1921 Pittsburgh Pirates season

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 13 || @ Reds || 3–5 || Luque || Adams (0–1) || — || 30,444 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || April 14 || @ Reds || 7–2 || Cooper (1–0) || Marquard || — || — || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 3 || April 15 || @ Reds || 3–1 || Hamilton (1–0) || Rixey || Yellow Horse (1) || — || 2–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 4 || April 16 || @ Reds || 7–3 || Ponder (1–0) || Brenton || — || — || 3–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 18 || @ Cubs || 4–7 || Tyler || Zinn (0–1) || — || — || 3–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || April 19 || @ Cubs || 14–2 || Hamilton (2–0) || Martin || — || — || 4–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 7 || April 20 || @ Cubs || 6–5 || Carlson (1–0) || Freeman || Glazner (1) || — || 5–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 8 || April 21 || Reds || 8–7 || Yellow Horse (1–0) || Brenton || — || — || 6–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 9 || April 22 || Reds || 6–1 || Zinn (1–1) || Luque || — || — || 7–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 23 || Reds || 4–5 || Marquard || Hamilton (2–1) || — || — || 7–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 11 || April 24 || @ Reds || 7–2 || Adams (1–1) || Rixey || — || — || 8–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 12 || April 25 || @ Cardinals || 6–5 (10) || Ponder (2–0) || Pertica || — || — || 9–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 13 || April 27 || @ Cardinals || 7–4 || Hamilton (3–1) || May || Zinn (1) || — || 10–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 14 || April 29 || Cubs || 3–0 || Cooper (2–0) || York || — || — || 11–3 |- |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 15 || May 1 || @ Cubs || 2–0 || Adams (2–1) || Vaughn || — || — || 12–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 16 || May 2 || @ Cubs || 4–3 || Glazner (1–0) || Martin || — || — || 13–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 17 || May 5 || Cardinals || 8–3 || Cooper (3–0) || Pertica || — || — || 14–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 18 || May 6 || Cardinals || 10–6 || Hamilton (4–1) || Haines || Zinn (2) || — || 15–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 19 || May 7 || Cardinals || 2–1 || Glazner (2–0) || Sherdel || — || — || 16–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || May 8 || @ Reds || 0–1 || Rixey || Adams (2–2) || — || — || 16–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 21 || May 10 || @ Braves || 5–2 || Cooper (4–0) || Oeschger || — || — || 17–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || May 11 || @ Braves || 0–1 (13) || Fillingim || Hamilton (4–2) || — || — || 17–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 23 || May 12 || @ Braves || 3–1 || Glazner (3–0) || Watson || — || — || 18–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 24 || May 14 || @ Phillies || 6–4 (10) || Cooper (5–0) || Smith || — || — || 19–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 16 || @ Phillies || 0–3 || Causey || Hamilton (4–3) || Ring || — || 19–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 26 || May 17 || @ Phillies || 6–4 || Glazner (4–0) || Hubbell || — || — || 20–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 27 || May 18 || @ Robins || 11–2 || Cooper (6–0) || Ruether || — || 10,000 || 21–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 28 || May 19 || @ Robins || 7–5 || Adams (3–2) || Smith || — || 10,000 || 22–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 29 || May 20 || @ Robins || 3–2 || Hamilton (5–3) || Cadore || — || 8,000 || 23–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || May 21 || @ Robins || 13–6 || Zinn (2–1) || Mitchell || Carlson (1) || 20,000 || 24–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 31 || May 22 || @ Giants || 8–6 || Cooper (7–0) || Sallee || — || 40,000 || 25–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 24 || @ Giants || 3–5 || Nehf || Adams (3–3) || — || — || 25–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 26 || Reds || 1–4 || Marquard || Hamilton (5–4) || — || — || 25–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 34 || May 27 || Reds || 5–4 || Cooper (8–0) || Rixey || — || — || 26–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 35 || May 28 || Reds || 4–3 || Adams (4–3) || Luque || — || — || 27–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 29 || @ Reds || 3–4 (13) || Rixey || Carlson (1–1) || — || — || 27–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 37 || May 30 || Cubs || 13–0 || Zinn (3–1) || York || — || — || 28–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38 || May 30 || Cubs || 6–3 || Yellow Horse (2–0) || Tyler || — || — || 29–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 31 || Cubs || 6–7 (12) || Freeman || Hamilton (5–5) || — || — || 29–10 |- |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 40 || June 1 || Cubs || 4–2 || Glazner (5–0) || Martin || — || — || 30–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || June 