1923
Changes- Change triples (lower) - Triples will now be less common than real life.
- Change SP stam (larger) - Starters will now have Very High stamina.
- 3 less fan loyalty - Washington's fan loyalty was reduced from 7 to 4.
Off-Season
- The Packers traded shortstop Dave Bancroft to the world champion Indians for four minor leaguers.
- The Braves traded outfielder Hack Miller to the Giants for starter Erskine Mayer and a second base prospect.
- Veteran third baseman Frank Baker signed with Cleveland.
- Joe Jackson moved from the Pirates to the Quakers.
- Ace Harry Krause left the Red Sox, returning to Providence, where he played from 1908 to 1916.
- NL MOP Rube Marquard signed with the Phillies from the Braves.
- Fred Snodgrass left the Phillies, signing with the Kansas City Athletics.
- Joe Wood, a star outfielder and starter, left the Giants to sign with the Brewers.
American League
Cleveland Indians (107-33)
Baltimore Orioles (90-50)
Providence Angels (84-56)
Milwaukee Brewers (79-61)
Kansas City Athletics (74-66)
Minnesota Twins (70-70)
Chicago White Sox (68-72)
Philadelphia Quakers (65-75)
Boston Red Sox (63-77)
New York Yankees (60-80)
Detroit Tigers (58-82)
St. Louis Browns (57-83)
Washington Senators (56-84)
Toronto Blue Jays (49-91)
AL MVP: Rogers Hornsby (Milwaukee) (5th award)
AL CYA: Harry Krause (Providence) (6th award)
AL ROY: Eddie Moore (Minnesota)
National League
Boston Braves (90-50)
Chicago Cubs (84-56)
Brooklyn Dodgers (82-58)
Louisville Colonels (76-64)
St. Louis Cardinals (75-65)
New York Giants (74-66)
Buffalo Bisons (71-69)
New Jersey Nationals (69-71)
Philadelphia Phillies (69-71)
Pittsburgh Pirates (66-74)
Indianapolis Hoosiers (64-76)
Cincinnati Reds (60-80)
Columbus Clippers (53-87)
Kansas City Packers (47-93)
NL MVP: Babe Ruth (Boston) (7th award)
NL MOP: Pete Donohue (New Jersey)
NL ROY: Heinie Manush (Indianapolis)
Statistical Leaders
Batting Average: Rogers Hornsby (Milwaukee) .448, Jim Bottomley (Philadelphia) .415
Home Runs: Rogers Hornsby (Milwaukee) 20, Babe Ruth (Boston) 27
Runs Batted In: Charlie Grimm (Baltimore) 147, Travis Jackson (Indianapolis) 103
Stolen Bases: Joe Judge (Baltimore) 29, George Sisler (New York) 31
WAR: Rogers Hornsby (Milwaukee) 10.4, Joe Sewell (Buffalo) 7.8
Wins: Dutch Leonard (Cleveland) 24, Bernie Boland (Buffalo) / Carl Weilman (Pittsburgh) 21
ERA: Guy Morton (Providence) 2.68, Jack Quinn (Louisville) 2.31
Strikeouts: Harry Krause (Providence) 209, Pete Schneider (Boston) 158
Saves: Ralph Comstock (Milwaukee) 29, George Dumont (Boston) 34
WAR: Harry Krause (Providence) 8.8, Eddie Plank Jr. (Buffalo) 7.0
Notes
- The Indians soared to a record 107-win season, leading the AL in run scoring and prevention. Roy Hobbs, Pat O'Farrell, Dave Bancroft, and Dutch Leonard were the stars, as veteran Tris Speaker missed most of the year through injuries.
- The Braves won an unprecedented sixth straight pennant, and set up a rematch of the 1920 and 1922 World Series.
- Hobbs hit .408/.502/.547.
- Hornsby hit .448/.526/.660 for the best OPS mark in baseball.
- Ruth came back down to earth from his unmatched 1921 and 1922 seasons, as his OPS dropped by more than 400 points, to .384/.492/.604.
Achievements & Milestones
- Charlie Hollocher (Red Sox), Whitey Witt (Cleveland), and Hack Miller (NY Giants) had six hit games.
- Joe Judge (Baltimore) hit for the cycle.
- Harry Hooper (Detroit), Max Carey (NY Yankees), Red Smith (Buffalo), Fred Snodgrass (KC Athletics), Donie Bush (Columbus), Hi Myers (Columbus), and Tex McDonald (Quakers) all reached 2000 hits.
- Joe Jackson (Quakers) crossed 2500 hits.
- Eddie Collins (KC Athletics) became the first man to collect 3000 base hits and the first to 1500 runs scored.
- Babe Ruth (Boston) became the first player to hit 300 home runs.
- Rube Marquard (Phillies), Lew Moren (NY Yankees), Carl Weilman (Pittsburgh), and Ray Fisher (Phillies) reached 200 wins.
- Walter Johnson (Baltimore) became the first pitcher to win 300 games.
- Lu Blue (Providence) set a record by walking 123 times.
World Series
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Cleveland defeated Boston, 5 games to 4.
- Roy Hobbs was the Series MVP, batting 18-32 with 6 RBI.
- Game One ended in a walkoff win for Cleveland, as Dave Bancroft singled home Tris Speaker to give the Tribe a 2-1 win.
- Game Five was a classic. It was settled by good hitting from the bottom of Boston's order. Rookie Freddie Maguire drove home Steve O'Neill, giving the Braves the 4-3 win. Pete Schneider was huge for Boston, allowing only three earned runs in eleven innings.
- The next day, Boston lead 4-3 after eight innings, but Cleveland rallied in the top of the ninth, with a single from Burrus, and then two-out hits from Witt, Hobbs, Speaker, Harper, and Bob O'Farrell, giving the Indians the 7-4 victory.
- Game Seven saw a comeback win by Boston. Trailing 8-7 going into the bottom of the ninth, Rabbit Maranville doubled, Bill Sweeney walked, Freddie Maguire reached on an error by Dave Bancroft, and then pinch hitter Larry Gardner drove two runs home to win the game.
- Cleveland barraged 15 runs on 23 hits in Game Eight to level the series.
- Hobbs, Pat O'Farrell and George Harper had key hits as Cleveland won Game Nine, 10-4.
- Catcher Bob O'Farrell (Cleveland) was 17-35, while George Harper went 16-41 with an amazing 16 RBI. Pat O'Farrell batted 15-42.
- Babe Ruth (Boston) was 17-34 with a single homer.
- Cleveland's third title and second in a row. The Braves have now only won one of their six straight World Series appearances.
Retirements
- Vean Gregg. 1917 WS MVP, and 1919 NL MOP. 165-139 career record, mostly with Kansas City and Louisville. Four-time All-Star.
- Ed Konetchy. Five-time All-Star who excelled for Brooklyn and New Jersey. 2158 career hits and a .293 average.
Draft
- The Packers picked second baseman Charlie Gehringer first.
- Chick Hafey went second to Toronto.
- Columbus chose Al Simmons at #3.
- Max Bishop went to the Senators, fourth overall.
Roy Hobbs was the World Series MVP.
Eddie Collins was the first player to reach 3000 hits.