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1923 MLB season
LeagueAmerican League (AL)
National League (NL)
Negro National League (NNL)
Eastern Colored League (ECL)
SportBaseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 18 – October 7 (AL)
  • April 17 – October 7 (NL)
World Series (AL, NL):
  • October 10 – October 15
Colored World Series (NNL, ECL):
  • October 3 – October 20
Number of games154 (AL, NL)
53–86 (NNL)
33–59 (ECL)
Number of teams30 total:
8 (AL, NL, NNL)
6 (ECL)
American League
AL championsNew York Yankees
  Runners-upDetroit Tigers
Season MVPAL: Babe Ruth (NYY)
National League
NL championsNew York Giants
  Runners-upCincinnati Reds
World Series
ChampionsNew York Yankees
  Runners-upNew York Giants
Negro National League
NNL championsKansas City Monarchs
  Runners-upChicago American Giants
Eastern Colored League
ECL championsHilldale Club
  Runners-upCuban Stars (East)
Colored World Series
ChampionsKansas City Monarchs
  Runners-upHilldale Club
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1923–1931 American League seasons
American League

WIKIPEDIA'S NEW STANDARD FONT SIZE HAS THROWN A WONDERFUL WRENCH IN THE CURRENT FORMAT OF THIS PAGE. WILL EVENTUALLY BE UPDATED. 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.

The Negro National League and Eastern Colored League seasons would be contested from April to September (exact dates are unknown due to poor record keeping) with the Kansas City Monarchs and Hilldale Club as pennant winners, respectively.

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.

Major League Baseball officially designated the Negro National League and Eastern Colored League as major leagues on December 16, 2020.[1]

PLEASE NOTE: INFOBOX INCLUDES 1924 COLORED WORLD SERIES FOR THE SAKE OF FORMATTING. THE ACTUAL 1923 PAGE WOULD NOT HAVE THIS.

Teams

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Stadiums and locations

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An asterisk (*) denotes the departure from a ballpark mid-season.

League Team City Stadium Capacity
Central Arizona Diamondbacks

(Widest names 1876–present)

Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Massachusetts Swampoodle Grounds Unknown
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,000
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 28,000
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio Dunn Field 21,414
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 30,000
New York Yankees New York, New York Yankee Stadium 58,000
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 23,000
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 24,040
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field 40,000
Brooklyn Robins New York, New York Ebbets Field 30,000
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Cubs Park 20,000
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 20,696
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 43,000
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Baker Bowl 18,000
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 25,000
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 24,040
Negro National League Chicago American Giants Chicago, Illinois Schorling's Park 15,000
Cuban Stars (West) Traveling team, no home ballpark
Detroit Stars Detroit, Michigan Mack Park 6,000
Indianapolis ABCs Indianapolis, Indiana Washington Park 20,000
Kansas City Monarchs Kansas City, Missouri Muehlebach Field
Association Park*
17,476
Unknown
Milwaukee Bears Milwaukee, Wisconsin Borchert Park 4,800
St. Louis Stars St. Louis, Missouri Stars Park 10,000
Toledo Tigers Toledo, Ohio Swayne Field 11,800
Eastern Colored League Atlantic City Bacharach Giants Atlantic City, New Jersey Bacharach Park 4,400
Baltimore Black Sox Baltimore, Maryland Maryland Park Unknown
Brooklyn Royal Giants New York, New York Dexter Park Unknown
Cuban Stars (East) Traveling team, no home ballpark
Hilldale Club Yeadon, Pennsylvania Hilldale Park 8,000
New York Lincoln Giants
New York, New York
Catholic Protectory Oval Unknown

