1922 Major League Baseball season

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1922 MLB season
League American League (AL)
National League (NL)
Sport Baseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 12 – October 1, 1922
World Series:
  • October 4–8, 1922
Number of games154
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
Regular Season
Season MVP AL: George Sisler (SLB)
AL champions New York Yankees
  AL runners-up St. Louis Browns
NL champions New York Giants
  NL runners-up Cincinnati Reds
World Series
Champions New York Giants
  Runners-up New York Yankees
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1915–1922 American League seasons
ButtonRed.svg American League
Locations of teams for the 1920–1931 National League seasons
ButtonBlue.svg National League

The 1922 major league baseball season began on April 12, 1922. The regular season ended on October 1, with the New York Giants and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. In a rematch of the previous season, the postseason began with Game 1 of the 19th World Series on October 4 and ended with Game 5 on October 8. In the second consecutive iteration of the Subway Series, the Giants defeated the Yankees, four games to zero (with one tie), capturing their third championship in franchise history, and the fourth team to win back-to-back World Series. This was the second World Series between the two teams.

Contents

This was the first of eight seasons that "League Awards", a precursor to the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (introduced in 1931), were issued. Only an American League award was given in 1922.

Schedule

The 1922 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the 1904 season (except for 1919) and would be used until 1961 in the American League and 1962 in the National League.

Opening Day, April 13, featured all sixteen teams, for the first time since 1917. The final day of the regular season was on October 1. The World Series took place between October 4 and October 8.

Teams

LeagueTeamCityStadiumCapacityManager [1]
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,000 Hugh Duffy
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 28,000 Kid Gleason
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio Dunn Field 21,414 Tris Speaker
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 23,000 Ty Cobb
New York Yankees New York, New York Polo Grounds 38,000 Miller Huggins
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 23,000 Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 24,040 Lee Fohl
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000 Clyde Milan
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field 40,000 Fred Mitchell
Brooklyn Robins New York, New York Ebbets Field 30,000 Wilbert Robinson
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Cubs Park 15,000 Bill Killefer
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 20,696 Pat Moran
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 38,000 John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National League Park 18,000 Kaiser Wilhelm
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 25,000 George Gibson
Bill McKechnie
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 24,040 Branch Rickey

Standings

American League

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 9460.610—50‍–‍2744‍–‍33
St. Louis Browns 9361.604154‍–‍2339‍–‍38
Detroit Tigers 7975.5131543‍–‍3436‍–‍41
Cleveland Indians 7876.5061644‍–‍3534‍–‍41
Chicago White Sox 7777.5001743‍–‍3434‍–‍43
Washington Senators 6985.4482540‍–‍3929‍–‍46
Philadelphia Athletics 6589.4222938‍–‍3927‍–‍50
Boston Red Sox 6193.3963331‍–‍4230‍–‍51

National League

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 9361.604—51‍–‍2742‍–‍34
Cincinnati Reds 8668.558748‍–‍2938‍–‍39
St. Louis Cardinals 8569.552842‍–‍3543‍–‍34
Pittsburgh Pirates 8569.552845‍–‍3340‍–‍36
Chicago Cubs 8074.5191339‍–‍3741‍–‍37
Brooklyn Robins 7678.4941744‍–‍3432‍–‍44
Philadelphia Phillies 5796.37335½35‍–‍4122‍–‍55
Boston Braves 53100.34639½32‍–‍4321‍–‍57

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
   
AL New York Yankees 0
NL New York Giants 4

Managerial changes

Off-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Washington Senators George McBride Clyde Milan

In-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Pittsburgh Pirates George Gibson Bill McKechnie

League leaders

American League

Hitting leaders [2]
StatPlayerTotal
AVG George Sisler (SLB).420
OPS Babe Ruth (NYY)1.106
HR Ken Williams (SLB)39
RBI Ken Williams (SLB)155
R George Sisler (SLB)134
H George Sisler (SLB)246
SB George Sisler (SLB)51
Pitching leaders [3]
StatPlayerTotal
W Eddie Rommel (PHA)27
L Slim Harriss (PHA)20
ERA Red Faber (CWS)2.81
K Urban Shocker (SLB)149
IP Red Faber (CWS)352.0
SV Sad Sam Jones (NYY)8
WHIP Red Faber (CWS)1.185

National League

Hitting leaders [4]
StatPlayerTotal
AVG Rogers Hornsby 1 (SLC).401
OPS Rogers Hornsby (SLC)1.181
HR Rogers Hornsby 1 (SLC)42
RBI Rogers Hornsby 1 (SLC)152
R Rogers Hornsby (SLC)141
H Rogers Hornsby (SLC)250
SB Max Carey (PIT)51

1 National League Triple Crown batting winner

Pitching leaders [5]
StatPlayerTotal
W Eppa Rixey (CIN)25
L Dolf Luque (CIN)23
ERA Phil Douglas (NYG)2.63
K Dazzy Vance (BKN)134
IP Eppa Rixey (CIN)313.1
SV Clyde Barfoot (SLC)
Lou North (SLC)		6
WHIP Phil Douglas (NYG)1.199

Awards and honors

Home field attendance

Team nameWins%±Home attendance%±Per game
New York Yankees [6] 94-4.1%1,026,134-16.6%13,326
New York Giants [7] 93-1.1%945,809-2.8%11,972
Detroit Tigers [8] 7911.3%861,20630.2%11,184
St. Louis Browns [9] 9314.8%712,918100.3%9,259
Chicago White Sox [10] 7724.2%602,86010.9%7,829
Chicago Cubs [11] 8025.0%542,28332.2%7,135
St. Louis Cardinals [12] 85-2.3%536,99839.6%6,974
Cleveland Indians [13] 78-17.0%528,145-29.5%6,602
Pittsburgh Pirates [14] 85-5.6%523,675-25.4%6,714
Brooklyn Robins [15] 76-1.3%498,865-18.7%6,396
Cincinnati Reds [16] 8622.9%493,75458.6%6,250
Washington Senators [17] 69-13.8%458,5520.5%5,804
Philadelphia Athletics [18] 6522.6%425,35623.5%5,453
Boston Red Sox [19] 61-18.7%259,184-7.2%3,550
Philadelphia Phillies [20] 5711.8%232,471-15.1%3,019
Boston Braves [21] 53-32.9%167,965-47.3%2,210

Notable occurrences

References

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  2. ↑ "1922 American League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  3. ↑ "1922 American League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ "1922 National League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ "1922 National League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  7. ↑ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. ↑ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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