The 1923 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 42nd season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 37th in the National League. The Pirates finished third in the league standings with a record of 87–67.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log
|- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 || April 17 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || Morrison (1–0) || Osborne || — || 33,000 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 18 || @ Cubs || 2–7 || Alexander || Boehler (0–1) || — || — || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 19 || @ Cubs || 5–10 || Aldridge || Adams (0–1) || — || — || 1–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 20 || @ Cubs || 11–12 || Osborne || Adams (0–2) || — || — || 1–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 21 || @ Reds || 6–12 || Donohue || Cooper (0–1) || — || — || 1–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || April 22 || @ Reds || 15–9 || Morrison (2–0) || Rixey || Bagby (1) || — || 2–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 7 || April 23 || @ Reds || 8–4 || Boehler (1–1) || Couch || Glazner (1) || — || 3–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 24 || @ Reds || 4–5 || Luque || Kunz (0–1) || — || — || 3–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 9 || April 25 || Cubs || 7–3 || Cooper (1–1) || Fussell || — || 30,000 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 10 || April 26 || Cubs || 7–2 || Adams (1–2) || Osborne || — || — || 5–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 11 || April 27 || Cubs || 2–1 || Morrison (3–0) || Alexander || — || — || 6–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 29 || @ Cardinals || 2–3 || Haines || Glazner (0–1) || — || — || 6–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 30 || @ Cardinals || 5–7 || Doak || Boehler (1–2) || Sherdel || 5,000 || 6–7
|- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 14 || May 1 || @ Cardinals || 6–2 || Cooper (2–1) || Sherdel || — || 3,500 || 7–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || May 2 || @ Cardinals || 1–12 || Pfeffer || Morrison (3–1) || — || 2,000 || 7–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 16 || May 3 || Reds || 3–1 || Adams (2–2) || Donohue || — || 3,000 || 8–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 17 || May 4 || Reds || 11–6 || Glazner (1–1) || Rixey || Bagby (2) || — || 9–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 18 || May 5 || Reds || 10–7 || Cooper (3–1) || Keck || Morrison (1) || — || 10–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || May 6 || @ Reds || 7–8 || Donohue || Hamilton (0–1) || — || — || 10–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 20 || May 7 || Cardinals || 11–4 || Adams (3–2) || Sherdel || — || 8,000 || 11–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 21 || May 8 || @ Robins || 8–6 || Morrison (4–1) || Harper || — || 3,500 || 12–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || May 11 || @ Robins || 6–7 || Grimes || Bagby (0–1) || — || 2,000 || 12–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || May 13 || @ Giants || 0–9 || McQuillan || Cooper (3–2) || — || 35,000 || 12–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 24 || May 14 || @ Giants || 4–1 || Adams (4–2) || Nehf || — || 8,000 || 13–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 16 || @ Giants || 2–6 || Scott || Morrison (4–2) || — || 5,000 || 13–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 17 || @ Braves || 0–1 (10) || Rudolph || Cooper (3–3) || — || — || 13–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 27 || May 18 || @ Braves || 4–3 || Adams (5–2) || Fillingim || Kunz (1) || — || 14–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 28 || May 19 || @ Braves || 5–0 || Glazner (2–1) || McNamara || — || — || 15–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 29 || May 21 || @ Phillies || 5–3 || Morrison (5–2) || Behan || — || — || 16–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || May 22 || @ Phillies || 13–6 || Cooper (4–3) || Meadows || — || — || 17–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 31 || May 23 || @ Phillies || 7–6 || Kunz (1–1) || Head || — || — || 18–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 32 || May 24 || Cardinals || 11–4 || Adams (6–2) || Sherdel || — || 10,000 || 19–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 33 || May 25 || Cardinals || 2–1 || Morrison (6–2) || Doak || — || 6,000 || 20–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 26 || Cardinals || 4–5 || Haines || Cooper (4–4) || — || 15,000 || 20–14 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 35 || May 27 || @ Cubs || 4–2 || Meadows (1–0) || Aldridge || — || — || 21–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 28 || @ Cubs || 4–5 (11) || Fussell || Kunz (1–2) || — || — || 21–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 37 || May 29 || Cubs || 7–6 || Bagby (1–1) || Stueland || — || — || 22–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38 || May 30 || Cubs || 5–4 || Morrison (7–2) || Kaufmann || — || 20,000 || 23–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 39 || May 30 || Cubs || 10–2 || Cooper (5–4) || Aldridge || — || 30,000 || 24–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 31 || @ Cardinals || 1–4 || Toney || Meadows (1–1) || — || 1,000 || 24–16
