| 1923 New York Yankees | ||||
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| World Series Champion American League Tri Champion | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |||
| City | New York City, New York | |||
| Owners | Jacob Ruppert andTillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston | |||
| General manager | Ed Barrow | |||
| Manager | Miller Huggins | |||
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The 1923 New York Yankees season was the 21st season for the American League franchise. ManagerMiller Huggins led the team to their third straight pennant with a 98–54 record, 16 games ahead of the second placeDetroit Tigers. The Yankees moved into the now-famousYankee Stadium. In the1923 World Series, they avenged their1921 and1922 losses by defeating theNew York Giants in 6 games, 4 games to 2, and won their first World Series title.
The Yankees began their first World Championship Season on April 18 as they opened Yankee Stadium.Babe Ruth christened the new stadium, with a home run in the Yankees' 4–1 victory over theBoston Red Sox. The stadium would later be called "the House that Ruth Built".
On May 5, the Yankees beat thePhiladelphia 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 toDetroit'sHarry Heilmann who batted .403. Ruth reached base safely 379 times during the season.[1]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 98 | 54 | .645 | — | 46–30 | 52–24 |
| Detroit Tigers | 83 | 71 | .539 | 16 | 45–32 | 38–39 |
| Cleveland Indians | 82 | 71 | .536 | 16½ | 42–36 | 40–35 |
| Washington Senators | 75 | 78 | .490 | 23½ | 43–34 | 32–44 |
| St. Louis Browns | 74 | 78 | .487 | 24 | 40–36 | 34–42 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 69 | 83 | .454 | 29 | 34–41 | 35–42 |
| Chicago White Sox | 69 | 85 | .448 | 30 | 30–45 | 39–40 |
| Boston Red Sox | 61 | 91 | .401 | 37 | 37–40 | 24–51 |
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 9–13 | 10–12 | 10–12–1 | 8–14 | 13–7 | 4–18–1 | 7–15 | |||||
| Chicago | 13–9 | — | 9–13 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 10–12 | 11–11–1 | 10–12–1 | |||||
| Cleveland | 12–10 | 13–9 | — | 9–13 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 10–11 | |||||
| Detroit | 12–10–1 | 13–9 | 13–9 | — | 10–12 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 11–11 | |||||
| New York | 14–8 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 12–10 | — | 16–6 | 15–5 | 16–6 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 7–13 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 10–12 | 6–16 | — | 9–13 | 15–7–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 18–4–1 | 11–11–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 5–15 | 13–9 | — | 9–13 | |||||
| Washington | 15–7 | 12–10–1 | 11–10 | 11–11 | 6–16 | 7–15–1 | 13–9 | — | |||||
| 1923 New York Yankees | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
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 | 84 | 272 | 75 | .276 | 2 | 29 |
| 1B | Wally Pipp | 144 | 569 | 173 | .304 | 6 | 108 |
| 2B | Aaron Ward | 152 | 567 | 161 | .284 | 10 | 82 |
| 3B | Joe Dugan | 146 | 644 | 182 | .283 | 7 | 67 |
| SS | Everett Scott | 152 | 533 | 131 | .246 | 6 | 60 |
| OF | Babe Ruth | 152 | 522 | 205 | .393 | 41 | 131 |
| OF | Whitey Witt | 146 | 596 | 187 | .314 | 6 | 56 |
| OF | Bob Meusel | 132 | 460 | 144 | .314 | 9 | 91 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Hofmann | 72 | 238 | 69 | .290 | 3 | 26 |
| Elmer Smith | 70 | 183 | 56 | .306 | 7 | 35 |
| Harvey Hendrick | 37 | 66 | 18 | .273 | 3 | 12 |
| Benny Bengough | 19 | 53 | 7 | .132 | 0 | 3 |
| Ernie Johnson | 19 | 38 | 17 | .448 | 1 | 8 |
| Mike McNally | 30 | 38 | 8 | .211 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Gehrig | 13 | 26 | 11 | .423 | 1 | 9 |
| Hinkey Haines | 28 | 25 | 4 | .160 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Gazella | 8 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Bush | 37 | 275.2 | 19 | 15 | 3.43 | 125 |
| Bob Shawkey | 36 | 258.2 | 16 | 11 | 3.51 | 125 |
| Sam Jones | 34 | 243.0 | 21 | 8 | 3.63 | 68 |
| Waite Hoyt | 37 | 238.2 | 17 | 9 | 3.02 | 60 |
| Herb Pennock | 35 | 238.1 | 19 | 6 | 3.13 | 93 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Mays | 23 | 81.1 | 5 | 2 | 6.20 | 16 |
| George Pipgras | 8 | 33.1 | 1 | 3 | 5.94 | 12 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Roettger | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.49 | 7 |
| 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 13 ‡ | 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 | ||||||||