1923 Major League Baseball season

February 2024 1923 1923 MLB season American League (AL)National League (NL) Baseball Regular season: April 17 – October 7, 1923World Series: October 10–15, 1923 154 16 (8 per league) Regular Season AL: Babe Ruth (NYY) Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award#League Awards AL New York Yankees Detroit Tigers NL New York Giants Cincinnati Reds World Series 1923 World Series New York Yankees New York Giants List of Major League Baseball seasons MLB 1922 Major League Baseball season 1922 1924 Major League Baseball season 1924 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 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. Rule changes The 1923 season saw the following rule changes: A rule was passed preventing the transfer of players from one club to another after June 15 except through the waiver process.Jones Chris 1922 Winter Meetings: To Meet or Not to Meet Society for American Baseball Research https://sabr.org/journal/article/1922-to-meet-or-not-to-meet/ 2025-04-01 en-US The leagues decided that the major-league draft would begin on the first day of the World Series, in the city where the first World Series game was held. Waiver rules were amended to provide that a team asking for and then withdrawing a waiver request on a player must do so within 48 hours or forfeit their rights to the player. The barnstorming rule, which had resulted in the suspension of Babe Ruth at the beginning of the season, was amended to prohibit players from participating in exhibition games after October 31 (the American League had already established this rule the previous season). During World Series games, Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis and the president or another official of the home team were given the authority to determine when ground conditions were suitable for play, although once a game began, the decision on whether to suspend or postpone games would rest with the umpires. Teams would be permitted to carry 40 players on their roster until June 15, instead of the prior May 15 deadline. Teams LeagueTeamCityBallparkCapacityManager1923 Major League Managers https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/1923-managers.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference enAmerican League American LeagueBoston Red SoxBoston, MassachusettsFenway Park27,000Frank ChanceChicago White SoxChicago, IllinoisComiskey Park28,000Kid GleasonCleveland IndiansCleveland, OhioDunn Field21,414Tris SpeakerDetroit TigersDetroit, MichiganNavin Field30,000Ty CobbNew York YankeesNew York, New YorkYankee Stadium58,000Miller HugginsPhiladelphia AthleticsPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaShibe Park23,000Connie MackSt. Louis BrownsSt. Louis, MissouriSportsman's Park24,040Lee FohlJimmy AustinWashington SenatorsWashington, D.C.Griffith Stadium27,000Donie BushNational League National League (baseball) National LeagueBoston BravesBoston, MassachusettsBraves Field40,000Fred Mitchell baseballBrooklyn RobinsNew York, New YorkEbbets Field30,000Wilbert RobinsonChicago CubsChicago, IllinoisCubs Park20,000Bill KilleferCincinnati RedsCincinnati, OhioRedland Field20,696Pat MoranNew York GiantsNew York, New YorkPolo Grounds43,000John McGrawPhiladelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaBaker Bowl18,000Art FletcherPittsburgh PiratesPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaForbes Field25,000Bill McKechnieSt. Louis CardinalsSt. Louis, MissouriSportsman's Park24,040Branch Rickey Standings start American League New York Yankees break National League New York Giants end Tie games 7 tie games (5 in AL, 2 in NL), which are not factored into winning percentage or games behind (and were often replayed again) occurred throughout the season. start American League Boston Red Sox, 2 Chicago White Sox, 2 Detroit Tigers, 1 Philadelphia Athletics, 1 St. Louis Browns, 2 Washington Senators, 2 break National League Boston Braves, 1 Brooklyn Robins, 1 Philadelphia Phillies, 1 St. Louis Cardinals, 1 end Postseason The postseason began on October 10 and ended on October 15 with the New York Yankees defeating the New York Giants in the 1923 World Series in six games. Bracket World Series AL New York Yankees 4 NL New York Giants 2 Managerial changes Off-season Team Former Manager New ManagerBoston Red Sox Hugh DuffyFrank ChancePhiladelphia PhilliesKaiser WilhelmArt FletcherWashington SenatorsClyde MilanDonie Bush In-season Team Former Manager New ManagerSt. Louis BrownsLee FohlJimmy Austin League leaders American League start + Hitting leaders1923 American League Batting Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1923-batting-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en 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 break + Pitching leaders1923 American League Pitching Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1923-pitching-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en 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 end National League start + Hitting leaders1923 National League Batting Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1923-batting-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total AVG Rogers Hornsby (STL) .384 OPS Rogers Hornsby (STL) 1.086 HR Cy Williams (PHI) 41 RBI Irish Meusel (NYG) 125 R Ross Youngs (NYG) 121 H Frankie Frisch (NYG) 223 SB Max Carey (PIT) 51 break + Pitching leaders1923 National League Pitching Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1923-pitching-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total W Dolf Luque (CIN) 27 L Wilbur Cooper (PIT) 19 ERA Dolf Luque (CIN) 1.93 K Dazzy Vance (BRO) 197 IP Burleigh Grimes (BRO) 327.0 SV Claude Jonnard (NYG) 7 WHIP Grover Alexander (CHC) 1.108 end Milestones Batters Cycles List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle Pie Traynor (PIT): Traynor hit for his first cycle seventh in franchise history, on July 7 against the Philadelphia Phillies.http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1923/B07070PHI1923.htm Pittsburgh Pirates 18, Philadelphia Phillies 5 1923-07-07 Retrosheet 2011-09-08 2015-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924121116/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1923/B07070PHI1923.htm live Other batting accomplishments Max Carey (PIT): Set a major