On This Day

Thursday, August 21, 1913

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	76	38	.667	--
Naps	69	47	.595	8.0
Senators	64	49	.566	11.5
White Sox	63	56	.529	15.5
Red Sox	54	58	.482	21.0
Tigers	49	67	.422	28.0
Browns	47	74	.388	32.5
Yankees	38	71	.349	35.5

Games

Athletics 7, White Sox 1

Red Sox 3, Naps 2

Senators 2, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	78	35	.690	--
Phillies	65	42	.607	10.0
Cubs	62	53	.539	17.0
Pirates	60	53	.531	18.0
Superbas	50	60	.455	26.5
Braves	47	64	.423	30.0
Reds	47	72	.395	34.0
Cardinals	43	73	.371	36.5

Games

Reds 6, Superbas 4

Giants 8, Cubs 2

Pirates 9, Phillies 6

Braves 7, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Collins	4
2	Home Run Baker	3
2	Bob Bescher	3
2	George Burns	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Byrne	1
1	Johnny Evers	1
1	Dots Miller	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Possum Whitted	4
2	Joe Connolly	3
2	Larry Doyle	3
2	Wally Schang	3
2	Heinie Wagner	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	2
2	Bob Bescher	1
2	Bill Carrigan	1
2	Eddie Collins	1
2	18 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Shawkey	0.86
2	Pete Alexander	0.75
3	Bob Groom	0.67
4	Marty O'Toole	0.47
5	Dutch Leonard	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Bob Groom	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Marty O'Toole	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Bob Shawkey	6
4	Bob Groom	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.361
2	Jim Viox	.332
3	Tillie Shafer	.313
4	Art Fletcher	.310
5	Sam Crawford	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	17
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	81
2	Heinie Zimmerman	75
3	Home Run Baker	70
4	Sam Crawford	69
4	Dots Miller	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	63
2	Danny Moeller	49
3	Max Carey	41
4	Hap Myers	40
5	Eddie Collins	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.15
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.63
3	Ad Brennan	1.64
4	Jim Scott	1.94
5	Fred Blanding	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	28
2	Christy Mathewson	22
3	Pete Alexander	19
3	Tom Seaton	19
5	Reb Russell	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	168
2	Jeff Tesreau	139
3	Willie Mitchell	133
4	Tom Seaton	128
5	Cy Falkenberg	125

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Home Run Baker	.449
2	Jim Viox	.439
3	Tillie Shafer	.422
4	George Burns	.411
5	Jake Daubert	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ping Bodie	3
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
1	Fred Luderus	3
4	Jimmy Archer	2
4	10 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Heinie Zimmerman	16
2	Dick Hoblitzell	15
3	Larry Doyle	13
3	Fred Luderus	13
3	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	9
2	Max Carey	8
3	Clyde Milan	7
3	Hap Myers	7
5	Eddie Foster	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mack Allison	0.45
2	Hugh Bedient	0.50
3	Byron Houck	0.64
4	Bob Groom	0.67
5	Ray Keating	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	4
1	Jim Scott	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Red Ames	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	18
2	Ray Caldwell	16
2	Larry Cheney	16
2	Rube Marquard	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	4
2	Chief Bender	2
3	Joe Benz	1
3	Hooks Dauss	1
3	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.394
2	Tillie Shafer	.363
3	Jim Viox	.358
4	Gavvy Cravath	.356
5	Beals Becker	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	7
2	George Cutshaw	6
3	Fred Luderus	5
4	Vic Saier	4
5	8 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Cutshaw	26
2	Vic Saier	25
3	Heinie Zimmerman	24
4	Gavvy Cravath	23
5	Home Run Baker	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	16
2	Clyde Milan	14
3	Danny Moeller	12
4	Ty Cobb	11
4	Gus Williams	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.07
2	George Pierce	1.24
3	Ray Caldwell	1.50
4	Bob Shawkey	1.51
5	Fred Blanding	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
2	Babe Adams	6
3	Red Ames	5
3	Art Fromme	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	45
2	Walter Johnson	34
3	Dutch Leonard	31
4	Rube Marquard	30
5	Hugh Bedient	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	5
2	Chief Bender	2
2	Mordecai Brown	2
2	Tom Hughes	2
5	16 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.341
2	Jake Daubert	.336
3	Honus Wagner	.330
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.322
5	Sam Crawford	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	18
2	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	98
3	Sam Crawford	96
4	Duffy Lewis	95
5	Dots Miller	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	82
2	Eddie Collins	63
3	Danny Moeller	57
4	Max Carey	56
4	Ty Cobb	56

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.36
2	Ad Brennan	1.98
3	Willie Mitchell	1.99
4	Jeff Tesreau	1.99
5	Smoky Joe Wood	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	33
2	Christy Mathewson	28
3	Tom Seaton	27
4	Larry Cheney	26
5	Jeff Tesreau	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	237
2	Jeff Tesreau	191
2	Smoky Joe Wood	191
4	Willie Mitchell	169
5	Tom Seaton	167

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	11
2	Larry Cheney	10
3	Mordecai Brown	6
4	Doc Crandall	5
5	4 tied	4