2 || Giants || 0–7 || Nehf || Zinn (3–2) || — || 20,000 || 30–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || June 3 || Giants || 1–4 || Toney || Hamilton (5–6) || — || 15,000 || 30–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || June 4 || Giants || 0–12 || Douglas || Cooper (8–1) || — || 25,000 || 30–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 44 || June 6 || Giants || 5–4 || Adams (5–3) || Barnes || — || 9,000 || 31–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || June 7 || Braves || 7–10 || Oeschger || Yellow Horse (2–1) || — || — || 31–14 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 46 || June 8 || Braves || 16–4 || Hamilton (6–6) || McQuillan || — || — || 32–14 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 47 || June 9 || Braves || 5–3 || Cooper (9–1) || Fillingim || — || — || 33–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || June 10 || Braves || 1–4 || Scott || Glazner (5–1) || — || — || 33–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 49 || June 11 || Phillies || 10–3 || Adams (6–3) || Hubbell || — || — || 34–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 50 || June 13 || Phillies || 12–5 || Hamilton (7–6) || Baumgartner || — || — || 35–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || June 14 || Phillies || 8–3 || Zinn (4–2) || Ring || — || — || 36–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || June 15 || Robins || 3–7 || Grimes || Cooper (9–2) || — || 7,000 || 36–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 53 || June 16 || Robins || 6–5 (17) || Yellow Horse (3–1) || Mamaux || — || 5,000 || 37–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 17 || Robins || 3–8 || Cadore || Hamilton (7–7) || — || 8,000 || 37–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 55 || June 18 || Robins || 4–3 || Cooper (10–2) || Ruether || — || 18,000 || 38–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 56 || June 20 || Phillies || 3–2 || Yellow Horse (4–1) || Meadows || Zinn (3) || — || 39–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 57 || June 22 || @ Reds || 5–2 (12) || Cooper (11–2) || Rixey || — || — || 40–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 23 || @ Cardinals || 2–3 (12) || Walker || Carlson (1–2) || — || — || 40–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 23 || @ Cardinals || 3–4 || Doak || Zinn (4–3) || — || — || 40–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 60 || June 24 || @ Cardinals || 4–3 (10) || Glazner (6–1) || Bailey || — || — || 41–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 25 || @ Cardinals || 4–7 || Pfeffer || Yellow Horse (4–2) || North || — || 41–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 62 || June 25 || @ Cardinals || 5–2 || Cooper (12–2) || Pertica || — || — || 42–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 63 || June 26 || @ Cubs || 11–3 || Adams (7–3) || Alexander || — || — || 43–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 64 || June 27 || @ Cubs || 10–3 || Morrison (1–0) || Vaughn || — || — || 44–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || June 28 || @ Cubs || 1–2 || Martin || Zinn (4–4) || — || — || 44–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 28 || @ Cubs || 6–8 || Tyler || Carlson (1–3) || — || — || 44–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 67 || June 29 || @ Cubs || 3–1 || Cooper (13–2) || Cheeves || — || — || 45–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 68 || June 30 || Reds || 5–3 || Yellow Horse (5–2) || Luque || — || — || 46–22 |- |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 69 || July 1 || Reds || 5–2 || Morrison (2–0) || Rixey || — || — || 47–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 70 || July 2 || Reds || 9–0 || Adams (8–3) || Brenton || — || — || 48–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || July 3 || @ Reds || 2–8 || Marquard || Hamilton (7–8) || — || — || 48–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 72 || July 4 || Cardinals || 5–2 || Glazner (7–1) || Bailey || — || — || 49–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || July 4 || Cardinals || 3–6 || Pertica || Cooper (13–3) || — || — || 49–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 74 || July 5 || Cardinals || 2–8 || Walker || Yellow Horse (5–3) || — || — || 49–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 75 || July 6 || Cardinals || 3–2 (13) || Morrison (3–0) || North || — || — || 50–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 76 || July 8 || @ Robins || 5–3 || Cooper (14–3) || Schupp || — || — || 51–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 77 || July 9 || @ Robins || 4–2 || Glazner (8–1) || Cadore || — || 8,000 || 52–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || July 10 || @ Robins || 3–7 || Grimes || Morrison (3–1) || — || 10,000 || 52–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || July 11 || @ Robins || 8–9 || Miljus || Hamilton (7–9) || — || 8,000 || 52–27 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 80 || July 12 || @ Phillies || 9–4 || Cooper (15–3) || Baumgartner || — || — || 53–27 