1923 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 1923 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 42nd season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 37th in the National League. The Pirates finished third in the league standings with a record of 87–67.
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| Owner(s) | Barney Dreyfuss |
| Manager(s) | Bill McKechnie |
| Local television | none |
| Local radio | none |
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Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Giants | 95 | 58 | 0.621 | — | 47–30 | 48–28 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 91 | 63 | 0.591 | 4½ | 46–32 | 45–31 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 8½ | 47–30 | 40–37 |
| Chicago Cubs | 83 | 71 | 0.539 | 12½ | 46–31 | 37–40 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 79 | 74 | 0.516 | 16 | 42–35 | 37–39 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 76 | 78 | 0.494 | 19½ | 37–40 | 39–38 |
| Boston Braves | 54 | 100 | 0.351 | 41½ | 22–55 | 32–45 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 50 | 104 | 0.325 | 45½ | 20–55 | 30–49 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 8–14 | 6–16 | 7–15 | 6–16 | 13–9 | 5–17 | 9–13–1 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 14–8 | — | 10–12 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 12–10–1 | 11–11 | 10–12 | |||||
| Chicago | 16–6 | 12–10 | — | 9–13 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 12–10 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 15–7 | 14–8 | 13–9 | — | 12–10 | 19–3 | 8–14 | 10–12 | |||||
| New York | 16–6 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 10–12 | — | 19–3 | 13–9 | 14–7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 9–13 | 10–12–1 | 9–13 | 3–19 | 3–19 | — | 9–13 | 7–15 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 17–5 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 13–9 | — | 12–10 | |||||
| St. Louis | 13–9–1 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 7–14 | 15–7 | 10–12 | — | |||||
Game log
| 1923 Game Log: 87–67 (Home: 47–30; Away: 40–37) | ||||||||
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April: 6–7 (Home: 3–0; Away: 3–7)
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May: 18–9 (Home: 9–1; Away: 9–8)
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June: 15–8 (Home: 11–6; Away: 4–2)
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July: 19–13 (Home: 10–3; Away: 9–10)
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August: 14–14 (Home: 4–9; Away: 10–5)
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September: 13–16 (Home: 10–11; Away: 3–5)
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October: 2–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 2–0)
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| Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Pirates team member | ||||||||
Notable transactions
- May 22, 1923: Cotton Tierney, Whitey Glazner and $50,000 were traded by the Pirates to the Philadelphia Phillies for Lee Meadows and Johnny Rawlings.[2]
Roster
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Player stats
Starters by position
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 |
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| C | Walter Schmidt | 97 | 335 | 83 | .248 | 0 | 37 |
| 1B | Charlie Grimm | 152 | 563 | 194 | .345 | 7 | 99 |
| 2B | Johnny Rawlings | 119 | 461 | 131 | .284 | 1 | 45 |
| SS | Rabbit Maranville | 141 | 581 | 161 | .277 | 1 | 41 |
| 3B | Pie Traynor | 153 | 616 | 208 | .338 | 12 | 101 |
| OF | Max Carey | 153 | 610 | 188 | .308 | 6 | 63 |
| OF | Carson Bigbee | 123 | 499 | 149 | .299 | 0 | 54 |
| OF | Clyde Barnhart | 114 | 327 | 106 | .324 | 9 | 72 |
Other batters
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 |
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| Reb Russell | 94 | 291 | 84 | .289 | 9 | 58 |
| Johnny Gooch | 66 | 202 | 56 | .277 | 1 | 20 |
| Cotton Tierney | 29 | 120 | 35 | .292 | 2 | 23 |
| Walter Mueller | 40 | 111 | 34 | .306 | 0 | 20 |
| Spencer Adams | 25 | 56 | 14 | .250 | 0 | 4 |
| Kiki Cuyler | 11 | 40 | 10 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Mattox | 22 | 32 | 6 | .188 | 0 | 1 |
| Jewel Ens | 12 | 29 | 8 | .276 | 0 | 5 |
| Eddie Moore | 6 | 26 | 7 | .269 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Luce | 9 | 12 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 3 |
| Eppie Barnes | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Johnny Morrison | 42 | 301.2 | 25 | 13 | 3.49 | 114 |
| Wilbur Cooper | 39 | 294.2 | 17 | 19 | 3.57 | 77 |
| Lee Meadows | 31 | 227 | 16 | 10 | 3.01 | 66 |
| Babe Adams | 26 | 158.2 | 13 | 7 | 4.42 | 38 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Earl Hamilton | 28 | 141 | 7 | 9 | 3.77 | 42 |
| Jim Bagby | 21 | 68.2 | 3 | 2 | 5.24 | 16 |
| Ray Steineder | 15 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 4.75 | 23 |
| Whitey Glazner | 7 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 3.30 | 8 |
| George Boehler | 10 | 28.1 | 1 | 3 | 6.04 | 12 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Earl Kunz | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.52 | 12 |
| Arnie Stone | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.03 | 2 |
| Hal Carlson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.73 | 4 |
Notes
- From 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
- Cotton Tierney page at Baseball Reference
References
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