1923 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1923 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Location
Forbes Field (since 1909)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] (since 1907)
Other information
Owner(s)	Barney Dreyfuss
Manager(s)	Bill McKechnie
Local television	none
Local radio	none
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The 1923 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 42nd season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 37th in the National League. The Pirates finished third in the league standings with a record of 87–67.

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	—

Notable transactions

• May 22, 1923: Cotton Tierney, Whitey Glazner and $50,000 were traded by the Pirates to the Philadelphia Phillies for Lee Meadows and Johnny Rawlings.^[2]

Roster

1923 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Babe Adams Jim Bagby George Boehler Hal Carlson Wilbur Cooper Whitey Glazner Earl Hamilton Earl Kunz Lee Meadows Johnny Morrison Ray Steineder Arnie Stone		Catchers Johnny Gooch Jim Mattox Walter Schmidt Infielders Spencer Adams Eppie Barnes Jewel Ens Charlie Grimm Rabbit Maranville Eddie Moore Johnny Rawlings Cotton Tierney Pie Traynor		Outfielders Clyde Barnhart Carson Bigbee Max Carey Kiki Cuyler Frank Luce Walter Mueller Reb Russell		Manager Bill McKechnie

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	Schmidt, WalterWalter Schmidt	97	335	83	.248	0	37

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
Tierney, CottonCotton Tierney	29	120	35	.292	2	23
Mattox, JimJim Mattox	22	32	6	.188	0	1

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
Meadows, LeeLee Meadows	31	227	16	10	3.01	66
Adams, BabeBabe Adams	26	158.2	13	7	4.42	38

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
Bagby, JimJim Bagby	21	68.2	3	2	5.24	16
Glazner, WhiteyWhitey Glazner	7	30	2	1	3.30	8
Boehler, GeorgeGeorge Boehler	10	28.1	1	3	6.04	12

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

Notes

1. From 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
2. Cotton Tierney page at Baseball Reference

References

• 1923 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1923 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac