On This Day

Monday, August 18, 1913

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	73	38	.658	--
Naps	69	45	.605	5.5
Senators	62	49	.559	11.0
White Sox	61	55	.526	14.5
Red Sox	53	56	.486	19.0
Tigers	49	65	.430	25.5
Browns	45	73	.381	31.5
Yankees	38	69	.355	33.0

Games

White Sox 1, Red Sox 0

Tigers 5, Athletics 4

Senators 6, Naps 3

Yankees 4, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	77	33	.700	--
Phillies	64	40	.615	10.0
Cubs	61	51	.545	17.0
Pirates	57	53	.518	20.0
Superbas	49	58	.458	26.5
Braves	46	61	.430	29.5
Reds	43	72	.374	36.5
Cardinals	42	71	.372	36.5

Games

Superbas 7, Cardinals 1

Giants 5, Pirates 3

Giants 5, Pirates 1

Cubs 10, Phillies 4

Superbas 6, Cardinals 2

Braves 4, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Byrne	5
2	George Burns	4
2	Larry Doyle	4
2	Art Fletcher	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Archer	1
1	Fred Luderus	1
1	Mike Mitchell	1
1	Vic Saier	1
1	Gus Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Art Fletcher	4
1	Red Smith	4
3	Ray Morgan	3
3	Vic Saier	3
3	Heinie Zimmerman	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Doyle	4
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Tillie Shafer	2
4	George Burns	1
4	21 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Allen	0.86
2	Al Demaree	0.64
3	Russ Ford	0.50
3	Hub Perdue	0.50
3	3 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Allen	1
1	Joe Boehling	1
1	Al Demaree	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Demaree	7
2	Frank Allen	6
3	Russ Ford	5
3	Jeff Tesreau	5
5	Nap Rucker	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.366
2	Jim Viox	.325
3	Tillie Shafer	.312
4	Art Fletcher	.310
5	Sam Crawford	.304

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	16
2	Fred Luderus	14
3	Home Run Baker	11
4	Vic Saier	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	79
2	Heinie Zimmerman	74
3	Home Run Baker	69
4	Sam Crawford	67
4	Duffy Lewis	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	62
2	Danny Moeller	48
3	Max Carey	38
3	Hap Myers	38
5	Eddie Collins	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.20
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.66
3	Ad Brennan	1.68
4	Fred Blanding	2.00
5	Jim Scott	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	27
2	Christy Mathewson	21
3	Pete Alexander	19
3	Tom Seaton	19
5	Reb Russell	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	163
2	Jeff Tesreau	139
3	Willie Mitchell	133
4	Tom Seaton	125
5	3 tied	121

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Luderus	.417
2	Mike Mitchell	.415
3	Jake Daubert	.408
4	George Burns	.393
5	Tillie Shafer	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
1	Fred Luderus	4
3	Ping Bodie	3
3	George Cutshaw	3
5	12 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Heinie Zimmerman	16
2	Home Run Baker	15
2	Cy Williams	15
4	Sam Crawford	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
1	Ty Cobb	7
1	Eddie Foster	7
1	Clyde Milan	7
5	George Moriarty	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.00
2	Art Fromme	0.41
3	Slim Sallee	0.57
4	Hugh Bedient	0.67
5	Fred Blanding	0.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	4
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Reb Russell	4
4	Fred Blanding	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	19
2	Larry Cheney	18
3	Dutch Leonard	17
4	Hugh Bedient	16
4	Ray Caldwell	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	4
2	Joe Benz	1
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Hooks Dauss	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.385
2	Mike Mitchell	.385
3	Frank Schulte	.376
4	George Burns	.373
5	Zack Wheat	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	6
2	George Cutshaw	5
2	Fred Luderus	5
4	Bris Lord	4
4	Vic Saier	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Cutshaw	27
2	Vic Saier	25
3	Gavvy Cravath	23
3	Heinie Zimmerman	23
5	Home Run Baker	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	14
2	Clyde Milan	13
3	Danny Moeller	12
4	Red Murray	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Fromme	0.76
2	Ray Caldwell	1.13
3	Bob Shawkey	1.19
4	Slim Sallee	1.23
5	Walter Johnson	1.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
2	Babe Adams	5
2	Fred Blanding	5
2	Art Fromme	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	39
2	Willie Mitchell	36
3	Rube Marquard	35
4	Walter Johnson	34
5	Dutch Leonard	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	5
2	Mordecai Brown	2
2	Tom Hughes	2
4	Frank Allen	1
4	15 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.338
2	Jake Daubert	.337
3	Honus Wagner	.330
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.324
5	Sam Crawford	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	17
1	Fred Luderus	17
3	Home Run Baker	14
3	Chief Wilson	14
5	2 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	106
2	Heinie Zimmerman	100
3	Duffy Lewis	97
4	Sam Crawford	96
5	2 tied	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	83
2	Eddie Collins	62
3	Danny Moeller	56
4	Ty Cobb	54
5	Max Carey	53

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.42
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.91
3	Willie Mitchell	1.98
4	Jeff Tesreau	1.99
5	Reb Russell	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	33
2	Larry Cheney	27
2	Christy Mathewson	27
2	Tom Seaton	27
5	Jeff Tesreau	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	235
2	Smoky Joe Wood	194
3	Jeff Tesreau	191
4	Willie Mitchell	170
5	2 tied	166

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	10
2	Chief Bender	9
3	Mordecai Brown	6
4	Doc Crandall	5
5	3 tied	4