On This Day

Tuesday, August 12, 1913

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 72 34 .679 --
Naps 66 43 .606 7.5
Senators 59 47 .557 13.0
White Sox 58 53 .523 16.5
Red Sox 50 54 .481 21.0
Tigers 46 63 .422 27.5
Browns 44 69 .389 31.5
Yankees 35 67 .343 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 72 32 .692 --
Phillies 61 37 .622 8.0
Pirates 55 49 .529 17.0
Cubs 55 51 .519 18.0
Superbas 44 56 .440 26.0
Braves 44 58 .431 27.0
Reds 43 67 .391 32.0
Cardinals 41 65 .387 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Connolly 6
1 Rabbit Maranville 6
3 Jimmy Austin 3
3 Bris Lord 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ping Bodie 1
1 Art Fletcher 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Connolly 4
2 Art Fletcher 3
2 Hap Myers 3
4 Walt Alexander 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Connolly 2
2 Jake Daubert 1
2 Buck Herzog 1
2 Tommy Leach 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Otto Hess 0.88
2 Walt Dickson 0.50
3 Larry Cheney 0.44
4 Mysterious Walker 0.43
5 Roy Mitchell 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Art Fromme 1
1 Otto Hess 1
1 Roy Mitchell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Cheney 7
1 Otto Hess 7
3 Wilbur Cooper 6
3 Mysterious Walker 6
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walt Leverenz 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .352
2 Jim Viox .316
3 Art Fletcher .314
4 Sam Crawford .312
5 Tillie Shafer .304

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 65
4 Sam Crawford 62
4 Dots Miller 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 60
2 Danny Moeller 46
3 Max Carey 38
4 Eddie Collins 35
5 Hap Myers 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.16
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.64
3 Ad Brennan 1.66
4 Christy Mathewson 1.97
5 Joe Boehling 2.03

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 Willie Mitchell 129
3 Jeff Tesreau 127
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 .455
2 Stuffy McInnis .432
3 Amos Strunk .410
4 Birdie Cree .392
5 Sam Crawford .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beals Becker 3
1 Ping Bodie 3
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
1 George Cutshaw 3
1 Fred Luderus 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 16
2 Cy Williams 13
3 Beals Becker 12
3 George Cutshaw 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
1 Clyde Milan 8
3 George Moriarty 6
3 Red Murray 6
3 Ivey Wingo 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shawkey 0.50
2 Pete Alexander 0.60
3 Fred Blanding 0.67
4 Art Fromme 0.81
5 Babe Adams 1.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 4
1 Pete Alexander 4
3 Red Ames 3
3 Fred Blanding 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hugh Bedient 21
2 Pete Alexander 18
2 Dutch Leonard 18
2 Rube Marquard 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Benz 1
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .375
2 Beals Becker .361
3 Sam Crawford .356
4 Zack Wheat .355
5 2 tied .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beals Becker 5
1 Gavvy Cravath 5
1 George Cutshaw 5
4 Fred Luderus 4
4 Vic Saier 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Cutshaw 22
2 Home Run Baker 21
3 Gavvy Cravath 20
3 Sam Crawford 20
3 Vic Saier 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 15
2 Clyde Milan 13
3 Danny Moeller 11
4 George Burns 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shawkey 0.75
2 Ray Caldwell 0.97
3 Walter Johnson 1.28
4 Willie Mitchell 1.32
5 Fred Blanding 1.34

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 42
2 Willie Mitchell 40
3 Pete Alexander 37
3 Joe Boehling 37
5 Rube Marquard 36

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 .345
2 Home Run Baker .339
3 Stuffy McInnis .324
4 Sam Crawford .324
5 Heinie Zimmerman .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 16
2 Gavvy Cravath 15
3 Chief Wilson 14
4 Home Run Baker 13
5 Sherry Magee 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 108
2 Duffy Lewis 102
3 Sam Crawford 98
4 Heinie Zimmerman 93
5 2 tied 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 82
2 Eddie Collins 62
3 Max Carey 54
3 Danny Moeller 54
5 2 tied 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.35
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.86
3 Willie Mitchell 2.00
4 Jeff Tesreau 2.01
5 Ad Brennan 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 34
2 Christy Mathewson 27
3 Larry Cheney 26
3 Tom Seaton 26
5 Jeff Tesreau 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 241
2 Smoky Joe Wood 207
3 Jeff Tesreau 185
4 Vean Gregg 170
5 Willie Mitchell 169

Saves

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