Offseason

In 1921, the Phillies held spring training

Spring training

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 in Gainesville, Florida

Gainesville, Florida

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 on the home field of the Florida Gators baseball

Florida Gators baseball

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 team.

Mid-season arrests

On July 16, 1921, Phillies players Jimmy Smith, Cy Williams

Cy Williams

Frederick "Cy" Williams was a Major League Baseball player for the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies ....

, Frank Bruggy

Frank Bruggy

Frank Leo Bruggy was a catcher in Major League Baseball. In a five-season career, he played for the Philadelphia Phillies, the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Cincinnati Reds...

, Goldie Rapp

Goldie Rapp

Joseph Aloysius "Goldie" Rapp was a professional baseball player for the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies from 1921–1923. He was 5 ft 10 in tall and weighed 165 lb. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and died in La Mesa, California....

, and Cliff Lee

Cliff Lee (outfielder)

Clifford Walker Lee was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1919–26, for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians, and Cincinnati Reds. While he was primarily an outfielder, he also played quite a few games...

 were arrested while leaving the ballpark in Philadelphia. Smith was detained and charged with assault

Assault

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, however the other four were allowed to leave after talking to police. While driving away from the park, two pedestrians walked in front of Bruggy's car (which all the Phillies were riding in), and the Phillies allegedly yelled at the pair. This allegedly instigated an argument and Smith was charged with hitting one of the pedestrians several times.

Roster

1921 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches

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		96	277	86	.310	5	28
1B		72	268	86	.321	8	59
2B		67	247	57	.231	4	22
3B		109	372	110	.296	9	51
SS		108	391	99	.253	5	32
OF		93	281	83	.295	6	35
OF		84	343	121	.353	12	51
OF		146	562	180	.320	18	75

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
	84	320	95	.297	0	23
	88	286	88	.308	4	29
	60	254	74	.291	1	16
	64	216	58	.269	4	32
	57	204	62	.304	3	26
	52	202	56	.277	1	10
	55	155	45	.290	3	23
	41	133	38	.286	1	8
	33	111	34	.306	0	8
	21	77	26	.338	0	8
	22	57	12	.211	0	1
	24	59	18	.305	0	4
	9	32	9	.281	0	3
	10	27	5	.185	0	4
	10	5	1	.200	0	0

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

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
	22	66.2	3	6	7.02	13

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
	4	0	0	0	3.38	1

External links

• 1921 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference