# 1923 Major League Baseball season

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, capturing their first championship in franchise history. This was the third World Series between the two teams, and the first to see the Yankees win over the Giants. Going into the season, the defending World Series champions were the New York Giants from the 1922 season.
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.

## Schedule

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.

## Teams

| League | Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
| American League | Boston Red Sox | Boston, Massachusetts | Fenway Park | 35,000 | Frank Chance |
| 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 | 30,000 | Ty Cobb |
| American League | New York Yankees | New York, New York | Yankee Stadium | 58,000 | 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 | St. Louis Browns | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 24,040 | Jimmy Austin |
| American League | Washington Senators | Washington, D.C. | Griffith Stadium | 27,000 | Donie Bush |
| 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 | 20,000 | 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 | 43,000 | John McGraw |
| National League | Philadelphia Phillies | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Baker Bowl | 18,000 | Art Fletcher |
| 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 | 98 | 54 | .645 | — | 46‍–‍30 | 52‍–‍24 |
| Detroit Tigers | 83 | 71 | .539 | 16 | 45‍–‍32 | 38‍–‍39 |
| Cleveland Indians | 82 | 71 | .536 | 16½ | 42‍–‍36 | 40‍–‍35 |
| Washington Senators | 75 | 78 | .490 | 23½ | 43‍–‍34 | 32‍–‍44 |
| St. Louis Browns | 74 | 78 | .487 | 24 | 40‍–‍36 | 34‍–‍42 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 69 | 83 | .454 | 29 | 34‍–‍41 | 35‍–‍42 |
| Chicago White Sox | 69 | 85 | .448 | 30 | 30‍–‍45 | 39‍–‍40 |
| Boston Red Sox | 61 | 91 | .401 | 37 | 37‍–‍40 | 24‍–‍51 |

### National League

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| New York Giants | 95 | 58 | .621 | — | 47‍–‍30 | 48‍–‍28 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 91 | 63 | .591 | 4½ | 46‍–‍32 | 45‍–‍31 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 87 | 67 | .565 | 8½ | 47‍–‍30 | 40‍–‍37 |
| Chicago Cubs | 83 | 71 | .539 | 12½ | 46‍–‍31 | 37‍–‍40 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 79 | 74 | .516 | 16 | 42‍–‍35 | 37‍–‍39 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 76 | 78 | .494 | 19½ | 37‍–‍40 | 39‍–‍38 |
| Boston Braves | 54 | 100 | .351 | 41½ | 22‍–‍55 | 32‍–‍45 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 50 | 104 | .325 | 45½ | 20‍–‍55 | 30‍–‍49 |

## Postseason
### Bracket

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

## Managerial changes
### Off-season

| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
| Boston Red Sox | Hugh Duffy | Frank Chance |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Kaiser Wilhelm | Art Fletcher |
| Washington Senators | Clyde Milan | Donie Bush |

### In-season

| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
| St. Louis Browns | Lee Fohl | Jimmy Austin |

## League leaders
### American League

Hitting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Harry Heilmann (DET) | .403 |
| OPS | Babe Ruth (NYY) | 1.309 |
| HR | Babe Ruth (NYY) | 41 |
| RBI | Babe Ruth (NYY) Tris Speaker (CLE) | 130 |
| R | Babe Ruth (NYY) | 151 |
| H | Charlie Jamieson (CLE) | 222 |
| SB | Eddie Collins (CWS) | 48 |
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | George Uhle (CLE) | 26 |
| L | Herman Pillette (DET) Eddie Rommel (PHA) | 19 |
| ERA | Stan Coveleski (CLE) | 2.76 |
| K | Walter Johnson (WSH) | 130 |
| IP | George Uhle (CLE) | 357.2 |
| SV | Allen Russell (WSH) | 9 |
| WHIP | Waite Hoyt (NYY) | 1.228 |

### National League

Hitting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Rogers Hornsby (SLC) | .384 |
| OPS | Rogers Hornsby (SLC) | 1.086 |
| HR | Cy Williams (PHP) | 41 |
| RBI | Irish Meusel (NYG) | 125 |
| R | Ross Youngs (NYG) | 121 |
| H | Frankie Frisch (NYG) | 223 |
| SB | Max Carey (PIT) | 51 |
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Dolf Luque (CIN) | 27 |
| L | Wilbur Cooper (PIT) | 19 |
| ERA | Dolf Luque (CIN) | 1.93 |
| K | Dazzy Vance (BKN) | 197 |
| IP | Burleigh Grimes (BKN) | 327.0 |
| SV | Claude Jonnard (NYG) | 7 |
| WHIP | Grover Alexander (CHC) | 1.108 |

## Awards and honors

* League Award: Babe Ruth (NYY)

## Home field attendance

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