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7 unusual facts about 1923 in baseball


Bill Whaley

Whaley played just 1 season in the league, as a member of the St. Louis Browns in 1923.

Dixie Parker

Douglas Woolley Parker (April 24, 1895 – May 15, 1972) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies during the 1923 season.

Freddie Maguire

He spent the entire 1923 season riding the bench in New York behind Frankie Frisch, appearing in 41 games but coming to the plate just 34 times all season.

Homer Ezzell

Homer Estell Ezzell (February 28, 1896 – August 3, 1976) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1923 through 1925 for the St. Louis Browns (1923) and Boston Red Sox (1924–25).

Mel Parnell

The no-hitter was the first for a Red Sox pitcher since Howard Ehmke in 1923, though this would prove the final highlight of his career, which would come to a premature end after the 1956 season, due to a torn muscle in his pitching arm.

Milwaukee Bears

-- Infobox ends --> The Milwaukee Bears were a Negro National League team that operated during the 1923 season, its only season in the league, representing Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Pete Schneider

A sixth home run was missed by two feet when he belted a line-drive double off the center field fence (May 11, 1923).



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