1923 St. Louis Cardinals season
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Record | 79–74 (.516) |
League place | 5th |
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Owner(s) | Sam Breadon |
Manager(s) | Branch Rickey |
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The 1923 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 42nd season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 32nd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 79–74 during the season and finished 5th in the National League.
Contents
Regular season
Rogers Hornsby set a major league record of 13 consecutive games with two or more base hits, accomplished July 5 through July 18, 1923.
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Giants | 95 | 58 | 0.621 | — | 47–30 | 48–28 |
Cincinnati Reds | 91 | 63 | 0.591 | 4½ | 46–32 | 45–31 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 8½ | 47–30 | 40–37 |
Chicago Cubs | 83 | 71 | 0.539 | 12½ | 46–31 | 37–40 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 79 | 74 | 0.516 | 16 | 42–35 | 37–39 |
Brooklyn Robins | 76 | 78 | 0.494 | 19½ | 37–40 | 39–38 |
Boston Braves | 54 | 100 | 0.351 | 41½ | 22–55 | 32–45 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 50 | 104 | 0.325 | 45½ | 20–55 | 30–49 |
Record vs. opponents
1923 National League Records
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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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Outfielders
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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 |
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2B | Rogers Hornsby | 107 | 424 | 163 | .384 | 17 | 83 |
OF | Jack Smith | 124 | 407 | 126 | .310 | 5 | 41 |
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 |
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Heinie Mueller | 78 | 265 | 91 | .343 | 5 | 41 |
Verne Clemons | 57 | 130 | 37 | .285 | 0 | 13 |
Jimmy Hudgens | 6 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Schultz | 2 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 1 |
Burt Shotton | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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Jesse Haines | 37 | 266 | 20 | 13 | 3.11 | 73 |
Bill Doak | 30 | 185 | 8 | 13 | 3.26 | 53 |
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 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Lou North | 34 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5.15 | 24 |
Clyde Barfoot | 33 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3.73 | 23 |
Awards and honors
League leaders
- Rogers Hornsby, National League batting champion
Farm system
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References
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
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