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
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.
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 | Earl Sheely | 156 | 570 | 169 | .296 | 4 | 88 |
| 2B | 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 |
| 44 | 162 | 44 | .272 | 2 | 23 | |
| Maurice Archdeacon | 22 | 87 | 35 | .402 | 0 | 4 |
| John Happenny | 32 | 86 | 19 | .221 | 0 | 10 |
| 36 | 82 | 16 | .195 | 0 | 6 | |
| Buck Crouse | 23 | 70 | 18 | .257 | 1 | 7 |
| Amos Strunk | 54 | 54 | 17 | .315 | 0 | 8 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| Dixie Leverett | 38 | 192.2 | 10 | 13 | 4.06 | 64 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| Red Proctor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 1 |