1923 Major League Baseball season

The 1923 Major League Baseball season began on April 17, 1923. The regular season ended on October 7, with the New York Giants and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 20th World Series on October 10 and ended with Game 6 on October 15. In the third consecutive iteration of the Subway Series, the Yankees defeated the Giants, four games to two.

This article is about the 1923 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1923 in baseball.
1923 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 17 – October 15, 1923
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Regular Season
Season MVPAL: Babe Ruth (NYY)
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upDetroit Tigers
NL championsNew York Giants
  NL runners-upCincinnati Reds
World Series
ChampionsNew York Yankees
  Runners-upNew York Giants
Athletics
Browns
Yankees
Senators
Locations of AL teams for the 1923–1931 MLB seasons
American League
Giants
Phillies
Pirates
Cardinals
Locations of NL teams for the 1923–1931 MLB seasons
National League

This was the second 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 1923.

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