1922 in baseball

The following are the baseball events of the year 1922 throughout the world.

Champions

 * World Series: New York Giants over New York Yankees (4-0-1)

Births

 * January 7 - Alvin Dark
 * March 8 - Carl Furillo
 * May 11 - Nestor Chylak
 * June 13 - Mel Parnell
 * July 26 - Hoyt Wilhelm
 * July 31 - Hank Bauer
 * August 16 - Gene Woodling
 * August 23 - George Kell
 * October 23 - Ewell Blackwell
 * October 27 - Ralph Kiner
 * November 29 - Minnie Miñoso

Deaths

 * January 14 - Ben Shibe, 83, owner of the Philadelphia Athletics since the 1901 season, during which period the team won six AL pennants and three World Series
 * February 23 - C. I. Taylor, 47, owner and manager of the Negro Leagues' Indianapolis ABC's since 1914, co-founder of the Negro National League
 * March 11 - Joe Gerhardt, 67, second baseman for several teams from 1873 to 1891 who led league in assists twice and double plays three times
 * April 14 - Cap Anson, 69, first baseman for the Chicago White Stockings who was the 19th century's most prolific hitter, setting career records for games, hits, runs, doubles and RBI; batted .333 lifetime, winning three batting titles, also ranked sixth all-time in home runs upon retirement; managed Chicago to five pennants (1880-82, 1885-86), 1296 career victories were record until 1907; among first managers to use pitching rotation, and first to organize spring training
 * July 27 - Nig Cuppy, 53, pitcher who won 24 or more games four times for the Cleveland Spiders
 * August 5 - Tommy McCarthy, 59, outfielder for St. Louis and Boston teams who batted .300 four times and pioneered several strategies; defensive standout led American Association in assists and steals once each
 * September 18 - Jake Stahl, 43, manager and first baseman who led the Red Sox to the 1912 World Series title, led AL in home runs in 1910
 * November 6 - Morgan G. Bulkeley, 84, executive who served as the National League's first president in 1876, also as president of Hartford club; later a governor of Connecticut and U.S. Senator
 * November 7 - Sam Thompson, 62, right fielder for Detroit and Philadelphia who batted .331 lifetime and won 1887 batting title; led NL in hits three times, home runs and doubles twice each; until 1921, held record of 166 RBI (1887) and ranked second in career home runs; .505 career slugging average was second highest of 19th century