1921 Washington Senators season
The 1921 Washington Senators won 80 games, lost 73, and finished in fourth place in the American League. They were managed by George McBride and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
Regular season
Notable transactions
- August 3, 1921: Bobby LaMotte was purchased by the Senators from the Tampa Smokers.
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Patsy Gharrity | 121 | 387 | 120 | .310 | 7 | 55 |
| 1B | Joe Judge | 153 | 622 | 187 | .301 | 7 | 72 |
| 2B | Bucky Harris | 154 | 584 | 169 | .289 | 0 | 54 |
| SS | 123 | 444 | 104 | .234 | 3 | 54 | |
| 3B | Howie Shanks | 154 | 562 | 170 | .302 | 7 | 69 |
| OF | Bing Miller | 114 | 420 | 121 | .288 | 9 | 71 |
| OF | Clyde Milan | 113 | 406 | 117 | .288 | 1 | 40 |
| OF | Sam Rice | 143 | 561 | 185 | .330 | 4 | 79 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Frank Brower | 83 | 203 | 53 | .261 | 1 | 35 |
| Earl Smith | 59 | 180 | 39 | .217 | 2 | 12 |
| Val Picinich | 45 | 141 | 39 | .277 | 0 | 12 |
| Duffy Lewis | 27 | 102 | 19 | .186 | 0 | 14 |
| Donie Bush | 23 | 84 | 18 | .214 | 0 | 2 |
| Goose Goslin | 14 | 50 | 13 | .260 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | 41 | 8 | .195 | 0 | 2 | |
| Frank Ellerbe | 10 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Brottem | 4 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| George Foss | 4 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo Torres | 2 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| George Mogridge | 38 | 288.0 | 18 | 14 | 3.00 | 101 |
| Walter Johnson | 35 | 264.0 | 17 | 14 | 3.51 | 143 |
| Tom Zachary | 39 | 250.0 | 18 | 16 | 3.96 | 53 |
| Eric Erickson | 32 | 179.0 | 8 | 10 | 3.62 | 71 |
| Tom Phillips | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 2 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Harry Courtney | 30 | 132.2 | 6 | 9 | 5.63 | 26 |
| 33 | 115.2 | 5 | 4 | 4.36 | 30 | |
| Al Schacht | 29 | 82.2 | 6 | 6 | 4.90 | 15 |
| Jim Shaw | 15 | 40.1 | 1 | 0 | 7.36 | 4 |
| Frank Woodward | 3 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 5.91 | 4 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Nemo Gaines | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Red Bird | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 |
| Ralph Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Vance McIlree | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |