1923 International League season

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1923 International League season
League International League
Sport Baseball
DurationApril 18 September 23
Number of games168
Number of teams8
International League Pennant
League champions Baltimore Orioles
  Runners-up Rochester Tribe
IL seasons

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.

Contents

The Baltimore Orioles won the International League pennant, finishing in first place, eleven games ahead of the second place Rochester Tribe.

Team changes

Teams

1923 International League
TeamCityMLB AffiliateStadium
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

Black pog.svg International League teams

Regular season

Summary

Standings

[2]

International League
TeamWinLoss %GB
Baltimore Orioles 11153.677
Rochester Tribe 10165.60811
Reading Keystones 8579.51826
Buffalo Bisons 8381.50628
Toronto Maple Leafs 8179.50628
Syracuse Stars 7392.44238.5
Newark Bears 60101.37349.5
Jersey City Skeeters 61105.36751

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[3]

StatPlayerTotal
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

[4]

StatPlayerTotal
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

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References

  1. "Harrison Field, Home of Newark Baseball Nine, is Razed by Sweeping Blaze". Democrat & Chronicle . Rochester, New York. August 19, 1923. p. 35. Retrieved March 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. 1923 IL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed October 27, 2024
  3. 1923 IL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 27, 2024
  4. 1923 IL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 27, 2024