1921 Chicago White Sox season
The 1921 Chicago White Sox season involved the White Sox attempting to win the American League pennant. However, with the core of the team banned after the Black Sox Scandal broke, they fell back to seventh place.
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| Owners | Charles Comiskey |
| Managers | Kid Gleason |
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Regular season
Owner Charles Comiskey struggled to find replacements for his stars. For example, new third baseman Eddie Mulligan had a .623 OPS, lowest among the team's regulars and quite a drop from Buck Weaver's .785 in 1920.
The pitching staff took a much worse beating. Chicago had lost its two best starters in Eddie Cicotte and Lefty Williams and could not recover. Red Faber won 25 games with a league-leading 2.48 ERA. The only other pitcher over .500 was Dickey Kerr, who indeed allowed more hits and earned runs than anyone else in the majors. Number three starter Roy Wilkinson went 4–20, and nobody else started more than 10 games.
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 98 | 55 | 0.641 | — | 53–25 | 45–30 |
| Cleveland Indians | 94 | 60 | 0.610 | 4½ | 51–26 | 43–34 |
| St. Louis Browns | 81 | 73 | 0.526 | 17½ | 43–34 | 38–39 |
| Washington Senators | 80 | 73 | 0.523 | 18 | 46–30 | 34–43 |
| Boston Red Sox | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 23½ | 41–36 | 34–43 |
| Detroit Tigers | 71 | 82 | 0.464 | 27 | 37–40 | 34–42 |
| Chicago White Sox | 62 | 92 | 0.403 | 36½ | 37–40 | 25–52 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 53 | 100 | 0.346 | 45 | 28–47 | 25–53 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 15–7 | 8–14 | 15–7 | 7–15 | 12–10 | 9–13 | 9–13 | |||||
| Chicago | 7–15 | — | 7–15 | 8–14 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 7–15 | 6–16 | |||||
| Cleveland | 14–8 | 15–7 | — | 13–9 | 8–14 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 12–10 | |||||
| Detroit | 7–15 | 14–8 | 9–13 | — | 5–17 | 14–7–1 | 12–10 | 10–12 | |||||
| New York | 15–7 | 9–13 | 14–8 | 17–5 | — | 17–5 | 13–9 | 13–8 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 10–12 | 8–14 | 7–15 | 7–14–1 | 5–17 | — | 5–17 | 11–11–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 13–9 | 15–7 | 5–17 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 17–5 | — | 12–10 | |||||
| Washington | 13–9 | 16–6 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 8–13 | 11–11–1 | 10–12 | — | |||||
Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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| C | Ray Schalk | 128 | 416 | 105 | .252 | 0 | 47 |
| 1B | Earl Sheely | 154 | 563 | 171 | .304 | 11 | 95 |
| 2B | Eddie Collins | 139 | 526 | 177 | .337 | 2 | 58 |
| 3B | Eddie Mulligan | 151 | 609 | 153 | .251 | 1 | 45 |
| SS | Ernie Johnson | 142 | 613 | 181 | .295 | 1 | 51 |
| OF | Amos Strunk | 121 | 401 | 133 | .332 | 3 | 69 |
| OF | Harry Hooper | 108 | 419 | 137 | .327 | 3 | 58 |
| OF | Bibb Falk | 152 | 585 | 167 | .285 | 5 | 82 |
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 |
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| Johnny Mostil | 100 | 326 | 98 | .301 | 3 | 42 |
| Harvey McClellan | 63 | 196 | 35 | .179 | 1 | 14 |
| Yam Yaryan | 45 | 102 | 31 | .304 | 0 | 15 |
| George Lees | 20 | 42 | 9 | .214 | 0 | 4 |
| Fred Bratschi | 16 | 28 | 8 | .286 | 0 | 3 |
| Red Ostergard | 12 | 11 | 4 | .364 | 0 | 0 |
| Elmer Leifer | 9 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Murphy | 6 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Pratt | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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| Red Faber | 43 | 330.2 | 25 | 15 | 2.48 | 124 |
| Dickey Kerr | 44 | 308.2 | 19 | 17 | 4.72 | 80 |
| John Russell | 11 | 66.1 | 2 | 5 | 5.29 | 15 |
| Dominic Mulrenan | 12 | 56.0 | 2 | 8 | 7.23 | 10 |
| Lee Thompson | 4 | 20.2 | 0 | 3 | 8.27 | 4 |
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 |
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| Roy Wilkinson | 32 | 198.1 | 4 | 20 | 5.13 | 50 |
| Shovel Hodge | 36 | 142.2 | 6 | 8 | 6.56 | 25 |
| Doug McWeeny | 27 | 97.2 | 3 | 6 | 6.08 | 46 |
| Cy Twombly | 7 | 27.2 | 1 | 2 | 5.86 | 7 |
| Jack Wieneke | 10 | 25.1 | 0 | 1 | 8.17 | 10 |
| Sarge Connally | 5 | 22.1 | 0 | 1 | 6.45 | 6 |
| Bugs Bennett | 3 | 17.2 | 0 | 3 | 6.11 | 2 |
| Hod Fenner | 2 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 1 |
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 |
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| Lum Davenport | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.88 | 9 |
| Rusty Pence | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.44 | 2 |
| John Michaelson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 1 |
| Charlie Blackburn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
League top ten finishers
- MLB leader in ERA (2.48)
- #3 in AL in wins (25)
- #4 in AL in strikeouts (124)
- MLB leader in earned runs allowed (162)
- MLB leader in hits allowed (357)
- #3 in AL in losses (17)
- #3 in AL in walks allowed (96)
- #2 in AL in losses (20)