1921 New York Yankees season

The New York Yankees during 1921 (the 1921 season) was the 19th season for the Yankees in New York, and overall it was their 21st season. The season ended in the team having a record (the number of wins and losses) of 98-55 (98 wins, 55 losses). This was the first pennant won in Yankees history. They won the American League game pennant, replacing the previous winners, Cleveland Indians. The manager of their team was Miller Huggins. The Yankees home games were played on the Polo Grounds.

1921 New York Yankees 1921 AL Champions
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Polo Grounds (Since 1913) New York City, New York (Since 1903)
1921 Information
Owner(s)	Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston
Manager(s)	Miller Huggins
Local television	none
Local radio	none

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	98	55	.641	--
Cleveland Indians	94	60	.610	4
St. Louis Browns	81	73	.526	17½
Washington Senators	80	73	.523	18
Boston Red Sox	75	79	.487	23½
Detroit Tigers	71	82	.464	27
Chicago White Sox	62	92	.403	36½
Philadelphia Athletics	53	100	.346	45

Schedule

April

#	Date	Played against	Played at	Score	Record
1	April 13	Philadelphia Athletics	Polo Grounds	11 - 1	1 - 0
2	April 14	Philadelphia Athletics	Polo Grounds	4 - 3	1 - 1
3	April 16	Philadelphia Athletics	Polo Grounds	3 - 1	2 - 1
4	April 17	Boston Red Sox	Polo Grounds	4 - 0	3 - 1
5	April 20	Boston Red Sox	Polo Grounds	8 - 4	4 - 1
6	April 21	@Philadelphia Athletics	Shibe Park	6 - 1	5 - 1
7	April 22	@Philadelphia Athletics	Shibe Park	11 - 4	5 - 2
8	April 24	Washington Senators	Polo Grounds	3 - 1	5 - 3
9	April 25	Washington Senators	Polo Grounds	5 - 3	5 - 4
10	April 26	Washington Senators	Polo Grounds	5 - 4	5 - 5
11	April 27	Washington Senators	Polo Grounds	5 - 3	5 - 6
12	April 28	Washington Senators	Polo Grounds	9 - 5	6 - 6

May

#	Date	Played against	Played at	Score	Record
13	May 2		Fenway Park	2 - 1	6 - 7
14	May 3		Fenway Park	2 - 0	7 - 7
15	May 6		Griffith Stadium	9 - 2	8 - 7
16	May 7		Griffith Stadium	6 - 5	9 - 7
17	May 8		Polo Grounds	5 - 4	9 - 8
18	May 10		Tiger Stadium	2 - 1	10 - 8
19	May 11		Tiger Stadium	2 - 1	10 - 9
20	May 12		Tiger Stadium	11 - 10	11 - 9
21	May 13		Tiger Stadium	6 - 4	12 - 9
22	May 14			6 - 4	13 - 9
23	May 15			8 - 2	14 - 9
24	May 16			6 - 3	15 - 9
25	May 17			4 - 2	15 - 10
26	May 18			12 - 2	15 - 11
27	May 19			11 - 4	16 - 11
28	May 20			6 - 5	16 - 12
29	May 21			7 - 4	17 - 12
30	May 22			6 - 5	18 - 12
31	May 23			6 - 4	19 - 12
32	May 24			8 - 4	19 - 13
33	May 25			7 - 6	19 - 14
34	May 26			11- 4	20 - 14
35	May 27		Polo Grounds	5 - 1	21 - 14
36	May 28		Polo Grounds	6 - 2	22 - 14
37	May 29		Polo Grounds	9 - 4	23 - 14
38	May 30			2 - 1	24 - 14
39	May 30			1 - 0	24 - 15
40	May 30			12 - 5	24 - 16

June

#	Date	Played against	Played at	Score	Record
41	June 1
42	June 2
43	June 3
44	June 4
45	June 5
46	June 6
47	June 7
48	June 8
49	June 9
50	June 10
51	June 11
52	June 12
53	June 13
54	June 14
55	June 15
56	June 16
57	June 18
58	June 19
59	June 20
60	June 21
61	June 21
62	June 22
63	June 22
64	June 23
65	June 24
66	June 25
67	June 26
68	June 29
69	June 29

July

#	Date	Played against	Played at	Score	Record
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93

August

#	Date	Played against	Played at	Score	Record
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121

September

#	Date	Played against	Played at	Score	Record
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150

October

#	Date	Played against	Played at	Score	Record
151	October 1	Philadelphia Athletics	Polo Grounds	5 - 3	96-55
152	October 1	Philadelphia Athletics	Polo Grounds	7 - 6	97-55
153	October 2	Boston Red Sox	Polo Grounds	7 - 6	98-55

World Series

Game	Date	Road Team	Score	Home Team	Score	Record (NYG-NYY)	Attendance
1	October 5	New York Yankees	3	New York Giants	0	0-1	30,202
2	October 6	New York Giants	0	New York Yankees	3	0-2	34,939
3	October 7	New York Yankees	5	New York Giants	13	1-2	36,509
4	October 9	New York Giants	4	New York Yankees	2	2-2	36,372
5	October 10	New York Yankees	3	New York Giants	1	2-3	35,758
6	October 11	New York Giants	8	New York Yankees	5	3-3	34,238
7	October 12	New York Yankees	1	New York Giants	2	4-3	36,503
8	October 13	New York Giants	1	New York Yankees	0	5-3	25,410
New York Giants win 5-3

References

• 1921 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

Other websites

• Yankees game log courtesy baseball-almanac.com
• 1921 New York Yankees