1923 Detroit Tigers

83-71 • .539 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1923 Detroit Tigers went 83-71 (.539) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 831 runs, allowed 741, and played home games at Navin Field. Team leaders included Harry Heilmann (18 HR, 115 RBI) and Hooks Dauss (21-13, 3.62 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 %
2nd Rank
831 R 741 RA
Diff +90

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831 Runs Scored
741 Runs Allowed
+90 Run Diff
575K Attendance

📈 vs. 1923 AL Average

Batting Avg .299 6% above the 1923 league average (.282)
OBP .376 7% above the 1923 league average (.350)
SLG .400 3% above the 1923 league average (.387)
Team ERA 4.09 3% worse than the 1923 league average (3.98)
Runs Scored 831 13% above the 1923 league average (736 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 575,384
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Avg per Game 7,472

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1923

Batting Avg

1 Harry Heilmann 0.403 2 Ty Cobb 0.340 3 Heinie Manush 0.334 4 Bobby Veach 0.321 5 Bob Fothergill 0.315

Home Runs

1 Harry Heilmann 18 2 Ty Cobb 6 3 Fred Haney 4 4 Heinie Manush 4 5 Bobby Veach 2

RBI

1 Harry Heilmann 115 2 Ty Cobb 88 3 Topper Rigney 74 4 Fred Haney 67 5 Heinie Manush 54
1923 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ty Cobb 145 556 103 189 40 7 6 88 66 14 9 0.340
Harry Heilmann 144 524 121 211 44 11 18 115 74 40 9 0.403
Lu Blue 129 504 100 143 27 7 1 46 96 40 10 0.284
Fred Haney 142 503 85 142 13 4 4 67 45 23 13 0.282
Topper Rigney 129 470 63 148 24 11 1 74 55 35 7 0.315
Johnny Bassler 135 383 45 114 12 3 0 49 76 13 2 0.298
Bob Jones 100 372 51 93 15 4 1 40 29 13 7 0.250
Heinie Manush 109 308 59 103 20 5 4 54 20 21 3 0.334
Del Pratt 101 297 43 92 18 3 0 40 25 9 6 0.310
Bobby Veach 114 293 45 94 13 3 2 39 29 21 10 0.321
Bob Fothergill 101 241 34 76 18 2 1 49 12 19 5 0.315
Larry Woodall 71 148 20 41 12 2 1 19 22 9 2 0.277
George Cutshaw 45 143 15 32 1 2 0 13 9 5 2 0.224
Hooks Dauss 50 104 10 24 5 0 0 13 17 27 0 0.231
Herman Pillette 47 85 7 21 2 2 0 10 5 21 0 0.247
Ken Holloway 42 65 4 8 1 0 0 3 1 11 0 0.123
Syl Johnson 37 62 6 10 1 2 1 5 1 19 0 0.161
Bert Cole 58 55 7 14 1 1 1 6 0 12 1 0.255
John Kerr 19 42 4 9 1 0 0 1 4 5 0 0.214
Rip Collins 17 27 1 3 1 0 0 2 2 9 0 0.111
Clyde Manion 23 22 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0.136
Ray Francis 37 21 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.143
Earl Whitehill 8 11 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0.364
Les Burke 7 10 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.100
Ole Olsen 17 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.125
Roy Moore 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Ira Flagstead 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Wells 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Fred Carisch 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rufe Clarke 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1923

ERA

1 Earl Whitehill 2.73 2 Hooks Dauss 3.62 3 Herman Pillette 3.85 4 Syl Johnson 3.98 5 Bert Cole 4.14

Wins

1 Hooks Dauss 21 2 Herman Pillette 14 3 Bert Cole 13 4 Syl Johnson 12 5 Ken Holloway 11

Strikeouts

1 Hooks Dauss 105 2 Syl Johnson 93 3 Herman Pillette 64 4 Ken Holloway 55 5 Bert Cole 32
1923 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hooks Dauss 21 13 3.62 50 39 3 316.0 331 127 78 105
Herman Pillette 14 19 3.85 47 36 1 250.1 280 107 83 64
Ken Holloway 11 10 4.45 42 24 1 194.0 232 96 75 55
Syl Johnson 12 7 3.98 37 18 0 176.1 181 78 47 93
Bert Cole 13 5 4.14 52 13 5 163.0 183 75 61 32
Rip Collins 3 7 4.87 17 14 0 92.1 104 50 22 25
Ray Francis 5 8 4.42 33 6 1 79.1 95 39 28 27
Ole Olsen 1 1 6.31 17 2 0 41.1 42 29 17 12
Earl Whitehill 2 0 2.73 8 3 0 33.0 22 10 15 19
Roy Moore 0 0 3.00 3 0 1 12.0 15 4 11 7
Ed Wells 0 0 5.40 7 0 0 10.0 11 6 6 6
Rufe Clarke 1 1 4.50 5 0 0 6.0 6 3 6 2

👥 Roster (30)

Johnny Bassler Lu Blue Les Burke Fred Carisch Rufe Clarke Ty Cobb Bert Cole Rip Collins George Cutshaw Hooks Dauss Ira Flagstead Bob Fothergill +18 more

30 players

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The 1923 Detroit Tigers in brief

A 83-71 record (.539) put the 1923 Detroit Tigers 2nd in the AL. With 831 runs scored and 741 given up, the 1923 differential was +90. The team batting average of .299 was 6% above the 1923 league mark of .282. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 4.09 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.98. League clubs averaged 736 runs that year, so the Detroit Tigers scored 13% more.

The home park, Navin Field, recorded 575,384 in attendance, about 7,472 a game. For power, Harry Heilmann led the way with 18 homers. Hooks Dauss led the pitchers with 21 wins. The 1923 roster runs to 30 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1922 season and the 1924 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1923 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1923 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1923 Detroit Tigers finished 83-71 (.539 win pct).
Who led the 1923 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Harry Heilmann led the 1923 Detroit Tigers with 18 home runs.
What was the 1923 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1923 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.09.
Did the 1923 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1923 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1923 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1923 Detroit Tigers played home games at Navin Field.
Who led the 1923 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harry Heilmann (18 HR, 115 RBI) and Hooks Dauss (21-13, 3.62 ERA).
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