Personnel

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League Team Manager President General Manager Principal Owner(s)
American League Boston Red Sox Frank Chance Harry Frazee, Bob Quinn Harry Frazee, Bob Quinn
Chicago White Sox Kid Gleason Harry Grabiner Charles Comiskey
Cleveland Indians Tris Speaker Bob McRoy Dunn estate
Detroit Tigers Ty Cobb Frank Navin Frank Navin
New York Yankees Miller Huggins Ed Barrow Jacob Ruppert
Philadelphia Athletics Connie Mack Connie Mack Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns Lee Fohl, Jimmy Austin Phil Ball
Washington Senators Donie Bush Clark Griffith
National League Boston Braves Fred Mitchell Christy Mathewson Emil Fuchs, Christy Mathewson, James MacDonough
Brooklyn Robins Wilbert Robinson Charles Ebbets Charles Ebbets, Ed McKeever, Stephen McKeever
Chicago Cubs Bill Killefer William Veeck Sr. William Wrigley Jr.
Cincinnati Reds Pat Moran Garry Herrmann
New York Giants John McGraw Charles Stoneham
Philadelphia Phillies Art Fletcher William F. Baker William F. Baker
Pittsburgh Pirates Bill McKechnie Barney Dreyfuss Barney Dreyfuss Barney Dreyfuss
St. Louis Cardinals Branch Rickey Sam Breadon Branch Rickey Sam Breadon
Negro National League Chicago American Giants Rube Foster Rube Foster Rube Foster
Cuban Stars (West) Tinti Molina Tinti Molina Abel Linares
Detroit Stars Bruce Petway Tenny Blount
Indianapolis ABCs Dizzy Dismukes A. D. Williams Olivia Taylor
Kansas City Monarchs Sam Crawford, José Méndez J. L. Wilkinson J. L. Wilkinson
Milwaukee Bears Pete Hill Dave Wyatt
St. Louis Stars Joe Hewitt, Candy Jim Taylor Dick Kent, Samuel Shepard
Toledo Tigers Dicta Johnson, Candy Jim Taylor
Eastern Colored League Atlantic City Bacharach Giants Dick Lundy Hammond Daniels Tom Jackson, Henry Tucker
Baltimore Black Sox Louis Miller, Anthony Mahoney, Blainey Hall Nat Strong Nat Strong
Brooklyn Royal Giants Eddie Douglass George Rossiter Charlie Spedden
Cuban Stars (East) Pelayo Chacón Alex Pompez Alex Pompez
Hilldale Club John Henry Lloyd Ed Bolden Ed Bolden
New York Lincoln Giants Joe Williams Jim Keenan Jim Keenan

Schedule

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The 1923 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the 1904 season (except for 1919) and would be used until 1961 in the American League and 1962 in the National League.

National League Opening Day took place on April 17 with all teams playing, while American League Opening Day took place the following day with all teams playing. The final day of the regular season was on October 7. The World Series took place between October 10 and October 15.

Due to poor record keeping, the exact dates played for the Negro National League and Eastern Colored League are unknown. Both leagues would see an inconsistent number of games played for each team. The Negro National League teams (that did not fold mid-season) saw between 53 and 86 non-exhibition in-league games played, while the Eastern Colored League saw between 33 and 59 non-exhibition in-league games played. Both leagues saw teams play a number of games against major-league tiered independent teams, increasing their game totals to 62 and 98 for Negro National League teams, and 40 and 61 for Eastern Colored League teams.

Standings

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Independent teams

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A loose confederation of teams existed that were not part of either established Negro League.

vs. All Teams
Independent Clubs W L T Pct. GB
Memphis Red Sox 15 7 0 .682
Cleveland Tate Stars 15 16 1 .484
Washington Potomacs 14 19 0 .424
Harrisburg Giants 5 7 0 .417 5
Birmingham Black Barons 16 25 4 .400

Postseason

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Bracket

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World Series
   
AL New York Yankees 4
NL New York Giants 2

Managerial changes

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Off-season

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Team Former GM Reason For Leaving New GM Notes
Boston Red Sox Hugh Duffy Unknown Frank Chance
Indianapolis ABCs Ben Taylor Unknown Dizzy Dismukes Player-manager
Philadelphia Phillies Kaiser Wilhelm Unknown Art Fletcher
St. Louis Stars Bill Gatewood Unknown Joe Hewitt Player-manager
Washington Senators Clyde Milan Unknown Donie Bush

