The 1921

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season was the 19th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 98–55, winning their first pennant in franchise history, winning the

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by 4 games over the previous year's champion, the

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. New York was managed by

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. Their home games were played at the

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Regular season

With star slugger

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hitting 59 home runs, setting a new major league home run record for the third consecutive year, while also having his greatest overall season statistically, the Yankees appeared to be the team to beat in the

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. Their landlords, the

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, had rebuilt after slipping a bit in the late 1910s, and had won the

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pennant. For the first time, all the games of a World Series would be held in the same ballpark, the

. The best-5-of-9 Series (its last before returning to the best-4-of-7 format) saw the Yankees take a 2 games to 0 lead and later a 3–2 series lead, but Ruth suffered a serious injury in game 3 that limited his appearances in the remaining games, save for one pinch-hit appearance, and the Giants rallied to win the Series 5 games to 3.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

World series

Awards and honors

Major league records

* Babe Ruth, major league record, Most total bases in one season (457)''Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records'', p.54, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC,

Franchise records

, Yankees single season record, runs scored in a season (177)

Notes

References

1921 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com1921 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference

External links

Yankees game log at baseball-almanac.com
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