league record by stealing his 37th consecutive base against the New York Giants on May 13. Coincidentally, the streak began on July 7, 1922 also against the Giants.Stumpf Alex Cruz beginning to feel like his old self as power-speed combo shines https://www.mlb.com/news/andrew-heaney-tosses-six-scoreless-innings-oneil-cruz-homers-pirates-win 2026-06-20 MLB.com en Pitchers No-hitters List of Major League Baseball no-hitters Sad Sam Jones (NYY): Jones threw his first career no-hitter and second no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the Philadelphia Athletics 2–0 on September 4. Jones walked one and struck out none.New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Athletics Box Score: September 4, 1923 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHA/PHA192309040.shtml 2026-03-15 Baseball Reference en Howard Ehmke (BOS): Ehmke threw his first career no-hitter and 10th no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the Philadelphia Athletics 4–0 on September 7. Ehmke walked one and struck out one.Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics Box Score: September 7, 1923 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHA/PHA192309070.shtml 2026-03-15 Baseball Reference en Other pitching accomplishments Walter Johnson (WSH): Recorded his 3,000th career strikeout on July 22 by striking out Stan Coveleski of the Cleveland Indians. Johnson became the first player to reach this mark in Major League history.Every member of the 3,000-strikeout club https://www.mlb.com/news/3-000-strikeout-club-c303580736 2026-03-18 MLB.com en Miscellaneous Cleveland Indians: Set a modern (1900–present) major league record for most runs scored in the sixth inning, by scoring 13 runs against the Boston Red Sox in game one of a doubleheader on July 7.DeRosa Theo The most runs scored in each inning, from the 1st to the 26th(!) https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-most-runs-scored-in-each-inning 2026-04-20 MLB.com en Awards and honors League Award: Babe Ruth (NYY) Home field attendance Team nameWins%± Percent changeHome attendance%± Percent changePer game Average home attendance per gameNew York Yankeeshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/attend.shtml New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference984.3%1,007,066 −1.9%13,251Detroit Tigershttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/attend.shtml Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference835.1%911,3775.8%11,836New York Giantshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/attend.shtml San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference952.2%820,780 −13.2%10,659Chicago Cubshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/attend.shtml Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference833.8%703,70529.8%9,139Pittsburgh Pirateshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/attend.shtml Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference872.4%611,08216.7%7,936Cincinnati Redshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/attend.shtml Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference915.8%575,06316.5%7,373Chicago White Soxhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/attend.shtml Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference69 −10.4%573,778 −4.8%7,650Brooklyn Robinshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/attend.shtml Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference760.0%564,66613.2%7,239Cleveland Indianshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/attend.shtml Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference825.1%558,8565.8%7,165Philadelphia Athleticshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/attend.shtml Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference696.2%534,12225.6%7,122St. Louis Brownshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/attend.shtml Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference74 −20.4%430,296 −39.6%5,517Washington Senatorshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/attend.shtml Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference758.7%357,406 −22.1%4,524St. Louis Cardinalshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/attend.shtml St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference79 −7.1%338,551 −37.0%4,340Boston Red Soxhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/attend.shtml Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference610.0%229,688 −11.4%2,945Philadelphia Phillieshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/attend.shtml Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference50 −12.3%228,168 −1.9%3,042Boston Braveshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/attend.shtml Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference541.9%227,80235.6%2,958 Venues The New York Yankees leave the Polo Grounds, where they shared with the New York Giants for the previous 10 seasons, and open Yankee Stadium, where they would play for 84 seasons through 1973 and 1976 through 2008. The Yankees, whose home had been Manhattan for their entire existence, moved into the Bronx where they remain to this day. Referring to the Philadelphia Phillies' home at National League Park, on July 11, The Philadelphia Inquirer coined the term Baker Bowl.1923-07-11 Red Uprising Beats Phillies In Ten Innings The Philadelphia Inquirer 20 "Baker Bowl" became a common name for the stadium until its closure in 1938, although the Phillies would still refer to the venue as its official "National League Park" name in newspaper advertisements. On August 21, Clark Griffith, owner of the Washington Senators since 1920, announced that National Park would be named after himself, Griffith Stadium.Clark Griffith: The Old Fox of Washington Baseball Leavengood Ted 2011 McFarland 978-0-7864-6386-2 139 https://books.google.com/books?id=iPZ5mD44MLkC&q=clark%20griffith&pg=PA139 Sharp Andrew C. 2021-11-12 A hospital’s mini-tribute to Griffith Stadium https://washingtonbaseballhistory.com/2021/11/11/a-hospitals-mini-tribute-to-griffith-stadium/ 2025-12-04 Washington baseball history en See also 1923 in baseball (Events, Births, Deaths) References External links 1923 Major League Schedule at Baseball Reference Category:Major League Baseball seasons Category:1923 in baseball