1921 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 baseball 1921 Vanderbilt Commodores 1921 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team.jpg 320px Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 20–5 14–4 Byrd Douglas Curry Field SIAA Champions Julian Thomas The 1921 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represented the Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University in the 1921 NCAA baseball season, winning the SIAA championship.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3856214/the_houston_post/ The Houston Post 14 May 26, 1921 December 19, 2015 Newspapers.com Commodores Claim S.I.A.A. Championship in Baseball http://www.vucommodores.com/genrel/050207aad.html Bill Traughber The Historic 1921 VU Baseball Team 2014-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150715013153/http://www.vucommodores.com/genrel/050207aad.html 2015-07-15 dead By May 29, the team had hit over .225 for the season, garnering 27 home runs, 17 triples, 26 doubles, 107 singles, and a total of 138 hits for 326 bases with 54 stolen bases.http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=B6AW5ABQMTQxMTYxOTAwMC42MjI3NTE6MToxMzoxMzIuMTk4LjUwLjEz&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=11&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=11&p_docnum=29&p_docref=v2:114CE9E74A478FB0@EANX-11A36373CD7FDB38@2422839-11A363741153F190@4-11A36375F312DC10@Sport%20Chat Lexington Herald May 29, 1921 Sport Chat The Commodores were coached by Byrd Douglas, Vanderbilt alumnus, once a star catcher of the Princeton baseball team. The yearbook claimed the season's success was "due almost entirely to one man", namely Douglas. The 1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team also won an SIAA title. Frank Godchaux, Doc Kuhn, Tot McCullough, Jess Neely, and Tom Ryan were also members of the football team. Regular season Vanderbilt's yearbook The Commodore states that in a 1921 game against Southwestern Presbyterian University, the team achieved a world record in scoring 13 runs in one inning, after two men were out. The Tennessean recalls the event: "Neely singled as did Kuhn; Neil fanned but Thomas got his third straight hit and both tallied. Big Tot got hit by a pitched ball and Smith was safe on a fielder's choice with one out. Woodruf flied out to right. Tyner slammed one to center which Jetty juggled and everybody advanced a pair of sacks. Ryan was safe on another error and two runs came over. Neely beat out his second hit of the inning and Kuhn walked. Neil walked. Thomas was safe on an error and Big Tot McCullough picked one over the right field fence, clearing the sacks--but oh, what's the use? Why continue?" Joe Smith hit a grand slam as well, and Manning Brown got a homer.http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=B6AW5ABQMTQxMTYxOTAwMC42MjI3NTE6MToxMzoxMzIuMTk4LjUwLjEz&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=11&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=11&p_docnum=6&p_docref=v2:114CE9E74A478FB0@EANX-118B8AD619495F98@2422795-118B8AD64A7980D8@6-118B8AD728E55470@Next%20Wildcats%20Don%27t%20Let%20it%20Happen%20Here Lexington Herald Wildcats Don't Let it Happen Here April 15, 1921 In the game against Camp Benning (GA), Neill netted a home run with a fly ball to left field, which bounced off the outfielder's knee for a home run.http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=C6EG60GWMTQxMTUwNzY1Ni4yNzY2OTg6MToxMzoxMzIuMTk4LjUwLjEz&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=14&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=14&p_docnum=59&p_docref=v2:1126154AC3F56D80@EANX-1195CA9AD18D87C0@2422830-1195CA9B11278678@5-1195CA9CB6153ED0@Benning%20Loses%20to%20Vanderbilt%20Ragged%20Fielding%20in%20Spots%20of%20Infantry%20School%20Fielders%20Causes%20Jones%20to Columbus Ledger May 20, 1921 Benning Loses To Vanderbilt The Kentucky game on May 17 and the Princeton game both went into extra innings. From June 6 to June 15 the Commodores had an Eastern trip carrying them through Kentucky, West Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York.Vanderbilt University The Commodore 1922 135–137https://books.google.com/books?id=z146AQAAMAAJ&dq=1921+vanderbilt+baseball&pg=PA173 Byrd Douglas 173 The Science of Baseball: A Text-book of "inside" Baseball Completely Covering Every Department and Phase of