1923 Milwaukee Bears

11-42 • .208 Win% • 8th in NNL

The 1923 Milwaukee Bears went 11-42 (.208) finishing 8th in the NNL. The club scored 254 runs, allowed 418, and played home games at Borchert Park. Team leaders included Felton Stratton (4 HR, 22 RBI) and Joe Strong (4-14, 4.81 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

11 Wins
42 Losses
.208 Win %
8th Rank
254 R 418 RA
Diff -164

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⚡ Quick Stats

254 Runs Scored
418 Runs Allowed
-164 Run Diff
19 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1923 NNL Average

Batting Avg .257 10% below the 1923 league average (.285)
OBP .312 10% below the 1923 league average (.348)
SLG .336 16% below the 1923 league average (.402)
Team ERA 5.17 18% worse than the 1923 league average (4.39)
Runs Scored 254 37% below the 1923 league average (403 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBorchert Park
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Home Games (est.) 26 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1923

Batting Avg

1 Sandy Thompson 0.315 2 Percy Wilson 0.309 3 Eugene Redd 0.297 4 Pete Hill 0.296 5 Buddy Hayes 0.281

Home Runs

1 Felton Stratton 4 2 Andrew Wilson 3 3 Percy Wilson 3 4 Joe Strong 2 5 George Collins 1

RBI

1 Percy Wilson 36 2 Sandy Thompson 31 3 Anderson Pryor 23 4 Felton Stratton 22 5 Herman Roth 16
1923 Milwaukee Bears — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Percy Wilson 62 243 35 75 16 7 3 36 17 0 4 0.309
Sandy Thompson 62 235 32 74 14 2 1 31 9 0 4 0.315
Anderson Pryor 62 225 31 59 5 3 1 23 30 0 9 0.262
Andrew Wilson 46 163 21 33 4 1 3 16 13 0 1 0.202
Felton Stratton 43 159 19 43 7 1 4 22 8 0 2 0.270
Herman Roth 44 135 14 37 3 1 1 16 7 0 1 0.274
Lewis Smallwood 34 106 13 23 2 0 0 4 14 0 1 0.217
George Collins 30 101 14 27 4 0 1 13 5 0 1 0.267
Frank Duncan 23 89 6 23 3 1 1 10 4 0 0 0.258
Joe Hewitt 25 85 19 18 0 0 0 7 17 0 9 0.212
Pete Hill 26 81 8 24 4 0 0 8 9 0 1 0.296
Eugene Redd 21 74 5 22 4 0 0 9 5 0 0 0.297
George Boggs 32 68 3 8 1 0 0 6 3 0 0 0.118
Joe Strong 34 68 12 17 1 0 2 5 4 0 0 0.250
Fred Hill 19 63 4 12 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0.190
Buddy Hayes 19 57 3 16 3 1 0 4 6 0 0 0.281
Sylvester Foreman 8 25 2 6 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0.240
Dicta Johnson 11 23 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.174
John Finner 7 22 5 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0.227
Bill Gatewood 13 20 4 6 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 0.300
Admiral Walker 7 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.062
Fred Bostick 4 12 3 4 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0.333
Hooty Phillips 2 8 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.250
Clarence Walters 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Perry Hall 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charles Hudson 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brown 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Horner 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1923

ERA

1 Dicta Johnson 3.68 2 Joe Strong 4.81 3 Bill Gatewood 4.88 4 Admiral Walker 5.49 5 John Finner 5.51

Wins

1 Joe Strong 4 2 Dicta Johnson 3 3 George Boggs 2 4 John Finner 2 5 Bill Gatewood 2

Strikeouts

1 Joe Strong 57 2 George Boggs 46 3 Dicta Johnson 24 4 John Finner 13 5 Bill Gatewood 9
1923 Milwaukee Bears — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Joe Strong 4 14 4.81 27 17 1 155.1 189 83 57 57
George Boggs 2 13 5.62 22 16 1 113.2 139 71 48 46
Dicta Johnson 3 3 3.68 11 7 1 63.2 73 26 17 24
John Finner 2 4 5.51 7 6 0 50.2 63 31 18 13
Admiral Walker 1 4 5.49 7 5 0 41.0 43 25 22 8
Bill Gatewood 2 3 4.88 7 5 0 31.1 47 17 13 9
Andrew Wilson 0 3 5.74 5 3 0 31.1 42 20 19 8
Clarence Walters 1 1 6.11 4 1 0 17.2 19 12 7 4
Charles Hudson 0 1 2.70 2 2 0 10.0 12 3 3 8
Perry Hall 0 1 8.22 1 1 0 7.2 15 7 2 1
Percy Wilson 0 0 135.00 1 0 0 0.1 1 5 4 0

👥 Roster (28)

George Boggs Fred Bostick Brown George Collins Frank Duncan John Finner Sylvester Foreman Bill Gatewood Perry Hall Buddy Hayes Joe Hewitt Fred Hill +16 more

28 players

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The 1923 Milwaukee Bears in brief

In 1923 the Milwaukee Bears posted a 11-42 mark (.208) and finished 8th in the NNL. The Milwaukee Bears scored 254 runs and allowed 418, a run differential of -164. Against a league average of .285, the 1923 Milwaukee Bears batted .257. The staff ERA of 5.17 was 18% worse than the league average of 4.39. The 254 runs scored compare with a league average of 403 per club, 37% fewer.

Home games were played at Borchert Park. Felton Stratton led the club in home runs with 4. The RBI leader was Percy Wilson, with 36. The pitching staff's wins leader was Joe Strong (4). The 1923 roster runs to 28 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1923 Milwaukee Bears

What was the 1923 Milwaukee Bears record?
The 1923 Milwaukee Bears finished 11-42 (.208 win pct).
Who led the 1923 Milwaukee Bears in home runs?
Felton Stratton led the 1923 Milwaukee Bears with 4 home runs.
What was the 1923 Milwaukee Bears team ERA?
The 1923 Milwaukee Bears posted a team ERA of 5.17.
Did the 1923 Milwaukee Bears win the World Series?
No. The 1923 Milwaukee Bears did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1923 Milwaukee Bears play?
The 1923 Milwaukee Bears played home games at Borchert Park.
Who led the 1923 Milwaukee Bears in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Felton Stratton (4 HR, 22 RBI) and Joe Strong (4-14, 4.81 ERA).
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