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || June 1 || @ Cardinals || 3–4 (11) || Pfeffer || Hamilton (0–2) || — || — || 24–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || June 3 || @ Cardinals || 3–4 || Haines || Cooper (5–5) || — || — || 24–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || June 4 || Robins || 3–5 || Grimes || Morrison (7–3) || — || 7,000 || 24–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 44 || June 5 || Robins || 5–2 || Meadows (2–1) || Dickerman || — || 5,000 || 25–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 45 || June 6 || Robins || 7–3 || Hamilton (1–2) || Ruether || — || 4,000 || 26–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 46 || June 8 || Giants || 9–6 || Morrison (8–3) || McQuillan || — || 15,000 || 27–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || June 9 || Giants || 0–6 || Bentley || Meadows (2–2) || — || 30,000 || 27–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 48 || June 12 || Giants || 4–2 || Cooper (6–5) || Nehf || — || 15,000 || 28–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 49 || June 13 || Phillies || 4–2 || Morrison (9–3) || Behan || — || — || 29–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || June 14 || Phillies || 1–2 || Ring || Meadows (2–3) || — || — || 29–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || June 16 || Phillies || 4–1 || Cooper (7–5) || Weinert || — || — || 30–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 52 || June 18 || Braves || 8–3 || Morrison (10–3) || Marquard || — || — || 31–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 20 || Braves || 8–14 (10) || Benton || Boehler (1–3) || Barnes || — || 31–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 54 || June 21 || Braves || 2–1 || Adams (7–2) || Barnes || — || 3,000 || 32–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 55 || June 22 || Reds || 8–2 || Meadows (3–3) || Donohue || — || — || 33–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 23 || Reds || 4–5 || Rixey || Cooper (7–6) || Benton || 10,000 || 33–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 57 || June 24 || @ Cardinals || 6–4 || Morrison (11–3) || Pfeffer || Bagby (3) || — || 34–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 58 || June 25 || @ Cardinals || 3–1 || Hamilton (2–2) || Haines || — || 5,000 || 35–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 59 || June 26 || @ Cardinals || 7–5 || Meadows (4–3) || Doak || Adams (1) || 2,000 || 36–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 60 || June 27 || @ Cardinals || 6–0 || Cooper (8–6) || Sherdel || — || 2,000 || 37–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 29 || Reds || 0–2 || Luque || Morrison (11–4) || — || — || 37–24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 62 || June 29 || Reds || 5–3 || Bagby (2–1) || Benton || — || — || 38–24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 63 || June 30 || Reds || 4–3 || Adams (8–2) || Rixey || — || 22,000 || 39–24
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || July 1 || @ Reds || 2–3 || Donohue || Cooper (8–7) || Luque || — || 39–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 65 || July 2 || Cardinals || 4–1 || Hamilton (3–2) || Pfeffer || — || — || 40–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 66 || July 3 || Cardinals || 4–2 || Meadows (5–3) || Toney || — || 8,000 || 41–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 67 || July 4 || Cardinals || 7–5 || Cooper (9–7) || Pfeffer || — || — || 42–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 68 || July 4 || Cardinals || 6–1 || Morrison (12–4) || Haines || — || — || 43–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || July 6 || @ Phillies || 2–5 || Mitchell || Cooper (9–8) || — || 1,000 || 43–26 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 70 || July 7 || @ Phillies || 18–5 || Meadows (6–3) || Glazner || — || — || 44–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || July 9 || @ Phillies || 2–4 || Behan || Morrison (12–5) || — || — || 44–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || July 10 || @ Giants || 8–9 (10) || Blume || Bagby (2–2) || — || 10,000 || 44–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || July 11 || @ Giants || 1–6 || Watson || Hamilton (3–3) || — || — || 44–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 74 || July 12 || @ Giants || 5–3 || Meadows (7–3) || McQuillan || — || 25,000 || 45–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || July 12 || @ Giants || 2–4 || Scott || Adams (8–3) || — || 