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1923 New York Giants season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | New York Giants |
| season | 1923 |
| misc | National League champions |
| image | New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1923 to 1927, 1930 to 1932).svg |
| league | National League |
| ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| city | New York City |
| record | |
| league_place | 1st |
| owners | Charles Stoneham |
| managers | John McGraw |
|}} The 1923 New York Giants season was the franchise's 41st season. The Giants won the National League pennant with a 95–58 record. The team went on to lose to the New York Yankees in the World Series, four games to two.

Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening day lineup
Roster
| 1923 New York Giants |
|---|
| **Roster** |
| **Pitchers** |
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 | 120 | 402 | 103 | .256 | 5 | 63 | |
| 1B | 145 | 560 | 172 | .307 | 16 | 103 | |
| 2B | 151 | 641 | 223 | .348 | 12 | 111 | |
| SS | 107 | 444 | 135 | .304 | 1 | 31 | |
| 3B | 123 | 465 | 135 | .290 | 4 | 48 | |
| OF | 152 | 596 | 200 | .336 | 3 | 87 | |
| OF | 87 | 252 | 63 | .250 | 6 | 39 | |
| OF | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | 327 | 90 | .275 | 4 | 37 | |
| 75 | 218 | 74 | .339 | 5 | 43 | |
| 79 | 203 | 55 | .271 | 5 | 27 | |
| 53 | 122 | 40 | .328 | 1 | 18 | |
| 22 | 39 | 8 | .205 | 1 | 5 | |
| 24 | 34 | 7 | .206 | 1 | 4 | |
| 41 | 30 | 6 | .200 | 0 | 2 | |
| 33 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 229.2 | 15 | 14 | 3.41 | 75 | |
| 40 | 220.0 | 16 | 7 | 3.89 | 79 | |
| 34 | 196.0 | 13 | 10 | 4.50 | 50 | |
| 31 | 183.0 | 13 | 8 | 4.48 | 80 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 172.2 | 16 | 5 | 3.49 | 58 | |
| 12 | 36.0 | 3 | 1 | 6.25 | 12 | |
| 6 | 24.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.38 | 9 | |
| 3 | 17.0 | 2 | 0 | 4.24 | 5 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3.28 | 45 | |
| 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3.91 | 6 | |
| 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.75 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 1 |
1923 World Series
Main article: 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 (1–0) **L**: Bullet Joe Bush (0–1) | ||||||||||||
| **HR**: **NYG** – 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 (1–0) **L**: Hugh McQuillan (0–1) | ||||||||||||
| **HR**: **NYY** – Aaron Ward (1), Babe Ruth (1), Babe Ruth (2) **NYG** – 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 (1–0) **L**: Sad Sam Jones (0–1) | ||||||||||||
| **HR**: **NYG** – 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 (1–0) **L**: Jack Scott (0–1) **S**: Herb Pennock (1) | ||||||||||||
| **HR**: **NYG** – 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 (1–1) **L**: Jack Bentley (0–1) | ||||||||||||
| **HR**: **NYY** – 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 (2–0) **L**: Art Nehf (1–1) **S**: Sad Sam Jones (1) | ||||||||||||
| **HR**: **NYY** – Babe Ruth (3), **NYG** – Frank Snyder (1) |
References
- 1923 New York Giants team page at Baseball Reference
- 1923 New York Giants team page at Baseball Almanac
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