On This Day

Wednesday, August 6, 1913

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 70 31 .693 --
Naps 64 40 .615 7.5
Senators 57 44 .564 13.0
White Sox 54 52 .509 18.5
Red Sox 48 52 .480 21.5
Tigers 44 61 .419 28.0
Browns 42 66 .389 31.5
Yankees 32 65 .330 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 68 31 .687 --
Phillies 60 35 .632 6.0
Cubs 53 48 .525 16.0
Pirates 51 47 .520 16.5
Superbas 43 52 .453 23.0
Braves 41 56 .423 26.0
Reds 41 62 .398 29.0
Cardinals 38 64 .373 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Carey 3
1 Eddie Collins 3
1 George Gibson 3
4 Home Run Baker 2
4 20 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 Gavvy Cravath 1
1 Sam Crawford 1
1 Vic Saier 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 3
1 Max Carey 3
1 George McBride 3
4 Sam Crawford 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Foster 2
2 Eddie Ainsmith 1
2 Jack Barry 1
2 Bert Daniels 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 3.00
2 Hugh Bedient 1.12
3 Hooks Dauss 0.62
4 Eppa Rixey 0.50
5 George McQuillan 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Bedient 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hugh Bedient 9
2 Hooks Dauss 5
2 Bob Harmon 5
4 George McQuillan 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bert Gallia 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .354
2 Art Fletcher .318
3 Jim Viox .313
4 Sam Crawford .311
5 Chief Meyers .305

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 14
2 Fred Luderus 11
3 Home Run Baker 10
4 Vic Saier 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 69
2 Duffy Lewis 62
3 Dots Miller 60
4 Home Run Baker 59
4 2 others tied 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 56
2 Danny Moeller 44
3 Eddie Collins 34
4 Max Carey 33
4 Hap Myers 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.12
2 Ad Brennan 1.66
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.70
4 Christy Mathewson 1.96
5 Jim Scott 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 25
2 Christy Mathewson 20
3 Tom Seaton 18
4 Pete Alexander 16
4 5 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 156
2 Jeff Tesreau 126
3 Willie Mitchell 121
3 Smoky Joe Wood 121
5 Eddie Plank 117

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 Eddie Collins .417
2 Vic Saier .413
3 Jake Daubert .391
4 Sam Crawford .385
5 Art Phelan .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Cutshaw 4
2 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Vic Saier 3
4 Home Run Baker 2
4 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Cutshaw 14
2 Vic Saier 13
3 Home Run Baker 11
4 Beals Becker 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 7
1 Clyde Milan 7
1 Danny Moeller 7
1 Red Murray 7
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shawkey 0.00
2 Al Demaree 0.54
3 Pete Alexander 0.58
4 Roy Mitchell 0.60
5 Joe Benz 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
2 Larry Cheney 3
2 George McQuillan 3
2 Willie Mitchell 3
5 24 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hugh Bedient 22
1 Walter Johnson 22
3 Pete Alexander 20
3 Joe Boehling 20
5 Dutch Leonard 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Cliff Curtis 1
1 Bert Gallia 1
1 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vic Saier .376
2 Sam Crawford .371
3 Bob Fisher .370
4 Jake Daubert .369
5 Beals Becker .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 8
2 Beals Becker 5
2 Fred Luderus 5
4 George Cutshaw 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 24
2 Sam Crawford 22
3 Home Run Baker 21
3 Vic Saier 21
5 4 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Murray 14
2 Max Carey 13
3 Clyde Milan 12
3 Danny Moeller 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Caldwell 0.62
2 Bob Shawkey 0.67
3 Walter Johnson 1.01
4 Al Demaree 1.22
5 Willie Mitchell 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 7
2 Boardwalk Brown 6
2 Rube Marquard 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Boehling 49
2 Pete Alexander 39
3 Hooks Dauss 37
3 Walter Johnson 37
3 Willie Mitchell 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 3
2 Chief Bender 2
2 Bert Gallia 2
2 Claude Hendrix 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .359
2 Home Run Baker .339
3 Stuffy McInnis .327
4 Heinie Zimmerman .326
5 Jake Daubert .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 16
2 Fred Luderus 15
3 Home Run Baker 13
3 Chief Wilson 13
5 Sherry Magee 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 110
2 Sam Crawford 99
2 Duffy Lewis 99
4 Heinie Zimmerman 95
5 Stuffy McInnis 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 84
2 Eddie Collins 61
3 Danny Moeller 52
4 Bob Bescher 51
5 Max Carey 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.30
2 Jeff Tesreau 1.85
3 Smoky Joe Wood 1.89
4 Willie Mitchell 1.94
5 Ad Brennan 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 35
2 Tom Seaton 28
3 Larry Cheney 26
3 Christy Mathewson 26
5 Jeff Tesreau 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 249
2 Smoky Joe Wood 222
3 Jeff Tesreau 189
4 Vean Gregg 171
5 Tom Seaton 168

Saves

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