Sports season
1922 MLB season |
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League | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
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Sport | Baseball |
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Duration | Regular season:- April 12 – October 1, 1922
World Series:- October 4 – October 8, 1922
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Number of games | 154 |
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Number of teams | 16 (8 per league) |
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Regular Season |
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Season MVP | AL: George Sisler (SLB) |
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AL champions | New York Yankees |
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AL runners-up | St. Louis Browns |
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NL champions | New York Giants |
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NL runners-up | Cincinnati Reds |
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World Series |
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Champions | New York Giants |
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Runners-up | New York Yankees |
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MLB seasons |
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Locations of teams for the 1920–1931 National League seasons
National League
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).
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.
Teams
League | Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
American League | Boston Red Sox | Boston, Massachusetts | Fenway Park | 35,000 | Hugh Duffy |
Chicago White Sox | Chicago, Illinois | Comiskey Park | 28,000 | Kid Gleason |
Cleveland Indians | Cleveland, Ohio | Dunn Field | 21,414 | Tris Speaker |
Detroit Tigers | Detroit, Michigan | Navin Field | 23,000 | Ty Cobb |
New York Yankees | New York, New York | Polo Grounds | 38,000 | Miller Huggins |
Philadelphia Athletics | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Shibe Park | 23,000 | Connie Mack |
St. Louis Browns | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 24,040 | Lee Fohl |
Washington Senators | Washington, D.C. | Griffith Stadium | 27,000 | Clyde Milan |
National League | Boston Braves | Boston, Massachusetts | Braves Field | 40,000 | Fred Mitchell |
Brooklyn Robins | New York, New York | Ebbets Field | 30,000 | Wilbert Robinson |
Chicago Cubs | Chicago, Illinois | Cubs Park | 15,000 | Bill Killefer |
Cincinnati Reds | Cincinnati, Ohio | Redland Field | 20,696 | Pat Moran |
New York Giants | New York, New York | Polo Grounds | 38,000 | John McGraw |
Philadelphia Phillies | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | National League Park | 18,000 | Kaiser Wilhelm |
Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Forbes Field | 25,000 | George Gibson, Bill McKechnie |
St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 24,040 | Branch Rickey |
Schedule
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.
Standings
American League | National League |
Postseason
Bracket
Managerial changes
Off-season
In-season
League leaders
American League
National League
1 National League Triple Crown batting winner | |
Awards and honors
Home field attendance
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 |
Notable occurrences
References
- ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Four Inside-The-Parkers". goldenrankings.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- ^ "THT Live". hardballtimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
- ^ "THT Live". hardballtimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
External links
- 1922 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference
1922 MLB season by team |
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