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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.
1923 MLB season | |
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League | American League National League Negro National League Eastern Colored League |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 17 – October 15, 1923 |
Number of games | 154 (AL, NL) 53–86 (NNL) 33–59 (ECL) |
Number of teams | 8 (AL, NL, NNL) 6 (ECL) |
Regular Season | |
Season MVP | AL: Babe Ruth (NYY) |
AL champions | New York Yankees |
NL champions | New York Giants |
NNL champions | Kansas City Monarchs |
ECL champions | Hilldale Club |
World Series | |
Champions | New York Yankees |
MLB seasons | |
The Negro National League and Eastern Colored League seasons would be contested from April to September (exact dates are unknown due to poor record keeping) with the Kansas City Monarchs and Hilldale Club as pennant winners, respectively.
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.
Major League Baseball officially designated the Negro National League and Eastern Colored League as major leagues on December 16, 2020.[1]