On This Day

Thursday, May 15, 1913

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	17	6	.739	--
Naps	18	9	.667	1.0
Senators	15	8	.652	2.0
White Sox	17	12	.586	3.0
Red Sox	11	16	.407	8.0
Browns	12	18	.400	8.5
Tigers	9	19	.321	10.5
Yankees	7	18	.280	11.0

Games

White Sox 3, Yankees 2

Naps 2, Athletics 0

Red Sox 15, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	15	7	.682	--
Superbas	17	9	.654	0.0
Giants	13	12	.520	3.5
Cardinals	14	13	.519	3.5
Cubs	15	14	.517	3.5
Pirates	12	16	.429	6.0
Braves	10	14	.417	6.0
Reds	8	19	.296	9.5

Games

Superbas 8, Cardinals 6

Pirates 7, Giants 2

Phillies 6, Cubs 5

Reds 11, Braves 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Beals Becker	5
2	Miller Huggins	4
2	Red Smith	4
2	Joe Tinker	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Connolly	1
1	Jake Daubert	1
1	Ed Konetchy	1
1	Tris Speaker	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Hoblitzell	4
1	Ed Konetchy	4
3	Joe Connolly	3
3	Red Smith	3
3	Joe Tinker	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Berger	1
1	Pete Compton	1
1	Bob Fisher	1
1	Herbie Moran	1
1	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cy Falkenberg	1.00
2	Smoky Joe Wood	0.83
3	Chief Johnson	0.40
4	Jim Scott	0.38
5	Pete Alexander	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Falkenberg	1
1	Chief Johnson	1
1	Pat Ragan	1
1	Hank Robinson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	10
2	Cy Falkenberg	4
2	Chief Johnson	4
2	Orval Overall	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nap Rucker	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.357
2	Zack Wheat	.347
3	Fred Merkle	.346
4	Joe Tinker	.345
5	Otto Knabe	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	5
2	Johnny Bates	3
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Casey Stengel	3
5	10 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duffy Lewis	25
2	Dots Miller	23
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	22
4	Heinie Zimmerman	21
5	2 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	18
2	Donie Bush	14
2	Danny Moeller	14
4	Hap Myers	13
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.30
2	Ray Keating	0.79
3	Ad Brennan	0.84
3	Cliff Curtis	0.84
5	Cy Falkenberg	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	8
2	Larry Cheney	7
2	Cy Falkenberg	7
2	Pat Ragan	7
5	Tom Seaton	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	47
2	Tom Seaton	42
3	Eddie Plank	40
4	Larry Cheney	39
4	3 others tied	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nap Rucker	3
2	Larry Cheney	2
3	Frank Allen	1
3	Red Ames	1
3	19 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.479
2	Honus Wagner	.421
3	Miller Huggins	.400
4	Zack Wheat	.391
5	Otto Knabe	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	4
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
3	Jake Daubert	2
3	Buck Herzog	2
3	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	12
1	Dots Miller	12
3	Sherry Magee	11
3	Joe Tinker	11
5	5 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hap Myers	9
2	Clyde Milan	8
3	Donie Bush	7
3	Ray Chapman	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Tyler	0.00
2	Walter Johnson	0.40
3	Ray Keating	0.44
4	Joe Benz	0.60
5	Cliff Curtis	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Cy Falkenberg	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Pat Ragan	4
5	8 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Tyler	28
2	Cy Falkenberg	25
3	Claude Hendrix	22
3	Buck O'Brien	22
5	Jeff Tesreau	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nap Rucker	2
2	Red Ames	1
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Joe Boehling	1
2	9 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.421
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.414
3	Tris Speaker	.375
4	Nap Lajoie	.365
5	Eddie Collins	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	14
2	Frank Schulte	13
2	Heinie Zimmerman	13
4	Fred Luderus	12
4	Chief Wilson	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	134
2	Duffy Lewis	126
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	113
4	Heinie Zimmerman	106
5	2 tied	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	91
2	Eddie Collins	67
3	Bob Bescher	65
4	Ty Cobb	55
4	Tris Speaker	55

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.32
2	Nap Rucker	1.69
3	Christy Mathewson	1.96
4	Jeff Tesreau	1.99
5	Smoky Joe Wood	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	35
2	Smoky Joe Wood	31
3	Larry Cheney	29
4	Eddie Plank	27
5	Claude Hendrix	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	297
2	Smoky Joe Wood	245
3	Ed Walsh	221
4	Vean Gregg	193
5	Pete Alexander	185

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Slim Sallee	7
3	Nap Rucker	5
4	Christy Mathewson	4
5	10 tied	3