| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Season: | 1923 |
| League: | National League |
| Ballpark: | Sportsman's Park |
| City: | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Record: | 79–74 (.516) |
| League Place: | 5th |
| Owners: | Sam Breadon |
| Managers: | Branch Rickey |
The 1923 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 42nd season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 32nd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 79–74 during the season and finished fifth in the National League. This is the first season that the Cardinals wore numbers on their uniforms but only on the left sleeve and only for home games. By the next season the numbers were abandoned and wouldn't return, this time permanently, until 1932.
Rogers Hornsby set a major league record of 13 consecutive games with two or more base hits, accomplished July 5 through July 18, 1923.
| 1923 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | OutfieldersOther batters | ManagerCoaches | ||||||
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 | 82 | 263 | 56 | .213 | 3 | 34 | ||
| 1B | 134 | 523 | 194 | .371 | 8 | 94 | ||
| 2B | 107 | 424 | 163 | .384 | 17 | 83 | ||
| SS | 113 | 358 | 94 | .263 | 1 | 35 | ||
| 3B | 151 | 603 | 174 | .289 | 2 | 96 | ||
| OF | 96 | 330 | 99 | .300 | 2 | 48 | ||
| OF | 124 | 407 | 126 | .310 | 5 | 41 | ||
| OF | 128 | 505 | 147 | .291 | 3 | 28 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | 317 | 78 | .246 | 5 | 44 | ||
| 97 | 303 | 77 | .254 | 3 | 35 | ||
| 78 | 265 | 91 | .343 | 5 | 41 | ||
| 67 | 185 | 49 | .265 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 57 | 130 | 37 | .285 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 50 | 111 | 22 | .198 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 38 | 89 | 33 | .371 | 5 | 11 | ||
| 15 | 51 | 19 | .373 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 35 | 45 | 12 | .267 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 32 | 3 | .094 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 28 | 3 | .107 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 266.0 | 20 | 13 | 3.11 | 73 | ||
| 39 | 225.0 | 15 | 13 | 4.32 | 78 | ||
| 29 | 196.2 | 11 | 12 | 3.84 | 48 | ||
| 30 | 185.0 | 8 | 13 | 3.26 | 53 | ||
| 26 | 152.1 | 8 | 9 | 4.02 | 32 | ||
| 4 | 22.0 | 2 | 1 | 4.09 | 7 | ||
| 1 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 149.2 | 9 | 5 | 4.27 | 55 | ||
| 5 | 15.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5.15 | 24 | ||
| 33 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3.73 | 23 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.24 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 1 |
See also: Minor league baseball.