The following are the baseball events of the year 1923 throughout the world.
American League | National League | Negro National League | Eastern Colored League | |||||
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Stat | Player | Total | Player | Total | Player | Total | Player | Total |
AVG | Harry Heilmann (DET) | .403 | Rogers Hornsby (SLC) | .384 | Heavy Johnson1 (KC) | .406 | Biz Mackey (HIL) | .423 |
HR | Babe Ruth (NYY) | 41 | Cy Williams (PHP) | 41 | Heavy Johnson1 (KC) Candy Jim Taylor (TOL/SLS) |
20 | George Johnson (HIL) | 8 |
RBI | Babe Ruth (NYY) Tris Speaker (CLE) |
130 | Irish Meusel (NYG) | 125 | Heavy Johnson1 (KC) | 120 | George Johnson (HIL) | 46 |
Wins | George Uhle (CLE) | 26 | Dolf Luque (CIN) | 27 | Bullet Rogan (KC) | 16 | Rats Henderson (AC) Nip Winters (HIL) |
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ERA | Stan Coveleski (CLE) | 2.76 | Dolf Luque (CIN) | 1.93 | Ed Rile (CAG) | 2.53 | Nip Winters (HIL) | 2.36 |
K | Walter Johnson (WSH) | 130 | Dazzy Vance (BKN) | 197 | Bullet Rogan (KC) | 151 | Rats Henderson (AC) | 100 |
1 Negro National National League Triple Crown batting winner
American League final standings edit
National League final standings edit
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All Negro leagues standings below are per Seamheads.[1]
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A loose confederation of teams existed that were not part of either established leagues.
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Independent Clubs | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
Memphis Red Sox | 15 | 7 | 0 | .682 | — |
Cleveland Tate Stars | 15 | 16 | 1 | .484 | 4½ |
Washington Potomacs | 14 | 19 | 0 | .424 | 6½ |
Harrisburg Giants | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 5 |
Birmingham Black Barons | 16 | 25 | 4 | .400 | 8½ |