The 1923 Chicago White Sox season was a season in Major League Baseball. The White Sox finished seventh in the American League with a record of 69 wins and 85 losses.
It was notably marked by labor controversy in relation to Kenesaw Mountain Landis a judicial federal judge and Commissioner of Baseball, who made a decision which cut building trade wages in Chicago by 12.5%. In response unions called for a labor boycott of the White Sox and Chicago Cubs.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions May 12, 1923: Sloppy Thurston was purchased by the White Sox from the St. Louis Browns.Sloppy Thurston page at Baseball Reference May 31, 1923: Ernie Johnson was selected off waivers from the White Sox by the New York Yankees.Ernie Johnson page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1923 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 123 382 87 .228 1 44 1B Earl Sheely 156 570 169 .296 4 88 2B 145 505 182 .360 5 67 SS Hervey McClellan 141 550 129 .235 1 41 3B Willie Kamm 149 544 159 .292 6 87 OF Johnny Mostil 153 546 159 .291 3 64 OF Harry Hooper 145 576 166 .288 10 65 OF Bibb Falk 87 274 84 .307 5 38
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Roy Elsh 81 209 52 .249 0 24 44 162 44 .272 2 23 Maurice Archdeacon 22 87 35 .402 0 4 John Happenny 32 86 19 .221 0 10 36 82 16 .195 0 6 Buck Crouse 23 70 18 .257 1 7 Amos Strunk 54 54 17 .315 0 8 12 53 10 .189 0 1 Lou Rosenberg 3 4 1 .250 0 0 Charlie Dorman 1 2 1 .500 0 0 Jess Cortazzo 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Roxy Snipes 1 1 0 .000 0 0 1 0 0 ---- 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Charlie Robertson 38 255.0 13 18 3.81 91 32 232.1 14 11 3.41 91 1 2.1 0 1 23.14 3
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 40 214.1 12 13 4.41 86 44 204.2 9 14 4.35 57 Dixie Leverett 38 192.2 10 13 4.06 64 44 191.2 7 8 3.05 55 Ted Lyons 9 22.2 2 1 6.35 6 Claral Gillenwater 5 21.1 1 3 5.48 2 Frank Woodward 2 2.0 0 1 13.50 0
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Frank Mack 11 0 1 0 4.24 6 6 0 0 0 6.30 0 4 1 1 1 3.60 1 3 0 0 0 6.23 3 2 0 0 0 6.23 1 Red Proctor 2 0 0 0 13.50 0 1 0 0 0 10.13 1
Notes
References 1923 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference