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1921 New York Yankees
1921 AL Champions
Major league affiliations
Location
1921 Information
Owner(s) Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston
Manager(s) Miller Huggins
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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

1921 Game Log

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
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