On This Day

Thursday, August 14, 1913

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 72 35 .673 --
Naps 67 43 .609 6.5
Senators 59 48 .551 13.0
White Sox 58 54 .518 16.5
Red Sox 51 54 .486 20.0
Tigers 47 63 .427 26.5
Browns 44 70 .386 31.5
Yankees 36 67 .350 34.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 32 .698 --
Phillies 63 37 .630 8.0
Cubs 57 51 .528 18.0
Pirates 56 51 .523 18.5
Superbas 46 57 .447 26.5
Braves 44 60 .423 29.0
Reds 43 69 .384 34.0
Cardinals 41 67 .380 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Carey 4
1 Larry Doyle 4
1 Ed Konetchy 4
1 Fred Luderus 4
1 Lee Magee 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 Ed Konetchy 2
3 Home Run Baker 1
3 Larry Doyle 1
3 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doyle 5
2 Gavvy Cravath 4
2 Vic Saier 4
4 Eddie Foster 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hap Myers 4
2 George Burns 2
2 Lee Magee 2
2 Fred Merkle 2
5 16 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Pierce 1.80
2 Reb Russell 1.00
3 Hugh Bedient 0.86
4 Pete Alexander 0.83
5 Jeff Tesreau 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Hugh Bedient 1
1 Fred Blanding 1
1 Jean Dubuc 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Pierce 9
2 Jeff Tesreau 7
3 Hugh Bedient 6
3 Bill Doak 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .357
2 Jim Viox .316
3 Art Fletcher .310
4 Sam Crawford .309
5 Tillie Shafer .303

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 16
2 Fred Luderus 13
3 Home Run Baker 11
4 Beals Becker 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 77
2 Duffy Lewis 67
3 Home Run Baker 66
4 Dots Miller 64
5 Sam Crawford 63

Stolen Bases

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

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 Fred Blanding 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 26
2 Christy Mathewson 21
3 Tom Seaton 19
4 Pete Alexander 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 162
2 Jeff Tesreau 134
3 Willie Mitchell 129
4 Tom Seaton 124
5 Smoky Joe Wood 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 8
2 Larry Cheney 7
3 Mordecai Brown 6
4 Doc Crandall 5
5 Hugh Bedient 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Home Run Baker .452
2 Mike Mitchell .425
3 Stuffy McInnis .381
4 Jake Daubert .370
5 Birdie Cree .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 5
2 Ping Bodie 3
2 George Cutshaw 3
2 Fred Luderus 3
5 8 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 15
2 Home Run Baker 14
2 George Cutshaw 14
4 Cy Williams 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
1 Clyde Milan 8
3 George Moriarty 6
4 George Burns 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.00
2 Bob Shawkey 0.50
3 Pete Alexander 0.51
4 Art Fromme 0.63
5 George Pierce 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 4
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Fred Blanding 4
4 Walter Johnson 3
4 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hugh Bedient 27
2 Pete Alexander 22
3 Rube Marquard 20
4 Bill Doak 19
5 Babe Adams 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 2
2 Joe Benz 1
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 Hooks Dauss 1
2 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stuffy McInnis .369
2 Jake Daubert .365
3 Zack Wheat .361
4 Gavvy Cravath .359
5 Home Run Baker .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 7
2 George Cutshaw 5
3 Beals Becker 4
3 Bris Lord 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Cutshaw 25
2 Gavvy Cravath 24
2 Vic Saier 24
4 Home Run Baker 20
4 Beals Becker 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 15
2 Clyde Milan 12
3 George Burns 11
4 Danny Moeller 10
4 Red Murray 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shawkey 0.75
2 Walter Johnson 0.95
3 Ray Caldwell 1.13
4 Roy Mitchell 1.24
5 2 tied 1.41

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 42
2 Willie Mitchell 37
3 Walter Johnson 36
3 Rube Marquard 36
5 Joe Boehling 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 3
2 Mordecai Brown 2
2 Eppa Rixey 2
4 Frank Allen 1
4 18 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .343
2 Home Run Baker .340
3 Jake Daubert .330
4 Stuffy McInnis .324
5 Sam Crawford .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 17
2 Fred Luderus 16
3 Home Run Baker 14
3 Chief Wilson 14
5 Sherry Magee 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 109
2 Duffy Lewis 103
3 Sam Crawford 98
4 Nap Lajoie 94
5 Heinie Zimmerman 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 82
2 Eddie Collins 62
3 Max Carey 54
3 Danny Moeller 54
5 Ty Cobb 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.35
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.86
3 Willie Mitchell 2.00
4 Ed Walsh 2.02
5 Jeff Tesreau 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 34
2 Christy Mathewson 27
2 Tom Seaton 27
4 Larry Cheney 26
5 Jeff Tesreau 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 241
2 Smoky Joe Wood 207
3 Jeff Tesreau 192
4 Vean Gregg 170
5 Willie Mitchell 169

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 9
2 Larry Cheney 8
3 Mordecai Brown 6
4 Doc Crandall 5
4 Slim Sallee 5