1921 New York Yankees Roster

The 1921 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1921 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1921 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1921 New York Yankees salary list, a 1921 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1921 New York Yankees primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1921 New York Yankees



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Complete Roster  
 

n/a Rip Collins 6-01 205 Right Right 1896-02-26
n/a Alex Ferguson 6-00 180 Right Right 1897-02-16
n/a Harry Harper 6-02 165 Left Left 1895-04-24
n/a Waite Hoyt 6-00 180 Right Right 1899-09-09
n/a Carl Mays 5-11½ 195 Right Left 1891-11-12
n/a Bill Piercy 6-01 185 Right Right 1896-05-02
n/a Jack Quinn 6-00 196 Right Right 1883-07-01
n/a Tom Rogers 6-00½ 180 Right Right 1892-02-12
n/a Bob Shawkey 5-11 168 Right Right 1890-12-04
n/a Tom Sheehan 6-02½ 190 Right Right 1894-03-31
n/a Al DeVormer 6-00½ 175 Right Right 1891-08-19
n/a Fred Hofmann 5-11½ 175 Right Right 1894-06-10
n/a Wally Schang 5-10 180 Right Both 1889-08-22
n/a Frank Baker 5-11 173 Right Left 1886-03-13
n/a Mike McNally 5-11 150 Right Right 1893-09-13
n/a Johnny Mitchell 5-08 155 Right Both 1894-08-09
n/a Roger Peckinpaugh 5-10½ 165 Right Right 1891-02-05
n/a Wally Pipp 6-01 180 Left Left 1893-02-17
n/a Aaron Ward 5-10½ 160 Right Right 1896-08-28
n/a Ping Bodie 5-08 195 Right Right 1887-10-08
n/a Tom Connelly 5-11½ 165 Right Left 1897-10-20
n/a Chick Fewster 5-11 160 Right Right 1895-11-10
n/a Chicken Hawks 5-11 167 Left Left 1896-02-03
n/a Bob Meusel 6-03 190 Right Right 1896-07-19
n/a Elmer Miller 6-00 175 Right Right 1890-07-28
n/a Braggo Roth 5-07½ 170 Right Right 1892-08-28
n/a Babe Ruth 6-02 215 Left Left 1895-02-06
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The 1921 New York Yankees played 153 games during the regular season, won 98 games, lost 55 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at the Polo Grounds (Park Factors: 102/99) where 1,230,696 fans witnessed their 1921 Yankees finish the season with a .641 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1921 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1921 New York Yankees salary list, a 1921 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1921 New York Yankees primary starters list:

1921 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1921 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Wally Schang (132)
1B Wally Pipp (153)
2B Aaron Ward (124)
3B Frank Baker (83)
SS Roger Peckinpaugh (149)
LF Babe Ruth (134)
CF Elmer Miller (56)
RF Bob Meusel (137)
  
SP Rip Collins
SP Waite Hoyt
SP Bob Shawkey
  
CL Carl Mays


1921 New York Yankees
Salaries

Babe Ruth $30,000.00


1921 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1921 New York Yankees Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?