Major League Baseball season
The 1923 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 42nd season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 37th in the National League . The Pirates finished third in the league standings with a record of 87–67.
Regular season [ ]
Season standings [ ]
Record vs. opponents [ ]
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team
BOS
BR
CHC
CIN
NYG
PHI
PIT
STL
Boston
—
8–14
6–16
7–15
6–16
13–9
5–17
9–13–1
Brooklyn
14–8
—
10–12
8–14
11–11
12–10–1
11–11
10–12
Chicago
16–6
12–10
—
9–13
10–12
13–9
11–11
12–10
Cincinnati
15–7
14–8
13–9
—
12–10
19–3
8–14
10–12
New York
16–6
11–11
12–10
10–12
—
19–3
13–9
14–7
Philadelphia
9–13
10–12–1
9–13
3–19
3–19
—
9–13
7–15
Pittsburgh
17–5
11–11
11–11
14–8
9–13
13–9
—
12–10
St. Louis
13–9–1
12–10
10–12
12–10
7–14
15–7
10–12
—
Game log [ ]
1923 Game Log: 87–67 (Home: 47–30; Away: 40–37)
April: 6–7 (Home: 3–0; Away: 3–7)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 17
@ Cubs
3–2
Morrison (1–0)
Osborne
—
33,000
1–0
2
April 18
@ Cubs
2–7
Alexander
Boehler (0–1)
—
—
1–1
3
April 19
@ Cubs
5–10
Aldridge
Adams (0–1)
—
—
1–2
4
April 20
@ Cubs
11–12
Osborne
Adams (0–2)
—
—
1–3
5
April 21
@ Reds
6–12
Donohue
Cooper (0–1)
—
—
1–4
6
April 22
@ Reds
15–9
Morrison (2–0)
Rixey
Bagby (1)
—
2–4
7
April 23
@ Reds
8–4
Boehler (1–1)
Couch
Glazner (1)
—
3–4
8
April 24
@ Reds
4–5
Luque
Kunz (0–1)
—
—
3–5
9
April 25
Cubs
7–3
Cooper (1–1)
Fussell
—
30,000
4–5
10
April 26
Cubs
7–2
Adams (1–2)
Osborne
—
—
5–5
11
April 27
Cubs
2–1
Morrison (3–0)
Alexander
—
—
6–5
12
April 29
@ Cardinals
2–3
Haines
Glazner (0–1)
—
—
6–6
13
April 30
@ Cardinals
5–7
Doak
Boehler (1–2)
Sherdel
5,000
6–7
May: 18–9 (Home: 9–1; Away: 9–8)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
14
May 1
@ Cardinals
6–2
Cooper (2–1)
Sherdel
—
3,500
7–7
15
May 2
@ Cardinals
1–12
Pfeffer
Morrison (3–1)
—
2,000
7–8
16
May 3
Reds
3–1
Adams (2–2)
Donohue
—
3,000
8–8
17
May 4
Reds
11–6
Glazner (1–1)
Rixey
Bagby (2)
—
9–8
18
May 5
Reds
10–7
Cooper (3–1)
Keck
Morrison (1)
—
10–8
19
May 6
@ Reds
7–8
Donohue
Hamilton (0–1)
—
—
10–9
20
May 7
Cardinals
11–4
Adams (3–2)
Sherdel
—
8,000
11–9
21
May 8
@ Robins
8–6
Morrison (4–1)
Harper
—
3,500
12–9
22
May 11
@ Robins
6–7
Grimes
Bagby (0–1)
—
2,000
12–10
23
May 13
@ Giants
0–9
McQuillan
Cooper (3–2)
—
35,000
12–11
24
May 14
@ Giants
4–1
Adams (4–2)
Nehf
—
8,000
13–11
25
May 16
@ Giants
2–6
Scott
Morrison (4–2)
—
5,000
13–12
26
May 17
@ Braves
0–1 (10)
Rudolph
Cooper (3–3)
—
—
13–13
27
May 18
@ Braves
4–3
Adams (5–2)
Fillingim
Kunz (1)
—
14–13
28
May 19
@ Braves
5–0
Glazner (2–1)
McNamara
—
—
15–13
29
May 21
@ Phillies
5–3
Morrison (5–2)
Behan
—
—
16–13
30
May 22
@ Phillies
13–6
Cooper (4–3)
Meadows
—
—
17–13
31
May 23
@ Phillies
7–6
Kunz (1–1)
Head
—
—
18–13
32
May 24
Cardinals
11–4
Adams (6–2)
Sherdel
—
10,000
19–13
33
May 25
Cardinals
2–1
Morrison (6–2)
Doak
—
6,000
20–13
34
May 26
Cardinals
4–5
Haines
Cooper (4–4)
—
15,000
20–14
35
May 27
@ Cubs
4–2
Meadows (1–0)
Aldridge
—
—
21–14
36
May 28
@ Cubs
4–5 (11)
Fussell
Kunz (1–2)
—
—
21–15
37
May 29
Cubs
7–6
Bagby (1–1)
Stueland
—
—
22–15
38
May 30
Cubs
5–4
Morrison (7–2)
Kaufmann
—
20,000
23–15
39
May 30
Cubs
10–2
Cooper (5–4)
Aldridge
—
30,000
24–15
40
May 31
@ Cardinals
1–4
Toney
Meadows (1–1)
—
1,000
24–16
June: 15–8 (Home: 11–6; Away: 4–2)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
41
June 1
@ Cardinals
3–4 (11)
Pfeffer
Hamilton (0–2)
—
—
24–17
42
June 3
@ Cardinals
3–4
Haines
Cooper (5–5)
—
—
24–18
43
June 4
Robins
3–5
Grimes
Morrison (7–3)
—
7,000
24–19
44
June 5
Robins
5–2
Meadows (2–1)
Dickerman
—
5,000
25–19
45
June 6
Robins
7–3
Hamilton (1–2)
Ruether
—
4,000
26–19
46
June 8
Giants
9–6
Morrison (8–3)
McQuillan
—
15,000
27–19
47
June 9
Giants
0–6
Bentley
Meadows (2–2)
—
30,000
27–20
48
June 12
Giants
4–2
Cooper (6–5)
Nehf
—
15,000
28–20
49
June 13
Phillies
4–2
Morrison (9–3)
Behan
—
—
29���20
50
June 14
Phillies
1–2
Ring
Meadows (2–3)
—
—
29–21
51
June 16
Phillies
4–1
Cooper (7–5)
Weinert
—
—
30–21
52
June 18
Braves
8–3
Morrison (10–3)
Marquard
—
—
31–21
53
June 20
Braves
8–14 (10)
Benton
Boehler (1–3)
Barnes
—
31–22
54
June 21
Braves
2–1
Adams (7–2)
Barnes
—
3,000
32–22
55
June 22
Reds
8–2
Meadows (3–3)
Donohue
—
—
33–22
56
June 23
Reds
4–5
Rixey
Cooper (7–6)
Benton
10,000
33–23
57
June 24
@ Cardinals
6–4
Morrison (11–3)
Pfeffer
Bagby (3)
—
34–23
58
June 25
@ Cardinals
3–1
Hamilton (2–2)
Haines
—
5,000
35–23
59
June 26
@ Cardinals
7–5
Meadows (4–3)
Doak
Adams (1)
2,000
36–23
60
June 27
@ Cardinals
6–0
Cooper (8–6)
Sherdel
—
2,000
37–23
61
June 29
Reds
0–2
Luque
Morrison (11–4)
—
—
37–24
62
June 29
Reds
5–3
Bagby (2–1)
Benton
—
—
38–24
63
June 30
Reds
4–3
Adams (8–2)
Rixey
—
22,000
39–24
July: 19–13 (Home: 10–3; Away: 9–10)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
64
July 1
@ Reds
2–3
Donohue
Cooper (8–7)
Luque
—
39–25
65
July 2
Cardinals
4–1
Hamilton (3–2)
Pfeffer
—
—
40–25
66
July 3
Cardinals
4–2
Meadows (5–3)
Toney
—
8,000
41–25
67
July 4
Cardinals
7–5
Cooper (9–7)
Pfeffer
—
—
42–25
68
July 4
Cardinals
6–1
Morrison (12–4)
Haines
—
—
43–25
69
July 6
@ Phillies
2–5
Mitchell
Cooper (9–8)
—
1,000
43–26
70
July 7
@ Phillies
18–5
Meadows (6–3)
Glazner
—
—
44–26
71
July 9
@ Phillies
2–4
Behan
Morrison (12–5)
—
—
44–27
72
July 10
@ Giants
8–9 (10)
Blume
Bagby (2–2)
—
10,000
44–28
73
July 11
@ Giants
1–6
Watson
Hamilton (3–3)
—
—
44–29
74
July 12
@ Giants
5–3
Meadows (7–3)
McQuillan
—
25,000
45–29
75
July 12
@ Giants
2–4
Scott
Adams (8–3)
—
40,000
45–30
76
July 13
@ Giants
10–1
Morrison (13–5)
Bentley
—
7,500
46–30
77
July 14
@ Robins
1–2
Vance
Cooper (9–9)
—
20,000
46–31
78
July 14
@ Robins
5–3
Bagby (3–2)
Henry
—
23,000
47–31
79
July 15
@ Robins
3–2
Hamilton (4–3)
Ruether
—
15,000
48–31
80
July 16
@ Robins
4–8
Grimes
Meadows (7–4)
—
—
48–32
81
July 17
@ Robins
2–6
Smith
Morrison (13–6)
—
2,500
48–33
82
July 18
@ Braves
5–1
Cooper (10–9)
Marquard
—
—
49–33
83
July 19
@ Braves
8–6
Meadows (8–4)
Barnes
Morrison (2)
—
50–33
84
July 20
@ Braves
5–8
Genewich
Hamilton (4–4)
—
—
50–34
85
July 21
@ Braves
14–4
Morrison (14–6)
McNamara
—
—
51–34
86
July 21
@ Braves
6–4
Cooper (11–9)
Miller
—
—
52–34
87
July 23
Cubs
3–12 (12)
Alexander
Meadows (8–5)
—
—
52–35
88
July 25
Braves
5–2
Adams (9–3)
Benton
—
—
53–35
89
July 25
Braves
10–3
Morrison (15–6)
Fillingim
—
—
54–35
90
July 26
Braves
8–7 (12)
Hamilton (5–4)
Barnes
—
—
55–35
91
July 27
Braves
8–5
Meadows (9–5)
Oeschger
—
—
56–35
92
July 28
Braves
3–1
Cooper (12–9)
Genewich
—
—
57–35
93
July 30
Giants
5–4
Steineder (1–0)
Scott
—
32,000
58–35
94
July 30
Giants
2–17
Nehf
Morrison (15–7)
Jonnard
32,000
58–36
95
July 31
Giants
4–5
McQuillan
Hamilton (5–5)
Ryan
10,000
58–37
August: 14–14 (Home: 4–9; Away: 10–5)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
96
August 1
Giants
2–1
Cooper (13–9)
Bentley
—
15,000
59–37
97
August 2
Giants
2–3
Watson
Meadows (9–6)
—
18,000
59–38
98
August 4
Phillies
2–4
Ring
Adams (9–4)
—
—
59–39
99
August 4
Phillies
4–3
Morrison (16–7)
Weinert
—
—
60–39
100
August 6
Phillies
4–6
Mitchell
Cooper (13–10)
—
—
60–40
101
August 7
Phillies
5–7
Glazner
Meadows (9–7)
Behan
—
60–41
102
August 8
Robins
2–9
Vance
Hamilton (5–6)
—
5,000
60–42
103
August 8
Robins
5–2
Morrison (17–7)
Grimes
—
7,000
61–42
104
August 9
Robins
6–2
Adams (10–4)
Dickerman
—
4,000
62–42
105
August 11
Robins
6–7
Ruether
Cooper (13–11)
—
12,000
62–43
106
August 12
@ Robins
2–11
Vance
Hamilton (5–7)
—
22,000
62–44
107
August 12
@ Robins
0–6
Grimes
Morrison (17–8)
—
22,000
62–45
108
August 13
@ Robins
5–2
Meadows (10–7)
Smith
—
4,000
63–45
109
August 14
@ Phillies
10–16
Couch
Stone (0–1)
Weinert
—
63–46
110
August 15
@ Phillies
4–3
Cooper (14–11)
Behan
—
—
64–46
111
August 16
@ Phillies
5–8
Betts
Morrison (17–9)
—
—
64–47
112
August 17
@ Phillies
11–6
Hamilton (6–7)
Ring
—
—
65–47
113
August 18
@ Phillies
9–8 (13)
Adams (11–4)
Ring
—
10,000
66–47
114
August 19
@ Giants
1–2 (12)
Scott
Cooper (14–12)
—
25,000
66–48
115
August 20
@ Giants
3–1
Morrison (18–9)
Nehf
—
7,000
67–48
116
August 21
@ Giants
9–5
Adams (12–4)
Watson
Hamilton (1)
8,000
68–48
117
August 23
@ Braves
8–3
Meadows (11–7)
Barnes
—
—
69–48
118
August 24
@ Braves
7–2
Cooper (15–12)
Oeschger
—
—
70–48
119
August 25
@ Braves
5–2
Morrison (19–9)
Marquard
—
—
71–48
120
August 26
@ Robins
9–2
Adams (13–4)
Ruether
—
10,000
72–48
121
August 29
Cubs
2–6
Kaufmann
Cooper (15–13)
—
5,000
72–49
122
August 30
Cardinals
4–6
Haines
Morrison (19–10)
—
5,000
72–50
123
August 31
Cardinals
2–3
Doak
Cooper (15–14)
—
4,500
72–51
September: 13–16 (Home: 10–11; Away: 3–5)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
124
September 1
Cardinals
2–8
Sherdel
Adams (13–5)
—
10,000
72–52
125
September 2
@ Cubs
8–6 (11)
Meadows (12–7)
Kaufmann
—
—
73–52
126
September 3
Reds
7–2
Morrison (20–10)
Benton
—
—
74–52
127
September 4
Reds
1–2
Rixey
Cooper (15–15)
—
7,000
74–53
128
September 5
Reds
6–2
Meadows (13–7)
Luque
—
5,000
75–53
129
September 6
Cubs
5–1 (5)
Hamilton (7–7)
Alexander
—
—
76–53
130
September 7
Cubs
4–6
Keen
Adams (13–6)
—
—
76–54
131
September 8
Cubs
4–0
Morrison (21–10)
Aldridge
—
—
77–54
132
September 9
@ Reds
3–8
Luque
Cooper (15–16)
—
10,000
77–55
133
September 10
@ Reds
8–0
Meadows (14–7)
Donohue
—
—
78–55
134
September 11
@ Reds
4–3
Morrison (22–10)
Benton
—
—
79–55
135
September 13
Robins
4–7
Vance
Hamilton (7–8)
—
5,000
79–56
136
September 13
Robins
6–3
Cooper (16–16)
Henry
—
12,000
80–56
137
September 15
Robins
4–1
Meadows (15–7)
Ruether
—
6,000
81–56
138
September 15
Robins
2–13
Grimes
Morrison (22–11)
—
12,000
81–57
139
September 17
Braves
1–6
Marquard
Cooper (16–17)
—
—
81–58
140
September 18
Braves
12–2
Morrison (23–11)
Barnes
—
—
82–58
141
September 19
Braves
4–5
Genewich
Adams (13–7)
—
—
82–59
142
September 21
Giants
4–8
Scott
Meadows (15–8)
Nehf
10,000
82–60
143
September 21
Giants
1–8
Watson
Cooper (16–18)
—
20,000
82–61
144
September 22
Giants
3–4
Bentley
Morrison (23–12)
—
—
82–62
145
September 24
Phillies
2–4
Couch
Meadows (15–9)
Behan
—
82–63
146
September 24
Phillies
4–3 (10)
Cooper (17–18)
Betts
—
—
83–63
147
September 25
Phillies
18–5
Steineder (2–0)
Glazner
—
—
84–63
148
September 26
Phillies
6–0
Morrison (24–12)
Behan
—
—
85–63
149
September 27
@ Cubs
2–8
Keen
Hamilton (7–9)
—
—
85–64
150
September 28
@ Cubs
1–2
Aldridge
Cooper (17–19)
—
—
85–65
151
September 29
@ Cubs
4–5 (10)
Alexander
Meadows (15–10)
—
—
85–66
152
September 30
@ Cubs
4–5
Wheeler
Morrison (24–13)
—
20,000
85–67
October: 2–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 2–0)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
153
October 6
@ Reds
7–1
Meadows (16–10)
Rixey
—
—
86–67
154
October 7
@ Reds
7–5
Morrison (25–13)
Donohue
—
—
87–67
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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
Other batters [ ]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching [ ]
Starting pitchers [ ]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers [ ]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers [ ]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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