1923 New York Yankees

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 Season standings
2 Player stats
- 2.1 Batting

[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] 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	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Giants - 5, Yankees - 4	October 10	Yankee Stadium	55,307
2	Yankees - 4, Giants - 2	October 11	Polo Grounds	40,402
3	Giants - 1, Yankees - 0	October 12	Yankee Stadium	62,430
4	Yankees - 8, Giants - 4	October 13	Polo Grounds	46,302
5	Giants – 1, Yankees - 8	October 14	Yankee Stadium	62,817
6	Yankees - 6, Giants - 4	October 15	Polo Grounds	34,172