1921 Los Angeles Angels season

Los Angeles Angels 1918 108–80 Pacific Coast League Washington Park Los Angeles 1st Red Killefer 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. He also appeared in 103 games, principally as a center fielder. 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. He went on to play 18 seasons for the Angels until retiring after the 1942 season. He was later inducted into the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame. At age 37, First baseman Art Griggs, hit .294 and led the team with 69 extra-base hits and 302 total bases. 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). 1921 PCL standings 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 Batting 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 1921 Los Angeles Angels Sports Reference LLC Baseball-Reference.com March 16, 2020 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=60277da9 Pitching 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 References Further reading "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) Category:1921 in sports in California Category:Pacific Coast League seasons