1923 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1923 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 79-74. They scored 746 runs and belted 63 home runs to go along with a .286 batting average. Rogers Hornsby provided the power for the team with 17 homers. Milt Stock knocked in 96 runs. Jim Bottomley led the team with 194 hits for a .371 average. Jack Smith had a great year on the basepaths with 32 stolen bases.
The team allowed 732 runs and had a team ERA of 3.87. Leading the team in wins was Jesse Haines, with 20. Bill Sherdel struck out 78 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Les Bell | SS | 15 | 51 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .467 | .451 | .918 | .373 |
| Jim Bottomley | 1B | 134 | 523 | 79 | 194 | 8 | 94 | 4 | .425 | .535 | .960 | .371 |
| Jake Flowers | SS | 13 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .147 | .125 | .272 | .094 |
| Howard Freigau | SS | 113 | 358 | 30 | 94 | 1 | 35 | 5 | .314 | .327 | .641 | .263 |
| Rogers Hornsby | 2B | 107 | 424 | 89 | 163 | 17 | 83 | 3 | .459 | .627 | 1.086 | .384 |
| Jimmy Hudgens | 1B | 6 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .333 | .733 | .250 |
| Doc Lavan | SS | 50 | 111 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .264 | .279 | .543 | .198 |
| Milt Stock | 3B | 151 | 603 | 63 | 174 | 2 | 96 | 9 | .334 | .363 | .697 | .289 |
| Specs Toporcer | 2B | 97 | 303 | 45 | 77 | 3 | 35 | 4 | .349 | .340 | .689 | .254 |
| Speed Walker | 1B | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .572 | .286 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ray Blades | OF | 98 | 317 | 48 | 78 | 5 | 44 | 4 | .342 | .391 | .733 | .246 |
| Taylor Douthit | OF | 9 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .185 | .333 | .518 | .185 |
| Eddie Dyer | OF | 35 | 45 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | .467 | .780 | .267 |
| Max Flack | OF | 128 | 505 | 82 | 147 | 3 | 28 | 7 | .348 | .376 | .724 | .291 |
| Les Mann | OF | 38 | 89 | 20 | 33 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .434 | .640 | 1.074 | .371 |
| Heinie Mueller | OF | 78 | 265 | 39 | 91 | 5 | 41 | 4 | .392 | .528 | .920 | .343 |
| Hi Myers | OF | 96 | 330 | 29 | 99 | 2 | 48 | 5 | .330 | .385 | .715 | .300 |
| Joe Schultz | OF | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .286 | .661 | .286 |
| Jack Smith | OF | 124 | 407 | 98 | 126 | 5 | 41 | 32 | .356 | .415 | .771 | .310 |
| Tige Stone | OF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Ainsmith | C | 82 | 263 | 22 | 56 | 3 | 34 | 4 | .276 | .335 | .611 | .213 |
| Verne Clemons | C | 57 | 130 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .345 | .369 | .714 | .285 |
| George Kopshaw | C | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .400 | .600 | .200 |
| Harry McCurdy | C | 67 | 185 | 17 | 49 | 0 | 15 | 3 | .306 | .346 | .652 | .265 |
| Charlie Niebergall | C | 9 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .143 | .310 | .107 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Burt Shotton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5526 | 746 | 1582 | 63 | 676 | 89 | .335 | .398 | .733 | .286 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Clyde Barfoot | 33 | 2 | 101.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | 23 | 27 | 3.73 | 1.372 | |||
| Bill Doak | 30 | 26 | 185 | 8 | 13 | .381 | 0 | 53 | 69 | 3.26 | 1.449 | |||
| Eddie Dyer | 4 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4.09 | 1.591 | |||
| Jesse Haines | 37 | 36 | 266 | 20 | 13 | .606 | 0 | 73 | 75 | 3.11 | 1.346 | |||
| Lou North | 34 | 3 | 71.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1 | 24 | 31 | 5.15 | 1.688 | |||
| Bill Pertica | 1 | 1 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.86 | 2.174 | |||
| Jeff Pfeffer | 26 | 18 | 152.3 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 0 | 32 | 40 | 4.02 | 1.385 | |||
| Epp Sell | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6.00 | 1.600 | |||
| Bill Sherdel | 39 | 26 | 225 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 2 | 78 | 59 | 4.32 | 1.462 | |||
| Tige Stone | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12.00 | 2.667 | |||
| Johnny Stuart | 37 | 10 | 149.7 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3 | 55 | 70 | 4.27 | 1.396 | |||
| Fred Toney | 29 | 28 | 196.7 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 0 | 48 | 61 | 3.84 | 1.383 | |||
| Fred Wigington | 4 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3.24 | 1.928 | |||
| Team Totals | 280 | 154 | 1398.3 | 79 | 74 | .516 | 7 | 398 | 456 | 3.87 | 1.427 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Milt Stock | 151 |
| At Bats | Milt Stock | 603 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Milt Stock | 667 |
| Batting Average | Rogers Hornsby | .384 |
| On-Base % | Rogers Hornsby | .459 |
| Slugging % | Rogers Hornsby | .627 |
| OPS | Rogers Hornsby | 1.086 |
| Runs | Jack Smith | 98 |
| Hits | Jim Bottomley | 194 |
| Total Bases | Jim Bottomley | 280 |
| Doubles | Jim Bottomley | 34 |
| Triples | Jim Bottomley | 14 |
| Home Runs | Rogers Hornsby | 17 |
| RBI | Milt Stock | 96 |
| Walks | Rogers Hornsby | 55 |
| Strikeouts | Ray Blades | 46 |
| Stolen Bases | Jack Smith | 32 |
| Caught Stealing | Jack Smith | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Milt Stock | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jesse Haines | 20 |
| Losses | Bill Doak, Jesse Haines, and Bill Sherdel | 13 |
| Saves | Johnny Stuart | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Johnny Stuart | .643 |
| ERA | Jesse Haines | 3.11 |
| WHIP | Jesse Haines | 1.346 |
| Innings Pitched | Jesse Haines | 266 |
| Games | Bill Sherdel | 39 |
| Games Started | Jesse Haines | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Bill Sherdel | 78 |
| Complete Games | Jesse Haines | 23 |
| Shutouts | Bill Doak | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Jesse Haines | 1133 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bill Sherdel | 108 |
| Hits Allowed | Jesse Haines | 283 |
| Walks Allowed | Jesse Haines | 75 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bill Sherdel | 15 |
| Wild Pitches | Jesse Haines | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jeff Pfeffer and Johnny Stuart | 9 |
