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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
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

1921 Game Log
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
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