1923 Chicago American Giants

42-29 • .592 Win% • 2nd in NNL

The 1923 Chicago American Giants went 42-29 (.592) finishing 2nd in the NNL. The club scored 440 runs, allowed 363, and played home games at Schorling Park. Team leaders included John Beckwith (8 HR, 77 RBI) and Ed Rile (15-7, 2.53 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

42 Wins
29 Losses
.592 Win %
2nd Rank
440 R 363 RA
Diff +77

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⚡ Quick Stats

440 Runs Scored
363 Runs Allowed
+77 Run Diff
21 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1923 NNL Average

Batting Avg .272 4% below the 1923 league average (.285)
OBP .340 2% below the 1923 league average (.348)
SLG .363 10% below the 1923 league average (.402)
Team ERA 3.68 16% better than the 1923 league average (4.39)
Runs Scored 440 9% above the 1923 league average (403 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSchorling Park
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Home Games (est.) 35 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1923

Batting Avg

1 Cristóbal Torriente 0.387 2 Harry Kenyon 0.304 3 John Beckwith 0.304 4 Dave Malarcher 0.304 5 Jelly Gardner 0.279

Home Runs

1 John Beckwith 8 2 Cristóbal Torriente 4 3 Dave Malarcher 3 4 Jim Brown 2 5 Bingo DeMoss 1

RBI

1 John Beckwith 77 2 Cristóbal Torriente 63 3 Jim Brown 45 4 Dave Malarcher 41 5 Bobby Williams 37
1923 Chicago American Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jelly Gardner 75 283 70 79 9 0 0 19 43 0 21 0.279
Bingo DeMoss 76 278 56 71 10 1 1 31 31 0 12 0.255
John Beckwith 72 270 36 82 21 9 8 77 19 0 5 0.304
Dave Malarcher 78 270 53 82 14 3 3 41 31 0 14 0.304
Bobby Williams 75 264 30 66 9 0 0 37 11 0 9 0.250
Cristóbal Torriente 74 261 69 101 22 5 4 63 44 0 12 0.387
Jim Brown 69 239 38 57 8 4 2 45 23 0 5 0.238
Jimmie Lyons 66 200 39 54 11 2 1 26 20 0 12 0.270
Harry Kenyon 54 158 25 48 10 1 0 26 11 0 2 0.304
Ed Rile 35 70 6 16 0 0 1 10 4 0 0 0.229
Leroy Grant 30 67 6 13 3 0 0 5 3 0 0 0.194
Aubrey Owens 21 39 2 7 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0.179
Herman Roth 10 32 2 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.250
Lewis Woolfolk 15 29 3 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.138
Jack Marshall 17 28 2 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.143
Tom Williams 20 28 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.071
Joe Strong 4 13 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0.154
Luther Farrell 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dicta Johnson 5 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.111
Charles O'Neil 4 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.167
George Harney 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tack Summers 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Willie Foster 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Curtis Ricks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1923

ERA

1 Joe Strong 1.67 2 Ed Rile 2.53 3 Tom Williams 2.97 4 Aubrey Owens 3.48 5 Jack Marshall 4.64

Wins

1 Ed Rile 15 2 Tom Williams 9 3 Aubrey Owens 8 4 Lewis Woolfolk 6 5 Joe Strong 3

Strikeouts

1 Ed Rile 69 2 Aubrey Owens 63 3 Jack Marshall 34 4 Lewis Woolfolk 24 5 Tom Williams 23
1923 Chicago American Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ed Rile 15 7 2.53 31 17 0 184.2 168 52 47 69
Aubrey Owens 8 3 3.48 21 14 2 111.1 106 43 41 63
Tom Williams 9 1 2.97 20 8 0 94.0 92 31 35 23
Jack Marshall 2 6 4.64 17 8 1 83.1 84 43 52 34
Lewis Woolfolk 6 5 5.08 15 12 0 79.2 98 45 22 24
Joe Strong 3 1 1.67 4 4 0 32.1 33 6 9 11
Dicta Johnson 1 1 4.50 5 3 1 28.0 26 14 6 5
Cristóbal Torriente 2 1 3.43 4 3 0 21.0 23 8 6 9
Harry Kenyon 0 2 5.95 5 3 0 19.2 31 13 11 5
Luther Farrell 2 0 4.26 4 2 1 19.0 17 9 6 6
Willie Foster 0 0 5.63 3 2 0 8.0 6 5 4 4
George Harney 0 2 12.15 3 2 0 6.2 14 9 4 1
Curtis Ricks 0 0 81.00 1 0 0 0.1 2 3 1 0

👥 Roster (24)

John Beckwith Jim Brown Bingo DeMoss Luther Farrell Willie Foster Jelly Gardner Leroy Grant George Harney Dicta Johnson Harry Kenyon Jimmie Lyons Dave Malarcher +12 more

24 players

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The 1923 Chicago American Giants in brief

In 1923 the Chicago American Giants posted a 42-29 mark (.592) and finished 2nd in the NNL. With 440 runs scored and 363 given up, the 1923 differential was +77. At the plate the Chicago American Giants hit .272, 4% worse than the league's .285. The staff ERA of 3.68 was 16% better than the league average of 4.39. The 440 runs scored compare with a league average of 403 per club, 9% more.

The club's home park in 1923 was Schorling Park. The home run leader was John Beckwith, who hit 8. Cristóbal Torriente collected the most hits, 101. On the mound, Ed Rile won 15 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 24 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1923 Chicago American Giants

What was the 1923 Chicago American Giants record?
The 1923 Chicago American Giants finished 42-29 (.592 win pct).
Who led the 1923 Chicago American Giants in home runs?
John Beckwith led the 1923 Chicago American Giants with 8 home runs.
What was the 1923 Chicago American Giants team ERA?
The 1923 Chicago American Giants posted a team ERA of 3.68.
Did the 1923 Chicago American Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1923 Chicago American Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1923 Chicago American Giants play?
The 1923 Chicago American Giants played home games at Schorling Park.
Who led the 1923 Chicago American Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were John Beckwith (8 HR, 77 RBI) and Ed Rile (15-7, 2.53 ERA).
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