1922 New York Giants season
Major League Baseball team season
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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 a 93â61 record. The Giants won their second consecutive World Series, defeating the New York Yankees in five games (Game 2 was a 3â3 tie) without a loss.
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| 1922 New York Giants | |
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| World Series champions National League champions | |
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| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York City |
| Record | 93â61 (.604) |
| League place | 1st |
| Owners | Charles Stoneham |
| Managers | John McGraw |
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 93 | 61 | .604 | â | 51âââ27 | 42âââ34 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 86 | 68 | .558 | 7 | 48âââ29 | 38âââ39 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 85 | 69 | .552 | 8 | 42âââ35 | 43âââ34 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 85 | 69 | .552 | 8 | 45âââ33 | 40âââ36 |
| Chicago Cubs | 80 | 74 | .519 | 13 | 39âââ37 | 41âââ37 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 76 | 78 | .494 | 17 | 44âââ34 | 32âââ44 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 57 | 96 | .373 | 35½ | 35âââ41 | 22âââ55 |
| Boston Braves | 53 | 100 | .346 | 39½ | 32âââ43 | 21âââ57 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | â | 7â15 | 4â18 | 5â17 | 8â14â1 | 8â13 | 10â12 | 11â11 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 15â7 | â | 11â11 | 8â14 | 8â14â1 | 15â7 | 11â11 | 8â14 | |||||
| Chicago | 18â4 | 11â11 | â | 11â11â1 | 8â14 | 9â13â1 | 10â12 | 13â9 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 17â5 | 14â8 | 11â11â1 | â | 10â12 | 15â7 | 11â11â1 | 8â14 | |||||
| New York | 14â8â1 | 14â8â1 | 14â8 | 12â10 | â | 15â7 | 11â11 | 13â9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 13â8 | 7â15 | 13â9â1 | 7â15 | 7â15 | â | 3â19 | 7â15 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 12â10 | 11â11 | 12â10 | 11â11â1 | 11â11 | 19â3 | â | 9â13 | |||||
| St. Louis | 11â11 | 14â8 | 9â13 | 14â8 | 9â13 | 15â7 | 13â9 | â | |||||
Opening Day lineup
Roster
| 1922 New York Giants | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers
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Outfielders
Other batters |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Frank Snyder | 104 | 318 | 109 | .343 | 5 | 51 |
| 1B | George Kelly | 151 | 592 | 194 | .328 | 17 | 107 |
| 2B | Frankie Frisch | 132 | 514 | 168 | .327 | 5 | 51 |
| SS | Dave Bancroft | 156 | 651 | 209 | .321 | 4 | 60 |
| 3B | Heinie Groh | 115 | 426 | 113 | .265 | 3 | 51 |
| OF | Casey Stengel | 84 | 250 | 92 | .368 | 7 | 48 |
| OF | Ross Youngs | 149 | 559 | 185 | .331 | 7 | 86 |
| OF | Irish Meusel | 154 | 617 | 204 | .331 | 16 | 132 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Rawlings | 88 | 308 | 87 | .282 | 1 | 30 |
| Earl Smith | 90 | 234 | 65 | .278 | 9 | 39 |
| Bill Cunningham | 85 | 229 | 75 | .328 | 2 | 33 |
| Ralph Shinners | 56 | 135 | 34 | .252 | 0 | 15 |
| Dave Robertson | 42 | 47 | 13 | .277 | 1 | 3 |
| Lee King | 20 | 34 | 6 | .176 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex Gaston | 16 | 26 | 5 | .192 | 0 | 1 |
| Freddie Maguire | 5 | 12 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
| Mahlon Higbee | 3 | 10 | 4 | .400 | 1 | 5 |
| Travis Jackson | 3 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Waddy MacPhee | 2 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Boone | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Berry | 6 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
| Cozy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Nehf | 37 | 268.1 | 19 | 13 | 3.29 | 60 |
| Jesse Barnes | 37 | 212.2 | 13 | 8 | 3.51 | 52 |
| Phil Douglas | 24 | 157.2 | 11 | 4 | 2.63 | 33 |
| Hugh McQuillan | 15 | 94.1 | 6 | 5 | 3.82 | 24 |
| Fred Toney | 13 | 86.1 | 5 | 6 | 4.17 | 10 |
| Fred Johnson | 2 | 18.0 | 0 | 2 | 4.00 | 8 |
| Clint Blume | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Mike Cvengros | 1 | 9.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosy Ryan | 46 | 191.2 | 17 | 12 | 3.01 | 75 |
| Jack Scott | 17 | 79.2 | 8 | 2 | 4.41 | 37 |
| Carmen Hill | 8 | 28.1 | 2 | 1 | 4.76 | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Jonnard | 33 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3.84 | 44 |
| Red Causey | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3.18 | 13 |
| Virgil Barnes | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.48 | 16 |
| Red Shea | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.70 | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (1â0) L: Bullet Joe Bush (0â1) | ||||||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 â Irish Meusel (1), NYY â 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (1â0) L: Waite Hoyt (0â1) | ||||||||||||
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (1â0) L: Carl Mays (0â1) | |||||||||||||||||
| HR: NYY â 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (1â0) L: Bullet Joe Bush (0â2) | ||||||||||||
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