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 81 || July 14 || @ Phillies || 5–4 (10) || Carlson (2–3) || Ring || — || — || 54–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 16 || @ Giants || 4–13 || Douglas || Cooper (15–4) || — || 33,000 || 54–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 83 || July 17 || @ Giants || 4–2 (10) || Hamilton (8–9) || Causey || — || 36,000 || 55–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 18 || @ Giants || 1–12 || Nehf || Morrison (3–2) || — || 10,000 || 55–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 85 || July 19 || @ Giants || 10–1 || Adams (9–3) || Ryan || — || 18,000 || 56–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 86 || July 20 || @ Braves || 2–0 || Cooper (16–4) || Oeschger || — || — || 57–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 22 || @ Braves || 1–2 (10) || McQuillan || Hamilton (8–10) || — || — || 57–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 88 || July 22 || @ Braves || 4–3 (13) || Glazner (9–1) || Fillingim || — || — || 58–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 89 || July 23 || @ Braves || 3–2 || Cooper (17–4) || Watson || — || — || 59–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 23 || @ Braves || 1–3 || Scott || Carlson (2–4) || — || — || 59–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 91 || July 25 || Giants || 6–3 || Adams (10–3) || Douglas || — || 20,000 || 60–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || July 26 || Giants || 8–9 (10) || Barnes || Glazner (9–2) || — || 15,000 || 60–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93 || July 27 || Giants || 1–4 || Nehf || Cooper (17–5) || — || — || 60–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 94 || July 28 || Giants || 4–6 || Douglas || Glazner (9–3) || Ryan || 15,000 || 60–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 30 || Braves || 0–1 || Oeschger || Cooper (17–6) || — || — || 60–35 |- |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 96 || August 1 || Braves || 7–3 || Adams (11–3) || McQuillan || — || — || 61–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 97 || August 3 || Phillies || 9–5 || Cooper (18–6) || Winters || — || — || 62–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 98 || August 4 || Phillies || 5–0 || Hamilton (9–10) || Meadows || — || — || 63–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 99 || August 5 || Phillies || 8–5 || Zinn (5–4) || Ring || — || — || 64–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || August 6 || Robins || 2–3 || Cadore || Glazner (9–4) || — || 18,000 || 64–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || August 8 || Robins || 2–4 || Grimes || Cooper (18–7) || — || 8,000 || 64–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 102 || August 9 || Robins || 4–2 || Adams (12–3) || Mitchell || Zinn (4) || 8,000 || 65–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 103 || August 10 || Robins || 0–1 || Cadore || Morrison (3–3) || — || 6,000 || 65–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 104 || August 11 || Cubs || 7–3 || Hamilton (10–10) || Alexander || — || — || 66–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 105 || August 11 || Cubs || 5–4 (11) || Zinn (6–4) || Martin || — || — || 67–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 106 || August 12 || Cubs || 12–9 || Cooper (19–7) || Cheeves || — || — || 68–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 107 || August 13 || Cubs || 4–3 || Glazner (10–4) || Freeman || — || — || 69–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 108 || August 14 || @ Cubs || 1–0 || Morrison (4–3) || Martin || — || — || 70–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 109 || August 16 || @ Phillies || 5–6 || Betts || Cooper (19–8) || — || — || 70–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 110 || August 16 || @ Phillies || 8–6 (11) || Zinn (7–4) || Smith || — || — || 71–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 111 || August 18 || @ Phillies || 4–3 || Hamilton (11–10) || Ring || Carlson (2) || — || 72–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 112 || August 18 || @ Phillies || 3–2 || Glazner (11–4) || Winters || — || — || 73–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 113 || August 19 || @ Phillies || 14–3 || Morrison (5–3) || Meadows || — || — || 74–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 114 || August 19 || @ Phillies || 1–4 || Hubbell || Zinn (7–5) || — || — || 74–40 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 115 || August 20 || @ Braves || 6–4 (13) || Cooper (20–8) || Fillingim || — || — || 75–40 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 116 || August 22 || @ Braves || 10–8 || Hamilton (12–10) || McQuillan || Carlson (3) || — || 76–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 117 || August 23 || @ Braves || 3–4 || Watson || Glazner (11–5) || — || — || 76–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 118 || August 24 || @ Giants || 2–10 || Nehf || Adams (12–4) || — || — || 76–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 119 || August 24 || @ Giants || 0–7 || Douglas || Cooper (20–9) || — || — || 