1923 New York Giants season
Major League Baseball team season
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The 1923 New York Giants season was the franchise's 41st season. The Giants won the National League pennant with a 95â58 record. The team went on to lose to the New York Yankees in the World Series, four games to two.
with outfield seating expansion in progress.
| 1923 New York Giants | |
|---|---|
| National League champions | |
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| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York City |
| Record | 95â58 (.621) |
| League place | 1st |
| Owners | Charles Stoneham |
| Managers | John McGraw |
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 95 | 58 | .621 | â | 47âââ30 | 48âââ28 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 91 | 63 | .591 | 4½ | 46âââ32 | 45âââ31 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 87 | 67 | .565 | 8½ | 47âââ30 | 40âââ37 |
| Chicago Cubs | 83 | 71 | .539 | 12½ | 46âââ31 | 37âââ40 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 79 | 74 | .516 | 16 | 42âââ35 | 37âââ39 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 76 | 78 | .494 | 19½ | 37âââ40 | 39âââ38 |
| Boston Braves | 54 | 100 | .351 | 41½ | 22âââ55 | 32âââ45 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 50 | 104 | .325 | 45½ | 20âââ55 | 30âââ49 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | â | 8â14 | 6â16 | 7â15 | 6â16 | 13â9 | 5â17 | 9â13â1 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 14â8 | â | 10â12 | 8â14 | 11â11 | 12â10â1 | 11â11 | 10â12 | |||||
| Chicago | 16â6 | 12â10 | â | 9â13 | 10â12 | 13â9 | 11â11 | 12â10 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 15â7 | 14â8 | 13â9 | â | 12â10 | 19â3 | 8â14 | 10â12 | |||||
| New York | 16â6 | 11â11 | 12â10 | 10â12 | â | 19â3 | 13â9 | 14â7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 9â13 | 10â12â1 | 9â13 | 3â19 | 3â19 | â | 9â13 | 7â15 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 17â5 | 11â11 | 11â11 | 14â8 | 9â13 | 13â9 | â | 12â10 | |||||
| St. Louis | 13â9â1 | 12â10 | 10â12 | 12â10 | 7â14 | 15â7 | 10â12 | â | |||||
Opening day lineup
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Frank Snyder | 120 | 402 | 103 | .256 | 5 | 63 |
| 1B | High Pockets Kelly | 145 | 560 | 172 | .307 | 16 | 103 |
| 2B | Frankie Frisch | 151 | 641 | 223 | .348 | 12 | 111 |
| SS | Dave Bancroft | 107 | 444 | 135 | .304 | 1 | 31 |
| 3B | Heinie Groh | 123 | 465 | 135 | .290 | 4 | 48 |
| OF | Ross Youngs | 152 | 596 | 200 | .336 | 3 | 87 |
| OF | Jimmy O'Connell | 87 | 252 | 63 | .250 | 6 | 39 |
| OF | Irish Meusel | 146 | 595 | 177 | .297 | 19 | 125 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Jackson | 96 | 327 | 90 | .275 | 4 | 37 |
| Casey Stengel | 75 | 218 | 74 | .339 | 5 | 43 |
| Bill Cunningham | 79 | 203 | 55 | .271 | 5 | 27 |
| Hank Gowdy | 53 | 122 | 40 | .328 | 1 | 18 |
| Alex Gaston | 22 | 39 | 8 | .205 | 1 | 5 |
| Earl Smith | 24 | 34 | 7 | .206 | 1 | 4 |
| Freddie Maguire | 41 | 30 | 6 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| Ralph Shinners | 33 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
| Hack Wilson | 3 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Terry | 3 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Mose Solomon | 2 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh McQuillan | 38 | 229.2 | 15 | 14 | 3.41 | 75 |
| Jack Scott | 40 | 220.0 | 16 | 7 | 3.89 | 79 |
| Art Nehf | 34 | 196.0 | 13 | 10 | 4.50 | 50 |
| Jack Bentley | 31 | 183.0 | 13 | 8 | 4.48 | 80 |
| Mule Watson | 17 | 108.1 | 8 | 5 | 3.41 | 26 |
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 | 45 | 172.2 | 16 | 5 | 3.49 | 58 |
| Jesse Barnes | 12 | 36.0 | 3 | 1 | 6.25 | 12 |
| Dinty Gearin | 6 | 24.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.38 | 9 |
| Fred Johnson | 3 | 17.0 | 2 | 0 | 4.24 | 5 |
| Walt Huntzinger | 2 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.88 | 2 |
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 | 45 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3.28 | 45 |
| Virgil Barnes | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3.91 | 6 |
| Clint Blume | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.75 | 2 |
| Red Lucas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 3 |
| Rube Walberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 1 |
1923 World Series
Game 1
October 10, 1923, at Yankee Stadium in New York City
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (N) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| New York (A) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| W: Rosy Ryan (1â0) L: Bullet Joe Bush (0â1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYG â Casey Stengel (1) | ||||||||||||
Game 2
October 11, 1923, at the Polo Grounds (IV) in New York City
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (A) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| New York (N) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| W: Herb Pennock (1â0) L: Hugh McQuillan (0â1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYY â Aaron Ward (1), Babe Ruth (1), Babe Ruth (2) NYG â Irish Meusel (1) | ||||||||||||
Game 3
October 12, 1923, at Yankee Stadium in New York City
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| New York (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| W: Art Nehf (1â0) L: Sad Sam Jones (0â1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYG â Casey Stengel (2) | ||||||||||||
Game 4
October 13, 1923, at the Polo Grounds (IV) in New York City
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (A) | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 1 |
| New York (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| W: Bob Shawkey (1â0) L: Jack Scott (0â1) S: Herb Pennock (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYG â Ross Youngs (1) | ||||||||||||
Game 5
October 14, 1923, at Yankee Stadium in New York City
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (N) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| New York (A) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 8 | 14 | 0 |
| W: Bullet Joe Bush (1â1) L: Jack Bentley (0â1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYY â Joe Dugan (1) | ||||||||||||
Game 6
October 15, 1923, at the Polo Grounds (IV) in New York City
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (A) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| New York (N) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| W: Herb Pennock (2â0) L: Art Nehf (1â1) S: Sad Sam Jones (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYY â Babe Ruth (3), NYG â Frank Snyder (1) | ||||||||||||