In-season

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Team Former GM Reason For Leaving New GM Notes
Baltimore Black Sox Louis Miller Unknown Anthony Mahoney Player-manager
Baltimore Black Sox Anthony Mahoney Unknown Blainey Hall Player-manager
Kansas City Monarchs Sam Crawford Unknown José Méndez Player-manager
St. Louis Browns Lee Fohl Fired Jimmy Austin Player-manager
St. Louis Stars Joe Hewitt Left St. Louis for Milwaukee Bears Candy Jim Taylor Player-manager
Toledo Tigers Dicta Johnson Unknown Candy Jim Taylor Player-manager

League leaders (v.1/current format)

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American League

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National League

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Negro National League

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Eastern Colored League

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League leaders (v.2/combined current format; not separate hitting and pitching boxes)

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American League

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Hitting leaders Pitching leaders
Stat Player Total Stat Player Total
AVG Harry Heilmann (DET) .403 W George Uhle (CLE) 26
HR Babe Ruth (NYY) 41 L Herman Pillette (DET)
Eddie Rommel (PHA)
19
RBI Babe Ruth (NYY)
Tris Speaker (CLE)
130 ERA Stan Coveleski (CLE) 2.76
R Babe Ruth (NYY) 151 K Walter Johnson (WSH) 130
H Charlie Jamieson (CLE) 222 IP George Uhle (CLE) 357.2
SB Eddie Collins (CWS) 48 SV Allen Russell (WSH) 9

National League

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Hitting leaders Pitching leaders
Stat Player Total Stat Player Total
AVG Rogers Hornsby (SLC) .384 W Dolf Luque (CIN) 27
HR Cy Williams (PHP) 41 L Wilbur Cooper (PIT) 19
RBI Irish Meusel (NYG) 125 ERA Dolf Luque (CIN) 1.93
R Ross Youngs (NYG) 121 K Dazzy Vance (BKN) 197
H Frankie Frisch (NYG) 223 IP Burleigh Grimes (BKN) 327.0
SB Max Carey (PIT) 51 SV Claude Jonnard (NYG) 7

Negro National League

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Hitting leaders Pitching leaders
Stat Player Total Stat Player Total
AVG Heavy Johnson1 (KC) .406 W Bullet Rogan (KC) 16
HR Heavy Johnson1 (KC)
Candy Jim Taylor (TOL/SLS)
20 L Joe Strong (MIL/CAG) 15
RBI Heavy Johnson1 (KC) 120 ERA Ed Rile (CAG) 2.53
R Heavy Johnson (KC) 91 K Bullet Rogan (KC) 151
H Heavy Johnson (KC) 152 IP Bullet Rogan (KC) 248.1
SB Oscar Charleston (IND) 25 SV Andy Cooper (DES) 6

1 Negro National National League Triple Crown batting winner

Eastern Colored League

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Hitting leaders Pitching leaders
Stat Player Total Stat Player Total
AVG Biz Mackey (HIL) .423 W Rats Henderson (AC)
Nip Winters (HIL)
10
HR George Johnson (HIL) 8 L Rats Henderson (AC) 10
RBI George Johnson (HIL) 46 ERA Nip Winters (HIL) 2.36
R Otto Briggs (HIL) 52 K Rats Henderson (AC) 100
H Biz Mackey (HIL) 77 IP Rats Henderson (AC) 152.2
SB George Johnson (HIL) 13 SV Nip Winters (HIL) 3

League leaders (v.3/single table)