40,000 || 45–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 76 || July 13 || @ Giants || 10–1 || Morrison (13–5) || Bentley || — || 7,500 || 46–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || July 14 || @ Robins || 1–2 || Vance || Cooper (9–9) || — || 20,000 || 46–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 78 || July 14 || @ Robins || 5–3 || Bagby (3–2) || Henry || — || 23,000 || 47–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 79 || July 15 || @ Robins || 3–2 || Hamilton (4–3) || Ruether || — || 15,000 || 48–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || July 16 || @ Robins || 4–8 || Grimes || Meadows (7–4) || — || — || 48–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 17 || @ Robins || 2–6 || Smith || Morrison (13–6) || — || 2,500 || 48–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 82 || July 18 || @ Braves || 5–1 || Cooper (10–9) || Marquard || — || — || 49–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 83 || July 19 || @ Braves || 8–6 || Meadows (8–4) || Barnes || Morrison (2) || — || 50–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 20 || @ Braves || 5–8 || Genewich || Hamilton (4–4) || — || — || 50–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 85 || July 21 || @ Braves || 14–4 || Morrison (14–6) || McNamara || — || — || 51–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 86 || July 21 || @ Braves || 6–4 || Cooper (11–9) || Miller || — || — || 52–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 23 || Cubs || 3–12 (12) || Alexander || Meadows (8–5) || — || — || 52–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 88 || July 25 || Braves || 5–2 || Adams (9–3) || Benton || — || — || 53–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 89 || July 25 || Braves || 10–3 || Morrison (15–6) || Fillingim || — || — || 54–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 90 || July 26 || Braves || 8–7 (12) || Hamilton (5–4) || Barnes || — || — || 55–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 91 || July 27 || Braves || 8–5 || Meadows (9–5) || Oeschger || — || — || 56–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 92 || July 28 || Braves || 3–1 || Cooper (12–9) || Genewich || — || — || 57–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 93 || July 30 || Giants || 5–4 || Steineder (1–0) || Scott || — || 32,000 || 58–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 94 || July 30 || Giants || 2–17 || Nehf || Morrison (15–7) || Jonnard || 32,000 || 58–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 31 || Giants || 4–5 || McQuillan || Hamilton (5–5) || Ryan || 10,000 || 58–37
|- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 96 || August 1 || Giants || 2–1 || Cooper (13–9) || Bentley || — || 15,000 || 59–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 97 || August 2 || Giants || 2–3 || Watson || Meadows (9–6) || — || 18,000 || 59–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 98 || August 4 || Phillies || 2–4 || Ring || Adams (9–4) || — || — || 59–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 99 || August 4 || Phillies || 4–3 || Morrison (16–7) || Weinert || — || — || 60–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || August 6 || Phillies || 4–6 || Mitchell || Cooper (13–10) || — || — || 60–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || August 7 || Phillies || 5–7 || Glazner || Meadows (9–7) || Behan || — || 60–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 102 || August 8 || Robins || 2–9 || Vance || Hamilton (5–6) || — || 5,000 || 60–42 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 103 || August 8 || Robins || 5–2 || Morrison (17–7) || Grimes || — || 7,000 || 61–42 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 104 || August 9 || Robins || 6–2 || Adams (10–4) || Dickerman || — || 4,000 || 62–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || August 11 || Robins || 6–7 || Ruether || Cooper (13–11) || — || 12,000 || 62–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 106 || August 12 || @ Robins || 2–11 || Vance || Hamilton (5–7) || — || 22,000 || 62–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 107 || August 12 || @ Robins || 0–6 || Grimes || Morrison (17–8) || — || 22,000 || 62–45 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 108 || August 13 || @ Robins || 5–2 || Meadows (10–7) || Smith || — || 4,000 || 63–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 109 || August 14 || @ Phillies || 10–16 || Couch || Stone (0–1) || Weinert || — || 63–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 110 || August 15 || @ Phillies || 4–3 || Cooper (14–11) || Behan || — || — || 64–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 111 || August 16 || @ Phillies || 5–8 || Betts || Morrison (17–9) || — || — || 64–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 112 || August 17 || @ Phillies || 11–6 || Hamilton (6–7) || Ring || — || — || 65–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc"