1923 Cleveland Indians season
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| 1923 Cleveland Indians | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |
| Ballpark | Dunn Field | |
| City | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| Owners | Estate of Jim Dunn | |
| Managers | Tris Speaker | |
| ||
The 1923 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the American League with a record of 82–71, 16½ games behind the New York Yankees.
The Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 27–3 on July 7; this is the most runs scored in a game by a major league team without hitting a home run (1901 onwards).[1]
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 98 | 54 | .645 | — | 46–30 | 52–24 |
| Detroit Tigers | 83 | 71 | .539 | 16 | 45–32 | 38–39 |
| Cleveland Indians | 82 | 71 | .536 | 16½ | 42–36 | 40–35 |
| Washington Senators | 75 | 78 | .490 | 23½ | 43–34 | 32–44 |
| St. Louis Browns | 74 | 78 | .487 | 24 | 40–36 | 34–42 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 69 | 83 | .454 | 29 | 34–41 | 35–42 |
| Chicago White Sox | 69 | 85 | .448 | 30 | 30–45 | 39–40 |
| Boston Red Sox | 61 | 91 | .401 | 37 | 37–40 | 24–51 |
Record vs. opponents
[edit]Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 9–13 | 10–12 | 10–12–1 | 8–14 | 13–7 | 4–18–1 | 7–15 | |||||
| Chicago | 13–9 | — | 9–13 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 10–12 | 11–11–1 | 10–12–1 | |||||
| Cleveland | 12–10 | 13–9 | — | 9–13 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 10–11 | |||||
| Detroit | 12–10–1 | 13–9 | 13–9 | — | 10–12 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 11–11 | |||||
| New York | 14–8 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 12–10 | — | 16–6 | 15–5 | 16–6 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 7–13 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 10–12 | 6–16 | — | 9–13 | 15–7–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 18–4–1 | 11–11–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 5–15 | 13–9 | — | 9–13 | |||||
| Washington | 15–7 | 12–10–1 | 11–10 | 11–11 | 6–16 | 7–15–1 | 13–9 | — | |||||
Roster
[edit]| 1923 Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Steve O'Neill | 113 | 330 | 82 | .248 | 0 | 50 |
| 1B | Frank Brower | 126 | 397 | 113 | .285 | 16 | 66 |
| 2B | Bill Wambsganss | 101 | 345 | 100 | .290 | 1 | 59 |
| SS | Joe Sewell | 153 | 553 | 195 | .353 | 3 | 109 |
| 3B | Rube Lutzke | 143 | 511 | 131 | .256 | 3 | 65 |
| OF | Tris Speaker | 150 | 574 | 218 | .380 | 17 | 130 |
| OF | Homer Summa | 137 | 525 | 172 | .328 | 3 | 69 |
| OF | Charlie Jamieson | 152 | 644 | 222 | .345 | 2 | 51 |
Other batters
[edit]Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riggs Stephenson | 91 | 301 | 96 | .319 | 5 | 65 |
| Glenn Myatt | 92 | 220 | 63 | .286 | 3 | 40 |
| Lou Guisto | 40 | 144 | 26 | .181 | 0 | 18 |
| Joe Connolly | 52 | 109 | 33 | .303 | 3 | 25 |
| Larry Gardner | 52 | 79 | 20 | .253 | 0 | 12 |
| Ray Knode | 22 | 38 | 11 | .289 | 2 | 4 |
| Luke Sewell | 10 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Wally Shaner | 3 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Gulley | 2 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Sumpter Clarke | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Gallagher | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Hogan | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Uhle | 54 | 357.2 | 26 | 16 | 3.77 | 109 |
| Stan Coveleski | 33 | 228.0 | 13 | 14 | 2.76 | 54 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Joe Edwards | 38 | 179.1 | 10 | 10 | 3.71 | 68 |
| Joe Shaute | 33 | 172.0 | 10 | 8 | 3.51 | 61 |
| Guy Morton | 33 | 129.1 | 6 | 6 | 4.24 | 54 |
| Dewey Metivier | 26 | 73.1 | 4 | 2 | 6.50 | 9 |
| Dan Boone | 27 | 70.1 | 4 | 6 | 6.01 | 15 |
| Phil Bedgood | 9 | 18.2 | 0 | 2 | 5.30 | 7 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Drake | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 2 |
| Jim Sullivan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.40 | 4 |
| Dutch Levsen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| George Edmondson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.25 | 0 |
| Johnson Fry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.27 | 0 |
| George Winn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Team Batting Game Finder: In the Regular Season, since 1901, requiring Runs Scored >= 22 and Home Runs = 0, sorted by greatest Runs Scored". Stathead. Retrieved April 24, 2021.