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1922 Major League Baseball season

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This article is about the 1922 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1922 in baseball.
1922 MLB season
LeagueAmerican League (AL)
National League (NL)
SportBaseball
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 MVPAL: George Sisler (SLB)
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upSt. Louis Browns
NL championsNew York Giants
  NL runners-upCincinnati Reds
World Series
ChampionsNew York Giants
  Runners-upNew York Yankees
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1915–1922 American League seasons
American League
Locations of teams for the 1920–1931 National League seasons
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.

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

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See also: Major League Baseball 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.

Rule change

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In June, a 1911 rule regarding barnstorming by World Series players was upheld by the National League, though the American League amended the rule to say that no barnstorming could go on past October 31.[1]

Teams

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League Team City Stadium Capacity Manager[2]
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

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American League

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American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 94 60 .610 — 50‍–‍27 44‍–‍33
St. Louis Browns 93 61 .604 1 54‍–‍23 39‍–‍38
Detroit Tigers 79 75 .513 15 43‍–‍34 36‍–‍41
Cleveland Indians 78 76 .506 16 44‍–‍35 34‍–‍41
Chicago White Sox 77 77 .500 17 43‍–‍34 34‍–‍43
Washington Senators 69 85 .448 25 40‍–‍39 29‍–‍46
Philadelphia Athletics 65 89 .422 29 38‍–‍39 27‍–‍50
Boston Red Sox 61 93 .396 33 31‍–‍42 30‍–‍51

National League

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 93 61 .604 — 51‍–‍27 42‍–‍34
Cincinnati Reds 86 68 .558 7 48‍–‍29 38‍–‍39
St. Louis Cardinals 85 69 .552 8 42‍–‍35 43‍–‍34
Pittsburgh Pirates 85 69 .552 8 45‍–‍33 40‍–‍36
Chicago Cubs 80 74 .519 13 39‍–‍37 41‍–‍37
Brooklyn Robins 76 78 .494 17 44‍–‍34 32‍–‍44
Philadelphia Phillies 57 96 .373 35½ 35‍–‍41 22‍–‍55
Boston Braves 53 100 .346 39½ 32‍–‍43 21‍–‍57

Postseason

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The postseason began on October 4 and ended on October 8 with the New York Giants sweeping the New York Yankees in the 1922 World Series in four games.

Bracket

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

Managerial changes

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Off-season

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Team Former Manager New Manager
Washington Senators George McBride Clyde Milan

In-season

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Team Former Manager New Manager
Pittsburgh Pirates George Gibson Bill McKechnie

League leaders

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American League

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Hitting leaders[3]
Stat Player Total
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[4]
Stat Player Total
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

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Hitting leaders[5]
Stat Player Total
AVG Rogers Hornsby1 (SLC) .401
OPS Rogers Hornsby (SLC) 1.181
HR Rogers Hornsby1 (SLC) 42
RBI Rogers Hornsby1 (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[6]
Stat Player Total
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

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Home field attendance

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Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
New York Yankees[7] 94 -4.1% 1,026,134 -16.6% 13,326
New York Giants[8] 93 -1.1% 945,809 -2.8% 11,972
Detroit Tigers[9] 79 11.3% 861,206 30.2% 11,184
St. Louis Browns[10] 93 14.8% 712,918 100.3% 9,259
Chicago White Sox[11] 77 24.2% 602,860 10.9% 7,829
Chicago Cubs[12] 80 25.0% 542,283 32.2% 7,135
St. Louis Cardinals[13] 85 -2.3% 536,998 39.6% 6,974
Cleveland Indians[14] 78 -17.0% 528,145 -29.5% 6,602
Pittsburgh Pirates[15] 85 -5.6% 523,675 -25.4% 6,714
Brooklyn Robins[16] 76 -1.3% 498,865 -18.7% 6,396
Cincinnati Reds[17] 86 22.9% 493,754 58.6% 6,250
Washington Senators[18] 69 -13.8% 458,552 0.5% 5,804
Philadelphia Athletics[19] 65 22.6% 425,356 23.5% 5,453
Boston Red Sox[20] 61 -18.7% 259,184 -7.2% 3,550
Philadelphia Phillies[21] 57 11.8% 232,471 -15.1% 3,019
Boston Braves[22] 53 -32.9% 167,965 -47.3% 2,210

Notable occurrences

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References

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  7. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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  14. ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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  16. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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  18. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  19. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  20. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  21. ^ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  22. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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