The following are the baseball events of the year 1921 throughout the world.
Headline Events of the Year
- First radio broadcast of the World Series.
- Babe Ruth breaks Roger Connor's All-Time Home Run record of 138.
Champions
Awards and honors
MLB Statistical Leaders
Major League Baseball final standings
American League final standings
National League final standings
Negro League Baseball final standings
Negro National League final standings
East (independent teams) final standings
A loose confederation of teams were gathered in the East to compete with the West, however East teams did not organize a formal league as the West did.
Events
Births
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
Deaths
- March 30 - Frank Bancroft, 74, manager who won 1884 championship with Providence Grays, also managed six other teams; introduced baseball to Cuba in 1879, and was Reds executive for 30 years
- April 21 - Tom O'Brien, 60, 19th-century infielder/outfielder for the Worcester Ruby Legs, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Reds, New York Metropolitans and Rochester Broncos
- June 27 - Hugh Nicol, 63, Scottish right fielder who set 19th-century record for steals with 138 for 1887 Cincinnati team
- July 16 - Arthur Irwin, 63, Canadian shortstop for six teams who managed Boston to 1891 American Association pennant; later a scout and minor league manager
- October 27 - Bill Kuehne, 63, German third baseman for the Columbus Buckeyes, Pittsburgh Alleghenys & Burghers, Columbus Solons, Louisville Colonels, St. Louis Browns, and Cincinnati Reds during the 19th century
- November 4 - Levi Meyerle, 76, infielder who won National Association batting titles in 1871 and 1874, later playing in the first major league game
- December 9, Charlie Morton, 67, player, manager, and later a minor league president.
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