1921 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1921 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 87-66. They scored 809 runs and belted 83 home runs to go along with a .308 batting average. The offense was powered by Rogers Hornsby, who led the team with 21 home runs, 126 RBI, and 235 hits.
The team allowed 681 runs and had a team ERA of 3.62. Jesse Haines led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 84 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Reuben Ewing | SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jack Fournier | 1B | 149 | 574 | 103 | 197 | 16 | 86 | 20 | .409 | .505 | .914 | .343 |
| Rogers Hornsby | 2B | 154 | 592 | 131 | 235 | 21 | 126 | 13 | .458 | .639 | 1.097 | .397 |
| Herb Hunter | 1B | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| Hal Janvrin | 1B | 18 | 32 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .303 | .313 | .616 | .281 |
| Doc Lavan | SS | 150 | 560 | 58 | 145 | 2 | 82 | 7 | .291 | .350 | .641 | .259 |
| Milt Stock | 3B | 149 | 587 | 96 | 180 | 3 | 84 | 11 | .360 | .388 | .748 | .307 |
| Specs Toporcer | 2B | 22 | 53 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .304 | .283 | .587 | .264 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Cliff Heathcote | OF | 62 | 156 | 18 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 7 | .293 | .308 | .601 | .244 |
| Howie Jones | OF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Les Mann | OF | 97 | 256 | 57 | 84 | 7 | 30 | 5 | .390 | .512 | .902 | .328 |
| Austin McHenry | OF | 152 | 574 | 92 | 201 | 17 | 102 | 10 | .393 | .531 | .924 | .350 |
| Heinie Mueller | OF | 55 | 176 | 25 | 62 | 1 | 34 | 2 | .397 | .494 | .891 | .352 |
| Joe Schultz | OF | 92 | 275 | 37 | 85 | 6 | 45 | 4 | .347 | .469 | .816 | .309 |
| Burt Shotton | OF | 38 | 48 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .357 | .375 | .732 | .250 |
| Jack Smith | OF | 116 | 411 | 86 | 135 | 7 | 33 | 11 | .361 | .477 | .838 | .328 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Ainsmith | C | 27 | 62 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .323 | .323 | .646 | .290 |
| Verne Clemons | C | 117 | 341 | 29 | 109 | 2 | 48 | 0 | .380 | .396 | .776 | .320 |
| Pickles Dillhoefer | C | 76 | 162 | 19 | 39 | 0 | 15 | 2 | .289 | .315 | .604 | .241 |
| Charlie Niebergall | C | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| George Gilham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Walt Irwin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Lew McCarty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5309 | 809 | 1635 | 83 | 733 | 94 | .346 | .437 | .783 | .308 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Bailey | 19 | 6 | 74 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 4.26 | 1.581 | |||
| Bill Doak | 32 | 29 | 208.7 | 15 | 6 | .714 | 1 | 83 | 37 | 2.59 | 1.251 | |||
| Marv Goodwin | 14 | 4 | 36.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3.72 | 1.543 | |||
| Jesse Haines | 37 | 29 | 244.3 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 0 | 84 | 56 | 3.50 | 1.298 | |||
| Mike Kircher | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8.10 | 1.515 | |||
| Jakie May | 5 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 4.71 | 1.952 | |||
| Lou North | 40 | 0 | 86.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 3.54 | 1.309 | |||
| Bill Pertica | 38 | 31 | 208.3 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 2 | 67 | 70 | 3.37 | 1.354 | |||
| Jeff Pfeffer | 18 | 13 | 98.7 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 0 | 22 | 28 | 4.29 | 1.449 | |||
| Tink Riviere | 18 | 2 | 38.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 6.10 | 1.697 | |||
| Ferdie Schupp | 9 | 4 | 37.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 4.10 | 1.689 | |||
| Bill Sherdel | 38 | 8 | 144.3 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 1 | 57 | 38 | 3.18 | 1.213 | |||
| Roy Walker | 38 | 23 | 170.7 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 3 | 52 | 53 | 4.22 | 1.447 | |||
| Team Totals | 309 | 154 | 1371.5 | 87 | 66 | .569 | 16 | 464 | 399 | 3.62 | 1.374 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Rogers Hornsby | 154 |
| At Bats | Rogers Hornsby | 592 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Rogers Hornsby | 674 |
| Batting Average | Rogers Hornsby | .397 |
| On-Base % | Rogers Hornsby | .458 |
| Slugging % | Rogers Hornsby | .639 |
| OPS | Rogers Hornsby | 1.097 |
| Runs | Rogers Hornsby | 131 |
| Hits | Rogers Hornsby | 235 |
| Total Bases | Rogers Hornsby | 378 |
| Doubles | Rogers Hornsby | 44 |
| Triples | Rogers Hornsby | 18 |
| Home Runs | Rogers Hornsby | 21 |
| RBI | Rogers Hornsby | 126 |
| Walks | Rogers Hornsby | 60 |
| Strikeouts | Jack Fournier, Rogers Hornsby, and Austin McHenry | 48 |
| Stolen Bases | Jack Fournier | 20 |
| Caught Stealing | Jack Fournier | 22 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Milt Stock | 36 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jesse Haines | 18 |
| Losses | Jesse Haines and Roy Walker | 12 |
| Saves | Lou North | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Bill Doak | .714 |
| ERA | Bill Doak | 2.59 |
| WHIP | Bill Doak | 1.251 |
| Innings Pitched | Jesse Haines | 244.3 |
| Games | Lou North | 40 |
| Games Started | Bill Pertica | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Jesse Haines | 84 |
| Complete Games | Bill Pertica | 15 |
| Shutouts | Jesse Haines | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Jesse Haines | 1013 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jesse Haines | 95 |
| Hits Allowed | Jesse Haines | 261 |
| Walks Allowed | Bill Pertica | 70 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jesse Haines | 15 |
| Wild Pitches | Bill Doak | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bill Pertica | 10 |
