1921 New York Yankees season

	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

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.

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 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
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93

August
#	Date	Played against	Played at	Score	Record
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September
#	Date	Played against	Played at	Score	Record
122
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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

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

1921 New York Yankees season

Contents

Season standings

Schedule

World Series

References

Other websites

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