis
13–9
15–7
5–17
10–12
9–13
17–5
—
12–10
Washington
13–9
16–6
10–12
12–10
8–13
11–11–1
10–12
—
Roster
1921 Chicago White Sox
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
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
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
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
Awards and honors
League top ten finishers
Red Faber
MLB leader in ERA (2.48)
#3 in AL in wins (25)
#4 in AL in strikeouts (124)
Dickey Kerr
MLB leader in earned runs allowed (162)
MLB leader in hits allowed (357)
#3 in AL in losses (17)
#3 in AL in walks allowed (96)
Roy Wilkinson
References
Franchise Ballparks Culture Lore Rivalries Key personnel World Series championships (3) American League championships (6) Division championships (6) Wild Card berths (1) Minor league affiliates Media
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