1923 Chicago Cubs

83-71 • .539 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1923 Chicago Cubs went 83-71 (.539) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 756 runs, allowed 704, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Hack Miller (20 HR, 88 RBI) and Pete Alexander (22-12, 3.19 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

83 Wins
71 Losses
.539 Win %
4th Rank
756 R 704 RA
Diff +52

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756 Runs Scored
704 Runs Allowed
+52 Run Diff
697K Attendance

📈 vs. 1923 NL Average

Batting Avg .288 1% above the 1923 league average (.285)
OBP .348 2% above the 1923 league average (.342)
SLG .405 3% above the 1923 league average (.394)
Team ERA 3.82 4% better than the 1923 league average (4.00)
Runs Scored 756 1% above the 1923 league average (748 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 697,100
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Avg per Game 9,053

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1923

Batting Avg

1 Charlie Hollocher 0.342 2 Ray Grimes 0.329 3 Arnold Statz 0.319 4 Bob O'Farrell 0.319 5 Bernie Friberg 0.318

Home Runs

1 Hack Miller 20 2 Bernie Friberg 12 3 Bob O'Farrell 12 4 Arnold Statz 10 5 George Grantham 8

RBI

1 Bernie Friberg 88 2 Hack Miller 88 3 Bob O'Farrell 84 4 George Grantham 70 5 Arnold Statz 70
1923 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Arnold Statz 154 655 110 209 33 8 10 70 56 42 29 0.319
George Grantham 152 570 81 160 36 8 8 70 71 92 43 0.281
Bernie Friberg 146 547 91 174 27 11 12 88 45 49 13 0.318
Hack Miller 135 485 74 146 24 2 20 88 27 39 6 0.301
Bob O'Farrell 131 452 73 144 25 4 12 84 67 38 10 0.319
Cliff Heathcote 117 393 48 98 14 3 1 27 25 22 32 0.249
Sparky Adams 95 311 40 90 12 0 4 35 26 10 20 0.289
Charlie Hollocher 66 260 46 89 14 2 1 28 26 5 9 0.342
Gabby Hartnett 85 231 28 62 12 2 8 39 25 22 4 0.268
Ray Grimes 64 216 32 71 7 2 2 36 24 17 5 0.329
John Kelleher 66 193 27 59 10 0 6 21 14 9 2 0.306
Allen Elliott 53 168 21 42 8 2 2 29 2 12 3 0.250
Marty Callaghan 61 129 18 29 1 3 0 14 8 18 2 0.225
Pete Alexander 39 111 10 24 3 1 1 10 1 11 0 0.216
Otto Vogel 41 81 10 17 0 1 1 6 7 11 2 0.210
Tony Kaufmann 33 74 10 16 2 0 2 10 7 17 0 0.216
Denver Grigsby 24 72 8 21 5 2 0 5 7 5 1 0.292
Vic Aldridge 30 71 5 19 3 0 0 4 6 6 0 0.268
Tiny Osborne 37 60 3 12 2 0 0 3 0 19 0 0.200
Vic Keen 35 53 9 8 2 0 0 2 1 16 0 0.151
Nick Dumovich 28 29 4 7 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0.241
Butch Weis 22 26 2 6 1 0 0 2 5 8 0 0.231
Virgil Cheeves 19 23 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.174
Fred Fussell 28 20 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.200
Rip Wheeler 3 9 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.111
Pete Turgeon 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Kettle Wirts 5 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.200
Tony Murray 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Bob Barrett 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Phil Collins 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Guy Bush 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Stauffer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Stueland 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1923

ERA

1 Vic Keen 3.00 2 Tony Kaufmann 3.10 3 Pete Alexander 3.19 4 Vic Aldridge 3.48 5 Tiny Osborne 4.56

Wins

1 Pete Alexander 22 2 Vic Aldridge 16 3 Tony Kaufmann 14 4 Vic Keen 12 5 Tiny Osborne 8

Strikeouts

1 Pete Alexander 72 2 Tony Kaufmann 72 3 Tiny Osborne 69 4 Vic Aldridge 64 5 Vic Keen 46
1923 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pete Alexander 22 12 3.19 39 36 2 305.0 308 108 30 72
Vic Aldridge 16 9 3.48 30 30 0 217.0 209 84 67 64
Tony Kaufmann 14 10 3.10 33 24 3 206.1 209 71 67 72
Tiny Osborne 8 15 4.56 37 25 1 179.2 174 91 89 69
Vic Keen 12 8 3.00 35 17 1 177.0 169 59 57 46
Nick Dumovich 3 5 4.60 28 8 1 94.0 118 48 45 23
Fred Fussell 3 5 5.54 28 2 3 76.1 90 47 31 38
Virgil Cheeves 3 4 6.18 19 8 0 71.1 89 49 37 13
Rip Wheeler 1 2 4.88 3 3 0 24.0 28 13 5 5
George Stueland 0 1 5.63 6 0 0 8.0 11 5 5 2
Phil Collins 1 0 3.60 1 1 0 5.0 8 2 1 2
Ed Stauffer 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 2.0 5 3 1 0
Guy Bush 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 2

👥 Roster (33)

Sparky Adams Vic Aldridge Pete Alexander Bob Barrett Guy Bush Marty Callaghan Virgil Cheeves Phil Collins Nick Dumovich Allen Elliott Bernie Friberg Fred Fussell +21 more

33 players

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The 1923 Chicago Cubs in brief

The record for the 1923 Chicago Cubs reads 83 wins and 71 losses, good for 4th in the NL. Runs came in at 756 scored against 704 allowed (+52). At the plate the Chicago Cubs hit .288, 1% better than the league's .285. The staff ERA of 3.82 was 4% better than the league average of 4.00. League clubs averaged 748 runs that year, so the Chicago Cubs scored 1% more.

Wrigley Field was home in 1923, drawing a total attendance of 697,100. For power, Hack Miller led the way with 20 homers. The hits leader was Arnold Statz with 209. The pitching staff's wins leader was Pete Alexander (22). The 1923 roster runs to 33 players. The 1922 season and the 1924 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1923 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1923 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1923 Chicago Cubs finished 83-71 (.539 win pct).
Who led the 1923 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Hack Miller led the 1923 Chicago Cubs with 20 home runs.
What was the 1923 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1923 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.82.
Did the 1923 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1923 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1923 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1923 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1923 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hack Miller (20 HR, 88 RBI) and Pete Alexander (22-12, 3.19 ERA).
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