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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. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 19th World Series on October 4 and ended with Game 5 on October 8. In a repeat of the previous season, the Giants defeated the Yankees, four games to zero (with one tie).
| 1922 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | Regular season:
|
| Number of games | 154 |
| Number of teams | 16 (8 per league) |
| Regular Season | |
| Season MVP | AL: George Sisler (SLB) |
| AL champions | New York Yankees |
| AL runners-up | St. Louis Browns |
| NL champions | New York Giants |
| NL runners-up | Cincinnati Reds |
| World Series | |
| Champions | New York Giants |
| Runners-up | New York Yankees |
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.
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.
American 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
| 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 |
Bracket
| World Series | ||||
| AL | New York Yankees | 0 | ||
| NL | New York Giants | 4 | ||
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 |
American League
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National League
1 National League Triple Crown batting winner |
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| Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees[1] | 94 | -4.1% | 1,026,134 | -16.6% | 13,326 |
| New York Giants[2] | 93 | -1.1% | 945,809 | -2.8% | 11,972 |
| Detroit Tigers[3] | 79 | 11.3% | 861,206 | 30.2% | 11,184 |
| St. Louis Browns[4] | 93 | 14.8% | 712,918 | 100.3% | 9,259 |
| Chicago White Sox[5] | 77 | 24.2% | 602,860 | 10.9% | 7,829 |
| Chicago Cubs[6] | 80 | 25.0% | 542,283 | 32.2% | 7,135 |
| St. Louis Cardinals[7] | 85 | -2.3% | 536,998 | 39.6% | 6,974 |
| Cleveland Indians[8] | 78 | -17.0% | 528,145 | -29.5% | 6,602 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates[9] | 85 | -5.6% | 523,675 | -25.4% | 6,714 |
| Brooklyn Robins[10] | 76 | -1.3% | 498,865 | -18.7% | 6,396 |
| Cincinnati Reds[11] | 86 | 22.9% | 493,754 | 58.6% | 6,250 |
| Washington Senators[12] | 69 | -13.8% | 458,552 | 0.5% | 5,804 |
| Philadelphia Athletics[13] | 65 | 22.6% | 425,356 | 23.5% | 5,453 |
| Boston Red Sox[14] | 61 | -18.7% | 259,184 | -7.2% | 3,550 |
| Philadelphia Phillies[15] | 57 | 11.8% | 232,471 | -15.1% | 3,019 |
| Boston Braves[16] | 53 | -32.9% | 167,965 | -47.3% | 2,210 |
- April 29 – the New York Giants hit four inside-the-park home runs during a 15–4 victory over the Boston Braves.[17]
- July 12 – the Cleveland Indians defeat the Boston Red Sox 11–7, with all 20 of the Indians' hits being singles.[18]
- 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.[19]
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