1923 New York Yankees Roster

The 1923 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1923 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1923 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1923 New York Yankees salary list, a 1923 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1923 New York Yankees primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1923 New York Yankees



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Complete Roster  
 

n/a Joe Bush 5-09 173 Right Right 1892-11-27
n/a Waite Hoyt 6-00 180 Right Right 1899-09-09
n/a Sam Jones 6-00 170 Right Right 1892-07-26
n/a Carl Mays 5-11½ 195 Right Left 1891-11-12
n/a Herb Pennock 6-00 160 Left Both 1894-02-10
n/a George Pipgras 6-01½ 185 Right Right 1899-12-20
n/a Oscar Roettger 6-00 170 Right Right 1900-02-19
n/a Bob Shawkey 5-11 168 Right Right 1890-12-04
n/a Benny Bengough 5-07½ 168 Right Right 1898-07-27
n/a Fred Hofmann 5-11½ 175 Right Right 1894-06-10
n/a Wally Schang 5-10 180 Right Both 1889-08-22
n/a Joe Dugan 5-11 160 Right Right 1897-05-12
n/a Mike Gazella 5-07½ 165 Right Right 1895-10-13
n/a Lou Gehrig 6-00 200 Left Left 1903-06-19
n/a Ernie Johnson 5-09 151 Right Left 1888-04-29
n/a Mike McNally 5-11 150 Right Right 1893-09-13
n/a Wally Pipp 6-01 180 Left Left 1893-02-17
n/a Everett Scott 5-08 148 Right Right 1892-11-19
n/a Aaron Ward 5-10½ 160 Right Right 1896-08-28
n/a Hinkey Haines 5-10 170 Right Right 1898-12-23
n/a Harvey Hendrick 6-02 190 Right Left 1897-11-09
n/a Bob Meusel 6-03 190 Right Right 1896-07-19
n/a Babe Ruth 6-02 215 Left Left 1895-02-06
n/a Elmer Smith 5-10 165 Right Left 1892-09-21
n/a Whitey Witt 5-07 150 Right Left 1895-09-28
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The 1923 New York Yankees played 152 games during the regular season, won 98 games, lost 54 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 102/99) where 1,007,066 fans witnessed their 1923 Yankees finish the season with a .645 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1923 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1923 New York Yankees salary list, a 1923 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1923 New York Yankees primary starters list:

1923 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1923 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Wally Schang (81)
1B Wally Pipp (144)
2B Aaron Ward (152)
3B Joe Dugan (146)
SS Everett Scott (152)
LF Bob Meusel (78)
CF Whitey Witt (144)
RF Babe Ruth (73)
  
SP Joe Bush
SP Waite Hoyt
SP Herb Pennock
SP Bob Shawkey
  
RP Carl Mays
CL Sam Jones


1923 New York Yankees
Salaries

Babe Ruth $52,000.00


1923 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1923 New York Yankees Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?