| 1922 New York Yankees | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American League Bi Champion | ||||
| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |||
| City | New York City, New York | |||
| Owners | Jacob Ruppert andTillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston | |||
| General managers | Ed Barrow | |||
| Managers | Miller Huggins | |||
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The 1922New 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 theSt. Louis Browns. New York was managed byMiller Huggins. Their home games were played at thePolo Grounds.
In the1922 World Series, the Yankees again lost to their landlords, theNew 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 thePolo Grounds. During the season, they had begun construction of their new home,Yankee Stadium, which would open in 1923.

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. AlthoughCommissioner 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.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 94 | 60 | .610 | — | 50–27 | 44–33 |
| St. Louis Browns | 93 | 61 | .604 | 1 | 54–23 | 39–38 |
| Detroit Tigers | 79 | 75 | .513 | 15 | 43–34 | 36–41 |
| Cleveland Indians | 78 | 76 | .506 | 16 | 44–35 | 34–41 |
| Chicago White Sox | 77 | 77 | .500 | 17 | 43–34 | 34–43 |
| Washington Senators | 69 | 85 | .448 | 25 | 40–39 | 29–46 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 65 | 89 | .422 | 29 | 38–39 | 27–50 |
| Boston Red Sox | 61 | 93 | .396 | 33 | 31–42 | 30–51 |
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 10–12 | 6–16 | 5–17 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 10–12 | |||||
| Chicago | 12–10 | — | 12–10–1 | 17–5 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 8–14 | 7–15 | |||||
| Cleveland | 16–6 | 10–12–1 | — | 15–7 | 7–15 | 11–11 | 6–16 | 13–9 | |||||
| Detroit | 17–5 | 5–17 | 7–15 | — | 11–11 | 16–6–1 | 9–13 | 14–8 | |||||
| New York | 9–13 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 11–11 | — | 17–5 | 14–8 | 15–7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 12–10 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 6–16–1 | 5–17 | — | 9–13 | 12–10 | |||||
| St. Louis | 15–7 | 14–8 | 16–6 | 13–9 | 8–14 | 13–9 | — | 14–8 | |||||
| Washington | 12–10 | 15–7 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 7–15 | 10–12 | 8–14 | — | |||||
| 1922 New York Yankees | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | 154 | 558 | 149 | .267 | 7 | 68 |
| 3B | Frank 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 |
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 | 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 | 21 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 1 | 5 |
| Johnny Mitchell | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 39 | 255.1 | 26 | 7 | 3.31 | 92 |
| Carl Mays | 34 | 240.0 | 12 | 14 | 3.60 | 41 |
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 | 45 | 260.0 | 13 | 13 | 3.67 | 81 |
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 | 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 |
| Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Record (NYY-NYG) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 4 | New York Yankees | 2 | New York Giants | 3 | 0–1–0 | 42,479 | |
| 2 | October 5 | New York Giants | 3 | New York Yankees | 3 | 0–1–1 | 37,020 | |
| 3 | October 6 | New York Yankees | 0 | New York Giants | 3 | 0–2–1 | 37,620 | |
| 4 | October 7 ‡ | New York Giants | 4 | New York Yankees | 3 | 0–3–1 | 36,242 | |
| 5 | October 8 ‡ | New York Yankees | 3 | New York Giants | 5 | 0–4–1 | 38,551 | |
| New York Giants win 4–0–1 | ||||||||
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA | Jersey City Colts | International League | Ben Egan |