1923 Cleveland Indians season

The 1923 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the American League with a record of 82–71, 16½ games behind the New York Yankees.

1923 Cleveland Indians
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Dunn Field (since 1901) Cleveland, Ohio (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Estate of Jim Dunn
Manager(s)	Tris Speaker
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Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	98	54	0.645	—	46–30	52–24
Detroit Tigers	83	71	0.539	16	45–32	38–39
Cleveland Indians	82	71	0.536	16½	42–36	40–35
Washington Senators	75	78	0.490	23½	43–34	32–44
St. Louis Browns	74	78	0.487	24	40–36	34–42
Philadelphia Athletics	69	83	0.454	29	34–41	35–42
Chicago White Sox	69	85	0.448	30	30–45	39–40
Boston Red Sox	61	91	0.401	37	37–40	24–51

Record vs. opponents

1923 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	9–13	10–12	10–12–1	8–14	13–7	4–18–1	7–15
Chicago	13–9	—	9–13	9–13	7–15	10–12	11–11–1	10–12–1
Cleveland	12–10	13–9	—	9–13	12–10	12–10	14–8	10–11
Detroit	12–10–1	13–9	13–9	—	10–12	12–10	12–10	11–11
New York	14–8	15–7	10–12	12–10	—	16–6	15–5	16–6
Philadelphia	7–13	12–10	10–12	10–12	6–16	—	9–13	15–7–1
St. Louis	18–4–1	11–11–1	8–14	10–12	5–15	13–9	—	9–13
Washington	15–7	12–10–1	11–10	11–11	6–16	7–15–1	13–9	—

Roster

1923 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers Phil Bedgood Dan Boone Stan Coveleski Logan Drake George Edmondson Jim Joe Edwards Johnson Fry Dutch Levsen Dewey Metivier Guy Morton Joe Shaute Sherry Smith Jim Sullivan George Uhle George Winn		Catchers Glenn Myatt Steve O'Neill Luke Sewell Infielders Frank Brower Larry Gardner Lou Guisto Ray Knode Rube Lutzke Joe Sewell Riggs Stephenson Bill Wambsganss		Outfielders Sumpter Clarke Joe Connolly Jackie Gallagher Tom Gulley Charlie Jamieson Wally Shaner Tris Speaker Homer Summa Other batters Kenny Hogan		Manager Tris Speaker Coaches Jack McCallister Frank Roth

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
OF	Tris Speaker	150	574	218	.380	17	130

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
Joe Connolly	52	109	33	.303	3	25

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

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
Phil Bedgood	9	18.2	0	2	5.30	7

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

External links

• 1923 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference