1923 St. Louis Browns season

1923 St. Louis Browns
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Sportsman's Park (since 1902)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1902)
Results
Record	74–78 (.487)
League place	5th
Other information
Owner(s)	Phil Ball
Manager(s)	Lee Fohl and Jimmy Austin
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The 1923 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 5th in the American League with a record of 74 wins and 78 losses.

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	98	54	0.645	—	46–30	52–24
Detroit Tigers	83	71	0.539	16	45–32	38–39
Cleveland Indians	82	71	0.536	16½	42–36	40–35
Washington Senators	75	78	0.490	23½	43–34	32–44
St. Louis Browns	74	78	0.487	24	40–36	34–42
Philadelphia Athletics	69	83	0.454	29	34–41	35–42
Chicago White Sox	69	85	0.448	30	30–45	39–40
Boston Red Sox	61	91	0.401	37	37–40	24–51

Record vs. opponents

1923 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	9–13	10–12	10–12–1	8–14	13–7	4–18–1	7–15
Chicago	13–9	—	9–13	9–13	7–15	10–12	11–11–1	10–12–1
Cleveland	12–10	13–9	—	9–13	12–10	12–10	14–8	10–11
Detroit	12–10–1	13–9	13–9	—	10–12	12–10	12–10	11–11
New York	14–8	15–7	10–12	12–10	—	16–6	15–5	16–6
Philadelphia	7–13	12–10	10–12	10–12	6–16	—	9–13	15–7–1
St. Louis	18–4–1	11–11–1	8–14	10–12	5–15	13–9	—	9–13
Washington	15–7	12–10–1	11–10	11–11	6–16	7–15–1	13–9	—

Notable transactions

• May 12, 1923: Sloppy Thurston was purchased from the Browns by the Chicago White Sox.^[1]

Roster

1923 St. Louis Browns
Roster
Pitchers Bill Bayne Dave Danforth Dixie Davis Jumbo Elliott George Grant Ray Kolp Hub Pruett Charlie Root Urban Shocker Sloppy Thurston Elam Vangilder Rasty Wright		Catchers Josh Billings Pat Collins Johnny Schulte Hank Severeid Infielders Frank Ellerbe Homer Ezzell Eddie Foster Wally Gerber Marty McManus Gene Robertson Dutch Schliebner		Outfielders Herschel Bennett Cedric Durst Baby Doll Jacobson Jack Tobin Bill Whaley Ken Williams Other batters Jimmy Austin Bill Mizeur Harry Rice Syl Simon		Manager Jimmy Austin Lee Fohl

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

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
Mizeur, BillBill Mizeur	1	1	0	.000	0	0
Austin, JimmyJimmy Austin	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

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
Thurston, SloppySloppy Thurston	2	4	0	0	6.75	0

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
Bayne, BillBill Bayne	19	2	2	0	4.50	15

Notes

1. Sloppy Thurston page at Baseball Reference

References

• 1923 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference
• 1923 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com