# 1923 Chicago White Sox season

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.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteAmerican League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| New York Yankees | 98 | 54 | .645 | — | 46‍–‍30 | 52‍–‍24 |
| Detroit Tigers | 83 | 71 | .539 | 16 | 45‍–‍32 | 38‍–‍39 |
| Cleveland Indians | 82 | 71 | .536 | 16½ | 42‍–‍36 | 40‍–‍35 |
| Washington Senators | 75 | 78 | .490 | 23½ | 43‍–‍34 | 32‍–‍44 |
| St. Louis Browns | 74 | 78 | .487 | 24 | 40‍–‍36 | 34‍–‍42 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 69 | 83 | .454 | 29 | 34‍–‍41 | 35‍–‍42 |
| Chicago White Sox | 69 | 85 | .448 | 30 | 30‍–‍45 | 39‍–‍40 |
| Boston Red Sox | 61 | 91 | .401 | 37 | 37‍–‍40 | 24‍–‍51 |

### Record vs. opponents

1923 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH |
| Boston | — | 9–13 | 10–12 | 10–12–1 | 8–14 | 13–7 | 4–18–1 | 7–15 |
| Chicago | 13–9 | — | 9–13 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 10–12 | 11–11–1 | 10–12–1 |
| Cleveland | 12–10 | 13–9 | — | 9–13 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 10–11 |
| Detroit | 12–10–1 | 13–9 | 13–9 | — | 10–12 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 11–11 |
| New York | 14–8 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 12–10 | — | 16–6 | 15–5 | 16–6 |
| Philadelphia | 7–13 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 10–12 | 6–16 | — | 9–13 | 15–7–1 |
| St. Louis | 18–4–1 | 11–11–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 5–15 | 13–9 | — | 9–13 |
| Washington | 15–7 | 12–10–1 | 11–10 | 11–11 | 6–16 | 7–15–1 | 13–9 | — |

### Notable transactions

* May 12, 1923: Sloppy Thurston was purchased by the White Sox from the St. Louis Browns.
* May 31, 1923: Ernie Johnson was selected off waivers from the White Sox by the New York Yankees.

### Roster
## 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 | 44 | 162 | 44 | .272 | 2 | 23 |
| Maurice Archdeacon | 22 | 87 | 35 | .402 | 0 | 4 |
| John Happenny | 32 | 86 | 19 | .221 | 0 | 10 |
| Roy Graham | 36 | 82 | 16 | .195 | 0 | 6 |
| Buck Crouse | 23 | 70 | 18 | .257 | 1 | 7 |
| Amos Strunk | 54 | 54 | 17 | .315 | 0 | 8 |
| Ernie Johnson | 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 | 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 |