The 1921
St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 40th season in
St. Louis, Missouri
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and the 30th season in the
National League. The Cardinals went 87–66 during the season and finished 3rd in the National League.
Regular season
Rogers Hornsby hit .397 in 1921, and his 21
home runs were second in the league. He also led the league in
on-base percentage
In baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP) measures how frequently a batter reaches base. An official Major League Baseball (MLB) statistic since 1984, it is sometimes referred to as on-base average (OBA), as it is rarely presented as a ...
(.458),
slugging percentage
In baseball statistics, slugging percentage (SLG) is a measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats, through the following formula, where ''AB'' is the number of at bats for a given player, ...
(.639), runs (131),
RBI (126),
double
A double is a look-alike or doppelgänger; one person or being that resembles another.
Double, The Double or Dubble may also refer to:
Film and television
* Double (filmmaking), someone who substitutes for the credited actor of a character
* Th ...
s (44), and
triple
Triple is used in several contexts to mean "threefold" or a "treble":
Sports
* Triple (baseball), a three-base hit
* A basketball three-point field goal
* A figure skating jump with three rotations
* In bowling terms, three strikes in a row
* In ...
s (18).
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
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
*Rogers Hornsby, National League batting champion
*Top 12 Players of the season:
*# Rogers Hornsby (WAR 10.8)
*# Austin McHenry (WAR 5.1)
*# Jack Fournier (WAR 4.2)
*# Bill Doak (WAR 3.0)
*# Verne Clemons (WAR 2.5)
*# Jack Smith (WAR 2.3)
*# Les Mann (WAR 2.3)
*# Milt Stock (WAR 2.0)
*# Doc Lavan (WAR 1.9)
*# Jesse Haines (WAR 1.8)
*# Bill Sherdel (WAR 1.6)
*# Joe Schultz (WAR 1.5)
Farm system
[Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball,'' 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007]
References
External links
1921 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference1921 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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