1923 Major League Baseball season

The 1923 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 17 to October 15, 1923. The New York Giants and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Yankees then defeated the Giants in the World Series, four games to two.

1923 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 17 – October 15, 1923
Number of games	154
Number of teams	16
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

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.

Awards and honors

• League Award
  • Babe Ruth, New York Yankees, OF

Standings

American League American League W L Pct. GB Home Road New York Yankees 98 54 0.645 — 46–30 52–24 Detroit Tigers 83 71 0.539 16 45–32 38–39 Cleveland Indians 82 71 0.536 16½ 42–36 40–35 Washington Senators 75 78 0.490 23½ 43–34 32–44 St. Louis Browns 74 78 0.487 24 40–36 34–42 Philadelphia Athletics 69 83 0.454 29 34–41 35–42 Chicago White Sox 69 85 0.448 30 30–45 39–40 Boston Red Sox 61 91 0.401 37 37–40 24–51

National League National League W L Pct. GB Home Road New York Giants 95 58 0.621 — 47–30 48–28 Cincinnati Reds 91 63 0.591 4½ 46–32 45–31 Pittsburgh Pirates 87 67 0.565 8½ 47–30 40–37 Chicago Cubs 83 71 0.539 12½ 46–31 37–40 St. Louis Cardinals 79 74 0.516 16 42–35 37–39 Brooklyn Robins 76 78 0.494 19½ 37–40 39–38 Boston Braves 54 100 0.351 41½ 22–55 32–45 Philadelphia Phillies 50 104 0.325 45½ 20–55 30–49

Postseason

Bracket

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

Statistical leaders

	American League		National League
AVG	Harry Heilmann DET	.403	Rogers Hornsby SLC	.384
HR	Babe Ruth NYY	41	Cy Williams PHP	41
RBI	Babe Ruth NYY	141	Irish Meusel NYG	125
Wins	George Uhle CLE	26	Dolf Luque CIN	27
ERA	Stan Coveleski CLE	2.76	Dolf Luque CIN	1.93
Ks	Walter Johnson WSH	130	Dazzy Vance BKN	197

Managers

American League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Red Sox	Frank Chance
Chicago White Sox	Kid Gleason
Cleveland Indians	Tris Speaker
Detroit Tigers	Ty Cobb
New York Yankees	Miller Huggins
Philadelphia Athletics	Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns	Lee Fohl and Jimmy Austin
Washington Senators	Donie Bush

National League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Braves	Fred Mitchell
Brooklyn Robins	Wilbert Robinson
Chicago Cubs	Bill Killefer
Cincinnati Reds	Pat Moran
New York Giants	John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies	Art Fletcher
Pittsburgh Pirates	Bill McKechnie
St. Louis Cardinals	Branch Rickey

Home Field Attendance

Team Name	Wins	%±	Home attendance	%±	Per Game
New York Yankees[1]	98	4.3%	1,007,066	-1.9%	13,251
Detroit Tigers[2]	83	5.1%	911,377	5.8%	11,836
New York Giants[3]	95	2.2%	820,780	-13.2%	10,659
Chicago Cubs[4]	83	3.8%	703,705	29.8%	9,139
Pittsburgh Pirates[5]	87	2.4%	611,082	16.7%	7,936
Cincinnati Reds[6]	91	5.8%	575,063	16.5%	7,373
Chicago White Sox[7]	69	-10.4%	573,778	-4.8%	7,650
Brooklyn Robins[8]	76	0.0%	564,666	13.2%	7,239
Cleveland Indians[9]	82	5.1%	558,856	5.8%	7,165
Philadelphia Athletics[10]	69	6.2%	534,122	25.6%	7,122
St. Louis Browns[11]	74	-20.4%	430,296	-39.6%	5,517
Washington Senators[12]	75	8.7%	357,406	-22.1%	4,524
St. Louis Cardinals[13]	79	-7.1%	338,551	-37.0%	4,340
Boston Red Sox[14]	61	0.0%	229,688	-11.4%	2,945
Philadelphia Phillies[15]	50	-12.3%	228,168	-1.9%	3,042
Boston Braves[16]	54	1.9%	227,802	35.6%	2,958

References

1. "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
2. "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
3. "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
4. "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
5. "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
6. "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
7. "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
8. "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
9. "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
10. "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
11. "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
12. "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
13. "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
14. "Boston Red Sox 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. "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

External links

• 1923 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference