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1923 Kansas City Monarchs

59-36 • .621 Win% • 1st in NNL

The 1923 Kansas City Monarchs went 59-36 (.621) finishing 1st in the NNL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 636 runs, allowed 450, and played home games at Association Park II. Team leaders included Heavy Johnson (20 HR, 120 RBI) and Rube Curry (16-9, 3.24 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

59 Wins
36 Losses
.621 Win %
1st Rank
636 R 450 RA
Diff +186

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636 Runs Scored
450 Runs Allowed
+186 Run Diff
55 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1923 NNL Average

Batting Avg .314 10% above the 1923 league average (.285)
OBP .377 8% above the 1923 league average (.348)
SLG .453 12% above the 1923 league average (.402)
Team ERA 3.37 23% better than the 1923 league average (4.39)
Runs Scored 636 58% above the 1923 league average (403 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAssociation Park II
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Home Games (est.) 47 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1923

Batting Avg

1 Heavy Johnson 0.406 2 Dobie Moore 0.365 3 Bullet Rogan 0.362 4 Wade Johnston 0.333 5 Hurley McNair 0.327

Home Runs

1 Heavy Johnson 20 2 Hurley McNair 8 3 Dobie Moore 8 4 Bullet Rogan 7 5 Newt Joseph 5

RBI

1 Heavy Johnson 120 2 Dobie Moore 79 3 Hurley McNair 65 4 Bullet Rogan 44 5 Frank Duncan 39
1923 Kansas City Monarchs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dobie Moore 94 378 70 138 22 9 8 79 21 0 10 0.365
Hurley McNair 98 376 82 123 14 10 8 65 49 0 23 0.327
Heavy Johnson 98 374 91 152 32 13 20 120 38 0 17 0.406
Frank Duncan 91 346 60 89 18 4 0 39 38 0 13 0.257
Lemuel Hawkins 82 338 51 98 14 1 1 35 20 0 6 0.290
Wade Johnston 66 267 61 89 11 9 0 29 30 0 7 0.333
Newt Joseph 69 234 39 63 6 10 5 39 26 0 4 0.269
Bullet Rogan 68 207 38 75 12 3 7 44 19 0 5 0.362
Bubbles Anderson 61 182 30 50 8 3 0 22 22 0 3 0.275
George Sweatt 47 167 33 51 7 4 1 21 8 0 7 0.305
Newt Allen 33 115 21 35 1 2 0 10 10 0 2 0.304
Henry Williams 30 97 13 23 4 1 1 7 5 0 4 0.237
Rube Curry 39 91 11 22 4 0 1 11 4 0 0 0.242
José Méndez 39 88 16 21 8 2 1 15 5 0 1 0.239
Bill Drake 27 66 10 16 3 0 2 8 4 0 1 0.242
John Donaldson 8 37 7 13 3 0 0 5 3 0 0 0.351
Willie Gisentaner 17 22 3 9 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 0.409
William Bell 6 18 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.222
Sam Crawford 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.200
Willie Bobo 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Archie Cole 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Cliff Bell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1923

ERA

1 Bullet Rogan 2.97 2 José Méndez 3.18 3 Rube Curry 3.24 4 William Bell 3.32 5 Bill Drake 3.84

Wins

1 Rube Curry 16 2 Bullet Rogan 14 3 Bill Drake 12 4 José Méndez 12 5 William Bell 3

Strikeouts

1 Bullet Rogan 151 2 Rube Curry 119 3 Bill Drake 69 4 José Méndez 60 5 William Bell 11
1923 Kansas City Monarchs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bullet Rogan 14 11 2.97 34 24 4 248.1 212 82 77 151
Rube Curry 16 9 3.24 33 23 4 213.2 229 77 53 119
Bill Drake 12 10 3.84 26 22 1 185.0 203 79 59 69
José Méndez 12 4 3.18 24 16 2 138.2 138 49 30 60
William Bell 3 1 3.32 5 5 0 38.0 35 14 11 11
Willie Gisentaner 2 1 4.32 6 5 0 25.0 29 12 6 10
Sam Crawford 1 1 7.88 2 2 0 8.0 11 7 5 6
Archie Cole 1 0 5.40 2 1 1 5.0 8 3 2 5
Lemuel Hawkins 0 0 1.80 1 0 0 5.0 5 1 1 1
Cliff Bell 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.2 2 0 0 0
Hurley McNair 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 2 4 1

👥 Roster (22)

Newt Allen Bubbles Anderson Cliff Bell William Bell Willie Bobo Archie Cole Sam Crawford Rube Curry John Donaldson Bill Drake Frank Duncan Willie Gisentaner +10 more

22 players

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The 1923 Kansas City Monarchs in brief

The 1923 Kansas City Monarchs finished 59-36, a .621 winning percentage, placing 1st in the NNL. This was a year in which the Kansas City Monarchs won the pennant. With 636 runs scored and 450 given up, the 1923 differential was +186. At the plate the Kansas City Monarchs hit .314, 10% better than the league's .285. Pitchers allowed 3.37 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.39.

The 1923 Kansas City Monarchs outscored the average club by 58% (636 against 403). The club's home park in 1923 was Association Park II. Heavy Johnson led the club in home runs with 20. The pitching staff's wins leader was Rube Curry (16). Bullet Rogan struck out 151, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 22 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1923 Kansas City Monarchs

What was the 1923 Kansas City Monarchs record?
The 1923 Kansas City Monarchs finished 59-36 (.621 win pct).
How did the 1923 Kansas City Monarchs finish?
The 1923 Kansas City Monarchs finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1923 Kansas City Monarchs in home runs?
Heavy Johnson led the 1923 Kansas City Monarchs with 20 home runs.
What was the 1923 Kansas City Monarchs team ERA?
The 1923 Kansas City Monarchs posted a team ERA of 3.37.
Did the 1923 Kansas City Monarchs win the World Series?
No. The 1923 Kansas City Monarchs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1923 Kansas City Monarchs play?
The 1923 Kansas City Monarchs played home games at Association Park II.
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