1923 St. Louis Cardinals

79-74 • .516 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1923 St. Louis Cardinals went 79-74 (.516) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 746 runs, allowed 732, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Rogers Hornsby (17 HR, 83 RBI) and Jesse Haines (20-13, 3.11 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

79 Wins
74 Losses
.516 Win %
5th Rank
746 R 732 RA
Diff +14

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⚡ Quick Stats

746 Runs Scored
732 Runs Allowed
+14 Run Diff
396K Attendance

📈 vs. 1923 NL Average

Batting Avg .286 equal to the 1923 league average (.285)
OBP .342 equal to the 1923 league average (.342)
SLG .397 1% above the 1923 league average (.394)
Team ERA 3.87 3% better than the 1923 league average (4.00)
Runs Scored 746 equal to the 1923 league average (748 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 396,000
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Avg per Game 5,076

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1923

Batting Avg

1 Rogers Hornsby 0.384 2 Les Bell 0.373 3 Jim Bottomley 0.371 4 Les Mann 0.371 5 Heinie Mueller 0.343

Home Runs

1 Rogers Hornsby 17 2 Jim Bottomley 8 3 Ray Blades 5 4 Les Mann 5 5 Heinie Mueller 5

RBI

1 Milt Stock 96 2 Jim Bottomley 94 3 Rogers Hornsby 83 4 Hi Myers 48 5 Ray Blades 44
1923 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Milt Stock 151 603 63 174 33 3 2 96 40 21 9 0.289
Jim Bottomley 134 523 79 194 34 14 8 94 45 44 4 0.371
Max Flack 128 505 82 147 16 9 3 28 41 16 7 0.291
Rogers Hornsby 107 424 89 163 32 10 17 83 55 29 3 0.384
Jack Smith 124 407 98 126 16 6 5 41 27 20 32 0.310
Howard Freigau 113 358 30 94 18 1 1 35 25 36 5 0.263
Hi Myers 96 330 29 99 18 2 2 48 12 19 5 0.300
Ray Blades 98 317 48 78 21 5 5 44 37 46 4 0.246
George Toporcer 97 303 45 77 11 3 3 35 41 14 4 0.254
Heinie Mueller 78 265 39 91 16 9 5 41 18 16 4 0.343
Eddie Ainsmith 82 263 22 56 11 6 3 34 22 19 4 0.213
Harry McCurdy 67 185 17 49 11 2 0 15 11 11 3 0.265
Verne Clemons 57 130 6 37 9 1 0 13 10 11 0 0.285
Doc Lavan 50 111 10 22 6 0 1 12 9 7 0 0.198
Jesse Haines 37 99 8 20 1 0 0 8 1 20 0 0.202
Les Mann 38 89 20 33 5 2 5 11 9 5 0 0.371
Bill Sherdel 45 83 13 28 2 0 1 9 7 8 0 0.337
Fred Toney 29 69 2 8 0 0 0 2 2 11 1 0.116
Bill Doak 30 67 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 27 0 0.045
Johnny Stuart 37 57 7 14 2 0 0 3 1 7 0 0.246
Jeff Pfeffer 26 55 3 7 2 0 0 2 0 10 0 0.127
Les Bell 15 51 5 19 2 1 0 9 9 7 1 0.373
Eddie Dyer 35 45 17 12 3 0 2 5 3 5 1 0.267
Clyde Barfoot 37 37 1 7 1 0 0 1 1 10 0 0.189
Jake Flowers 13 32 0 3 1 0 0 2 2 7 1 0.094
Charlie Niebergall 9 28 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.107
Taylor Douthit 9 27 3 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 0.185
Lou North 34 22 3 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.182
Jimmy Hudgens 6 12 2 3 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0.250
Joe Schultz 2 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.286
Epp Sell 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Speed Walker 2 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.286
George Kopshaw 2 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Bill Pertica 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tige Stone 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000
Fred Wigington 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Burt Shotton 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1923

ERA

1 Jesse Haines 3.11 2 Bill Doak 3.26 3 Clyde Barfoot 3.73 4 Fred Toney 3.84 5 Jeff Pfeffer 4.02

Wins

1 Jesse Haines 20 2 Bill Sherdel 15 3 Fred Toney 11 4 Johnny Stuart 9 5 Bill Doak 8

Strikeouts

1 Bill Sherdel 78 2 Jesse Haines 73 3 Johnny Stuart 55 4 Bill Doak 53 5 Fred Toney 48
1923 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jesse Haines 20 13 3.11 37 36 0 266.0 283 92 75 73
Bill Sherdel 15 13 4.32 39 26 2 225.0 270 108 59 78
Fred Toney 11 12 3.84 29 28 0 196.2 211 84 61 48
Bill Doak 8 13 3.26 30 26 0 185.0 199 67 69 53
Jeff Pfeffer 8 9 4.02 26 18 0 152.1 171 68 40 32
Johnny Stuart 9 5 4.27 37 10 3 149.2 139 71 70 55
Clyde Barfoot 3 3 3.73 33 2 1 101.1 112 42 27 23
Lou North 3 4 5.15 34 3 1 71.2 90 41 31 24
Eddie Dyer 2 1 4.09 4 3 0 22.0 30 10 5 7
Epp Sell 0 1 6.00 5 1 0 15.0 16 10 8 2
Fred Wigington 0 0 3.24 4 0 0 8.1 11 3 5 2
Tige Stone 0 0 12.00 1 0 0 3.0 5 4 3 1
Bill Pertica 0 0 3.86 1 1 0 2.1 2 1 3 0

👥 Roster (37)

Eddie Ainsmith Clyde Barfoot Les Bell Ray Blades Jim Bottomley Verne Clemons Bill Doak Taylor Douthit Eddie Dyer Max Flack Jake Flowers Howard Freigau +25 more

37 players

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The 1923 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

A 79-74 record (.516) put the 1923 St. Louis Cardinals 5th in the NL. Runs came in at 746 scored against 732 allowed (+14). The staff ERA of 3.87 was 3% better than the league average of 4.00. The home park, Sportsman's Park IV, recorded 396,000 in attendance, about 5,076 a game. The home run leader was Rogers Hornsby, who hit 17.

Milt Stock drove in a team-high 96 runs. The hits leader was Jim Bottomley with 194. On the mound, Jesse Haines won 20 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Bill Sherdel with 78. The 1923 roster runs to 37 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1922 season and the 1924 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1923 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1923 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1923 St. Louis Cardinals finished 79-74 (.516 win pct).
Who led the 1923 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Rogers Hornsby led the 1923 St. Louis Cardinals with 17 home runs.
What was the 1923 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1923 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.87.
Did the 1923 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1923 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1923 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1923 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1923 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rogers Hornsby (17 HR, 83 RBI) and Jesse Haines (20-13, 3.11 ERA).
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