On This Day

Thursday, July 31, 1913

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	67	29	.698	--
Naps	60	38	.612	8.0
Senators	55	41	.573	12.0
White Sox	51	51	.500	19.0
Red Sox	46	48	.489	20.0
Tigers	41	59	.410	28.0
Browns	40	63	.388	30.5
Yankees	31	62	.333	34.5

Games

Yankees 3, White Sox 1

Browns 4, Athletics 3

Tigers 4, Senators 1

Naps 5, Red Sox 2

Naps 4, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	65	29	.691	--
Phillies	54	35	.607	8.5
Cubs	50	45	.526	15.5
Pirates	47	46	.505	17.5
Superbas	42	47	.472	20.5
Braves	40	52	.435	24.0
Reds	38	60	.388	29.0
Cardinals	37	59	.385	29.0

Games

Cubs 5, Giants 4

Pirates 3, Superbas 2

Phillies 9, Reds 4

Braves 6, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Larry Gardner	5
2	Clyde Engle	4
2	Nap Lajoie	4
2	Bris Lord	4
2	Ivy Olson	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bris Lord	1
1	Rabbit Maranville	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Dodge	3
1	Rabbit Maranville	3
3	Home Run Baker	2
3	Donie Bush	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Smith	3
2	Ray Bates	1
2	Roger Bresnahan	1
2	Heinie Groh	1
2	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hugh Bedient	1.00
2	Ray Caldwell	0.83
3	Marc Hall	0.67
4	Rube Marquard	0.45
5	Eddie Plank	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Baumgardner	1
1	Fred Blanding	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hugh Bedient	8
2	Ray Caldwell	5
2	Rube Marquard	5
4	Joe Boehling	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vean Gregg	1
1	Eppa Rixey	1
1	Lefty Tyler	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.358
2	Jim Viox	.315
3	Art Fletcher	.311
4	Sam Crawford	.309
5	Zack Wheat	.304

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	11
2	Fred Luderus	10
3	Home Run Baker	9
4	Beals Becker	6
4	5 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	64
2	Duffy Lewis	57
2	Dots Miller	57
2	Heinie Zimmerman	57
5	2 tied	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	53
2	Danny Moeller	41
3	Eddie Collins	33
3	Hap Myers	33
5	Armando Marsans	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.15
2	Ad Brennan	1.64
3	Eddie Cicotte	1.78
4	Christy Mathewson	1.83
5	Jim Scott	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	23
2	Christy Mathewson	19
3	Tom Seaton	18
4	Chief Bender	16
4	Cy Falkenberg	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	149
2	Smoky Joe Wood	121
3	Willie Mitchell	119
4	Jeff Tesreau	118
5	Eddie Plank	116

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	8
2	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Larry Cheney	5
3	Doc Crandall	5
5	Hugh Bedient	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zack Wheat	.434
2	Frank Schulte	.412
3	Vic Saier	.391
4	George Burns	.371
5	Dode Paskert	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bris Lord	3
2	Beals Becker	2
2	George Burns	2
2	Max Carey	2
2	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Saier	13
2	Bob Fisher	12
2	Frank Schulte	12
4	George Burns	11
4	George Cutshaw	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	6
2	George Cutshaw	5
2	Clyde Engle	5
2	Art Fletcher	5
2	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	0.00
1	Roy Mitchell	0.00
1	Ray Caldwell	0.00
4	Ray Collins	0.50
5	Jeff Tesreau	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Joe Engel	3
2	Cy Falkenberg	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	23
2	Willie Mitchell	22
3	Joe Boehling	21
3	Rube Marquard	21
5	Pete Alexander	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	2
2	Frank Allen	1
2	Larry Cheney	1
2	Cliff Curtis	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zack Wheat	.383
2	Jake Daubert	.379
3	Vic Saier	.370
4	Frank Schulte	.355
5	Dode Paskert	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	6
2	Beals Becker	4
2	Hans Lobert	4
2	Bris Lord	4
2	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	21
1	John Dodge	21
3	Gavvy Cravath	20
3	Vic Saier	20
5	3 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Armando Marsans	14
2	Max Carey	13
2	Clyde Milan	13
4	Art Fletcher	11
4	2 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.81
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.04
3	Al Demaree	1.26
4	Ad Brennan	1.33
5	Willie Mitchell	1.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	8
2	Boardwalk Brown	6
2	Larry Cheney	6
2	Cy Falkenberg	6
2	Walter Johnson	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Willie Mitchell	54
2	Joe Boehling	47
3	Cy Falkenberg	42
4	Rube Marquard	36
5	Eddie Plank	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	3
1	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Hugh Bedient	2
3	Claude Hendrix	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.353
2	Home Run Baker	.337
3	Honus Wagner	.323
4	Jake Daubert	.323
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	14
1	Fred Luderus	14
3	Home Run Baker	12
3	Chief Wilson	12
5	Sherry Magee	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	108
2	Duffy Lewis	98
3	Heinie Zimmerman	96
4	Sam Crawford	93
4	2 others tied	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	83
2	Eddie Collins	60
3	Danny Moeller	52
4	Bob Bescher	51
4	Ty Cobb	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.30
2	Jeff Tesreau	1.82
3	Smoky Joe Wood	1.82
4	Ad Brennan	1.93
5	Christy Mathewson	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	35
2	Tom Seaton	28
3	Christy Mathewson	26
4	Larry Cheney	25
5	3 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	254
2	Smoky Joe Wood	228
3	Jeff Tesreau	182
4	Tom Seaton	177
5	2 tied	171

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	9
2	Mordecai Brown	6
2	Larry Cheney	6
4	Doc Crandall	5
4	Slim Sallee	5