1922 New York Giants season
| 1922 New York Giants | |
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| Owner(s) | Charles Stoneham |
| Manager(s) | John McGraw |
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The 1922 New York Giants season was the franchise's 40th season. The team finished in first place in the National League with an 93-61 record. The Giants won their second consecutive World Series, defeating the New York Yankees in five games without a loss.
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Giants | 93 | 61 | 0.604 | — | 51–27 | 42–34 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 86 | 68 | 0.558 | 7 | 48–29 | 38–39 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 85 | 69 | 0.552 | 8 | 42–35 | 43–34 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 85 | 69 | 0.552 | 8 | 45–33 | 40–36 |
| Chicago Cubs | 80 | 74 | 0.519 | 13 | 39–37 | 41–37 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 76 | 78 | 0.494 | 17 | 44–34 | 32–44 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 57 | 96 | 0.373 | 35½ | 35–41 | 22–55 |
| Boston Braves | 53 | 100 | 0.346 | 39½ | 32–43 | 21–57 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 7–15 | 4–18 | 5–17 | 8–14–1 | 8–13 | 10–12 | 11–11 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 15–7 | — | 11–11 | 8–14 | 8–14–1 | 15–7 | 11–11 | 8–14 | |||||
| Chicago | 18–4 | 11–11 | — | 11–11–1 | 8–14 | 9–13–1 | 10–12 | 13–9 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 17–5 | 14–8 | 11–11–1 | — | 10–12 | 15–7 | 11–11–1 | 8–14 | |||||
| New York | 14–8–1 | 14–8–1 | 14–8 | 12–10 | — | 15–7 | 11–11 | 13–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 13–8 | 7–15 | 13–9–1 | 7–15 | 7–15 | — | 3–19 | 7–15 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 12–10 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 11–11–1 | 11–11 | 19–3 | — | 9–13 | |||||
| St. Louis | 11–11 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 13–9 | — | |||||
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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 |
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| 1B | Kelly, GeorgeGeorge Kelly | 151 | 592 | 194 | .328 | 17 | 107 |
Other batters
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 |
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| Smith, EarlEarl Smith | 90 | 234 | 65 | .278 | 9 | 39 |
| King, LeeLee King | 20 | 34 | 6 | .176 | 0 | 2 |
| MacPhee, WaddyWaddy MacPhee | 2 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0 |
| Berry, JoeJoe Berry | 6 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
| Dolan, CozyCozy Dolan | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Barnes, JesseJesse Barnes | 37 | 212.2 | 13 | 8 | 3.51 | 52 |
| Blume, ClintClint Blume | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Cvengros, MikeMike Cvengros | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 3 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Causey, RedRed Causey | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3.18 | 13 |
| Barnes, VirgilVirgil Barnes | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.48 | 16 |
1922 World Series
Game 1
October 4, 1922, at the Polo Grounds in New York City
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| New York (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | x | 3 | 11 | 3 |
| W: Rosy Ryan (1–0) L: Bullet Joe Bush (0–1) | ||||||||||||
Game 2
October 5, 1922, at the Polo Grounds in New York City
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
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| New York (N) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| New York (A) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| W: NA L: NA | |||||||||||||
| HR: NYG – Irish Meusel (1), NYY – Aaron Ward (1) | |||||||||||||
Game 3
October 6, 1922, at the Polo Grounds in New York City
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| New York (N) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| W: Jack Scott (1–0) L: Waite Hoyt (0–1) | ||||||||||||
Game 4
October 7, 1922, at the Polo Grounds in New York City
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||
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| New York (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |||||
| New York (A) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| W: Hugh McQuillan (1–0) L: Carl Mays (0–1) | |||||||||||||||||
| HR: NYY – Aaron Ward (2) | |||||||||||||||||
Game 5
October 8, 1922, at the Polo Grounds in New York City
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York (A) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| New York (N) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | x | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| W: Art Nehf (1–0) L: Bullet Joe Bush (0–2) | ||||||||||||
Notes
References
- 1922 New York Giants team page at Baseball Reference
- 1922 New York Giants team page at Baseball Almanac