On This Day

Wednesday, May 28, 1913

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 24 10 .706 --
Naps 26 12 .684 0.0
Senators 19 16 .543 5.5
White Sox 21 18 .538 5.5
Red Sox 15 19 .441 9.0
Browns 18 25 .419 10.5
Tigers 16 24 .400 11.0
Yankees 9 24 .273 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 22 7 .759 --
Superbas 19 14 .576 5.0
Cubs 20 17 .541 6.0
Giants 16 16 .500 7.5
Cardinals 18 18 .500 7.5
Pirates 16 20 .444 9.5
Braves 13 18 .419 10.0
Reds 11 25 .306 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Archer 4
1 Buck Weaver 4
3 Ray Chapman 3
3 Sam Crawford 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Archer 2
1 Al Bridwell 2
1 Dan Griner 2
1 Mike Mowrey 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ward Miller 2
1 Mike Mitchell 2
3 Fred Carisch 1
3 Ray Chapman 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Marc Hall 1.00
2 George Kahler 0.57
3 Vean Gregg 0.43
4 George Suggs 0.38
5 Claude Hendrix 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 Marc Hall 1
1 George Kahler 1
1 George Suggs 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Marc Hall 9
2 Vean Gregg 6
3 Larry Cheney 5
4 Claude Hendrix 4
4 George Kahler 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .343
2 Fred Merkle .338
3 Otto Knabe .331
4 Shano Collins .327
5 Casey Stengel .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 5
2 Fred Luderus 4
3 Johnny Bates 3
3 Joe Connolly 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 32
2 Heinie Zimmerman 30
3 Duffy Lewis 29
4 Shano Collins 26
5 Dots Miller 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 28
2 Eddie Collins 17
2 Danny Moeller 17
2 Rube Oldring 17
5 2 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.74
2 Ad Brennan 1.08
3 Nap Rucker 1.13
4 Cy Falkenberg 1.14
5 Pete Alexander 1.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 11
2 Larry Cheney 8
2 Cy Falkenberg 8
4 Pete Alexander 7
4 4 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 60
2 Tom Seaton 53
2 Jeff Tesreau 53
4 Eddie Plank 49
5 3 tied 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 3
1 Larry Cheney 3
1 Nap Rucker 3
4 Joe Boehling 2
4 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .512
2 Gavvy Cravath .472
3 Sherry Magee .457
4 Honus Wagner .381
5 Dots Miller .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Connolly 3
1 Zack Wheat 3
3 Johnny Johnston 2
3 Ed Konetchy 2
3 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 15
1 Heinie Zimmerman 15
3 Joe Connolly 12
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 11
4 Bobby Veach 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 10
2 Rube Oldring 9
3 Ty Cobb 8
4 Eddie Collins 7
4 Tris Speaker 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Rudolph 0.00
2 Hank Robinson 0.50
3 Earl Yingling 0.75
4 Eddie Plank 0.90
5 Chief Bender 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Ed Willett 3
4 Chief Bender 2
4 21 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 24
2 Rube Marquard 21
3 Marc Hall 20
3 Walter Johnson 20
5 Jeff Tesreau 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 2
1 Joe Boehling 2
3 Red Ames 1
3 Larry Cheney 1
3 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .475
2 Honus Wagner .371
3 Sherry Magee .360
4 Jake Daubert .355
5 Otto Knabe .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 4
2 Joe Connolly 3
2 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Fred Luderus 3
2 Zack Wheat 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 24
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 22
3 Heinie Zimmerman 19
4 Shano Collins 18
4 Joe Tinker 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 19
2 Rube Oldring 13
3 Ty Cobb 12
4 Jimmy Austin 10
4 5 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Rudolph 0.35
2 Lefty Tyler 0.93
3 Ad Brennan 0.93
4 Walter Johnson 0.95
5 Bill Steen 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 8
2 Pete Alexander 7
3 Chief Bender 5
3 Cy Falkenberg 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 41
2 Jeff Tesreau 40
3 Lefty Tyler 35
4 Chief Bender 34
4 Earl Hamilton 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 3
2 Joe Boehling 2
2 Larry Cheney 2
2 Vean Gregg 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .429
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .425
3 Tris Speaker .379
4 Nap Lajoie .363
5 Eddie Collins .349

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 127
2 Duffy Lewis 125
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 116
4 Heinie Zimmerman 109
5 Sam Crawford 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 97
2 Eddie Collins 65
3 Bob Bescher 63
4 Ty Cobb 62
5 Tris Speaker 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.32
2 Nap Rucker 1.51
3 Jeff Tesreau 1.92
4 Eddie Plank 1.95
5 Smoky Joe Wood 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 37
2 Smoky Joe Wood 29
3 Larry Cheney 28
3 Eddie Plank 28
5 4 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 292
2 Smoky Joe Wood 241
3 Ed Walsh 212
4 Vean Gregg 189
5 2 tied 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 8
2 Slim Sallee 6
3 Nap Rucker 5
4 Chief Bender 4
4 2 others tied 4