| 1922 MLB season | |
| League: | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Duration: | Regular season:World Series: |
| No Of Games: | 154 |
| No Of Teams: | 16 (8 per league) |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Mvp: | AL |
| Mvp Link: | Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award#League Awards |
| Conf1: | AL |
| Conf1 Champ: | New York Yankees |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | St. Louis Browns |
| Conf2: | NL |
| Conf2 Champ: | New York Giants |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Cincinnati Reds |
| Finals: | World Series |
| Finals Link: | 1922 World Series |
| Finals Champ: | New York Giants |
| Finals Runner-Up: | New York Yankees |
| Seasonslist: | List of MLB seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | MLB |
| Prevseason Link: | 1921 Major League Baseball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1921 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1923 Major League Baseball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1923 |
The 1922 major league baseball season began on April 12, 1922. The regular season ended on October 1, with the New York Giants and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 19th World Series on October 4 and ended with Game 5 on October 8. In a repeat of the previous season, the Giants defeated the Yankees, four games to zero (with one tie).
This was the first of eight seasons that "League Awards", a precursor to the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (introduced in 1931), were issued. Only an American League award was given in 1922.
See also: Major League Baseball schedule. The 1922 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the season (except for) and would be used until in the American League and in the National League.
Opening Day, April 13, featured all sixteen teams, for the first time since . The final day of the regular season was on October 1. The World Series took place between October 4 and October 8.
| Stat | Player | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Sisler (SLB) | .420 | ||
| Ken Williams (SLB) | 39 | ||
| Ken Williams (SLB) | 155 | ||
| George Sisler (SLB) | 134 | ||
| George Sisler (SLB) | 246 | ||
| George Sisler (SLB) | 51 |
| Stat | Player | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Rommel (PHA) | 27 | ||
| Slim Harriss (PHA) | 20 | ||
| Red Faber (CWS) | 2.81 | ||
| Urban Shocker (SLB) | 149 | ||
| Red Faber (CWS) | 352.0 | ||
| Sad Sam Jones (NYY) | 8 |
| Stat | Player | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers Hornsby1 (SLC) | .401 | ||
| Rogers Hornsby1 (SLC) | 42 | ||
| Rogers Hornsby1 (SLC) | 152 | ||
| Rogers Hornsby (SLC) | 141 | ||
| Rogers Hornsby (SLC) | 250 | ||
| Max Carey (PIT) | 51 |
| Stat | Player | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eppa Rixey (CIN) | 25 | ||
| Dolf Luque (CIN) | 23 | ||
| Phil Douglas (NYG) | 2.63 | ||
| Dazzy Vance (BKN) | 134 | ||
| Eppa Rixey (CIN) | 313.1 | ||
| Clyde Barfoot (SLC) Lou North (SLC) | 6 |
| Team name | Wins | Home attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees[1] | 94 | -4.1% | 1,026,134 | -16.6% | 13,326 | |
| New York Giants[2] | 93 | -1.1% | 945,809 | -2.8% | 11,972 | |
| Detroit Tigers[3] | 79 | 11.3% | 861,206 | 30.2% | 11,184 | |
| St. Louis Browns[4] | 93 | 14.8% | 712,918 | 100.3% | 9,259 | |
| Chicago White Sox[5] | 77 | 24.2% | 602,860 | 10.9% | 7,829 | |
| Chicago Cubs[6] | 80 | 25.0% | 542,283 | 32.2% | 7,135 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals[7] | 85 | -2.3% | 536,998 | 39.6% | 6,974 | |
| Cleveland Indians[8] | 78 | -17.0% | 528,145 | -29.5% | 6,602 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates[9] | 85 | -5.6% | 523,675 | -25.4% | 6,714 | |
| Brooklyn Robins[10] | 76 | -1.3% | 498,865 | -18.7% | 6,396 | |
| Cincinnati Reds[11] | 86 | 22.9% | 493,754 | 58.6% | 6,250 | |
| Washington Senators[12] | 69 | -13.8% | 458,552 | 0.5% | 5,804 | |
| Philadelphia Athletics[13] | 65 | 22.6% | 425,356 | 23.5% | 5,453 | |
| Boston Red Sox[14] | 61 | -18.7% | 259,184 | -7.2% | 3,550 | |
| Philadelphia Phillies[15] | 57 | 11.8% | 232,471 | -15.1% | 3,019 | |
| Boston Braves[16] | 53 | -32.9% | 167,965 | -47.3% | 2,210 |