1922 New York Yankees season

Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees March 2026 November 2013 New York Yankees 1922 American League Champion American League Polo Grounds New York City, New York 94 60 y 1st Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston Ed Barrow Miller Huggins The 1922 New York Yankees season was the 20th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 94 wins and 60 losses, to win their second pennant in franchise history, by a single game over the St. Louis Browns. New York was managed by Miller Huggins. Their home games were played at the Polo Grounds. In the 1922 World Series, the Yankees again lost to their landlords, the New York Giants, 4 games to none with one tied game. The final game of the Series was also the Yankees' final game as a tenant in the Polo Grounds. During the season, they had begun construction of their new home, Yankee Stadium, which would open in 1923. Regular season thumb|270px|The 1922 New York Yankees The Yankees started the season without their star, Babe Ruth, who was serving a suspension due to breaking the rule (along with several other Yankees) against World Series participants barnstorming. Although Commissioner Landis refused to back down on his enforcement of the rule, he did repeal the seemingly absurd rule by the end of the 1922 season. Season standings New York Yankees Record vs. opponents NYY Roster 1922 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers Joe Bush Waite Hoyt Sam Jones Clem Llewellyn Carl Mays George Murray Lefty O'Doul Bob Shawkey Catchers Al DeVormer Fred Hofmann Wally Schang Infielders Frank Baker Joe Dugan Mike McNally Johnny Mitchell Wally Pipp Everett Scott Aaron Ward Outfielders Chick Fewster Norm McMillan Bob Meusel Elmer Miller Babe Ruth Camp Skinner Elmer Smith Whitey Witt Manager Miller Huggins Coaches Charley O'Leary Frank Roth Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Wally Schang 124 408 130 .319 1 53 1B Wally Pipp 152 577 190 .329 9 90 2B Aaron Ward Aaron Ward (baseball) 154 558 149 .267 7 68 3B Frank Baker Home Run Baker 69 234 65 .278 7 36 SS Everett Scott 154 557 150 .269 3 45 OF Bob Meusel 121 473 151 .319 16 84 OF Babe Ruth 110 406 128 .315 35 99 OF Whitey Witt 140 528 157 .297 4 40 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Joe Dugan 60 252 72 .286 3 25 Elmer Miller Elmer Miller (outfielder) 51 172 46 .267 3 18 Mike McNally 52 143 36 .252 0 18 Chick Fewster 44 132 32 .242 1 19 Fred Hofmann 37 91 27 .297 2 10 Norm McMillan 33 78 20 .256 0 11 Al DeVormer 24 59 12 .203 0 11 Camp Skinner 27 33 6 .182 0 2 Elmer Smith Elmer Smith (20th century outfielder) 21 27 5 .185 1 5 Johnny Mitchell Johnny Mitchell (baseball) 4 4 0 .000 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Bob Shawkey 39 299.2 20 12 2.91 130 Waite Hoyt 37 265.0 19 12 3.43 95 Joe Bush Bullet Joe Bush 39 255.1 26 7 3.31 92 Carl Mays 34 240.0 12 14 3.60 41 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Sam Jones Sad Sam Jones 45 260.0 13 13 3.67 81 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO George Murray George Murray (baseball) 22 4 2 0 3.97 14 Lefty O'Doul 6 0 0 0 3.38 5 Clem Llewellyn 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 World series 1922 World Series GameDateVisitorScoreHomeScoreRecord (NYY-NYG)Attendance1October 4New York Yankees2New York Giants30–1–042,4792October 5New York Giants3New York Yankees30–1–137,0203October 6New York Yankees0New York Giants30–2–137,6204October 7 ‡New York Giants4New York Yankees30–3–136,2425October 8 ‡New York Yankees3New York Giants50–4–138,551 New York Giants win 4–0–1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Jersey City Colts International League Ben EganJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 Notes 2 References 1922 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1922 World Series 1922 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:New York Yankees seasons New York Yankees New York Yankees Category:1920s in Manhattan Category:American League champion seasons Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan