The 1923 International League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 18 and September 23. Eight teams played a 168-game schedule, with the first place team winning the pennant.
The Baltimore Orioles won the International League pennant, finishing in first place, eleven games ahead of the second place Rochester Tribe.
Team changes The Reading Aces are renamed the Reading Keystones.
Teams 1923 International League Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium Baltimore Orioles Baltimore, Maryland None Oriole Park Buffalo Bisons Buffalo, New York None Buffalo Baseball Park Jersey City Skeeters Jersey City, New Jersey None West Side Park Newark Bears Newark, New Jersey None Harrison Park Reading Keystones Reading, Pennsylvania None Lauer's Park Rochester Tribe Rochester, New York None Bay Street Ball Grounds Syracuse Stars Syracuse, New York None Star Park Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto, Ontario None Hanlan's Point Stadium
Map of teams
Regular season Summary The Baltimore Orioles won their fifth consecutive pennant, finishing eleven games ahead of the Rochester Tribe. Lefty Grove of the Baltimore Orioles set a league record with 330 strikeouts. Harrison Park, the home field of the Newark Bears, was destroyed by a fire following a game played there on August 18. The Bears completed the season on the road.
Standings 1923 IL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed October 27, 2024 International League Team Win Loss % GB Baltimore Orioles 111 53 – Rochester Tribe 101 65 11 Reading Keystones 85 79 26 Buffalo Bisons 83 81 28 Toronto Maple Leafs 81 79 28 Syracuse Stars 73 92 38.5 Newark Bears 60 101 49.5 Jersey City Skeeters 61 105 51
League Leaders Batting leaders 1923 IL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 27, 2024 Stat Player Total AVG Maurice Archdeacon, Rochester Tribe .357 H Maurice Archdeacon, Rochester Tribe 228 R Maurice Archdeacon, Rochester Tribe 162 2B Fred Merkle, Rochester Tribe 54 3B Fred Thomas, Reading Keystones 17 HR Max Bishop, Baltimore Orioles Bill Webb, Buffalo Bisons 22 RBI Fred Merkle, Rochester Tribe 166 SB Otis Lawry, Baltimore Orioles 41
Pitching leaders 1923 IL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 27, 2024 Stat Player Total W Rube Parnham, Baltimore Orioles 33 L Ollie Hanson, Jersey City Skeeters 22 ERA Joe Lucey, Jersey City Skeeters 2.73 CG Jack Wisner, Rochester Tribe 33 SHO Lefty Grove, Baltimore Orioles 6 SO Lefty Grove, Baltimore Orioles 330 IP Jack Wisner, Rochester Tribe 338.0
See also 1923 Major League Baseball season
References
External links Minor League Baseball official website