1923 International League season

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The 1923 International League season was the 5th straight IL season to see Baltimore win it all; they would win two more following this. Baltimore hurler Lefty Grove led the league with 186 walks but also set a league record with 330 strikeouts; the old mark by Al Atkinson (307) had stood since 1888, three name changes by the league ago. It's unclear if Grove had the best season of any of the O's staff, though, as Rube Parnham had 6 more wins, 3 fewer losses and a nearly identical ERA (.07 higher) and Tommy Thomas had a lower ERA.

Final standings - schedule

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Baltimore Orioles	111	53	.677	--	Jack Dunn
Rochester Tribe	101	65	.608	11	George Stallings
Reading Keystones	85	79	.518	26	Spencer Abbott
Buffalo Bisons	83	81	.506	28	Hooks Wiltse
Toronto Maple Leafs	81	79	.506	28	Dan Howley
Syracuse Stars	73	92	.442	38.5	Shag Shaughnessy
Jersey City Skeeters	61	105	.367	51	Ben Egan
Newark Bears	60	101	.373	49.5	Mickey Devine - Fred Brainard

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Clarence Pitt, Rochester/Baltimore, .357
• Runs Scored Maurice Archdeacon, Rochester, 162
• Hits Archdeacon, 228
• Doubles Fred Merkle, Rochester, 54
• Triples Fred Thomas, Reading, 17
• Home Runs Max Bishop, Baltimore & Bill Webb, Buffalo, 22
• Runs Batted In Merkle, 166
• Stolen Bases Otis Lawry, Baltimore, 41

Pitching

• Wins Rube Parnham, Baltimore, 33
• Earned Run Average Joe Lucey, Jersey City, 2.73
• Complete Games Jack Wisner, Rochester, 33
• Shutouts Lefty Grove, Baltimore, 6
• Strikeouts Grove, 330

References

• The International League: Year-by-Year Statistics Marshall Wright. McFarland, 1998