1923 St. Louis Stars

29-43 • .403 Win% • 6th in NNL

The 1923 St. Louis Stars went 29-43 (.403) finishing 6th in the NNL. The club scored 475 runs, allowed 574, and played home games at Stars Park. Team leaders included Candy Jim Taylor (15 HR, 46 RBI) and Cool Papa Bell (11-7, 4.51 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

29 Wins
43 Losses
.403 Win %
6th Rank
475 R 574 RA
Diff -99

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⚡ Quick Stats

475 Runs Scored
574 Runs Allowed
-99 Run Diff
64 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1923 NNL Average

Batting Avg .297 4% above the 1923 league average (.285)
OBP .369 6% above the 1923 league average (.348)
SLG .457 14% above the 1923 league average (.402)
Team ERA 5.59 27% worse than the 1923 league average (4.39)
Runs Scored 475 18% above the 1923 league average (403 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumStars Park
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Home Games (est.) 36 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1923

Batting Avg

1 Sam Bennett 0.391 2 George Scales 0.390 3 Candy Jim Taylor 0.343 4 Joe Hewitt 0.340 5 Mitchell Murray 0.339

Home Runs

1 Candy Jim Taylor 15 2 George Scales 11 3 Charlie Blackwell 5 4 Percy Miller 5 5 Branch Russell 5

RBI

1 Charlie Blackwell 46 2 Candy Jim Taylor 46 3 Branch Russell 45 4 George Scales 45 5 Eddie Holtz 23
1923 St. Louis Stars — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Branch Russell 81 315 64 89 9 9 5 45 25 0 7 0.283
Charlie Blackwell 68 238 46 73 16 5 5 46 34 0 11 0.307
Doc Dudley 47 185 34 61 10 7 1 20 12 0 9 0.330
Eddie Holtz 50 184 27 57 8 3 1 23 15 0 5 0.310
George Scales 53 164 40 64 10 7 11 45 38 0 7 0.390
Percy Miller 49 149 23 47 10 4 5 20 11 0 2 0.315
Tullie McAdoo 42 140 20 32 4 0 2 19 18 0 6 0.229
Candy Jim Taylor 40 140 32 48 3 2 15 46 10 0 2 0.343
Bob Fagan 49 119 18 29 4 1 1 12 18 0 1 0.244
Mitchell Murray 37 112 20 38 9 2 3 18 12 0 4 0.339
Cool Papa Bell 49 108 24 26 5 1 2 17 7 0 1 0.241
Otto Ray 41 102 21 34 6 5 1 15 6 0 1 0.333
Joe Hewitt 34 100 18 34 5 0 0 8 21 0 11 0.340
Robert Bonner 27 99 13 20 4 0 1 9 6 0 2 0.202
John Reese 29 95 15 30 8 2 1 14 3 0 3 0.316
Dan Kennard 29 82 12 21 4 0 2 13 4 0 0 0.256
Sam Bennett 39 64 9 25 0 1 3 17 3 0 1 0.391
Sidney Brooks 26 48 6 10 2 0 0 1 5 0 0 0.208
Dave Thomas 17 46 6 12 1 1 1 6 3 0 2 0.261
Earl Gurley 24 41 8 15 4 2 3 12 1 0 0 0.366
Archie Stewart 26 36 2 9 4 0 1 5 5 0 0 0.250
Fred Bell 18 27 7 6 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 0.222
Jimmy Oldham 14 24 4 7 3 0 0 5 3 0 0 0.292
Herman Gordon 15 22 2 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.273
Deacon Meyers 12 21 4 3 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0.143
John Finner 10 15 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.200
John Turner 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eggie Hensley 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
McCabb 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sharpe 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
A. D. Young 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1923

ERA

1 Fred Bell 4.38 2 Cool Papa Bell 4.51 3 Earl Gurley 4.91 4 Archie Stewart 5.17 5 Herman Gordon 5.40

Wins

1 Cool Papa Bell 11 2 Archie Stewart 5 3 Fred Bell 4 4 Earl Gurley 3 5 John Finner 2

Strikeouts

1 Archie Stewart 73 2 Cool Papa Bell 66 3 Earl Gurley 37 4 Jimmy Oldham 28 5 Fred Bell 24
1923 St. Louis Stars — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Cool Papa Bell 11 7 4.51 25 14 0 153.2 180 77 34 66
Archie Stewart 5 6 5.17 26 12 0 118.1 141 68 46 73
Earl Gurley 3 8 4.91 20 12 0 88.0 111 48 40 37
Fred Bell 4 4 4.38 13 8 1 72.0 70 35 40 24
Jimmy Oldham 2 5 6.00 14 4 0 66.0 90 44 21 28
Deacon Meyers 2 4 6.67 12 9 0 58.0 81 43 22 11
Percy Miller 0 3 7.19 12 6 0 41.1 65 33 19 18
John Finner 2 4 7.24 10 6 1 41.0 54 33 13 17
Herman Gordon 0 3 5.40 10 5 1 31.2 41 19 15 10
John Turner 1 1 1.56 4 1 0 17.1 13 3 0 6
Eggie Hensley 0 2 19.16 6 3 0 10.1 28 22 9 3
Sidney Brooks 1 0 13.50 4 0 0 5.1 9 8 3 1
Candy Jim Taylor 0 1 9.00 1 0 0 3.0 5 3 1 1
A. D. Young 0 1 81.00 1 1 0 0.1 4 3 0 0
McCabb 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0

👥 Roster (31)

Cool Papa Bell Fred Bell Sam Bennett Charlie Blackwell Robert Bonner Sidney Brooks Doc Dudley Bob Fagan John Finner Herman Gordon Earl Gurley Eggie Hensley +19 more

31 players

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The 1923 St. Louis Stars in brief

The 1923 St. Louis Stars finished 29-43, a .403 winning percentage, placing 6th in the NNL. With 475 runs scored and 574 given up, the 1923 differential was -99. At the plate the St. Louis Stars hit .297, 4% better than the league's .285. The St. Louis Stars staff finished with a 5.59 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.39. Measured against the 403-run league average, the offense was 18% ahead.

Stars Park served as the home ballpark. Candy Jim Taylor led the club in home runs with 15. Branch Russell collected the most hits, 89. Cool Papa Bell was the top winner, with 11 victories. The strikeout leader was Archie Stewart with 73. The 1923 roster runs to 31 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1923 St. Louis Stars

What was the 1923 St. Louis Stars record?
The 1923 St. Louis Stars finished 29-43 (.403 win pct).
Who led the 1923 St. Louis Stars in home runs?
Candy Jim Taylor led the 1923 St. Louis Stars with 15 home runs.
What was the 1923 St. Louis Stars team ERA?
The 1923 St. Louis Stars posted a team ERA of 5.59.
Did the 1923 St. Louis Stars win the World Series?
No. The 1923 St. Louis Stars did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1923 St. Louis Stars play?
The 1923 St. Louis Stars played home games at Stars Park.
Who led the 1923 St. Louis Stars in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Candy Jim Taylor (15 HR, 46 RBI) and Cool Papa Bell (11-7, 4.51 ERA).
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