1923 Boston Braves season
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Boston Braves
| season = 1923
| misc =
| league = National League
| ballpark = Braves Field
| city = Boston, Massachusetts
| record = 54–100 (.351)
| league_place = 7th
| owners = Emil Fuchs, Christy Mathewson
| managers = Fred Mitchell
|}}
The 1923 Boston Braves season was the 53rd season of the franchise.
Offseason
- October 15, 1922: Gus Felix was drafted by the Braves from the Shreveport Gassers (Texas) in the 1922 rule 5 draft.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/felixgu01.shtml Gus Felix page at Baseball Reference]
Regular season
- October 6, 1923: Ernie Padgett of the Braves executed an unassisted triple play. He caught a line drive, touched second base, and tagged the runner coming from first base.{{Cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats8.shtml|title = Unassisted Triple Plays | Baseball Almanac}} Padgett played just four games for the Braves all season, but would become the Braves' regular third baseman in 1924.
= Season standings =
{{1923 National League standings|highlight=Boston Braves}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1923 NL Record vs. opponents|team=BOS}}
= Roster =
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| colspan="10" style="background-color:#af0039; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Jesse Barnes}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Batchelder}}
{{MLBplayer | Larry Benton}}
{{MLBplayer | Johnny Cooney}}
{{MLBplayer | Dana Fillingim}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Genewich}}
{{MLBplayer | Rube Marquard}}
{{MLBplayer | Tim McNamara}}
{{MLBplayer | Frank Miller}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Oeschger}}
{{MLBplayer | Dick Rudolph}}
{{MLBplayer | Mule Watson}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Dee Cousineau}}
{{MLBplayer | Frank Gibson}}
{{MLBplayer | Hank Gowdy}}
{{MLBplayer | Mickey O'Neil}}
{{MLBplayer | Earl Smith}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Tony Boeckel}}
{{MLBplayer | Jocko Conlon}}
{{MLBplayer | Hod Ford}}
{{MLBplayer | Al Hermann}}
{{MLBplayer | Larry Kopf}}
{{MLBplayer | Stuffy McInnis}}
{{MLBplayer | Ernie Padgett}}
{{MLBplayer | Bob Smith}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Bill Bagwell}}
{{MLBplayer | Walton Cruise}}
{{MLBplayer | Bob Emmerich}}
{{MLBplayer | Gus Felix}}
{{MLBplayer | Al Nixon}}
{{MLBplayer | Ray Powell}}
{{MLBplayer | Billy Southworth}}
Other batters {{MLBplayer | Snake Henry}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Fred Mitchell}} |
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
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | {{sortname|Mickey|O'Neil|Mickey O'Neil (baseball)}} | 96 | 306 | 65 | .212 | 0 | 20 |
| align="center"
| 1B | Stuffy McInnis | 154 | 607 | 191 | .315 | 2 | 95 |
| align=center
| 2B | Hod Ford | 111 | 380 | 103 | .271 | 2 | 50 |
| align=center
| SS | {{sortname|Bob|Smith|Bob Smith (pitcher, born 1895)}} | 115 | 375 | 94 | .251 | 0 | 40 |
| align="center"
| 3B | Tony Boeckel | 148 | 568 | 169 | .298 | 7 | 79 |
| align=center
| OF | Billy Southworth | 153 | 611 | 195 | .319 | 6 | 78 |
| align=center
| OF | {{sortname|Gus|Felix}} | 139 | 506 | 138 | .273 | 6 | 44 |
| align="center"
| OF | Ray Powell | 97 | 338 | 102 | .302 | 4 | 38 |
== Other batters ==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| Al Nixon | 88 | 321 | 88 | .274 | 0 | 19 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Earl|Smith|Earl Smith (catcher)}} | 72 | 191 | 55 | .288 | 3 | 19 |
| align="center" | 59 | 147 | 32 | .218 | 0 | 17 |
| align=center | 39 | 138 | 38 | .275 | 0 | 10 |
| align=center | 56 | 93 | 27 | .290 | 2 | 10 |
| align=center | 31 | 93 | 22 | .237 | 0 | 11 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Frank|Gibson|Frank Gibson (baseball)}} | 41 | 50 | 15 | .300 | 0 | 5 |
| align="center" | 23 | 48 | 6 | .125 | 0 | 5 |
| align=center | 21 | 38 | 8 | .211 | 0 | 0 |
| align=center | 13 | 24 | 2 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Ernie|Padgett}} | 4 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center" | 11 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 2 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Dee|Cousineau}} | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 |
| align="center" |
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 38 | 239.0 | 11 | 14 | 3.73 | 78 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Jesse|Barnes}} | 31 | 195.1 | 10 | 14 | 2.76 | 41 |
| align="center" | 8 | 39.1 | 0 | 3 | 4.58 | 6 |
| align=center | 4 | 19.1 | 1 | 2 | 3.72 | 3 |
== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 43 | 227.1 | 13 | 14 | 3.72 | 54 |
| align=center | 44 | 166.1 | 5 | 15 | 5.68 | 33 |
| align=center | 32 | 139.1 | 3 | 13 | 4.91 | 32 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Larry|Benton}} | 35 | 128.0 | 5 | 9 | 4.99 | 42 |
| align="center" | 35 | 100.1 | 1 | 9 | 5.20 | 27 |
| align=center | 23 | 98.0 | 3 | 5 | 3.31 | 23 |
| align=center | 11 | 31.1 | 1 | 2 | 5.17 | 10 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Joe|Batchelder}} | 4 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 | 2 |
| align="center" |
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BSN/1923.shtml 1923 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference]
{{1923 MLB season by team}}
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