1921 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1921 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 71-82. They scored 887 runs and belted 58 home runs to go along with a .316 batting average. The offense was powered by Harry Heilmann, who led the team with 19 home runs, 139 RBI, and 237 hits.
The team allowed 852 runs and had a team ERA of 4.40. Howard Ehmke led the team with 13 wins. Dutch Leonard led the team with 120 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Sam Barnes | 2B | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .273 | .630 | .182 |
| Lu Blue | 1B | 153 | 585 | 103 | 180 | 5 | 75 | 13 | .416 | .427 | .843 | .308 |
| Donie Bush | SS | 104 | 402 | 72 | 113 | 0 | 27 | 8 | .355 | .321 | .676 | .281 |
| Ira Flagstead | SS | 85 | 259 | 40 | 79 | 0 | 31 | 7 | .371 | .382 | .753 | .305 |
| Clarence Huber | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bob Jones | 3B | 141 | 554 | 82 | 168 | 1 | 72 | 8 | .348 | .383 | .731 | .303 |
| Herm Merritt | SS | 20 | 46 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .396 | .478 | .874 | .370 |
| Joe Sargent | 2B | 66 | 178 | 21 | 45 | 2 | 22 | 2 | .342 | .388 | .730 | .253 |
| Jackie Tavener | SS | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ralph Young | 2B | 107 | 401 | 70 | 120 | 0 | 29 | 11 | .406 | .334 | .740 | .299 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ty Cobb | OF | 128 | 507 | 124 | 197 | 12 | 101 | 22 | .452 | .596 | 1.048 | .389 |
| George Cunningham | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Harry Heilmann | OF | 149 | 602 | 114 | 237 | 19 | 139 | 2 | .444 | .606 | 1.050 | .394 |
| Chick Shorten | OF | 92 | 217 | 33 | 59 | 0 | 23 | 2 | .333 | .350 | .683 | .272 |
| Bobby Veach | OF | 150 | 612 | 110 | 207 | 16 | 128 | 14 | .387 | .529 | .916 | .338 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Ainsmith | C | 35 | 98 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 1 | .360 | .367 | .727 | .276 |
| Johnny Bassler | C | 119 | 388 | 37 | 119 | 0 | 56 | 2 | .401 | .379 | .780 | .307 |
| Clyde Manion | C | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .385 | .200 | .585 | .200 |
| Larry Woodall | C | 46 | 80 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 14 | 1 | .407 | .438 | .845 | .363 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Sammy Hale | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5456 | 887 | 1723 | 58 | 793 | 94 | .371 | .433 | .804 | .316 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Doc Ayers | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | 2.750 | |||
| Dan Boone | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .00 | 1.500 | |||
| Bert Cole | 20 | 11 | 109.7 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | 22 | 36 | 4.27 | 1.550 | |||
| Hooks Dauss | 32 | 28 | 233 | 10 | 15 | .400 | 1 | 68 | 81 | 4.33 | 1.528 | |||
| Howard Ehmke | 30 | 22 | 196.3 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 0 | 68 | 81 | 4.54 | 1.533 | |||
| Carl Holling | 35 | 11 | 136 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 4 | 38 | 58 | 4.30 | 1.618 | |||
| Dutch Leonard | 36 | 32 | 245 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 1 | 120 | 63 | 3.75 | 1.371 | |||
| Jim Middleton | 38 | 10 | 121.7 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 7 | 31 | 44 | 5.03 | 1.586 | |||
| Red Oldham | 40 | 28 | 229.3 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 1 | 67 | 81 | 4.24 | 1.478 | |||
| Slicker Parks | 10 | 1 | 25.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 5.68 | 1.937 | |||
| Pol Perritt | 4 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4.85 | 1.923 | |||
| Lefty Stewart | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12.00 | 2.778 | |||
| Suds Sutherland | 13 | 8 | 58 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 4.97 | 1.690 | |||
| Jim Walsh | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2.25 | 0.750 | |||
| Team Totals | 269 | 154 | 1386.3 | 71 | 82 | .464 | 16 | 452 | 495 | 4.40 | 1.536 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Lu Blue | 153 |
| At Bats | Bobby Veach | 612 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lu Blue | 709 |
| Batting Average | Harry Heilmann | .394 |
| On-Base % | Ty Cobb | .452 |
| Slugging % | Harry Heilmann | .606 |
| OPS | Harry Heilmann | 1.050 |
| Runs | Ty Cobb | 124 |
| Hits | Harry Heilmann | 237 |
| Total Bases | Harry Heilmann | 365 |
| Doubles | Harry Heilmann and Bobby Veach | 43 |
| Triples | Ty Cobb | 16 |
| Home Runs | Harry Heilmann | 19 |
| RBI | Harry Heilmann | 139 |
| Walks | Lu Blue | 103 |
| Strikeouts | Lu Blue | 47 |
| Stolen Bases | Ty Cobb | 22 |
| Caught Stealing | Lu Blue | 17 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Donie Bush | 40 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Howard Ehmke | 13 |
| Losses | Hooks Dauss | 15 |
| Saves | Jim Middleton | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Howard Ehmke | .481 |
| ERA | Dutch Leonard | 3.75 |
| WHIP | Dutch Leonard | 1.371 |
| Innings Pitched | Dutch Leonard | 245 |
| Games | Red Oldham | 40 |
| Games Started | Dutch Leonard | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Dutch Leonard | 120 |
| Complete Games | Hooks Dauss and Dutch Leonard | 16 |
| Shutouts | Bert Cole, Howard Ehmke, Dutch Leonard, and Red Oldham | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Dutch Leonard | 1058 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Hooks Dauss | 112 |
| Hits Allowed | Hooks Dauss | 275 |
| Walks Allowed | Hooks Dauss, Howard Ehmke, and Red Oldham | 81 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Howard Ehmke and Dutch Leonard | 15 |
| Wild Pitches | Dutch Leonard | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Hooks Dauss and Howard Ehmke | 13 |
