1923 in the Negro Leagues
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1923 in the Negro Leagues
Contents |
[edit] Standings
- BOLD indicates League Champion
[edit] Negro National League
- Source: 1923 Negro National League Yearbook, Replay Games
| League Games | All Games | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | PCT | GB | G | W | L | PCT | GB | ||
| 1 | Kansas City Monarchs | 86 | 54 | 32 | .628 | --- | 101 | 62 | 38 | .620 | --- | ||
| 2 | Chicago American Giants | 63 | 39 | 24 | .619 | 3.5 | 79 | 48 | 29 | .623 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | Detroit Stars | 66 | 39 | 27 | .591 | 5 | 71 | 41 | 30 | .577 | 6.5 | ||
| 4 | Indianapolis ABCs | 76 | 44 | 32 | .579 | 5 | 85 | 52 | 33 | .612 | 2.5 | ||
| 5 | Cuban Stars (West) | 59 | 25 | 34 | .424 | 14.5 | 64 | 28 | 36 | .438 | 16 | ||
| 6 | St. Louis Stars | 72 | 28 | 44 | .389 | 19 | 81 | 31 | 49 | .388 | 21 | ||
| 7 | Toledo Tigers | 29 | 11 | 18 | .379 | 14.5 | 29 | 11 | 18 | .379 | 15.5 | ||
| 8 | Milwaukee Bears | 53 | 12 | 41 | .226 | 25.5 | 67 | 15 | 51 | .227 | 30 | ||
| Associate Teams | |||||||||||||
| Memphis Red Sox | 23 | 15 | 8 | .653 | --- | ||||||||
| Cleveland Tate Stars | 26 | 11 | 14 | .440 | --- | ||||||||
| Birmingham Black Barons | 46 | 17 | 25 | .405 | --- | ||||||||
- "All Games" include games between league teams that were not counted as league contests, and games played by associate teams.
- The Tate Stars, Black Barons, and Red Sox were league associate members.
[edit] Eastern Colored League
- Source: The Negro Leagues Book by Dick Clark and Larry Lester
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hilldale | 49 | 32 | 17 | .673 | -- |
| 2 | Cuban Stars (East) | 40 | 23 | 17 | .575 | 4.5 |
| 3 | Brooklyn Royal Giants | 36 | 18 | 18 | .500 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Atlantic City Bacharach Giants | 42 | 19 | 23 | .452 | 9.5 |
| 5 | New York Lincoln Giants | 38 | 16 | 22 | .421 | 10.5 |
| 6 | Baltimore Black Sox | 49 | 19 | 30 | .388 | 13 |
[edit] Independent Teams
- Source: Teams list from The Negro Leagues Book by Dick Clark and Larry Lester; records are from The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, John Holway
Many of these teams played at a semi-pro level, providing de facto "farm teams" for the upper-tier teams.
- Chappie Johnson's All-Stars barnstormed mainly along the Atlantic coast.
- Chicago Giants played mostly in Chicago, though they barnstormed as far south as St. Louis.
- Cleveland Tate Stars were associated with the ECL, but switched associations to the NNL in July.
- Cleveland Nationals were associated with the NNL, but were disbanded and merged with the Toledo club in May.
- Dayton Marcos barnstormed in the upper midwest, mainly through Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.
- Harrisburg Giants were associated with the ECL, though they played no games against league teams.
- Homestead Grays played most of their games in the Pittsburgh area.
- Middletown All-Cubans, managed by Pop Watkins, barnstormed along the Atlantic coast.
- Philadelphia Giants barnstormed mostly through New England.
- Richmond Giants played a few home games against other Negro teams, and played against white semi-pros in the Baltimore and Philadelphia areas.
- Washington Potomacs associated with and played 20+ games against ECL teams, and played against semi-pro teams in the Baltimore and Philadelphia areas.
[edit] Leading Players
[edit] Negro National League
[edit] Batters
- Batting Average (280+ plate appearances)
- Heavy Johnson (Kansas City), .406
- Cristobal Torriente (Chicago), .387
- Dobie Moore (Kansas City), .365
- Oscar Charleston (Indianapolis), .364
- Turkey Stearnes (Detroit), .362
- Slugging Percentage (280+ plate appearances)
- Heavy Johnson (Kansas City), .722
- Turkey Stearnes (Detroit), .710
- Oscar Charleston (Indianapolis), .591
- Cristobal Torriente (Chicago), .556
- John Beckwith (Chicago), .537
- On Base Percentage (280+ plate appearances)
- Cristobal Torriente (Chicago), .481
- Heavy Johnson (Kansas City), .471
- Oscar Charleston (Indianapolis), .453
- Dobie Moore (Kansas City), .407
- Turkey Stearnes (Detroit), .401
- Home Runs
- Heavy Johnson (Kansas City), 20
- Candy Jim Taylor (Toledo/St. Louis), 20
- Turkey Stearnes (Detroit), 17
- Edgar Wesley (Detroit), 16
- Oscar Charleston (Indianapolis), 11
- George Scales (St. Louis), 11
- RBI
- Heavy Johnson (Kansas City), 120
- Oscar Charleston (Indianapolis), 94
- Turkey Stearnes (Detroit), 85
- Dobie Moore (Kansas City), 79
- John Beckwith (Chicago), 77
- Turkey Stearnes (Detroit), 76
[edit] Pitchers
- Wins
- Wilber "Bullet" Rogan (Kansas City), 16
- Losses
- Fulton Strong (Milwaukee/Chicago), 14
- ERA
- Ed Rile
- IP
- Strikeouts
[edit] Eastern Colored League
[edit] Batters
- Batting Average
- Slugging Percentage
- On-Base Percentage
- Home Runs
- RBI
[edit] Pitchers
- Wins
- Losses
- ERA
- IP
- Strikeouts
[edit] Individual Achievements
- José Méndez and Bullet Rogan combined to throw a no-hitter against the Milwaukee Bears on August 5 in Kansas City's Muehlebach Field, winning 7-0. Mendez pitched five perfect innings before yielding to Rogan, who walked the second batter he faced for Milwaukee's only baserunner, and pitched the remaining four innings. It was the first no-hitter in what would be later known as Municipal Stadium, and was the first of only two combination no-hitter in the history of the Negro Leagues.
[edit] Postseason
There were a few postseason exhibitions played by some teams, but any hope for a Colored World Series was dashed early on owing to the animosity between the two leagues and their respective presidents.
[edit] Sources
- 1923 Negro National League Yearbook, by Peter Ventura and Patrick Rock, Replay Publishing
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