1923 New York Yankees season

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1923 New York Yankees 1923 World Series Champions 1923 AL Champions
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Yankee Stadium (Since 1923) New York City, New York (Since 1903)
1923 Information
Owner(s)	Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston
Manager(s)	Miller Huggins
Local television	none
Local radio	none

The 1923 New York Yankees was the 23rd season for this American League franchise and 21st season in New York. Manager Miller Huggins led the team to their third straight pennant with a 98-54 record, 16 games ahead of the second place Detroit Tigers. The Yankees moved into the now famous Yankee Stadium. In the 1923 World Series, they avenged their 1921 and 1922 losses by defeating the New York Giants in 6 games 4-2.

1 Regular Season
- 1.1 Season standings
- 1.2 Roster
2 Game Log
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Other batters
4 World Series
5 Awards and Records
6 External links

[edit] Regular Season

The Yankees began their first World Championship Season on April 18 as they opened Yankee Stadium. At the time, it was the most awesome baseball stadium ever, and Babe Ruth christened the new stadium, with a home run in the Yankees' 4-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox. The stadium would later be called the House that Ruth Bulit.

On May 5, the Yankees beat the Philadelphia Athletics 7-2 at Yankee Stadium to regain first place, the Yankees would never fall back in the standings for the rest of the season.

Babe Ruth set a Yankees record for highest batting average in one season by hitting .393. Ruth also finished the season with 41 Home Runs and 131 RBIs. Ruth’s average was not enough to win the batting title, as Ruth finished in second place to Detroit’s Harry Heilmann who batted .403

[edit] Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	98	54	.645	--
Detroit Tigers	83	71	.539	16
Cleveland Indians	82	71	.536	16½
Washington Senators	75	78	.490	23½
St. Louis Browns	74	78	.487	24
Philadelphia Athletics	69	83	.454	29
Chicago White Sox	69	85	.448	30
Boston Red Sox	61	91	.401	37

[edit] Roster

1923 New York Yankees roster

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Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

3 Babe Ruth

Manager

X Miller Huggins

[edit] Game Log

1923 Game Log

April

#	Date	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Record

May

#	Date	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Record

June

#	Date	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Record

July

#	Date	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Record

August

#	Date	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Record

September

#	Date	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Record

October

#	Date	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Record

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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	146	644	182	.283	7	67
Bob Meusel	132	460	144	.314	9	91
Wally Pipp	144	569	173	.304	6	108
Babe Ruth	152	522	205	.393	41	131
Wally Schang	84	272	75	.276	2	29
Everett Scott	152	533	131	.246	6	60
Aaron Ward	152	567	161	.284	10	82
Whitey Witt	146	596	187	.314	6	56

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Mike Gazella	8	13	1	.077	0	1
Lou Gehrig	13	26	69	.423	1	9
Hinkey Haines	28	25	4	.160	0	3
Harvey Hendrick	37	66	18	.273	3	12
Ernie Johnson	19	38	17	.448	1	8
Fred Hofmann	72	238	69	.290	3	26
Mike McNally	30	38	8	.211	0	1
Elmer Smith	70	183	56	.306	7	35

[edit] World Series

Main article: 1923 World Series

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (NYY-NYG)	Attendance
1	October 10	New York Giants	5	New York Yankees	4	0-1	55,307
2	October 11	New York Yankees	4	New York Giants	2	1-1	40,402
3	October 12	New York Giants	1	New York Yankees	0	1-2	62,430
4	October 12 ‡	New York Yankees	8	New York Giants	4	2-2	46,302
5	October 14 ‡	New York Giants	1	New York Yankees	8	3-2	62,817
6	October 15 ‡	New York Yankees	6	New York Giants	4	4-2	34,172
New York Yankees win 4-2

[edit] Awards and Records

Babe Ruth, AL MVP Award
Babe Ruth, Club Record, Highest Batting Average in One Season, (.393)

[edit] External links

v • d • e 1923 MLB season by team

American League	Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington

National League	Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

1923 World Series

v • d • e New York Yankees

Formerly the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Highlanders • Based in the Bronx, New York City, New York

The Franchise	History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters

Ballparks	Oriole Park • Hilltop Park • Polo Grounds • Yankee Stadium • Shea Stadium • New Yankee Stadium (future)

Culture	The Bleacher Creatures • Curse of the Bambino • Monument Park • Bob Sheppard • Old-Timers' Day • Murderers' Row • Babe Ruth's called shot • Dandy • Pine Tar Incident • Freddy Sez • Jeffrey Maier • George Costanza • "Here Come the Yankees" • "Theme from New York, New York" • "Haya Doin'?" • Yankees Universe

Rivalries	Yankees-Red Sox rivalry • Yankees-Mets rivalry • Yankees-Dodgers rivalry • Subway Series

Important Figures	Jack Chesbro • Jacob Ruppert • Miller Huggins • Babe Ruth • Lou Gehrig • Waite Hoyt • Herb Pennock • Earle Combs • Tony Lazzeri • Bill Dickey • Red Ruffing • Lefty Gomez • Joe McCarthy • Joe DiMaggio • Phil Rizzuto • Vic Raschi • Allie Reynolds • Yogi Berra • Don Larsen • Casey Stengel • Whitey Ford • Mickey Mantle • Bobby Richardson • Moose Skowron • Elston Howard • Roger Maris • Joe Pepitone • Roy White • Bobby Murcer • Thurman Munson • Catfish Hunter • Graig Nettles • Billy Martin • Ron Guidry • Willie Randolph • Reggie Jackson • Rich Gossage • Dave Righetti • Dave Winfield • Don Mattingly • Bernie Williams • Paul O'Neill • Andy Pettitte • David Cone • Joe Torre • Derek Jeter • Mariano Rivera • Tino Martinez • Jorge Posada • Mike Mussina • David Wells • Scott Brosius • Roger Clemens • Hideki Matsui • Alex Rodriguez •

Retired Numbers	1 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 7 • 8 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 15 • 16 • 23 • 32 • 37 • 42 • 44 • 49

Key Personnel	Owners: George Steinbrenner • Hal Steinbrenner • Hank Steinbrenner • General Manager: Brian Cashman • Manager: Joe Girardi

World Series Championships (26)	1923 • 1927 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1941 • 1943 • 1947 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1956 • 1958 • 1961 • 1962 • 1977 • 1978 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000

American League Pennants (39)	1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1947 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1981 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2003

Seasons (108)	1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008

Minor League Affiliates	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA) • Trenton (AA) • Tampa (A) • Charleston (A) • Staten Island (A) • Gulf Coast Yankees (Rookie)

Other Assets	YES Network • Yankee Global Enterprises LLC

v • d • e New York Yankees 1923 World Series roster

Benny Bengough \| Joe Bush \| Joe Dugan \| Mike Gazella \| Hinkey Haines \| Harvey Hendrick \| Fred Hofmann \| Waite Hoyt \| Ernie Johnson \| Sam Jones \| Carl Mays \| Mike McNally \| Bob Meusel \| Herb Pennock \| George Pipgras \| Wally Pipp \| Babe Ruth \| Wally Schang \| Everett Scott \| Bob Shawkey \| Elmer Smith \| Aaron Ward \| Whitey Witt Manager Miller Huggins

Preceded by New York Yankees 1922	American League Champions New York Yankees 1923	Succeeded by Washington Senators 1924
Preceded by New York Giants 1922	World Series Champions New York Yankees 1923	Succeeded by Washington Senators 1924