On This Day

Friday, May 16, 1913

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 18 6 .750 --
Naps 18 10 .643 2.0
Senators 15 9 .625 3.0
White Sox 18 12 .600 3.0
Red Sox 12 16 .429 8.0
Browns 12 19 .387 9.5
Tigers 10 19 .345 10.5
Yankees 7 19 .269 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 16 7 .696 --
Superbas 18 9 .667 0.0
Giants 14 12 .538 3.5
Cardinals 14 14 .500 4.5
Cubs 15 15 .500 4.5
Braves 10 14 .417 6.5
Pirates 12 17 .414 7.0
Reds 8 19 .296 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Chapman 4
1 Art Fletcher 4
1 Rube Oldring 4
4 Jimmy Austin 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bunny Brief 1
1 George Cutshaw 1
1 Mickey Doolin 1
1 Jean Dubuc 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
1 Harry Hooper 3
1 Ed Konetchy 3
4 Jack Barry 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Fletcher 3
1 Rube Oldring 3
3 Eddie Collins 2
3 Josh Devore 2
3 Miller Huggins 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Collins 0.67
2 Joe Benz 0.50
3 Christy Mathewson 0.46
4 George McConnell 0.38
5 Eppa Rixey 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Benz 1
1 Ray Collins 1
1 Cliff Curtis 1
1 Jean Dubuc 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Collins 6
1 Christy Mathewson 6
3 Joe Benz 5
3 Eppa Rixey 5
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chief Meyers .369
2 Fred Merkle .361
3 Zack Wheat .350
4 Otto Knabe .347
5 Joe Tinker .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 5
2 Johnny Bates 3
2 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Casey Stengel 3
5 12 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duffy Lewis 25
2 Dots Miller 24
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 23
4 Heinie Zimmerman 21
5 Shano Collins 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 19
2 Donie Bush 14
2 Danny Moeller 14
4 Hap Myers 13
5 Eddie Collins 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.30
2 Ray Keating 0.79
3 Ad Brennan 0.84
4 Cy Falkenberg 0.86
5 Nap Rucker 1.14

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 47
2 Tom Seaton 42
3 Vean Gregg 40
3 Eddie Plank 40
5 3 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nap Rucker 3
2 Chief Bender 2
2 Larry Cheney 2
4 Frank Allen 1
4 19 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .522
2 Miller Huggins .439
3 Honus Wagner .429
4 Fred Merkle .408
5 Zack Wheat .404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 13
1 Sherry Magee 13
3 Gavvy Cravath 12
3 Dots Miller 12
5 Ed Konetchy 11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Tyler 0.00
1 Ray Keating 0.00
3 Joe Benz 0.38
4 Walter Johnson 0.40
5 Hank Robinson 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Pat Ragan 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Chief Bender 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Tyler 28
2 Claude Hendrix 22
3 Larry Cheney 18
3 Vean Gregg 18
3 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nap Rucker 2
2 Red Ames 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Joe Boehling 1
2 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .421
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .416
3 Tris Speaker .376
4 Nap Lajoie .365
5 Eddie Collins .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 14
2 Frank Schulte 13
2 Heinie Zimmerman 13
4 Fred Luderus 12
5 3 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 135
2 Duffy Lewis 126
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 114
4 Heinie Zimmerman 106
5 Sam Crawford 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 92
2 Eddie Collins 69
3 Bob Bescher 64
4 Ty Cobb 54
4 Tris Speaker 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.32
2 Nap Rucker 1.69
3 Jeff Tesreau 1.99
4 Christy Mathewson 2.02
5 Smoky Joe Wood 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 35
2 Smoky Joe Wood 30
3 Larry Cheney 29
4 Claude Hendrix 26
4 Eddie Plank 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 297
2 Smoky Joe Wood 240
3 Ed Walsh 221
4 Vean Gregg 194
5 Pete Alexander 185

Saves

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