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American League National League Negro National League Eastern Colored League
Stat Player Total Player Total Player Total Player Total
AVG Harry Heilmann (DET) .403 Rogers Hornsby (SLC) .384 Heavy Johnson1 (KC) .406 Biz Mackey (HIL) .423
HR Babe Ruth (NYY) 41 Cy Williams (PHP) 41 Heavy Johnson1 (KC)
Candy Jim Taylor (TOL/SLS)
20 George Johnson (HIL) 8
RBI Babe Ruth (NYY)
Tris Speaker (CLE)
130 Irish Meusel (NYG) 125 Heavy Johnson1 (KC) 120 George Johnson (HIL) 46
R Babe Ruth (NYY) 151 Ross Youngs (NYG) 121 Heavy Johnson (KC) 91 Otto Briggs (HIL) 52
H Charlie Jamieson (CLE) 222 Frankie Frisch (NYG) 223 Heavy Johnson (KC) 152 Biz Mackey (HIL) 77
SB Eddie Collins (CWS) 48 Max Carey (PIT) 51 Oscar Charleston (IND) 25 George Johnson (HIL) 13
W George Uhle (CLE) 26 Dolf Luque (CIN) 27 Bullet Rogan (KC) 16 Rats Henderson (AC)
Nip Winters (HIL)
10
L Herman Pillette (DET)
Eddie Rommel (PHA)
19 Wilbur Cooper (PIT) 19 Joe Strong (MIL/CAG) 15 Rats Henderson (AC) 10
ERA Stan Coveleski (CLE) 2.76 Dolf Luque (CIN) 1.93 Ed Rile (CAG) 2.53 Nip Winters (HIL) 2.36
K Walter Johnson (WSH) 130 Dazzy Vance (BKN) 197 Bullet Rogan (KC) 151 Rats Henderson (AC) 100
IP George Uhle (CLE) 357.2 Burleigh Grimes (BKN) 327.0 Bullet Rogan (KC) 248.1 Rats Henderson (AC) 152.2
SV Allen Russell (WSH) 9 Claude Jonnard (NYG) 7 Andy Cooper (DES) 6 Nip Winters (HIL) 3

1 Negro National National League Triple Crown batting winner

League leaders (v.4/single table with section headers)

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American League National League Negro National League Eastern Colored League
Stat Player Total Player Total Player Total Player Total
Hitting leaders
AVG Harry Heilmann (DET) .403 Rogers Hornsby (SLC) .384 Heavy Johnson1 (KC) .406 Biz Mackey (HIL) .423
HR Babe Ruth (NYY) 41 Cy Williams (PHP) 41 Heavy Johnson1 (KC)
Candy Jim Taylor (TOL/SLS)
20 George Johnson (HIL) 8
RBI Babe Ruth (NYY)
Tris Speaker (CLE)
130 Irish Meusel (NYG) 125 Heavy Johnson1 (KC) 120 George Johnson (HIL) 46
R Babe Ruth (NYY) 151 Ross Youngs (NYG) 121 Heavy Johnson (KC) 91 Otto Briggs (HIL) 52
H Charlie Jamieson (CLE) 222 Frankie Frisch (NYG) 223 Heavy Johnson (KC) 152 Biz Mackey (HIL) 77
SB Eddie Collins (CWS) 48 Max Carey (PIT) 51 Oscar Charleston (IND) 25 George Johnson (HIL) 13
Pitching leaders
W George Uhle (CLE) 26 Dolf Luque (CIN) 27 Bullet Rogan (KC) 16 Rats Henderson (AC)
Nip Winters (HIL)
10
L Herman Pillette (DET)
Eddie Rommel (PHA)
19 Wilbur Cooper (PIT) 19 Joe Strong (MIL/CAG) 15 Rats Henderson (AC) 10
ERA Stan Coveleski (CLE) 2.76 Dolf Luque (CIN) 1.93 Ed Rile (CAG) 2.53 Nip Winters (HIL) 2.36
K Walter Johnson (WSH) 130 Dazzy Vance (BKN) 197 Bullet Rogan (KC) 151 Rats Henderson (AC) 100
IP George Uhle (CLE) 357.2 Burleigh Grimes (BKN) 327.0 Bullet Rogan (KC) 248.1 Rats Henderson (AC) 152.2
SV Allen Russell (WSH) 9 Claude Jonnard (NYG) 7 Andy Cooper (DES) 6 Nip Winters (HIL) 3

1 Negro National National League Triple Crown batting winner

League leaders (v.4/single table with section headers & OPS/WHIP added, total leader bold)

