1923 Major League Baseball season

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1923 MLB season
League American League (AL)
National League (NL)
Sport Baseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 17 – October 7, 1923
World Series:
  • October 10–15, 1923
Number of games154
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
Regular Season
Season MVP AL: Babe Ruth (NYY)
AL champions New York Yankees
  AL runners-up Detroit Tigers
NL champions New York Giants
  NL runners-up Cincinnati Reds
World Series
Champions New York Yankees
  Runners-up New York Giants
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1923–1931 American League seasons
ButtonRed.svg American League
Locations of teams for the 1920–1931 National League seasons
ButtonBlue.svg National League

The 1923 Major League baseball season began on April 17, 1923. The regular season ended on October 7, with the New York Giants and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 20th World Series on October 10 and ended with Game 6 on October 15. In the third consecutive iteration of the Subway Series, the Yankees defeated the Giants, four games to two, capturing their first championship in franchise history. This was the third World Series between the two teams, and the first to see the Yankees win over the Giants.

Contents

This was the second 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 1923.

Schedule

The 1923 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.

National League Opening Day took place on April 17 with all teams playing, while American League Opening Day took place the following day with all teams playing. The final day of the regular season was on October 7. The World Series took place between October 10 and October 15.

Teams

LeagueTeamCityStadiumCapacityManager [1]
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,000 Frank Chance
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 30,000 Ty Cobb
New York Yankees New York, New York Yankee Stadium 58,000 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
Jimmy Austin
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000 Donie Bush
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 20,000 Bill Killefer
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 20,696 Pat Moran
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 43,000 John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Baker Bowl 18,000 Art Fletcher
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 25,000 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 9854.645—46‍–‍3052‍–‍24
Detroit Tigers 8371.5391645‍–‍3238‍–‍39
Cleveland Indians 8271.53616½42‍–‍3640‍–‍35
Washington Senators 7578.49023½43‍–‍3432‍–‍44
St. Louis Browns 7478.4872440‍–‍3634‍–‍42
Philadelphia Athletics 6983.4542934‍–‍4135‍–‍42
Chicago White Sox 6985.4483030‍–‍4539‍–‍40
Boston Red Sox 6191.4013737‍–‍4024‍–‍51

National League

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 9558.621—47‍–‍3048‍–‍28
Cincinnati Reds 9163.5914½46‍–‍3245‍–‍31
Pittsburgh Pirates 8767.5658½47‍–‍3040‍–‍37
Chicago Cubs 8371.53912½46‍–‍3137‍–‍40
St. Louis Cardinals 7974.5161642‍–‍3537‍–‍39
Brooklyn Robins 7678.49419½37‍–‍4039‍–‍38
Boston Braves 54100.35141½22‍–‍5532‍–‍45
Philadelphia Phillies 50104.32545½20‍–‍5530‍–‍49

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
   
AL New York Yankees 4
NL New York Giants 2

Managerial changes

Off-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Boston Red Sox Hugh Duffy Frank Chance
Philadelphia Phillies Kaiser Wilhelm Art Fletcher
Washington Senators Clyde Milan Donie Bush

In-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
St. Louis Browns Lee Fohl Jimmy Austin

League leaders

American League

Hitting leaders [2]
StatPlayerTotal
AVG Harry Heilmann (DET).403
OPS Babe Ruth (NYY)1.309
HR Babe Ruth (NYY)41
RBI Babe Ruth (NYY)
Tris Speaker (CLE)		130
R Babe Ruth (NYY)151
H Charlie Jamieson (CLE)222
SB Eddie Collins (CWS)48
Pitching leaders [3]
StatPlayerTotal
W George Uhle (CLE)26
L Herman Pillette (DET)
Eddie Rommel (PHA)		19
ERA Stan Coveleski (CLE)2.76
K Walter Johnson (WSH)130
IP George Uhle (CLE)357.2
SV Allen Russell (WSH)9
WHIP Waite Hoyt (NYY)1.228

National League

Hitting leaders [4]
StatPlayerTotal
AVG Rogers Hornsby (SLC).384
OPS Rogers Hornsby (SLC)1.086
HR Cy Williams (PHP)41
RBI Irish Meusel (NYG)125
R Ross Youngs (NYG)121
H Frankie Frisch (NYG)223
SB Max Carey (PIT)51
Pitching leaders [5]
StatPlayerTotal
W Dolf Luque (CIN)27
L Wilbur Cooper (PIT)19
ERA Dolf Luque (CIN)1.93
K Dazzy Vance (BKN)197
IP Burleigh Grimes (BKN)327.0
SV Claude Jonnard (NYG)7
WHIP Grover Alexander (CHC)1.108

Awards and honors

Home field attendance

Team nameWins%±Home attendance%±Per game
New York Yankees [6] 984.3%1,007,066−1.9%13,251
Detroit Tigers [7] 835.1%911,3775.8%11,836
New York Giants [8] 952.2%820,780−13.2%10,659
Chicago Cubs [9] 833.8%703,70529.8%9,139
Pittsburgh Pirates [10] 872.4%611,08216.7%7,936
Cincinnati Reds [11] 915.8%575,06316.5%7,373
Chicago White Sox [12] 69−10.4%573,778−4.8%7,650
Brooklyn Robins [13] 760.0%564,66613.2%7,239
Cleveland Indians [14] 825.1%558,8565.8%7,165
Philadelphia Athletics [15] 696.2%534,12225.6%7,122
St. Louis Browns [16] 74−20.4%430,296−39.6%5,517
Washington Senators [17] 758.7%357,406−22.1%4,524
St. Louis Cardinals [18] 79−7.1%338,551−37.0%4,340
Boston Red Sox [19] 610.0%229,688−11.4%2,945
Philadelphia Phillies [20] 50−12.3%228,168−1.9%3,042
Boston Braves [21] 541.9%227,80235.6%2,958

References

  1. ↑ "1923 Major League Baseball Managers". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  2. ↑ "1923 American League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  3. ↑ "1923 American League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ "1923 National League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ "1923 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. ↑ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ↑ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Baltimore Orioles 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. ↑ "St. Louis Cardinals 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. ↑ "Oakland Athletics 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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