Baseball--how to Play and Coach the Game 1922 Kuhn starred in the 3 to 2 loss to Princeton.https://books.google.com/books?id=mBFbAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA837 Princeton Alumni Weekly 1920 Schedule and results Legend Vanderbilt win Vanderbilt lossBoldVanderbilt team member 1921 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball game log Exhibition Games Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SIAA record Nashville Vols Nashville, TN L 3–7 0–0 March 25 Nashville Vols Nashville, TN L 4–11 0–0 April 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/604609877/?terms=%22vanderbilt%22%20%22baseball%22&match=4 2 Apr 1921, 7 - Nashville Banner at Newspapers.com 1921-04-02 2022-06-05 Boston Red Sox Curry Field • Nashville, TN L 1–9 0–0 Regular season Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SIAA record April 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/604609895/?terms=%22vanderbilt%22%20%22baseball%22&match=2 3 Apr 1921, 13 - Nashville Banner at Newspapers.com 1921-04-03 2022-06-05 1921 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Dudley Field (Nashville, TN) W 2–0 Slim Embry Walker 1–0 0–0 1921 Ole Miss Rebels Mississippi W 2–0 2–0 1–0 April 11 1921 Rhodes Lynx Southwestern Presbyterian Curry Field • Nashville, TN W 19–2 3–0 1–0 Southwestern Presbyterian Curry Field • Nashville, TN W 13–4 4–0 1–0 April 18 1921 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Curry Field • Nashville, TN L 2–11 Lefty Bishop Tom Ryan 4–1 1–1 April 19 Tennessee Curry Field • Nashville, TN W 4–3 Slim Embry Ben Cantwell 5–1 2–1 April 20 Tennessee Curry Field • Nashville, TN W 3–2 Lefty Bishop 6–1 3–1 April 21 1921 Mercer Bears Mercer Curry Field • Nashville, TN W 5–3 Boots Richardson Bob Sawin 7–1 4–1 April 23 Mercer Curry Field • Nashville, TN L 2–5 Tige Stone Slim Embry 7–2 4–2 April 27 1921 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Curry Field • Nashville, TN W 7–4 Tot McCullough 8–2 5–2 April 28 Georgia Curry Field • Nashville, TN W 6–2 Slim Embry Cliff Pantone 9–2 6–2 April 29 at Tennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, TN W 6–2 Slim Embry Lefty Bishop 10–2 7–2 April 30 at Tennessee Waite Field • Knoxville, TN L 2–7 Ben Cantwell Tom Ryan 10–3 7–3 May 4 at 1921 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Stoll Field • Lexington, KY W 9–4 Slim Embry Cooper 11–3 8–3 May 7 1921 Samford Bulldogs Howard Curry Field • Nashville, TN W 16–1 12–3 9–3 Howard Curry Field • Nashville, TN W 13–1 13–3 10–3 May 13 1921 Centre Praying Colonels Centre Curry Field • Nashville, TN W 7–0 14–3 11–3 May 14 Centre Curry Field • Nashville, TN W 12–8 15–3 12–3 May 16 Kentucky Curry Field • Nashville, TN W 18–3 16–3 13–3 May 17 Kentucky Curry Field • Nashville, TN W 6–5 17–3 14–3 May 19 Camp Benning (GA) Curry Field • Nashville, TN W 5–3 Slim Embry "Dirty" Jones 18–3 14–3 June 7 at Centre Cheek Field • Danville, KY L 3–7 Tommy Moran Slim Embry 18–4 14–4 June 11 at 1921 Princeton Tigers Princeton University Field • Princeton, NJ L 2–3 Thomas Slim Embry 18–5 14–4 at 1921 Washington & Lee Generals Washington & Lee Lexington, VA W 2–1 19–5 14–4 June 14 at Washington & Lee Lexington, VA W 13–4 Tot McCullough W 20–5 14–4 Roster Coaches Name Position Byrd Douglas Head coach Strat Foster Manager Players Name Position A. Bell 2B Bell 3B B. Brown OF Manning Brown OF Buckner C Coston RHP Slim Embry RHP Frank Godchaux C Joe Hatcher C Hawkins C Hi Hightower C Huckaby OF Doc Kuhn SS Lewis 2B Bunny Luton OF Tot McCullough 1B/OF/LHP McDonald OF McDonnell SS McGinnis OF Bob McNeilly RHP Jess Neely OF Scotty Neill SS/2B/INF Boots Richardson LHP Riley RHP Rudolph RHP Tom Ryan RHP Sherrod RHP Joe Smith OF Paul Stumb RHP Julian Thomas 1B Mims Tyner C Williams OF Fish Wilson 2B/INF Wooden 3B Tobe Woodruf 3B Statistical leaders Wins Slim Embry 9 Boots Richardson 5 Tot McCullough 4 Home Runs Scotty Neill 13 Postseason awards and honors Shortstop Doc Kuhn and outfielders Manning Brown and Tot McCullough made All-Southern.Atlanta Constitution College Baseball https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1906398// January 1, 1922 Newspapers.com March 2, 2015 References Vanderbilt Commodores Category:Vanderbilt Commodores baseball seasons Category:1921 in sports in Tennessee Category:Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association baseball champion seasons