On This Day

Friday, August 15, 1913

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	73	35	.676	--
Naps	67	44	.604	7.5
Senators	60	48	.556	13.0
White Sox	59	54	.522	16.5
Red Sox	52	54	.491	20.0
Tigers	47	64	.423	27.5
Browns	44	71	.383	32.5
Yankees	36	68	.346	35.0

Games

White Sox 3, Yankees 2

Senators 9, Tigers 7

Athletics 12, Naps 5

Red Sox 2, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	75	32	.701	--
Phillies	64	37	.634	8.0
Cubs	58	51	.532	18.0
Pirates	56	51	.523	19.0
Superbas	46	57	.447	27.0
Braves	44	61	.419	30.0
Reds	43	70	.381	35.0
Cardinals	41	68	.376	35.0

Games

Pirates 3, Superbas 3

Cubs 14, Braves 6

Giants 6, Cardinals 1

Phillies 3, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Murphy	4
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Eddie Collins	3
2	Dick Egan	3
2	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Lake	1
1	Dode Paskert	1
1	Tillie Shafer	1
1	Ivey Wingo	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	4
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Ray Morgan	3
2	Rube Oldring	3
2	Heinie Zimmerman	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Daubert	2
1	Red McKee	2
1	Clyde Milan	2
1	Mike Mitchell	2
1	Burt Shotton	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Plank	999.00
2	Ray Caldwell	0.86
3	Chief Johnson	0.80
4	Jimmy Lavender	0.55
5	Earl Moseley	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Art Fromme	1
1	Charley Hall	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Caldwell	6
1	Jimmy Lavender	6
3	Ad Brennan	5
3	Bob Shawkey	5
5	Chief Johnson	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Tom Hughes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.358
2	Jim Viox	.316
3	Sam Crawford	.308
4	Tillie Shafer	.308
5	Art Fletcher	.306

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	78
2	Home Run Baker	68
3	Duffy Lewis	67
4	Sam Crawford	65
4	2 others tied	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	62
2	Danny Moeller	46
3	Max Carey	38
3	Hap Myers	38
5	Eddie Collins	35

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.20
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.66
3	Ad Brennan	1.68
4	Christy Mathewson	1.97
5	Fred Blanding	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	27
2	Christy Mathewson	21
3	Pete Alexander	19
3	Tom Seaton	19
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	163
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
1	Larry Cheney	8
3	Mordecai Brown	6
4	Doc Crandall	5
5	2 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Home Run Baker	.452
2	Mike Mitchell	.439
3	Ty Cobb	.372
4	Tillie Shafer	.366
5	Jake Daubert	.362

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	Cy Williams	17
2	Home Run Baker	14
2	Gavvy Cravath	14
2	George Cutshaw	14
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	9
2	Max Carey	8
3	George Moriarty	6
4	George Burns	5
4	6 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.00
2	Art Fromme	0.41
3	Pete Alexander	0.48
4	Fred Blanding	0.67
5	George Pierce	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	5
2	Babe Adams	4
2	Walter Johnson	4
4	Fred Blanding	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	24
2	Hugh Bedient	19
2	Bill Doak	19
4	Otto Hess	18
5	Babe Adams	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	3
2	Joe Benz	1
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Hooks Dauss	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.368
2	Frank Schulte	.364
3	Ty Cobb	.364
3	Zack Wheat	.364
5	Gavvy Cravath	.350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	25
1	George Cutshaw	25
3	Vic Saier	23
4	Home Run Baker	22
5	2 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	14
1	Clyde Milan	14
3	Danny Moeller	10
3	Red Murray	10
5	4 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Caldwell	1.13
2	Walter Johnson	1.16
3	Bob Shawkey	1.21
4	Roy Mitchell	1.24
5	Pete Alexander	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	8
2	Walter Johnson	7
3	Rube Marquard	6
4	Babe Adams	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	44
2	Walter Johnson	37
2	Willie Mitchell	37
4	Rube Marquard	36
5	Joe Boehling	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	4
2	Mordecai Brown	2
2	Tom Hughes	2
2	Eppa Rixey	2
5	18 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.343
2	Jake Daubert	.331
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.325
4	Sam Crawford	.321
5	Stuffy McInnis	.320

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	110
2	Duffy Lewis	100
3	Sam Crawford	99
4	Heinie Zimmerman	96
5	Dots Miller	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	84
2	Eddie Collins	62
3	Max Carey	54
3	Danny Moeller	54
5	2 tied	52

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.38
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.92
3	Willie Mitchell	2.01
4	Ed Walsh	2.02
5	Jeff Tesreau	2.02

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	242
2	Smoky Joe Wood	198
3	Jeff Tesreau	192
4	Willie Mitchell	168
5	Vean Gregg	167

Saves

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