| New York Yankees | |
| Season: | 1923 |
| Misc: | World Series Champions American League Champions |
| League: | American League |
| Ballpark: | Yankee Stadium |
| City: | New York City, New York |
| Owners: | Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston |
| General Managers: | Ed Barrow |
| Managers: | Miller Huggins |
The 1923 New York Yankees season was the 23rd season for the American League franchise. 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 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 the Boston Red Sox. The stadium would later be called "the House that Ruth Built".
On May 5, the Yankees beat the Philadelphia 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 to Detroit's Harry Heilmann who batted .403. Ruth reached base safely 379 times during the season.[1]
| 1923 New York Yankees | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | ManagerCoaches | ||||||
| = 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 | 84 | 272 | 75 | .276 | 2 | 29 | ||
| 1B | 144 | 569 | 173 | .304 | 6 | 108 | ||
| 2B | 152 | 567 | 161 | .284 | 10 | 82 | ||
| 3B | 146 | 644 | 182 | .283 | 7 | 67 | ||
| SS | 152 | 533 | 131 | .246 | 6 | 60 | ||
| OF | 152 | 522 | 205 | .393 | 41 | 131 | ||
| OF | 146 | 596 | 187 | .314 | 6 | 56 | ||
| OF | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 238 | 69 | .290 | 3 | 26 | ||
| 70 | 183 | 56 | .306 | 7 | 35 | ||
| 37 | 66 | 18 | .273 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 19 | 53 | 7 | .132 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 19 | 38 | 17 | .448 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 30 | 38 | 8 | .211 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 26 | 11 | .423 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 28 | 25 | 4 | .160 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 275.2 | 19 | 15 | 3.43 | 125 | ||
| 36 | 258.2 | 16 | 11 | 3.51 | 125 | ||
| 34 | 243.0 | 21 | 8 | 3.63 | 68 | ||
| 37 | 238.2 | 17 | 9 | 3.02 | 60 | ||
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 81.1 | 5 | 2 | 6.20 | 16 | ||
| 8 | 33.1 | 1 | 3 | 5.94 | 12 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
See main article: 1923 World Series.
| 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 | |||||||||