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American League National League Negro National League Eastern Colored League
Stat Player Total Player Total Player Total Player Total
Hitting leaders
AVG Harry Heilmann (DET) .403 Rogers Hornsby (SLC) .384 Heavy Johnson1 (KC) .406 Biz Mackey (HIL) .423
OPS Babe Ruth (NYY) 1.309 Rogers Hornsby (SLC) 1.086 Heavy Johnson (KC) 1.193 Biz Mackey (HIL) 1.044
HR Babe Ruth (NYY) 41 Cy Williams (PHP) 41 Heavy Johnson1 (KC)
Candy Jim Taylor (TOL/SLS)
20 George Johnson (HIL) 8
RBI Babe Ruth (NYY)
Tris Speaker (CLE)
130 Irish Meusel (NYG) 125 Heavy Johnson1 (KC) 120 George Johnson (HIL) 46
R Babe Ruth (NYY) 151 Ross Youngs (NYG) 121 Heavy Johnson (KC) 91 Otto Briggs (HIL) 52
H Charlie Jamieson (CLE) 222 Frankie Frisch (NYG) 223 Heavy Johnson (KC) 152 Biz Mackey (HIL) 77
SB Eddie Collins (CWS) 48 Max Carey (PIT) 51 Oscar Charleston (IND) 25 George Johnson (HIL) 13
Pitching leaders
W George Uhle (CLE) 26 Dolf Luque (CIN) 27 Bullet Rogan (KC) 16 Rats Henderson (AC)
Nip Winters (HIL)
10
L Herman Pillette (DET)
Eddie Rommel (PHA)
19 Wilbur Cooper (PIT) 19 Joe Strong (MIL/CAG) 15 Rats Henderson (AC) 10
ERA Stan Coveleski (CLE) 2.76 Dolf Luque (CIN) 1.93 Ed Rile (CAG) 2.53 Nip Winters (HIL) 2.36
K Walter Johnson (WSH) 130 Dazzy Vance (BKN) 197 Bullet Rogan (KC) 151 Rats Henderson (AC) 100
IP George Uhle (CLE) 357.2 Burleigh Grimes (BKN) 327.0 Bullet Rogan (KC) 248.1 Rats Henderson (AC) 152.2
SV Allen Russell (WSH) 9 Claude Jonnard (NYG) 7 Andy Cooper (DES) 6 Nip Winters (HIL) 3
WHIP Waite Hoyt (NYY) 1.228 Grover Alexander (CHC) 1.108 Andy Cooper (DES) 1.156 Hubert Lockhart (AC) 1.099

1 Negro National National League Triple Crown batting winner

Awards and honors

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Home field attendance

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Team name Wins Home attendance Per game
New York Yankees[2] 98 4.3% 1,007,066 -1.9% 13,251
Detroit Tigers[3] 83 5.1% 911,377 5.8% 11,836
New York Giants[4] 95 2.2% 820,780 -13.2% 10,659
Chicago Cubs[5] 83 3.8% 703,705 29.8% 9,139
Pittsburgh Pirates[6] 87 2.4% 611,082 16.7% 7,936
Cincinnati Reds[7] 91 5.8% 575,063 16.5% 7,373
Chicago White Sox[8] 69 -10.4% 573,778 -4.8% 7,650
Brooklyn Robins[9] 76 0.0% 564,666 13.2% 7,239
Cleveland Indians[10] 82 5.1% 558,856 5.8% 7,165
Philadelphia Athletics[11] 69 6.2% 534,122 25.6% 7,122
St. Louis Browns[12] 74 -20.4% 430,296 -39.6% 5,517
Washington Senators[13] 75 8.7% 357,406 -22.1% 4,524
St. Louis Cardinals[14] 79 -7.1% 338,551 -37.0% 4,340
Boston Red Sox[15] 61 0.0% 229,688 -11.4% 2,945
Philadelphia Phillies[16] 50 -12.3% 228,168 -1.9% 3,042
Boston Braves[17] 54 1.9% 227,802 35.6% 2,958

Note: Attendance data for Negro National League and Eastern Colored League teams are unavailable.

References

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  1. ^ "MLB officially designates the Negro Leagues as 'Major League'". MLB.com. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  17. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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