Major League Baseball team season
| 1923 Boston Braves | |
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| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Record | 54–100 (.351) |
| League place | 7th |
| Owners | Emil Fuchs, Christy Mathewson |
| Managers | Fred Mitchell |
| ← 19221924 → | |
The 1923 Boston Braves season was the 53rd season of the franchise.
Offseason
- October 15, 1922: Gus Felix was drafted by the Braves from the Shreveport Gassers (Texas) in the 1922 rule 5 draft.
Regular season
- October 6, 1923: Ernie Padgett of the Braves executed an unassisted triple play. He caught a line drive, touched second base, and tagged the runner coming from first base. Padgett played just four games for the Braves all season, but would become the Braves' regular third baseman in 1924.
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Giants | 95 | 58 | .621 | — | 47–30 | 48–28 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 91 | 63 | .591 | 4½ | 46–32 | 45–31 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 87 | 67 | .565 | 8½ | 47–30 | 40–37 |
| Chicago Cubs | 83 | 71 | .539 | 12½ | 46–31 | 37–40 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 79 | 74 | .516 | 16 | 42–35 | 37–39 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 76 | 78 | .494 | 19½ | 37–40 | 39–38 |
| Boston Braves | 54 | 100 | .351 | 41½ | 22–55 | 32–45 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 50 | 104 | .325 | 45½ | 20–55 | 30–49 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 8–14 | 6–16 | 7–15 | 6–16 | 13–9 | 5–17 | 9–13–1 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 14–8 | — | 10–12 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 12–10–1 | 11–11 | 10–12 | |||||
| Chicago | 16–6 | 12–10 | — | 9–13 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 12–10 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 15–7 | 14–8 | 13–9 | — | 12–10 | 19–3 | 8–14 | 10–12 | |||||
| New York | 16–6 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 10–12 | — | 19–3 | 13–9 | 14–7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 9–13 | 10–12–1 | 9–13 | 3–19 | 3–19 | — | 9–13 | 7–15 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 17–5 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 13–9 | — | 12–10 | |||||
| St. Louis | 13–9–1 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 7–14 | 15–7 | 10–12 | — | |||||
Roster
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| Pitchers | Catchers
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Mickey O'Neil | 96 | 306 | 65 | .212 | 0 | 20 |
| 1B | Stuffy McInnis | 154 | 607 | 191 | .315 | 2 | 95 |
| 2B | Hod Ford | 111 | 380 | 103 | .271 | 2 | 50 |
| SS | Bob Smith | 115 | 375 | 94 | .251 | 0 | 40 |
| 3B | Tony Boeckel | 148 | 568 | 169 | .298 | 7 | 79 |
| OF | Billy Southworth | 153 | 611 | 195 | .319 | 6 | 78 |
| OF | Gus Felix | 139 | 506 | 138 | .273 | 6 | 44 |
| OF | Ray Powell | 97 | 338 | 102 | .302 | 4 | 38 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Nixon | 88 | 321 | 88 | .274 | 0 | 19 |
| Earl Smith | 72 | 191 | 55 | .288 | 3 | 19 |
| Jocko Conlon | 59 | 147 | 32 | .218 | 0 | 17 |
| Larry Kopf | 39 | 138 | 38 | .275 | 0 | 10 |
| Bill Bagwell | 56 | 93 | 27 | .290 | 2 | 10 |
| Al Hermann | 31 | 93 | 22 | .237 | 0 | 11 |
| Frank Gibson | 41 | 50 | 15 | .300 | 0 | 5 |
| Hank Gowdy | 23 | 48 | 6 | .125 | 0 | 5 |
| Walton Cruise | 21 | 38 | 8 | .211 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Emmerich | 13 | 24 | 2 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Padgett | 4 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
| Snake Henry | 11 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 2 |
| Dee Cousineau | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Marquard | 38 | 239.0 | 11 | 14 | 3.73 | 78 |
| Jesse Barnes | 31 | 195.1 | 10 | 14 | 2.76 | 41 |
| Frank Miller | 8 | 39.1 | 0 | 3 | 4.58 | 6 |
| Dick Rudolph | 4 | 19.1 | 1 | 2 | 3.72 | 3 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Genewich | 43 | 227.1 | 13 | 14 | 3.72 | 54 |
| Joe Oeschger | 44 | 166.1 | 5 | 15 | 5.68 | 33 |
| Tim McNamara | 32 | 139.1 | 3 | 13 | 4.91 | 32 |
| Larry Benton | 35 | 128.0 | 5 | 9 | 4.99 | 42 |
| Dana Fillingim | 35 | 100.1 | 1 | 9 | 5.20 | 27 |
| Johnny Cooney | 23 | 98.0 | 3 | 5 | 3.31 | 23 |
| Mule Watson | 11 | 31.1 | 1 | 2 | 5.17 | 10 |
| Joe Batchelder | 4 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 | 2 |
References
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