1922 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 1922 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1922 in baseball. Sports season

1922 MLB season
League	American League (AL) National League (NL)
Sport	Baseball
Duration	Regular season: April 12 – October 1, 1922 World Series: October 4–8, 1922
Number of games	154
Number of teams	16 (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
← 1921 1923 →

Red Sox

White Sox

Indians

Tigers

Athletics

Browns

Yankees

Senators Locations of teams for the 1915–1922 American League seasons

American League

Braves

Robins

Cubs

Reds

Giants

Phillies

Pirates

Cardinals 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. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 19th World Series on October 4 and ended with Game 5 on October 8. In a repeat of the previous season, the Giants defeated the Yankees, four games to zero (with one tie).

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

League	Team	City	Stadium	Capacity	Manager
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

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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

Bracket

World Series

AL	New York Yankees	2	3	0	3	3

NL	New York Giants	3	3	3	4	5

Managerial changes

Off-season

Team	Former Manager	New Manager
Washington Senators	George McBride	Clyde Milan

In-season

Team	Former Manager	New Manager
Pittsburgh Pirates	George Gibson	Bill McKechnie

League leaders

American League

Hitting leaders
Stat	Player	Total
AVG	George Sisler (SLB)	.420
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
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

National League

Hitting leaders
Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Rogers Hornsby (SLC)	.401
HR	Rogers Hornsby (SLC)	42
RBI	Rogers Hornsby (SLC)	152
R	Rogers Hornsby (SLC)	141
H	Rogers Hornsby (SLC)	250
SB	Max Carey (PIT)	51

National League Triple Crown batting winner

Pitching leaders
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

Awards and honors

League Award: George Sisler (SLB)

Home field attendance

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

Notable occurrences

April 29 – the New York Giants hit four inside-the-park home runs during a 15–4 victory over the Boston Braves.
July 12 – the Cleveland Indians defeat the Boston Red Sox 11–7, with all 20 of the Indians' hits being singles.

July 13 – the Boston Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Browns 2–0 in front of only 68 spectators, which is the smallest crowd in the history of Fenway Park.

References

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"Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
"Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
"Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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"Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
"Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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"Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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External links

1922 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

1922 MLB season by team

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