1922 Major League Baseball season

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 none (with one tie).

This article is about the 1922 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1922 in baseball.
1922 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 12 – October 8, 1922
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Regular Season
Season MVPAL: George Sisler (SLB)
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upSt. Louis Browns
NL championsNew York Giants
  NL runners-upCincinnati Reds
World Series
ChampionsNew York Giants
  Runners-upNew York Yankees
Athletics
Browns
Yankees
Senators
Locations of AL teams for the 1920–1922 MLB seasons
American League
Giants
Phillies
Pirates
Cardinals
Locations of NL teams for the 1920–1922 MLB seasons
National League

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.

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