1923 San Francisco Seals season

The 1923 San Francisco Seals season was the 21st season in the history of the San Francisco Seals baseball team. The 1923 team won the Pacific Coast League (PCL) pennant with a 124–77 record.

1923 San Francisco Seals
Minor league affiliations
Location
Results
Record124–77
League place1st
Other information
Manager(s)Dots Miller, Babe Ellison
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Dots Miller began the season as the team's manager. However, he developed tuberculosis and resigned his position in July to seek treatment at a sanitarium in Saranac Lake, New York.[1] He died there in September 1923.[2]

When Miller resigned as manager, first baseman Babe Ellison became a player-manager. He compiled a .358 batting average and led the team with 23 home runs, 67 doubles, and a .564 slugging percentage.[3][4]

Right fielder Paul Waner, playing his first season of professional baseball at age 20, led the 1923 Seals with a .369 batting average.[3][4] Waner later played 15 years for the Pittsburgh Pirates and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1952.

Pitcher Harry Courtney led the PCL with a .766 winning percentage (19 wins, six losses) and ranked second in the league with a 2.80 earned run average (ERA).[5] In addition, three other San Francisco pitchers (Red Shea, Bob Geary, and Doug McWeeny) won at least 20 games each.[6][3]

Players

Batting

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; SLG = Slugging percentage

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
OFPaul Waner112325120.3693.514
1BBabe Ellison192757271.35823.564
LFJoe Kelly107443154.3485.481
OFTim Hendryx133475161.3396.463
RFGene Valla194829277.3341.429
3BEddie Mulligan155620204.3299.434
2BPete Kilduff161622204.32810.477
OFPete Compton134527171.3247.454
CSam Agnew110369115.31213.491
SSHal Rhyne168611181.2965.376
CArchie Yelle106356100.2812.365

[3][4]

Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; PCT = Win percentage; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L PCT ERA
Red Shea442912110.6773.62
Bob Geary422622111.6563.64
Doug McWeeny482532012.6253.91
Harry Courtney36251196.7602.80
Shovel Hodge492561815.5453.48
Jim Scott28173119.5504.06
Ollie Mitchell41204109.5263.40

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References
  1. "White Plague Drives Jack Miller To Sanitarium". The Sacramento Bee. July 24, 1923. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Jack (Dots) Miller, Former Manager of Seals, Passes Away at Saranac Lake, N.Y." Oakland Tribune. September 6, 1923. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1923 San Francisco Seals". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  4. "Pacific Coast League Batting Averages". The San Francisco Examiner. October 16, 1923. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Harry Courtney, Lanky Seal Southpaw, Tops Pacific Coast Pitcher". Salt Lake Telegram. December 8, 1923. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Pacific Coast Baseball League 1923 Pitching Record". Salt Lake Telegram. December 8, 1923. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
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