1923 Major League Baseball season

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This article is about the 1923 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1923 in baseball.
1923 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 17 – October 15, 1923
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Regular Season
Season MVPAL: Babe Ruth (NYY)
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upDetroit Tigers
NL championsNew York Giants
  NL runners-upCincinnati Reds
World Series
ChampionsNew York Yankees
  Runners-upNew York Giants
MLB seasons
Locations of AL teams for the 1923–1931 MLB seasons
American League
Locations of NL teams for the 1923–1931 MLB seasons
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.

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.

Teams[edit]

League Team City Stadium Capacity
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,000
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 28,000
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio Dunn Field 21,414
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 30,000
New York Yankees New York, New York Yankee Stadium 58,000
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 23,000
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 24,040
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field 40,000
Brooklyn Robins New York, New York Ebbets Field 30,000
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Cubs Park 20,000
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 20,696
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 43,000
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Baker Bowl 18,000
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 25,000
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 24,040

Schedule[edit]

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.

Standings[edit]

Postseason[edit]

Bracket[edit]

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

Managers[edit]

League leaders[edit]

American League[edit]

National League[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

Home field attendance[edit]

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[edit]

  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.

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