On This Day

Saturday, August 9, 1913

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	71	33	.683	--
Naps	65	42	.607	7.5
Senators	58	46	.558	13.0
White Sox	57	52	.523	16.5
Red Sox	50	53	.485	20.5
Tigers	45	63	.417	28.0
Browns	43	68	.387	31.5
Yankees	34	66	.340	35.0

Games

Tigers 6, Red Sox 3

Yankees 6, Browns 5

White Sox 1, Athletics 0

Naps 3, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	70	32	.686	--
Phillies	61	37	.622	7.0
Cubs	55	49	.529	16.0
Pirates	53	48	.525	16.5
Superbas	43	55	.439	25.0
Braves	42	58	.420	27.0
Reds	42	64	.396	30.0
Cardinals	41	64	.390	30.5

Games

Cubs 4, Phillies 3

Giants 11, Reds 2

Braves 3, Pirates 2

Cardinals 5, Superbas 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Birdie Cree	3
1	Heinie Groh	3
1	Bert Humphries	3
1	Del Pratt	3
5	31 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Chapman	1
1	Otto Knabe	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry McLean	3
1	Fred Snodgrass	3
3	Jimmy Austin	2
3	Donie Bush	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	2
1	Harry Williams	2
3	Marty Berghammer	1
3	Earl Blackburn	1
3	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eppa Rixey	0.56
2	Bert Humphries	0.50
2	Slim Sallee	0.50
4	Joe Boehling	0.38
5	Nap Rucker	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Blanding	1
1	Russ Ford	1
1	Bert Humphries	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eppa Rixey	5
2	Bert Humphries	4
2	Slim Sallee	4
4	Joe Boehling	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Hooks Wiltse	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.354
2	Jim Viox	.314
3	Art Fletcher	.314
4	Sam Crawford	.311
5	Chief Meyers	.305

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	14
2	Fred Luderus	13
3	Home Run Baker	10
4	Beals Becker	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	73
2	Duffy Lewis	66
3	Home Run Baker	62
4	Sam Crawford	61
4	Dots Miller	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	59
2	Danny Moeller	46
3	Eddie Collins	35
4	Max Carey	34
5	Hap Myers	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.16
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.65
3	Ad Brennan	1.66
4	Christy Mathewson	1.94
5	Jim Scott	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	26
2	Christy Mathewson	21
3	Tom Seaton	18
4	Pete Alexander	17
4	2 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	162
2	Jeff Tesreau	127
3	Willie Mitchell	126
4	Smoky Joe Wood	121
5	Tom Seaton	119

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Home Run Baker	.487
2	Sam Crawford	.378
3	Eddie Collins	.372
3	Birdie Cree	.372
3	Jake Daubert	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Cutshaw	4
2	Beals Becker	3
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Fred Luderus	3
2	Vic Saier	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	14
2	Beals Becker	13
2	Gavvy Cravath	13
2	George Cutshaw	13
5	2 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	9
2	Clyde Engle	6
2	Danny Moeller	6
2	George Moriarty	6
2	Red Murray	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shawkey	0.50
2	Pete Alexander	0.69
3	Bullet Joe Bush	1.00
4	Art Fromme	1.04
5	Ray Caldwell	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	5
2	Babe Adams	3
2	Fred Blanding	3
2	Larry Cheney	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	25
2	Hugh Bedient	21
2	Joe Boehling	21
4	Dutch Leonard	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	2
2	Joe Benz	1
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Cliff Curtis	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Beals Becker	.376
2	Jake Daubert	.363
3	Sam Crawford	.361
3	Vic Saier	.361
5	Home Run Baker	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Beals Becker	6
1	Gavvy Cravath	6
3	Fred Luderus	5
4	George Cutshaw	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	23
1	Gavvy Cravath	23
3	Sam Crawford	22
4	Beals Becker	21
4	Vic Saier	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	13
2	Clyde Milan	12
2	Red Murray	12
4	George Burns	11
4	Danny Moeller	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Caldwell	0.64
2	Bob Shawkey	0.75
3	Walter Johnson	1.28
4	Willie Mitchell	1.37
5	Fred Blanding	1.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
3	Fred Blanding	5
3	Ad Brennan	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Boehling	42
1	Walter Johnson	42
3	Pete Alexander	37
3	Willie Mitchell	37
5	Dutch Leonard	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	2
1	Larry Cheney	2
1	Eppa Rixey	2
4	Frank Allen	1
4	20 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.354
2	Home Run Baker	.337
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.333
4	Jake Daubert	.325
5	Stuffy McInnis	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	16
1	Fred Luderus	16
3	Chief Wilson	14
4	Home Run Baker	13
5	2 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	109
2	Duffy Lewis	103
3	Sam Crawford	98
4	Heinie Zimmerman	95
5	2 tied	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	85
2	Eddie Collins	62
3	Danny Moeller	54
4	Bob Bescher	50
4	2 others tied	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.34
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.83
3	Jeff Tesreau	1.99
4	Reb Russell	2.01
5	Christy Mathewson	2.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	250
2	Smoky Joe Wood	217
3	Jeff Tesreau	190
4	Vean Gregg	171
5	Willie Mitchell	166

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	9
2	Larry Cheney	7
3	Mordecai Brown	6
4	Doc Crandall	5
4	Slim Sallee	5