1923 Chicago White Sox season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago White Sox 1923 American League Comiskey Park Chicago 69 85 y 7th Charles Comiskey Kid Gleason 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.Pietrusza David David Pietrusza https://archive.org/details/judgejurylifetim0000piet Judge and Jury: The Life and Times of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis Diamond Communications 1998 978-1-888698-09-1 South Bend, Indiana 189–191 registrationthumb|Public notice published in April 1923 urging a labor boycott of the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs, and opposing the Landis building trades award Regular season Season standings Chicago White Sox Record vs. opponents CWS 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 Homer Blankenship Ted Blankenship Leon Cadore Paul Castner Sarge Connally Mike Cvengros Lum Davenport Slim Embrey Red Faber Claral Gillenwater Dixie Leverett Ted Lyons Frank Mack Red Proctor Charlie Robertson Sloppy Thurston Frank Woodward Catchers Buck Crouse Charlie Dorman Roy Graham Ray Schalk Infielders Eddie Collins John Happenny Ernie Johnson Willie Kamm Hervey McClellan Lou Rosenberg Earl Sheely Outfielders Maurice Archdeacon Bill Barrett Roy Elsh Bibb Falk Harry Hooper Johnny Mostil Amos Strunk Other batters Jess Cortazzo Roxy Snipes Leo Taylor Manager Kid Gleason Coaches Ed Walsh 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 Ray Schalk 123 382 87 .228 1 44 1B Earl Sheely 156 570 169 .296 4 88 2B Eddie Collins 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 Bill Barrett Bill Barrett (outfielder) 44 162 44 .272 2 23 Maurice Archdeacon 22 87 35 .402 0 4 John Happenny 32 86 19 .221 0 10 Roy Graham Roy Graham (baseball) 36 82 16 .195 0 6 Buck Crouse 23 70 18 .257 1 7 Amos Strunk 54 54 17 .315 0 8 Ernie Johnson Ernie Johnson (shortstop) 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 Leo Taylor Leo Taylor (baseball) 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 Red Faber 32 232.1 14 11 3.41 91 Leon Cadore 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 Mike Cvengros 40 214.1 12 13 4.41 86 Ted Blankenship 44 204.2 9 14 4.35 57 Dixie Leverett 38 192.2 10 13 4.06 64 Sloppy Thurston 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 Paul Castner 6 0 0 0 6.30 0 Homer Blankenship 4 1 1 1 3.60 1 Sarge Connally 3 0 0 0 6.23 3 Lum Davenport 2 0 0 0 6.23 1 Red Proctor 2 0 0 0 13.50 0 Slim Embrey 1 0 0 0 10.13 1 Notes 2 References 1923 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago White Sox seasons Chicago White Sox season Chicago White Category:1923 in Chicago