On This Day

Thursday, August 7, 1913

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 71 31 .696 --
Naps 64 41 .610 8.5
Senators 57 45 .559 14.0
White Sox 55 52 .514 18.5
Red Sox 49 52 .485 21.5
Tigers 44 62 .415 29.0
Browns 42 67 .385 32.5
Yankees 33 65 .337 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 69 31 .690 --
Phillies 60 36 .625 7.0
Cubs 54 48 .529 16.0
Pirates 52 47 .525 16.5
Superbas 43 53 .448 24.0
Braves 41 57 .418 27.0
Reds 41 63 .394 30.0
Cardinals 39 64 .379 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Home Run Baker 3
1 Drummond Brown 3
1 Doc Cook 3
1 Jack Fournier 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Allen 1
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Buck Weaver 1
1 Harry Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 3
1 Jack Fournier 3
1 Buck Weaver 3
4 Walt Alexander 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chick Gandil 2
2 Home Run Baker 1
2 George Burns 1
2 Donie Bush 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Marquard 1.20
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.00
2 Eddie Stack 1.00
4 Chief Bender 0.70
5 Willie Mitchell 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Art Fromme 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 7
2 Rube Marquard 6
2 Eddie Stack 6
4 Willie Mitchell 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Benz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .354
2 Art Fletcher .316
3 Jim Viox .314
4 Sam Crawford .308
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 64
3 Home Run Baker 62
4 Dots Miller 60
5 2 tied 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 57
2 Danny Moeller 45
3 Eddie Collins 34
4 Max Carey 33
4 Hap Myers 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.12
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.65
3 Ad Brennan 1.66
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 Chief Bender 17
5 5 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 156
2 Willie Mitchell 126
2 Jeff Tesreau 126
4 Smoky Joe Wood 121
5 Tom Seaton 119

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 Home Run Baker .459
2 Eddie Collins .417
3 Stuffy McInnis .378
4 Jake Daubert .372
5 Bobby Veach .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Cutshaw 4
2 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Vic Saier 3
4 Beals Becker 2
4 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 14
2 George Cutshaw 12
3 Cy Williams 11
4 Beals Becker 10
4 Vic Saier 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 8
2 Max Carey 7
2 Danny Moeller 7
4 Red Murray 6
4 Gus Williams 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shawkey 0.00
2 Al Demaree 0.54
3 Pete Alexander 0.58
4 Walter Johnson 0.74
5 Bullet Joe Bush 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
2 Larry Cheney 3
2 Dutch Leonard 3
2 George McQuillan 3
2 Willie Mitchell 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hugh Bedient 22
1 Walter Johnson 22
3 Willie Mitchell 21
4 Pete Alexander 20
5 Joe Boehling 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Benz 1
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Cliff Curtis 1
1 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Home Run Baker .375
2 Vic Saier .368
3 Eddie Collins .366
4 Jake Daubert .364
5 Bob Fisher .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 7
2 Beals Becker 5
3 George Cutshaw 4
3 Hans Lobert 4
3 Vic Saier 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 23
2 Gavvy Cravath 21
2 Sam Crawford 21
2 Vic Saier 21
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 12
1 Danny Moeller 12
1 Red Murray 12
4 George Burns 11
4 Clyde Milan 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Caldwell 0.62
2 Bob Shawkey 0.67
3 Walter Johnson 1.01
4 Ray Collins 1.08
5 Al Demaree 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 7
2 Rube Marquard 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Ad Brennan 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Mitchell 42
2 Joe Boehling 39
3 Rube Marquard 38
4 Hooks Dauss 37
4 Walter Johnson 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 3
2 Bert Gallia 2
2 Claude Hendrix 2
2 Rube Marquard 2
2 Eppa Rixey 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .359
2 Home Run Baker .341
3 Heinie Zimmerman .327
4 Stuffy McInnis .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 112
2 Duffy Lewis 101
3 Sam Crawford 99
4 Heinie Zimmerman 95
5 2 tied 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 85
2 Eddie Collins 61
3 Danny Moeller 53
4 Bob Bescher 51
5 Max Carey 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.30
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.83
3 Jeff Tesreau 1.88
4 Willie Mitchell 2.04
5 Ad Brennan 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 35
2 Tom Seaton 27
3 Larry Cheney 26
3 Christy Mathewson 26
5 Jeff Tesreau 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 249
2 Smoky Joe Wood 217
3 Jeff Tesreau 189
4 Vean Gregg 171
5 Willie Mitchell 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