1921 Los Angeles Angels season

The 1921 Los Angeles Angels season was the 19th season for the Los Angeles Angels playing in the Pacific Coast League (PCL). The team won the PCL pennant with a 108–80 record. Red Killefer was the manager and also appeared in 103 games, principally as a center fielder.

1918 Los Angeles Angels
LeaguePacific Coast League
BallparkWashington Park
CityLos Angeles
Record108–80
League place1st
ManagersRed Killefer
Seasons

Right fielder Sam Crawford, at age 41, appeared in 175 games and led the team with a .318 batting average and a .463 slugging percentage. He was later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Center fielder Jigger Statz, at age 23, compiled a .310 batting average, went on to play 18 seasons for the Angels until retiring after the 1942 season, and was later inducted into the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame.

First baseman Art Griggs, at age 37, hit .294 and led the team with 69 extra-base hits and 302 total bases.[1]

The team's pitching staff was led by Doc Crandall with 24 wins, Vic Aldridge with a 2.16 earned run average (ERA), and Art Reinhart with a .750 winning percentage (15-5 win–loss record).[1]

1921 PCL standings

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Team W L Pct. GB
Los Angeles Angels 108 80 .574 --
Sacramento Senators 105 80 .568 1.5
San Francisco Seals 106 82 .564 2.0
Seattle Rainiers 103 82 .557 3.5
Oakland Oaks 101 85 .543 6.0
Vernon Tigers 96 90 .516 11.0
Salt Lake City Bees 73 110 .399 32.5
Portland Beavers 51 134 .276 52.0

Statistics

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Batting

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; SLG = Slugging percentage

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR SLG
RF Sam Crawford 175 626 199 .318 9 .463
2B Bill McCabe 85 254 80 .315 1 .386
CF Jigger Statz 153 584 181 .310 2 .380
SS Ike McAuley 177 665 199 .299 0 .361
1B Art Griggs 177 678 199 .294 10 .445
3B/2B Bert Niehoff 179 646 189 .293 11 .432
LF Dixie Carroll 180 686 200 .292 3 .410
C Oscar Stanage 96 323 90 .279 0 .328
CF Red Killefer 103 349 95 .272 1 .341
3B Howard Lindimore 132 457 123 .269 1 .352
C Red Baldwin 108 339 82 .242 1 .298

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Pitching

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; PCT = Win percentage; ERA = Earned run average

Player G IP W L PCT ERA
Doc Crandall 40 328.0 24 13 .649 3.13
Vic Aldridge 33 283.0 20 10 .667 2.16
Art Reinhart 36 233.0 15 5 .750 3.05
Tom Hughes 36 241.0 14 14 .500 2.84
Tony Lyons 41 232.0 14 14 .500 3.92
Claude Thomas 42 225.0 12 7 .632 3.52
Nick Dumovich 34 148.0 8 7 .533 2.61

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "1921 Los Angeles Angels". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 16, 2020.

Further reading

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  • "The Greatest Minor League: A History of the Pacific Coast League, 1903-1957", by Dennis Snelling (McFarland 2011)
  • "The Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League: A History, 1903-1957", by Richard Beverage (McFarland 2011)