1923 Season

32 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1923 Major League Baseball season was played by 32 teams. The New York Yankees won the World Series, defeating the New York Giants. Babe Ruth and Cy Williams led with 41 home runs, Babe Ruth led with 131 RBI, and Frankie Frisch led with 223 hits. This page carries the 1923 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

1923 Bracket
World Series NYA def. NY1 (4-2)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

1923 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 474 plate appearances at 153 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Harry Heilmann .403 2 Babe Ruth .393 3 Rogers Hornsby .384 4 Tris Speaker .380 5 Jim Bottomley .371

OPS qualified

1 Babe Ruth 1.309 2 Harry Heilmann 1.113 3 Rogers Hornsby 1.086 4 Tris Speaker 1.079 5 Ken Williams 1.062

Home Runs all players

1 Babe Ruth 41 2 Cy Williams 41 3 Ken Williams 29 4 Jack Fournier 22 5 Heavy Johnson 20

RBI all players

1 Babe Ruth 131 2 Tris Speaker 130 3 Irish Meusel 125 4 Heavy Johnson 120 5 Harry Heilmann 115

Hits all players

1 Frankie Frisch 223 2 Charlie Jamieson 222 3 Tris Speaker 218 4 Harry Heilmann 211 5 Arnold Statz 209

Runs all players

1 Babe Ruth 151 2 Tris Speaker 133 3 Charlie Jamieson 130 4 Harry Heilmann 121 5 Ross Youngs 121

Stolen Bases all players

1 Max Carey 51 2 Eddie Collins 48 3 George Grantham 43 4 Johnny Mostil 41 5 Cliff Heathcote 32
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1923 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 153 innings at 153 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Dolf Luque 1.93 2 Ed Rile 2.53 3 Stan Coveleski 2.76 4 Eppa Rixey 2.80 5 Bullet Rogan 2.97

WHIP qualified

1 Pete Alexander 1.11 2 Rats Henderson 1.11 3 Dolf Luque 1.14 4 Andy Cooper 1.16 5 Bullet Rogan 1.16

Wins all pitchers

1 Dolf Luque 27 2 George Uhle 26 3 Johnny Morrison 25 4 Pete Alexander 22 5 Hooks Dauss 21

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Dazzy Vance 197 2 Dolf Luque 151 3 Bullet Rogan 151 4 Walter Johnson 130 5 Bullet Joe Bush 125

Saves all pitchers

1 Allen Russell 9 2 Jack Quinn 7 3 Andy Cooper 6 4 Slim Harriss 6 5 Bert Cole 5
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📋 Standings

NNL

Kansas City Monarchs ★ 59-36 Chicago American Giants 42-29 Indianapolis ABCs 46-32 Detroit Stars 39-28 Cuban Stars West 24-33 St. Louis Stars 29-43 Toledo Tigers 10-17 Milwaukee Bears 11-42

ECL

Hilldale Club ★ 34-20 Cuban Stars East 24-17 Brooklyn Royal Giants 17-18 Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 21-24 New York Lincoln Giants 16-21 Baltimore Black Sox 19-31

IND

Memphis Red Sox ★ 15-7 Birmingham Black Barons 16-25

American League

New York Yankees ★ 98-54 Detroit Tigers 83-71 Cleveland Indians 82-71 Washington Senators 75-78 St. Louis Browns 74-78 Philadelphia Athletics 69-83 Chicago White Sox 69-85 Boston Red Sox 61-91

National League

New York Giants ★ 95-58 Cincinnati Reds 91-63 Pittsburgh Pirates 87-67 Chicago Cubs 83-71 St. Louis Cardinals 79-74 Brooklyn Robins 76-78 Boston Braves 54-100 Philadelphia Phillies 50-104

The 1923 season in brief

No 1923 club finished with a better record than the Memphis Red Sox at 15-7. The weakest record belonged to the Milwaukee Bears, 11-42. By season's end, the Cuban Stars East (24-17) chased the Hilldale Club (34-20) to the end in the Eastern Colored League, the New York Giants won the National League going away, 95-58 against 91-63 for the Cincinnati Reds, the Kansas City Monarchs won the Negro National League going away, 59-36 against 42-29 for the Chicago American Giants, and the Birmingham Black Barons (16-25) finished a distant second to the Memphis Red Sox (15-7) in the IND group. Eastern Colored League and Negro National League standings appear here too, as MLB counts those 1923 Negro Leagues seasons as major league. 1923's champions were the New York Yankees, World Series winners against the New York Giants, 4 games to 2. Babe Ruth and Cy Williams shared the home run lead at 41. Among qualified hitters, Harry Heilmann had the top batting average, .403, with Babe Ruth next at .393. That 1923 rate board needs 474 plate appearances (153 team games times the per-game rule). The batting tiles keep returning to Babe Ruth, first in OPS, home runs, RBI, and runs. The ERA board, limited to qualified pitchers, starts with Dolf Luque at 1.93; Ed Rile followed at 2.53. For the complete tables behind these tiles, see the 1923 leaders page.

1923 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1923?
The New York Yankees won the 1923 World Series, beating the New York Giants.
How many teams played in 1923?
32 teams played in the 1923 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1923?
Babe Ruth and Cy Williams tied for the lead with 41 home runs in 1923.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1923?
Babe Ruth led with 131 RBI in 1923.
Who led MLB in hits in 1923?
Frankie Frisch led with 223 hits in 1923.
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