1923 Cincinnati Reds season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Reds 1923 National League Redland Field Cincinnati, Ohio Garry Herrmann Pat Moran The 1923 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the National League with a record of 91–63, 4½ games behind the New York Giants. Off-season Following a successful 1922 season, in which the Reds finished in second place in the National League with an 86-68 record, seven games behind the pennant winning New York Giants, the Reds had a very quiet off-season. The team did not make any major transactions, as Cincinnati would return in the 1923 season with the same lineup, hoping to contend for the National League pennant. Regular season Cincinnati had a very disappointing start to the season, as by Memorial Day after a 5-4 extra innings loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, the team had a 14-20 record, sitting in sixth place in the National League, 12.5 games behind the first place New York Giants. The Reds did turn their season around, posting a record of 18-3 in their next 21 games, bringing them to an overall record of 32-23, and into second place, four games behind the New York Giants. Cincinnati would continue to stay red hot, eventually cutting the Giants lead down to two games, as following an 11-4 win over the Brooklyn Robins on July 20, the Reds had a 52-31 record. In early August, the Reds were swept in a five-game series against the Giants, dropping to third place, eight games behind New York, as their record dropped to 61-43. The club did rebound, and by the beginning of September, Cincinnati once again cut the Giants lead down to a slim three games. The club though could not catch the Giants, and finished the 1923 season with a very solid 91-63 record, finishing in second place for the second consecutive season, four and a half games behind New York. Their 91 wins was the highest total for the Reds since winning 96 games in 1919, and the club set a team record for highest attendance in a season, drawing 575,063 fans. Outfielder Edd Roush had another superb season for Cincinnati, batting .351 with six home runs and 88 RBI in 138 games. His 41 doubles led the National League in that category. Outfielder Pat Duncan hit .327 with seven home runs and 83 RBI in 147 games, while catcher Bubbles Hargrave hit .333 with 10 home runs and 78 RBI in 118 games. Pitcher Dolf Luque emerged as the staff ace, as he finished the year leading the National League with 27 wins, a 1.93 ERA and six shutouts. Luque also pitched 322 innings, striking out 151 batters in 41 games. Eppa Rixey had another very solid season, going 20-15 with a 2.80 ERA in 42 games, pitching 309 innings. Pete Donohue was the Reds third 20-game winner, as he finished the season 21-15 with a 3.38 ERA in 42 games. Season standings Cincinnati Reds Record vs. opponents CIN Roster 1923 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers George Abrams Rube Benton Johnny Couch Pete Donohue Haddie Gill Bill Harris Cactus Keck Dolf Luque Herb McQuaid Eppa Rixey Karl Schnell Catchers Bubbles Hargrave Gus Sandberg Ivey Wingo Infielders Sam Bohne Rube Bressler Ike Caveney Jake Daubert Lew Fonseca Boob Fowler Wally Kimmick Babe Pinelli Outfielders George Burns Pat Duncan George Harper Eddie Pick Edd Roush Other batters Ed Hock Les Mann Manager Pat Moran 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 Bubbles Hargrave 118 378 126 .333 10 78 1B Jake Daubert 125 500 146 .292 2 54 2B Sam Bohne 139 539 136 .252 3 47 SS Ike Caveney 138 488 135 .277 4 63 3B Babe Pinelli 117 423 117 .277 0 51 OF George Burns George Burns (outfielder) 154 614 168 .274 3 45 OF Pat Duncan Pat Duncan (baseball) 147 566 185 .327 7 83 OF Edd Roush 138 527 185 .351 6 88 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 Lew Fonseca 65 237 66 .278 3 28 Ivey Wingo 61 171 45 .263 1 24 Rube Bressler 54 119 33 .277 0 18 George Harper George Harper (outfielder) 61 125 32 .256 3 16 Wally Kimmick 29 80 18 .225 0 6 Gus Sandberg 7 17 3 .176 0 1 Eddie Pick 9 8 3 .375 0 2 Les Mann 8 1 0 .000 0 0 Ed Hock 2 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 Dolf Luque 41 322.0 27 8 1.93 151 Eppa Rixey 42 309.0 20 15 2.80 97 Pete Donohue 42 274.1 21 15 3.38 84 Rube Benton 33 219.0 14 10 3.66 59 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 Cactus Keck 35 87.0 3 6 3.72 16 Bill Harris Bill Harris (1930s pitcher) 22 69.2 3 2 5.17 18 Johnny Couch 19 69.1 2 7 5.97 14 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 Herb McQuaid 12 1 0 0 2.36 9 George Abrams 3 0 0 0 9.64 1 Karl Schnell 1 0 0 0 36.00 0 Haddie Gill 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 References 1923 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cincinnati Reds season Cincinnati Reds