On This Day

Friday, August 1, 1913

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 67 30 .691 --
Naps 61 38 .616 7.0
Senators 55 42 .567 12.0
White Sox 51 51 .500 18.5
Red Sox 46 49 .484 20.0
Tigers 42 59 .416 27.0
Browns 41 63 .394 29.5
Yankees 31 62 .333 34.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 66 29 .695 --
Phillies 55 35 .611 8.5
Cubs 50 46 .521 16.5
Pirates 48 46 .511 17.5
Superbas 42 48 .467 21.5
Braves 41 52 .441 24.0
Reds 38 61 .384 30.0
Cardinals 37 60 .381 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Art Fletcher 4
2 Jake Daubert 3
2 Steve O'Neill 3
2 Bill Sweeney 3
2 Bert Whaling 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Otto Hess 1
1 Chief Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bert Whaling 3
2 Otto Hess 2
2 Fred Merkle 2
2 George Moriarty 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Connolly 2
1 Art Fletcher 2
1 Clyde Milan 2
1 Jimmy Sheckard 2
1 Gus Williams 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Otto Hess 1.25
2 Pete Alexander 0.62
2 Frank Allen 0.62
4 Babe Adams 0.44
5 Bill Doak 0.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Nick Cullop 1
1 Otto Hess 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Doak 7
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Frank Allen 5
2 Otto Hess 5
2 Earl Moseley 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .363
2 Art Fletcher .318
3 Jim Viox .310
4 Sam Crawford .307
5 Chief Meyers .304

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 11
2 Fred Luderus 10
3 Home Run Baker 9
4 Chief Wilson 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 64
2 Duffy Lewis 58
3 Dots Miller 57
3 Heinie Zimmerman 57
5 3 tied 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 55
2 Danny Moeller 42
3 Eddie Collins 34
4 Hap Myers 33
5 2 tied 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.15
2 Ad Brennan 1.64
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.78
4 Christy Mathewson 1.79
5 Jim Scott 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 23
2 Christy Mathewson 20
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 Frank Schulte .438
2 Zack Wheat .434
3 Dode Paskert .380
4 Jake Daubert .372
5 Vic Saier .357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Cutshaw 12
1 Bob Fisher 12
3 George Burns 11
3 Chick Gandil 11
3 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 7
2 Art Fletcher 6
2 Clyde Milan 6
2 Danny Moeller 6
2 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Caldwell 0.00
2 Christy Mathewson 0.26
3 Roy Mitchell 0.38
4 Ray Collins 0.50
5 Jeff Tesreau 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Cy Falkenberg 3
1 Rube Marquard 3
1 Christy Mathewson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 2
2 Frank Allen 1
2 Larry Cheney 1
2 Cliff Curtis 1
2 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .408
2 Zack Wheat .379
3 Dode Paskert .374
4 Vic Saier .356
5 Frank Schulte .355

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
4 Nap Lajoie 19
4 Vic Saier 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 14
1 Clyde Milan 14
3 Armando Marsans 12
3 Danny Moeller 12
3 Red Murray 12

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Mitchell 54
2 Joe Boehling 47
3 Cy Falkenberg 42
4 Pete Alexander 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 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .353
2 Home Run Baker .337
3 Jake Daubert .326
4 Honus Wagner .320
5 Stuffy McInnis .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 14
1 Fred Luderus 14
3 Chief Wilson 13
4 Home Run Baker 12
5 Sherry Magee 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 108
2 Duffy Lewis 98
3 Heinie Zimmerman 95
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 94
5 2 tied 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 85
2 Eddie Collins 61
3 Bob Bescher 51
3 Max Carey 51
3 Danny Moeller 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.30
2 Jeff Tesreau 1.82
3 Smoky Joe Wood 1.82
4 Christy Mathewson 1.97
5 Willie Mitchell 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 35
2 Tom Seaton 28
3 Christy Mathewson 27
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 Bob Groom 174
5 Tom Seaton 173

Saves

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