1923 Cleveland Indians

82-71 • .536 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1923 Cleveland Indians went 82-71 (.536) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 888 runs, allowed 746, and played home games at League Park II. Team leaders included Tris Speaker (17 HR, 130 RBI) and George Uhle (26-16, 3.77 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

82 Wins
71 Losses
.536 Win %
3rd Rank
888 R 746 RA
Diff +142

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⚡ Quick Stats

888 Runs Scored
746 Runs Allowed
+142 Run Diff
259K Attendance

📈 vs. 1923 AL Average

Batting Avg .301 7% above the 1923 league average (.282)
OBP .381 9% above the 1923 league average (.350)
SLG .420 8% above the 1923 league average (.387)
Team ERA 3.91 2% better than the 1923 league average (3.98)
Runs Scored 888 21% above the 1923 league average (736 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 259,873
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Avg per Game 3,331

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1923

Batting Avg

1 Tris Speaker 0.380 2 George Uhle 0.361 3 Joe Sewell 0.353 4 Charlie Jamieson 0.345 5 Homer Summa 0.328

Home Runs

1 Tris Speaker 17 2 Frank Brower 16 3 Riggs Stephenson 5 4 Joe Connolly 3 5 Rube Lutzke 3

RBI

1 Tris Speaker 130 2 Joe Sewell 109 3 Homer Summa 69 4 Frank Brower 66 5 Rube Lutzke 65
1923 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Charlie Jamieson 152 644 130 222 36 12 2 51 80 37 18 0.345
Tris Speaker 150 574 133 218 59 11 17 130 93 15 8 0.380
Joe Sewell 153 553 98 195 41 10 3 109 98 12 9 0.353
Homer Summa 137 525 92 172 27 6 3 69 33 20 9 0.328
Rube Lutzke 143 511 71 131 20 6 3 65 59 57 9 0.256
Frank Brower 126 397 77 113 25 8 16 66 62 32 6 0.285
Bill Wambsganss 101 345 59 100 20 4 1 59 43 15 10 0.290
Steve O'Neill 113 330 31 82 12 0 0 50 64 34 0 0.248
Riggs Stephenson 91 301 48 96 20 6 5 65 15 25 5 0.319
Glenn Myatt 92 220 36 63 7 6 3 40 16 18 0 0.286
Lou Guisto 40 144 17 26 5 0 0 18 15 15 1 0.181
George Uhle 58 144 23 52 10 3 0 22 7 10 2 0.361
Joe Connolly 52 109 25 33 10 1 3 25 13 7 1 0.303
Stan Coveleski 33 79 9 7 0 0 0 6 1 25 0 0.089
Larry Gardner 52 79 4 20 5 1 0 12 12 7 0 0.253
Joe Shaute 33 68 3 11 0 0 0 4 2 8 0 0.162
James Edwards 38 59 4 7 0 0 0 2 0 12 0 0.119
Sherry Smith 30 45 5 11 0 0 1 4 3 11 0 0.244
Guy Morton 33 44 4 7 1 0 0 2 1 8 0 0.159
Ray Knode 22 38 7 11 0 0 2 4 2 4 1 0.289
Dewey Metivier 26 20 3 3 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 0.150
Dan Boone 27 19 3 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.211
Luke Sewell 10 10 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0.200
Phil Bedgood 9 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Wally Shaner 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.250
Sumpter Clarke 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Gulley 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
George Edmondson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnson Fry 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Jackie Gallagher 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Emil Levsen 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Sullivan 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Logan Drake 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kenny Hogan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Winn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1923

ERA

1 Stan Coveleski 2.76 2 Sherry Smith 3.27 3 Joe Shaute 3.51 4 James Edwards 3.71 5 George Uhle 3.77

Wins

1 George Uhle 26 2 Stan Coveleski 13 3 James Edwards 10 4 Joe Shaute 10 5 Sherry Smith 9

Strikeouts

1 George Uhle 109 2 James Edwards 68 3 Joe Shaute 61 4 Stan Coveleski 54 5 Guy Morton 54
1923 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
George Uhle 26 16 3.77 54 44 5 357.2 378 150 102 109
Stan Coveleski 13 14 2.76 33 31 2 228.0 251 70 42 54
James Edwards 10 10 3.71 38 21 1 179.1 200 74 75 68
Joe Shaute 10 8 3.51 33 16 0 172.0 176 67 53 61
Guy Morton 6 6 4.24 33 14 1 129.1 133 61 56 54
Sherry Smith 9 6 3.27 30 16 1 124.0 129 45 37 23
Dewey Metivier 4 2 6.50 26 5 1 73.1 111 53 38 9
Dan Boone 4 6 6.01 27 4 0 70.1 93 47 31 15
Phil Bedgood 0 2 5.30 9 2 0 18.2 16 11 14 7
Jim Sullivan 0 1 14.40 3 0 0 5.0 10 8 5 4
Logan Drake 0 0 4.15 4 0 0 4.1 2 2 4 2
Emil Levsen 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 4.1 4 0 0 1
George Edmondson 0 0 11.25 1 0 0 4.0 8 5 3 0
Johnson Fry 0 0 12.27 1 0 0 3.2 6 5 4 0
George Winn 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 1 0

👥 Roster (35)

Phil Bedgood Dan Boone Frank Brower Sumpter Clarke Joe Connolly Stan Coveleski Logan Drake George Edmondson James Edwards Johnson Fry Jackie Gallagher Larry Gardner +23 more

35 players

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The 1923 Cleveland Indians in brief

A 82-71 record (.536) put the 1923 Cleveland Indians 3rd in the AL. With 888 runs scored and 746 given up, the 1923 differential was +142. At the plate the Cleveland Indians hit .301, 7% better than the league's .282. The Cleveland Indians staff finished with a 3.91 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.98. The 888 runs scored compare with a league average of 736 per club, 21% more.

League Park II was home in 1923, drawing a total attendance of 259,873. The home run leader was Tris Speaker, who hit 17. The hits leader was Charlie Jamieson with 222. George Uhle led the pitchers with 26 wins. In all, the roster shows 35 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1923 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1923 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1923 Cleveland Indians finished 82-71 (.536 win pct).
Who led the 1923 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Tris Speaker led the 1923 Cleveland Indians with 17 home runs.
What was the 1923 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1923 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.91.
Did the 1923 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1923 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1923 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1923 Cleveland Indians played home games at League Park II.
Who led the 1923 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tris Speaker (17 HR, 130 RBI) and George Uhle (26-16, 3.77 ERA).
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