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
- 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.
- Harrisburg Giants were associated with the ECL, though they played no games against league teams.
- Homestead Grays
- Richmond Giants
- Washington Potomacs were associated with the ECL, and played 20+ games against ECL teams.
[edit] Leading Players
[edit] Batters
[edit] Negro National League
- 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] Eastern Colored League
[edit] Pitchers
[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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