1923 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1923 throughout the world.  

This year in baseball

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1920s

1929 • 1928 • 1927 • 1926 • 1925 1924 • 1923 • 1922 • 1921 • 1920

1910s

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1900s

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1890s

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1880s

1889 • 1888 • 1887 • 1886 • 1885 1884 • 1883 • 1882 • 1881 • 1880

1870s

1879 • 1878 • 1877 • 1876 • 1875 1874 • 1873 • 1872 • 1871 • 1870

Early Years

1845-1868 • 1869

See also

Baseball Major League Baseball Minor league baseball Negro league baseball Nippon Professional Baseball 1923 in sports

Sources

Baseball Hall of Fame Baseball Almanac Baseball Library Baseball Reference National Pastime The Deadball Era

Contents 1 Champions 2 Awards and honors 3 Statistical Leaders 4 Major League Baseball final standings 4.1 American League final standings 4.2 National League final standings 5 Negro League Baseball final standings 5.1 Negro National League final standings 5.2 Eastern Colored League final standings 6 Events 7 Births 8 Deaths

[edit] Champions

• World Series: New York Yankees over New York Giants (4-2)

[edit] Awards and honors

• League Award
  • Babe Ruth, New York Yankees, OF

[edit] Statistical Leaders

	American League		National League
AVG	Harry Heilmann DET	.403	Rogers Hornsby STL	.384
HR	Babe Ruth NYY	41	Cy Williams PHI	41
RBI	Babe Ruth NYY	141	Irish Meusel NYG	125
Wins	George Uhle CLE	26	Dolf Luque CIN	27
ERA	Stan Coveleski CLE	2.76	Dolf Luque CIN	1.93
Ks	Walter Johnson WSH	130	Dazzy Vance BRO	197

[edit] Major League Baseball final standings

[edit] American League final standings

American League
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
New York Yankees	98	54	.645	--
Detroit Tigers	83	71	.539	16
Cleveland Indians	82	71	.536	16.5
Washington Senators	75	78	.490	23.5
St. Louis Browns	74	78	.487	24
Philadelphia Athletics	69	83	.454	29
Chicago White Sox	69	85	.448	30
Boston Red Sox	61	91	.401	37

[edit] National League final standings

National League
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
New York Giants	95	58	.621	--
Cincinnati Reds	91	63	.591	4.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	87	67	.565	8.5
Chicago Cubs	83	71	.539	12.5
St. Louis Cardinals	79	74	.516	16
Brooklyn Robins	76	78	.494	19.5
Boston Braves	54	100	.351	41.5
Philadelphia Phillies	50	104	.325	45.5

[edit] Negro League Baseball final standings

[edit] Negro National League final standings

Negro National League (West)
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Kansas City Monarchs	57	33	.633
Detroit Stars	40	27	.597
Chicago American Giants	41	29	.586
Indianapolis ABCs	45	34	.570
Cuban Stars	27	31	.466
St. Louis Stars	29	33	.468
Toledo Tigers / Cleveland Tate Stars	21	30	.423
Milwaukee Bears	14	32	.304
Memphis Red Sox†	17	8	.680

†Memphis was not in the league but their games counted in the standings.

[edit] Eastern Colored League final standings

Eastern Colored League (East)
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Hilldale	32	17	.673	--
Cuban Stars	23	17	.575	4.5
Brooklyn Royal Giants	18	18	.500	7.5
Atlantic City Bacharach Giants	19	23	.452	9.5
New York Lincoln Giants	16	22	.421	10.5
Baltimore Black Sox	19	30	.388	13

[edit] Events

• July 22 - Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators founds the 3000 strikeout club.

[edit] Births

• January 21 - Sam Mele
• January 23 - Cot Deal
• January 30 - Walt Dropo
• February 2 - Red Schoendienst
• May 6 - Earl Turner
• June 24 - Mel Hoderlein
• June 27 - Gus Zernial
• July 27 - Ray Boone
• October 25 - Bobby Thomson
• November 17 - Mike Garcia
• November 25 - Archie Wilson
• December 13 - Larry Doby

[edit] Deaths

• January 1 - Willie Keeler, 50, right fielder and prolific bunter who "hit 'em where they ain't" in compiling .341 lifetime batting average; two-time NL batting champion batted over .370 from 1894-99, including .424 mark and record 44-game hitting streak for 1897 Orioles; led league in singles seven times, hits three times and runs once, ranked second all-time in hits and runs upon retirement
• October 26 - Jimmy Ryan, 60, center fielder for Chicago who batted .306 lifetime, led NL in hits, home runs, doubles and slugging in 1888; recovered from serious injury in 1893 train wreck to hit .361 the next year; ranked third all-time in hits, fourth in runs and home runs upon retirement
• December 9 - "Wild Bill" Donovan, 47, pitcher who had 25-win seasons with 1901 Brooklyn and 1907 Detroit teams; later managed Highlanders and Phillies