1923 Brooklyn Robins season

1923 Brooklyn Robins
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Ebbets Field (since 1913)
Brooklyn, New York (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Ebbets, Ed McKeever, Stephen McKeever
Manager(s)	Wilbert Robinson
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A poor season found the 1923 Brooklyn Robins in sixth place once more.

Offseason

• January 2, 1923: Turner Barber was purchased by the Robins from the Chicago Cubs.^[1]
• February 11, 1923: Clarence Mitchell was traded by the Robins to the Philadelphia Phillies for George Smith.^[2]
• February 15, 1923: Hy Myers and Ray Schmandt were traded by the Robins to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jack Fournier.^[3]

Regular season

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 Brooklyn Robins
Roster
Pitchers Leon Cadore Art Decatur Leo Dickerman Burleigh Grimes Harry Harper Dutch Henry Al Mamaux Dutch Ruether Paul Schreiber Harry Shriver George Smith Dazzy Vance		Catchers Eddie Ainsmith Hank DeBerry Charlie Hargreaves Bernie Hungling Zack Taylor Infielders Moe Berg Jack Fournier Ray French Andy High Jimmy Johnston Bill McCarren Billy Mullen Ivy Olson Dutch Schliebner Stuffy Stewart		Outfielders Gene Bailey Turner Barber Bert Griffith Tommy Griffith Bernie Neis Zack Wheat		Manager Wilbert Robinson

Notable transactions

• May 17, 1923: Dutch Schliebner was traded by the Robins to the St. Louis Browns for Dutch Henry and cash.^[4]

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	Taylor, ZackZack Taylor	96	337	97	.288	0	46
1B	Fournier, JackJack Fournier	133	515	181	.351	22	102
2B	Johnston, JimmyJimmy Johnston	151	625	203		4	60
3B	High, AndyAndy High	123	129			0	37
SS	Berg, MoeMoe Berg	49	426			3	6
OF	Griffith, TommyTommy Griffith	123	445			5	37
OF	Neis, BernieBernie Neis	126	481			8	37
OF	Griffith, TommyTommy Griffith	131	481			1	66
OF	Bailey, GeneGene Bailey	127		411			42
OF	Wheat, ZackZack Wheat	98	349			8	65
2B	Olson, IvyIvy Olson	82	292			1	35
OF	Griffith, BertBert Griffith	79	248			2	37
C	DeBerry, HankHank DeBerry	78	235			1	48
3B	McCarren, BillBill McCarren	69	216			3	27
1B	Schliebner, DutchDutch Schliebner	19	76			0	4
SS	French, RayRay French	43	73			0	4
C	Hargreaves, CharlieCharlie Hargreaves	20	57			0	4
OF	Barber, TurnerTurner Barber	13	46			0	8
2B	Stewart, StuffyStuffy Stewart	4	11			1	1
3B	Mullen, BillyBilly Mullen	4	11			0	0
C	Ainsmith, EddieEddie Ainsmith	2	10			0	2
C	Hungling, BernieBernie Hungling	2	4			0	0
P	Grimes, BurleighBurleigh Grimes	40	126			0	15
P	Ruether, DutchDutch Ruether	49	117			0	10
P	Vance, DazzyDazzy Vance	37	83			1	1
P	Dickerman, LeoLeo Dickerman	35	52			2	9
P	Henry, DutchDutch Henry	17	35			0	1
P	Smith, GeorgeGeorge Smith	25	26			0	2
P	Decatur, ArtArt Decatur	36	21			0	0
P	Cadore, LeonLeon Cadore	9	13			0	1
P	Schreiber, PaulPaul Schreiber	9	2			0	1
P	Mamaux, AlAl Mamaux	5	2	2		0	0
P	Harper, HarryHarry Harper	1	1			0	0
P	Shriver, HarryHarry Shriver	1	1			0	0

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
Wheat, ZackZack Wheat
Olson, IvyIvy Olson
Griffith, BertBert Griffith
DeBerry, HankHank DeBerry
McCarren, BillBill McCarren
Schliebner, DutchDutch Schliebner
French, RayRay French
Hargreaves, CharlieCharlie Hargreaves
Barber, TurnerTurner Barber	13	46	10	.217	0	8
Mullen, BillyBilly Mullen
Stewart, StuffyStuffy Stewart
Ainsmith, EddieEddie Ainsmith
Hungling, BernieBernie Hungling

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
Grimes, BurleighBurleigh Grimes
Vance, DazzyDazzy Vance
Ruether, DutchDutch Ruether
Shriver, HarryHarry Shriver
Harper, HarryHarry Harper

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
Dickerman, LeoLeo Dickerman
Henry, DutchDutch Henry
Smith, GeorgeGeorge Smith	25	91	3	6	3.66	15
Cadore, LeonLeon Cadore	8	36	4	1	3.25	5
Mamaux, AlAl Mamaux

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
Decatur, ArtArt Decatur	36	3	3	3	2.58	25
Schreiber, PaulPaul Schreiber

References

1. Turner Barber page at Baseball Reference
2. Clarence Mitchell page at Baseball Reference
3. Hy Myers page at Baseball Reference
4. Dutch Schliebner page at Baseball Reference

External links

• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page
• 1923 Brooklyn Robins uniform
• Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
• Acme Dodgers page
• Retrosheet