1923 World Series

New York Yankees (4) vs New York Giants (2)

The term home field advantage took on a whole new meaning in 1923 as baseball's grand cathedral, Yankee Stadium, opened much to the dismay of the Giants. Although the two-time defending champions would finally reclaim the Polo Grounds for themselves, The House That Ruth Built towered over their yard and featured an enormous seating capacity with an architectural beauty that was second to none. With the addition of a third ballpark, New York had established itself as THE premier city for professional sports entertainment.

A sports columnist from Philadelphia had written that thousands of years in the future archeologists would uncover ruins in the lower Bronx that would resemble that of ancient Rome's coliseums. The Giants had generously shared their field with the Yankees (and Highlanders) since 1913 but now found themselves standing in the shadow of their cross-town rivals.

Although the Yankees had lost two consecutive World Series to the Giants, they were quickly becoming the more popular of the two. The soon to be penned Bronx Bombers boasted the game's top player, the largest arena, and the best record in baseball after winning their third American League pennant by a sixteen game margin.

Finally, the Yankees had beaten the Giants for their first world championship in their brand new stadium (which featured crowds in excess of 62,000 and over $1 million dollars in ticket sales). In addition, Babe Ruth had finally beaten his post-season demons, hitting three home runs, a triple, a double and two singles while batting .368.

"It is a thrilling thought that perhaps 2,500 years from now archaeologists, spading up the ruins of Harlem and the lower Bronx, will find arenas that outsize anything that the ancient Romans and Greeks built."- The Philadelphia Enquirer (1923)

TheNew York Giants hit three (3) triples and two (2) doubles during the 1923 World Series making them the third National League team (sixth overall) with more triples than doubles during a Fall Classic.

Did you know that the 1923 World Series was the first to reach the $1 million plateau ($1,063,815.00) in terms ofgate receipts? Review thegate receipts for every World Series on Baseball Almanac today.

Ironically the manager considered by manyNew York Yankee historians as their best ever, was their most challenging opponent.Casey Stengel led (during this Fall Classic) hisNew York Giants in home runs, runs batted in, bases on balls; tied his teammates in the runs scored department and hit a very memorable walk-off inside the park home run duringGame 1 atYankee Stadium.