The 1923
Boston Braves season was the 53rd season of the franchise.
Offseason
* October 15, 1922:
Gus Felix
August Guenther Felix (May 24, 1895 – May 12, 1960) was an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Braves (baseball), Boston Braves and Brooklyn Robins between 1923 and 1927. was drafted by the Braves from the
Shreveport Gassers
The Shreveport Gassers were a Texas League baseball team based in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States that played from 1915 to 1924. They were affiliated with the Philadelphia Athletics from 1923 to 1924.
Under manager Billy Smith, they won the ...
(Texas) in the 1922
rule 5 draft.
Regular season
* October 6, 1923:
Ernie Padgett of the Braves executed an
unassisted triple play
In baseball, an unassisted triple play occurs when a defensive player makes all three outs by himself in one continuous play, without his teammates making any assists. Neal Ball was the first to achieve this in Major League Baseball (MLB) under ...
. He caught a line drive, touched second base, and tagged the runner coming from first base.
Padgett played just four games for the Braves all season, but would become the Braves' regular
third baseman
A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball or softball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. In the scoring system us ...
in 1924.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
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''
Other batters
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
Pitching
Starting pitchers
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
Other pitchers
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
References
External links
1923 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference
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