1923 Philadelphia Athletics

69-83 • .454 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1923 Philadelphia Athletics went 69-83 (.454) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 661 runs, allowed 761, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Joe Hauser (17 HR, 94 RBI) and Eddie Rommel (18-19, 3.27 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

69 Wins
83 Losses
.454 Win %
6th Rank
661 R 761 RA
Diff -100

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⚡ Quick Stats

661 Runs Scored
761 Runs Allowed
-100 Run Diff
450K Attendance

📈 vs. 1923 AL Average

Batting Avg .270 4% below the 1923 league average (.282)
OBP .333 5% below the 1923 league average (.350)
SLG .370 5% below the 1923 league average (.387)
Team ERA 4.08 2% worse than the 1923 league average (3.98)
Runs Scored 661 10% below the 1923 league average (736 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 450,500
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Avg per Game 6,006

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1923

Batting Avg

1 Joe Hauser 0.309 2 Bing Miller 0.299 3 Frank Welch 0.297 4 Sammy Hale 0.288 5 Chick Galloway 0.278

Home Runs

1 Joe Hauser 17 2 Bing Miller 12 3 Jimmy Dykes 4 4 Frank Welch 4 5 Sammy Hale 3

RBI

1 Joe Hauser 94 2 Cy Perkins 65 3 Bing Miller 64 4 Chick Galloway 62 5 Frank Welch 55
1923 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Hauser 146 534 93 165 21 9 17 94 69 52 6 0.309
Chick Galloway 134 504 64 140 18 9 2 62 37 30 12 0.278
Cy Perkins 143 500 53 135 34 5 2 65 65 30 1 0.270
Wid Matthews 129 485 52 133 11 6 1 25 50 27 16 0.274
Bing Miller 123 458 68 137 25 4 12 64 27 34 9 0.299
Sammy Hale 115 434 68 125 22 8 3 51 17 31 8 0.288
Frank Welch 125 421 56 125 19 9 4 55 48 40 1 0.297
Jimmy Dykes 124 416 50 105 28 1 4 43 35 40 6 0.252
Frank McGowan 95 287 41 73 9 1 1 19 36 25 4 0.254
Heinie Scheer 69 210 26 50 8 1 2 21 17 41 3 0.238
Harry Riconda 55 175 23 46 11 4 0 12 12 18 4 0.263
Fred Heimach 63 118 14 30 4 1 1 11 4 18 0 0.254
Tillie Walker 52 109 12 30 5 2 2 16 14 11 1 0.275
Frank Bruggy 54 105 4 22 3 0 1 6 4 9 1 0.210
Eddie Rommel 56 101 13 24 3 2 0 6 3 10 0 0.238
Bob Hasty 44 88 5 17 2 1 0 12 1 18 0 0.193
Slim Harriss 46 61 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0.066
Rollie Naylor 26 45 7 11 0 0 0 4 6 21 0 0.244
Rube Walberg 26 41 1 13 2 1 0 3 1 18 0 0.317
Walt French 16 39 7 9 3 0 0 2 5 7 0 0.231
Curly Ogden 19 17 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.294
Dennis Burns 4 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.111
Roy Meeker 5 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.111
Walt Kinney 5 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.167
Chuck Rowland 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
John Jones 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Al Kellett 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.333
Ren Kelly 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Chuck Wolfe 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Doc Wood 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Hank Hulvey 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Harry O'Neill 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Horace Ozmer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1923

ERA

1 Eddie Rommel 3.27 2 Rollie Naylor 3.46 3 Slim Harriss 4.00 4 Fred Heimach 4.32 5 Bob Hasty 4.44

Wins

1 Eddie Rommel 18 2 Bob Hasty 13 3 Rollie Naylor 12 4 Slim Harriss 10 5 Fred Heimach 6

Strikeouts

1 Slim Harriss 89 2 Eddie Rommel 76 3 Fred Heimach 63 4 Bob Hasty 56 5 Rube Walberg 38
1923 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Eddie Rommel 18 19 3.27 56 31 5 297.2 306 108 108 76
Bob Hasty 13 15 4.44 44 36 1 243.1 274 120 72 56
Slim Harriss 10 16 4.00 46 28 6 209.1 221 93 95 89
Fred Heimach 6 12 4.32 40 19 0 208.1 238 100 69 63
Rollie Naylor 12 7 3.46 26 20 0 143.0 149 55 59 27
Rube Walberg 4 8 5.32 26 10 0 115.0 122 68 60 38
Curly Ogden 1 2 5.63 18 2 0 46.1 63 29 32 14
Dennis Burns 2 1 2.00 4 3 0 27.0 21 6 7 8
Roy Meeker 3 0 3.60 5 2 0 25.0 24 10 13 12
Walt Kinney 0 1 7.50 5 1 0 12.0 11 10 9 9
Al Kellett 0 1 6.30 5 0 0 10.0 11 7 8 1
Chuck Wolfe 0 0 3.72 3 0 0 9.2 6 4 8 1
Hank Hulvey 0 1 7.71 1 1 0 7.0 10 6 2 2
Ren Kelly 0 0 2.57 1 0 0 7.0 7 2 4 1
Harry O'Neill 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 2.0 1 0 3 2
Horace Ozmer 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 1 1

👥 Roster (33)

Frank Bruggy Dennis Burns Jimmy Dykes Walt French Chick Galloway Sammy Hale Slim Harriss Bob Hasty Joe Hauser Fred Heimach Hank Hulvey John Jones +21 more

33 players

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The 1923 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

The record for the 1923 Philadelphia Athletics reads 69 wins and 83 losses, good for 6th in the AL. Runs came in at 661 scored against 761 allowed (-100). Against a league average of .282, the 1923 Philadelphia Athletics batted .270. The Philadelphia Athletics staff finished with a 4.08 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.98. The 1923 Philadelphia Athletics scored 10% fewer runs than the average club (661 against 736).

Attendance at Shibe Park totaled 450,500 for the year. For power, Joe Hauser led the way with 17 homers. Eddie Rommel was the top winner, with 18 victories. Slim Harriss struck out 89, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 33 players. The 1922 season and the 1924 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1923 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1923 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1923 Philadelphia Athletics finished 69-83 (.454 win pct).
Who led the 1923 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Joe Hauser led the 1923 Philadelphia Athletics with 17 home runs.
What was the 1923 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1923 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.08.
Did the 1923 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1923 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1923 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1923 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1923 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Hauser (17 HR, 94 RBI) and Eddie Rommel (18-19, 3.27 ERA).
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