1923 Boston Braves season

1923 Boston Braves
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Braves Field (since 1915)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
Results
Record	54–100 (.351)
League place	7th
Other information
Owner(s)	Emil Fuchs, Christy Mathewson
Manager(s)	Fred Mitchell
Local television	none
Local radio	none
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Offseason

• October 15, 1922: Gus Felix was drafted by the Braves from the Shreveport Gassers (Texas) in the 1922 rule 5 draft.^[1]

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.^[2] Padgett played just four games for the Braves all season, but would become the Braves' regular third baseman in 1924.

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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 Sources:
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

1923 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers Jesse Barnes Joe Batchelder Larry Benton Johnny Cooney Dana Fillingim Joe Genewich Rube Marquard Tim McNamara Frank Miller Joe Oeschger Dick Rudolph Mule Watson		Catchers Dee Cousineau Frank Gibson Hank Gowdy Mickey O'Neil Earl Smith Infielders Tony Boeckel Jocko Conlon Hod Ford Al Hermann Larry Kopf Stuffy McInnis Ernie Padgett Bob Smith		Outfielders Bill Bagwell Walton Cruise Bob Emmerich Gus Felix Al Nixon Ray Powell Billy Southworth Other batters Snake Henry		Manager Fred Mitchell

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	O'Neil, MickeyMickey O'Neil	96	306	65	.212	0	20
SS	Smith, BobBob Smith	115	375	94	.251	0	40
OF	Felix, GusGus Felix	139	506	138	.273	6	44

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
Smith, EarlEarl Smith	72	191	55	.288	3	19
Gibson, FrankFrank Gibson	41	50	15	.300	0	5
Padgett, ErnieErnie Padgett	4	11	2	.182	0	0
Cousineau, DeeDee 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
Barnes, JesseJesse Barnes	31	195.1	10	14	2.76	41

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
Benton, LarryLarry Benton	35	128	5	9	4.99	42
Batchelder, JoeJoe Batchelder	4	9	1	0	7.00	2

References

1. Gus Felix page at Baseball Reference
2. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats8.shtml

External links

• 1923 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference