1923 New York Giants season

March 2026 March 2020 November 2013 New York Giants 1923 National League champions New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1923 to 1927, 1930 to 1932).svg National League Polo Grounds New York City 95 58 y 1st Charles Stoneham John McGraw The 1923 New York Giants season was the franchise's 41st season. The Giants won the National League pennant with a 95–58 record. The team went on to lose to the New York Yankees in the World Series, four games to two. thumb|260px|The Polo Grounds during the 1923 season,with outfield seating expansion in progress. Regular season Season standings New York Giants Record vs. opponents NYG Opening day lineup Roster 1923 New York Giants Roster Pitchers Jesse Barnes Virgil Barnes Jack Bentley Clint Blume Dinty Gearin Walt Huntzinger Fred Johnson Claude Jonnard Red Lucas Hugh McQuillan Art Nehf Rosy Ryan Jack Scott Rube Walberg Mule Watson Catchers Alex Gaston Hank Gowdy Earl Smith Frank Snyder Infielders Dave Bancroft Frankie Frisch Heinie Groh Travis Jackson George Kelly Freddie Maguire Bill Terry Outfielders Bill Cunningham Irish Meusel Jimmy O'Connell Ralph Shinners Mose Solomon Casey Stengel Hack Wilson Ross Youngs Manager John McGraw Coaches Cozy Dolan Hughie Jennings 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 Frank Snyder 120 402 103 .256 5 63 1B High Pockets Kelly 145 560 172 .307 16 103 2B Frankie Frisch 151 641 223 .348 12 111 SS Dave Bancroft 107 444 135 .304 1 31 3B Heinie Groh 123 465 135 .290 4 48 OF Ross Youngs 152 596 200 .336 3 87 OF Jimmy O'Connell Jimmy O'Connell (baseball) 87 252 63 .250 6 39 OF Irish Meusel 146 595 177 .297 19 125 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 Travis Jackson 96 327 90 .275 4 37 Casey Stengel 75 218 74 .339 5 43 Bill Cunningham Bill Cunningham (outfielder) 79 203 55 .271 5 27 Hank Gowdy 53 122 40 .328 1 18 Alex Gaston 22 39 8 .205 1 5 Earl Smith Earl Smith (catcher) 24 34 7 .206 1 4 Freddie Maguire 41 30 6 .200 0 2 Ralph Shinners 33 13 2 .154 0 0 Hack Wilson 3 10 2 .200 0 0 Bill Terry 3 7 1 .143 0 0 Mose Solomon 2 8 3 .375 0 1 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 Hugh McQuillan 38 229.2 15 14 3.41 75 Jack Scott Jack Scott (baseball) 40 220.0 16 7 3.89 79 Art Nehf 34 196.0 13 10 4.50 50 Jack Bentley Jack Bentley (baseball) 31 183.0 13 8 4.48 80 Mule Watson 17 108.1 8 5 3.41 26 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 Rosy Ryan 45 172.2 16 5 3.49 58 Jesse Barnes 12 36.0 3 1 6.25 12 Dinty Gearin 6 24.0 1 1 3.38 9 Fred Johnson Fred Johnson (baseball) 3 17.0 2 0 4.24 5 Walt Huntzinger 2 8.0 0 1 7.88 2 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 Claude Jonnard 45 4 3 5 3.28 45 Virgil Barnes 22 2 3 1 3.91 6 Clint Blume 12 2 0 0 3.75 2 Red Lucas 3 0 0 1 0.00 3 Rube Walberg 2 0 0 0 1.80 1 1923 World Series 1923 World Series Game 1 October 10, 1923, at Yankee Stadium in New York City Team123456789RHENew York (N)004000001580New York (A)1200001004121W: Rosy Ryan (1–0)   L: Bullet Joe Bush (0–1)HR: NYG – Casey Stengel (1) Game 2 October 11, 1923, at the Polo Grounds (IV) in New York City Team123456789RHENew York (A)0102100004100New York (N)010001000292W: Herb Pennock (1–0)  L: Hugh McQuillan (0–1)HR: NYY – Aaron Ward (1), Babe Ruth (1), Babe Ruth (2)    NYG – Irish Meusel (1) Game 3 October 12, 1923, at Yankee Stadium in New York City Team123456789RHENew York (N)000000100140New York (A)000000000061W: Art Nehf (1–0)   L: Sad Sam Jones (0–1)HR: NYG – Casey Stengel (2) Game 4 October 13, 1923, at the Polo Grounds (IV) in New York City Team123456789RHENew York (A)0611000008131New York (N)0000000314131W: Bob Shawkey (1–0)  L: Jack Scott (0–1)   S: Herb Pennock (1)HR: NYG – Ross Youngs (1) Game 5 October 14, 1923, at Yankee Stadium in New York City Team123456789RHENew York (N)010000000132New York (A)34010000x8140W: Bullet Joe Bush (1–1)   L: Jack Bentley (0–1)HR: NYY – Joe Dugan (1) Game 6 October 15, 1923, at the Polo Grounds (IV) in New York City Team123456789RHENew York (A)100000050650New York (N)1001110004101W: Herb Pennock (2–0)  L: Art Nehf (1–1)   S: Sad Sam Jones (1)HR: NYY – Babe Ruth (3), NYG – Frank Snyder (1) References 1923 New York Giants team page at Baseball Reference 1923 New York Giants team page at Baseball Almanac Category:New York Giants (baseball) seasons New York Giants season Category:National League champion seasons New York Giants Category:1920s in Washington Heights, Manhattan