1921 Boston Braves season

1921  Boston Braves
League	National League
Ballpark	Braves Field
City	Boston, Massachusetts
Record	79–74 (.516)
League place	4th
Owners	George W. Grant
Managers	Fred Mitchell
←  1920 1922  →

The 1921 Boston Braves season was the 51st season of the franchise.

Regular season

Season standings

v t e 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 record v t e 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	—

Roster

1921 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers Garland Braxton Johnny Cooney Eddie Eayrs Dana Fillingim Hugh McQuillan Cy Morgan Joe Oeschger Al Pierotti Jack Scott Ira Townsend Leo Townsend Mule Watson		Catchers Frank Gibson Hank Gowdy Mickey O'Neil Infielders Walter Barbare Tony Boeckel Lloyd Christenbury Hod Ford Walter Holke		Outfielders Walton Cruise Fred Nicholson Al Nixon Ray Powell Billy Southworth Other batters John Sullivan		Manager Fred Mitchell

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	Mickey O'Neil	98	277	69	.249	2	29
1B	Walter Holke	150	579	151	.261	3	63
2B	Hod Ford	152	555	155	.279	2	61
SS	Walter Barbare	134	550	166	.302	0	49
3B	Tony Boeckel	153	592	185	.313	10	84
OF	Billy Southworth	141	569	175	.308	7	79
OF	Ray Powell	149	624	191	.306	12	74
OF	Walton Cruise	108	344	119	.346	8	55

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
Fred Nicholson	83	245	80	.327	5	41
Hank Gowdy	64	164	49	.299	2	17
Al Nixon	55	138	33	.239	1	9
Lloyd Christenbury	62	125	44	.352	3	16
Frank Gibson	63	125	33	.264	2	13
John Sullivan	5	5	0	.000	0	0

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
Joe Oeschger	46	299.0	20	14	3.52	68
Mule Watson	44	259.1	14	13	3.85	48
Hugh McQuillan	45	250.0	13	17	4.00	94
Leo Townsend	1	1.1	0	1	27.00	0

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
Dana Fillingim	44	239.2	15	10	3.45	54
Jack Scott	47	233.2	15	13	3.70	83

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
Garland Braxton	17	1	3	0	4.82	16
Cy Morgan	17	1	1	1	6.53	8
Johnny Cooney	8	0	1	0	3.92	9
Ira Townsend	4	0	0	0	6.14	0
Eddie Eayrs	2	0	0	0	17.36	1
Al Pierotti	2	0	1	0	21.60	1

External links

• 1921 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference