1923 Chicago White Sox season explained

Chicago White Sox
Season:	1923
League:	American League
Ballpark:	Comiskey Park
City:	Chicago
Owners:	Charles Comiskey
Managers:	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.^[1]

Regular season

Notable transactions

• May 12, 1923: Sloppy Thurston was purchased by the White Sox from the St. Louis Browns.^[2]
• May 31, 1923: Ernie Johnson was selected off waivers from the White Sox by the New York Yankees.^[3]

Roster

1923 Chicago White Sox
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

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		123	382	87	.228	1	44
1B		156	570	169	.296	4	88
2B		145	505	182	.360	5	67
SS		141	550	129	.235	1	41
3B		149	544	159	.292	6	87
OF		153	546	159	.291	3	64
OF		145	576	166	.288	10	65
OF		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
	81	209	52	.249	0	24
	44	162	44	.272	2	23
	22	87	35	.402	0	4
	32	86	19	.221	0	10
	36	82	16	.195	0	6
	23	70	18	.257	1	7
	54	54	17	.315	0	8
	12	53	10	.189	0	1
	3	4	1	.250	0	0
	1	2	1	.500	0	0
	1	1	0	.000	0	0
	1	1	0	.000	0	0
	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
	38	255.0	13	18	3.81	91
	32	232.1	14	11	3.41	91
	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
	40	214.1	12	13	4.41	86
	44	204.2	9	14	4.35	57
	38	192.2	10	13	4.06	64
	44	191.2	7	8	3.05	55
	9	22.2	2	1	6.35	6
	5	21.1	1	3	5.48	2
	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
	11	0	1	0	4.24	6
	6	0	0	0	6.30	0
	4	1	1	1	3.60	1
	3	0	0	0	6.23	3
	2	0	0	0	6.23	1
	2	0	0	0	13.50	0
	1	0	0	0	10.13	1

References

• 1923 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. Book: Pietrusza, David . David Pietrusza . Judge and Jury: The Life and Times of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis . Diamond Communications . 1998 . 978-1-888698-09-1 . . 189–191 . registration.
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/thurssl01.shtml Sloppy Thurston page at Baseball Reference
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnser01.shtml Ernie Johnson page at Baseball Reference