1923 MLB season
LeagueAmerican League (AL)
National League (NL)
SportBaseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 17 – October 7, 1923
World Series:
  • October 10 – October 15, 1923
Number of games154
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
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 teams for the 1923–1931 American League seasons
American League
Locations of teams for the 1920–1931 National League 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.

Schedule

See also: Major League Baseball 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
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 30,000 Ty Cobb
New York Yankees New York, New York Yankee Stadium 58,000 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, Jimmy Austin
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000 Donie Bush
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 20,000 Bill Killefer
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 20,696 Pat Moran
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 43,000 John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Baker Bowl 18,000 Art Fletcher
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 25,000 Bill McKechnie
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 24,040 Branch Rickey

Standings

American League[edit]

American 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[edit]

National 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
   
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

National League

Awards and honors

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

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  3. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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  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.
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  16. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

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