# 1922 Major League Baseball season

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

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 |
| American League | Chicago White Sox | Chicago, Illinois | Comiskey Park | 28,000 | Kid Gleason |
| American League | Cleveland Indians | Cleveland, Ohio | Dunn Field | 21,414 | Tris Speaker |
| American League | Detroit Tigers | Detroit, Michigan | Navin Field | 23,000 | Ty Cobb |
| American League | New York Yankees | New York, New York | Polo Grounds | 38,000 | Miller Huggins |
| American League | Philadelphia Athletics | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Shibe Park | 23,000 | Connie Mack |
| American League | St. Louis Browns | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 24,040 | Lee Fohl |
| American League | Washington Senators | Washington, D.C. | Griffith Stadium | 27,000 | Clyde Milan |
| National League | Boston Braves | Boston, Massachusetts | Braves Field | 40,000 | Fred Mitchell |
| National League | Brooklyn Robins | New York, New York | Ebbets Field | 30,000 | Wilbert Robinson |
| National League | Chicago Cubs | Chicago, Illinois | Cubs Park | 15,000 | Bill Killefer |
| National League | Cincinnati Reds | Cincinnati, Ohio | Redland Field | 20,696 | Pat Moran |
| National League | New York Giants | New York, New York | Polo Grounds | 38,000 | John McGraw |
| National League | Philadelphia Phillies | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | National League Park | 18,000 | Kaiser Wilhelm |
| National League | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Forbes Field | 25,000 | George Gibson |
| National League | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Forbes Field | 25,000 | Bill McKechnie |
| National League | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 24,040 | Branch Rickey |

## Standings
### American League

vteAmerican 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

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

## 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 |
| 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 :
| 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

Hitting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Rogers Hornsby$^1$ (SLC) | .401 |
| OPS | Rogers Hornsby (SLC) | 1.181 |
| HR | Rogers Hornsby$^1$ (SLC) | 42 |
| RBI | Rogers Hornsby$^1$ (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 :
| 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

* 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.