1922 Major League Baseball season
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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).
1922 MLB season | |
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League | Major League Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 12 – October 8, 1922 |
Number of games | 154 |
Number of teams | 16 |
Regular Season | |
Season MVP | AL: George Sisler (SLB) |
AL champions | New York Yankees |
AL runners-up | St. Louis Browns |
NL champions | New York Giants |
NL runners-up | Cincinnati Reds |
World Series | |
Champions | New York Giants |
Runners-up | New York Yankees |
MLB seasons | |
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.