76–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 120 || August 25 || @ Giants || 2–5 || Toney || Morrison (5–4) || — || 12,000 || 76–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 26 || @ Giants || 1–2 || Douglas || Hamilton (12–11) || — || 15,000 || 76–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 122 || August 27 || @ Giants || 1–3 || Nehf || Carlson (2–5) || — || 36,000 || 76–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 123 || August 28 || @ Robins || 2–0 || Morrison (6–4) || Grimes || — || 20,000 || 77–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || August 29 || @ Robins || 0–1 || Ruether || Cooper (20–10) || — || 4,500 || 77–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 125 || August 30 || @ Robins || 8–2 || Glazner (12–5) || Cadore || — || — || 78–47 |- |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 126 || September 1 || Cardinals || 4–10 || Pertica || Hamilton (12–12) || — || — || 78–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 127 || September 1 || Cardinals || 0–8 || Sherdel || Morrison (6–5) || — || — || 78–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 128 || September 2 || Cardinals || 0–1 || Haines || Carlson (2–6) || — || — || 78–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 129 || September 4 || @ Reds || 2–1 (12) || Glazner (13–5) || Luque || — || — || 79–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || September 5 || Reds || 1–2 (13) || Rixey || Hamilton (12–13) || — || — || 79–51 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 131 || September 5 || Reds || 2–1 || Cooper (21–10) || Markle || — || — || 80–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || September 9 || Cubs || 5–8 || Freeman || Cooper (21–11) || Alexander || — || 80–52 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 133 || September 10 || Cubs || 8–0 || Morrison (7–5) || Alexander || — || 10,000 || 81–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 134 || September 11 || @ Reds || 1–4 || Marquard || Hamilton (12–14) || — || 3,000 || 81–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 135 || September 12 || Braves || 5–4 (15) || Adams (13–4) || Scott || — || 8,000 || 82–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 136 || September 12 || Braves || 3–4 || Morgan || Zinn (7–6) || — || — || 82–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 137 || September 13 || Braves || 5–3 || Carlson (3–6) || McQuillan || — || 5,000 || 83–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 138 || September 14 || Braves || 5–2 || Morrison (8–5) || Fillingim || — || — || 84–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 139 || September 15 || Braves || 3–6 || Scott || Cooper (21–12) || — || 5,000 || 84–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 140 || September 16 || Giants || 0–5 || Toney || Hamilton (12–15) || — || 25,000 || 84–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 141 || September 17 || Giants || 1–6 || Nehf || Carlson (3–7) || — || 25,000 || 84–57 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 142 || September 19 || Giants || 2–1 || Adams (14–4) || Douglas || — || 10,000 || 85–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 143 || September 21 || Robins || 0–2 (7) || Mitchell || Morrison (8–6) || — || 3,000 || 85–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 144 || September 22 || Robins || 3–1 || Glazner (14–5) || Grimes || Carlson (4) || 8,000 || 86–58 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 145 || September 22 || Robins || 0–2 || Cadore || Cooper (21–13) || Smith || 12,000 || 86–59 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 146 || September 23 || Phillies || 2–0 || Hamilton (13–15) || Meadows || — || 2,500 || 87–59 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 147 || September 24 || Phillies || 4–3 || Morrison (9–6) || Ring || — || 6,000 || 88–59 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 148 || September 26 || Phillies || 1–2 || Hubbell || Adams (14–5) || — || 1,500 || 88–60 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 149 || September 27 || Phillies || 9–6 || Carlson (4–7) || Winters || — || 300 || 89–60 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 150 || September 29 || @ Cardinals || 4–5 (10) || North || Cooper (21–14) || — || 5,000 || 89–61 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 151 || September 29 || @ Cardinals || 1–3 (6) || Sherdel || Morrison (9–7) || — || — || 89–62 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 152 || September 30 || @ Cardinals || 4–12 || Haines || Carlson (4–8) || — || — || 89–63 |- |- bgcolor="ffffff" | 153 || October 1 || @ Cardinals || 4–4 || || || — || — || 89–63 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 154 || October 2 || @ Cardinals || 4–3 || Cooper (22–14) || North || — || — || 90–63

Opening Day lineup

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

Farm system

References

• 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac

References

1. From 1882-1906, the team played in [[Allegheny, Pennsylvania]], which became annexed by [[Pittsburgh]] as the [[North Side (Pittsburgh). North Side]] in 1907.