1923 Pittsburgh Pirates

87-67 • .565 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1923 Pittsburgh Pirates went 87-67 (.565) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 786 runs, allowed 696, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Pie Traynor (12 HR, 101 RBI) and Johnny Morrison (25-13, 3.49 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

87 Wins
67 Losses
.565 Win %
3rd Rank
786 R 696 RA
Diff +90

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786 Runs Scored
696 Runs Allowed
+90 Run Diff
600K Attendance

📈 vs. 1923 NL Average

Batting Avg .294 3% above the 1923 league average (.285)
OBP .347 1% above the 1923 league average (.342)
SLG .404 2% above the 1923 league average (.394)
Team ERA 3.87 3% better than the 1923 league average (4.00)
Runs Scored 786 5% above the 1923 league average (748 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 600,100
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Avg per Game 7,793

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1923

Batting Avg

1 Charlie Grimm 0.345 2 Pie Traynor 0.338 3 Clyde Barnhart 0.324 4 Max Carey 0.308 5 Walter Mueller 0.306

Home Runs

1 Pie Traynor 12 2 Clyde Barnhart 9 3 Reb Russell 9 4 Charlie Grimm 7 5 Max Carey 6

RBI

1 Pie Traynor 101 2 Charlie Grimm 99 3 Clyde Barnhart 72 4 Max Carey 63 5 Reb Russell 58
1923 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Pie Traynor 153 616 108 208 19 19 12 101 34 19 28 0.338
Max Carey 153 610 120 188 32 19 6 63 73 28 51 0.308
Rabbit Maranville 141 581 78 161 19 9 1 41 42 34 14 0.277
Charlie Grimm 152 563 78 194 29 13 7 99 41 43 6 0.345
Carson Bigbee 123 499 79 149 18 7 0 54 43 15 10 0.299
Johnny Rawlings 119 461 53 131 18 4 1 45 25 29 9 0.284
Walter Schmidt 97 335 39 83 7 2 0 37 22 12 10 0.248
Clyde Barnhart 114 327 60 106 25 13 9 72 47 21 5 0.324
Reb Russell 94 291 49 84 18 7 9 58 20 21 3 0.289
Johnny Gooch 66 202 16 56 10 2 1 20 17 13 2 0.277
Cotton Tierney 29 120 22 35 5 2 2 23 2 10 2 0.292
Johnny Morrison 42 115 9 21 1 1 0 12 2 27 0 0.183
Walter Mueller 40 111 11 34 4 4 0 20 4 6 2 0.306
Wilbur Cooper 39 107 9 28 3 1 0 10 5 8 2 0.262
Lee Meadows 31 88 10 22 3 3 0 11 2 17 0 0.250
Spencer Adams 25 56 11 14 0 1 0 4 6 6 2 0.250
Babe Adams 26 55 5 15 5 1 0 8 6 13 0 0.273
Earl Hamilton 28 52 0 9 1 0 0 4 2 9 1 0.173
Kiki Cuyler 11 40 4 10 1 1 0 2 5 3 2 0.250
Jim Mattox 22 32 4 6 1 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.188
Jewel Ens 12 29 3 8 1 1 0 5 0 3 2 0.276
Eddie Moore 6 26 6 7 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0.269
Jim Bagby 21 20 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0.050
Ray Steineder 15 15 2 7 1 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.467
Whitey Glazner 7 12 2 4 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 0.333
Earl Kunz 21 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.083
Frank Luce 9 12 2 6 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 0.500
George Boehler 10 10 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.300
Hal Carlson 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Eppie Barnes 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Arnie Stone 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1923

ERA

1 Lee Meadows 3.01 2 Whitey Glazner 3.30 3 Johnny Morrison 3.49 4 Wilbur Cooper 3.57 5 Earl Hamilton 3.77

Wins

1 Johnny Morrison 25 2 Wilbur Cooper 17 3 Lee Meadows 16 4 Babe Adams 13 5 Earl Hamilton 7

Strikeouts

1 Johnny Morrison 114 2 Wilbur Cooper 77 3 Lee Meadows 66 4 Earl Hamilton 42 5 Babe Adams 38
1923 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Johnny Morrison 25 13 3.49 42 37 2 301.2 287 117 110 114
Wilbur Cooper 17 19 3.57 39 38 0 294.2 331 117 71 77
Lee Meadows 16 10 3.01 31 25 0 227.0 250 76 44 66
Babe Adams 13 7 4.42 26 22 1 158.2 196 78 25 38
Earl Hamilton 7 9 3.77 28 15 1 141.0 148 59 42 42
Jim Bagby 3 2 5.24 21 6 3 68.2 95 40 25 16
Ray Steineder 2 0 4.75 15 2 0 55.0 58 29 18 23
Earl Kunz 1 2 5.52 21 2 1 45.2 48 28 24 12
Whitey Glazner 2 1 3.30 7 4 1 30.0 29 11 11 8
George Boehler 1 3 6.04 10 3 0 28.1 33 19 26 12
Hal Carlson 0 0 4.73 4 0 0 13.1 19 7 2 4
Arnie Stone 0 1 8.03 9 0 0 12.1 19 11 4 2

👥 Roster (31)

Babe Adams Spencer Adams Jim Bagby Eppie Barnes Clyde Barnhart Carson Bigbee George Boehler Max Carey Hal Carlson Wilbur Cooper Kiki Cuyler Jewel Ens +19 more

31 players

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The 1923 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

A 87-67 record (.565) put the 1923 Pittsburgh Pirates 3rd in the NL. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 786 runs and allowed 696, a run differential of +90. The team batting average of .294 was 3% above the 1923 league mark of .285. Pitchers allowed 3.87 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.00. The 786 runs scored compare with a league average of 748 per club, 5% more.

The home park, Forbes Field, recorded 600,100 in attendance, about 7,793 a game. The home run leader was Pie Traynor, who hit 12. Johnny Morrison led the pitchers with 25 wins. The 1923 roster runs to 31 players. The 1922 season and the 1924 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1923 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1923 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1923 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 87-67 (.565 win pct).
Who led the 1923 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Pie Traynor led the 1923 Pittsburgh Pirates with 12 home runs.
What was the 1923 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1923 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.87.
Did the 1923 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1923 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1923 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1923 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1923 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Pie Traynor (12 HR, 101 RBI) and Johnny Morrison (25-13, 3.49 ERA).
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