1922 World Series

Bringing the 1922 season to a close. The National League champion Cincinnati Reds meet the American League champion New York Yankees.

The Yankees were the top seed in the AL while the Reds were 2nd in the NL. Yankees have home field advantage and are favored.

Game 1

• Cincinnati: 2 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors. LP - bullpen
• New York: 3 runs, 9 hits, 0 errors. WP - Bob Shawkey

The Yankees take a 2-0 lead on a Wally Pipp key hit and a Babe Ruth home run. The Reds tie it in the 8th on a clutch hit by George Harper. Babe Ruth then wins the game with a solo homer in the 9th.

Yankees lead 1-0

Game 2

• Cincinnati: 22 runs, 29 hits, 1 error. WP - Johnny Couch
• New York: 10 runs, 16 hits, 0 errors. LP - Waite Hoyt

The Yankees take a 5-0 lead after 1 inning. In the 2nd, the Reds storm back with 4 homers and 9 runs. The Yanks tie it up in the 7th with 4 runs sparked by a clutch Wally Pip hit. The Reds take the lead with a Jake Daubert hit. Then they shut the door with 11 runs in the 9th inning.

Series tied 1-1

Game 3

• New York: 2 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors. LP - Sad Sam Jones
• Cincinnati: 8 runs, 13 hits, 0 errors. WP - Dolf Luque

The Reds get 6 runs in the first two innings. A George Burns hit and a Bubbles Hargrave home run power the offense. Then the Reds cruise to victory.

Reds lead 2-1

Game 4

• New York: 5 runs, 10 hits, 0 errors. WP - Bullet Joe Bush
• Cincinnati: 1 run, 6 hits, 2 errors. LP - Pete Donahue

The Reds take an early 1-0 lead but the Yankees get 3 runs on a Babe Ruth hit to pull ahead.

Series tied 2-2

Game 5

• New York: 3 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors. LP - Carl Mays
• Cincinnati: 4 runs, 7 hits, 1 error. WP - bullpen

Jake Daubert puts the Reds up 2-1 in the 2nd inning. Whitey Witt and Aaron Ward each knock in a run, giving the Yankees a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the 9th. Carl Mays tries to close it out, but he gives up a key hit to Pat Duncan. The Reds get 2 runs to rally for the win.

The hero of the game, Pat Duncan

Reds lead 3-2

Game 6

• Cincinnati: 5 runs, 11 hits, 0 errors. WP - Eppa Rixey
• New York: 2 runs, 7 hits, 1 error. LP - Bob Shawkey

With their backs to the wall,  the Yankees start poorly. The Reds get 4 runs in the 1st inning, sparked by a Sam Bohne hit. The Yankees get 2 in the 4th inning but they fail to threaten after that.

Reds win the 1922 World Series 4 games to 2!

WHAT NEXT?

Just some thoughts

• I think I satisfied my baseball craving for now. I'll be taking a break.
• This tournament format took too long. I think I played about 34 out of a possible 37 games. This equates to about 340 minutes, or nearly 6 hours. I'm considering different formats.
• Also, I don't plan on doing 1923. I don't have much interest in playing games with the lousy teams. Instead, I'll go to my original plan from 2022 and create a league from the best MLB teams of the 1920s.