On This Day

Thursday, August 28, 1913

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 81 39 .675 --
Naps 72 49 .595 9.5
Senators 67 52 .563 13.5
White Sox 65 59 .524 18.0
Red Sox 59 59 .500 21.0
Tigers 52 71 .423 30.5
Browns 48 78 .381 36.0
Yankees 40 77 .342 39.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 82 37 .689 --
Phillies 68 45 .602 11.0
Cubs 65 55 .542 17.5
Pirates 63 54 .538 18.0
Superbas 52 64 .448 28.5
Braves 50 66 .431 30.5
Reds 49 75 .395 35.5
Cardinals 44 77 .364 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Barry 3
1 Sherry Magee 3
1 Wally Schang 3
4 Doc Cook 2
4 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 1
1 Red Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Barry 3
1 Sherry Magee 3
3 Bill Killefer 2
3 Wally Schang 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rube Oldring 2
2 Home Run Baker 1
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 Birdie Cree 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 3.33
2 Al Schulz 0.55
3 Chief Bender 0.31
4 Rube Marquard 0.29
5 Tom Seaton 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Ray Collins 1
1 Nap Rucker 1
1 Tom Seaton 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 10
2 Al Schulz 6
3 Chief Bender 5
4 Nap Rucker 4
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .365
2 Jim Viox .330
3 Sam Crawford .306
4 Tillie Shafer .305
5 Art Fletcher .304

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 18
2 Fred Luderus 16
3 Home Run Baker 11
4 Sherry Magee 9
4 Vic Saier 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 86
2 Sam Crawford 75
2 Heinie Zimmerman 75
4 Dots Miller 72
5 2 tied 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 64
2 Danny Moeller 50
3 Max Carey 43
3 Hap Myers 43
5 2 tied 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.10
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.65
3 Jim Scott 1.95
4 Christy Mathewson 2.02
5 Reb Russell 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 29
2 Christy Mathewson 23
3 Tom Seaton 21
4 Pete Alexander 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 184
2 Jeff Tesreau 145
3 Tom Seaton 134
4 Vean Gregg 133
4 Willie Mitchell 133

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Viox .429
2 Gavvy Cravath .417
3 Ty Cobb .415
3 Jake Daubert .415
5 Heinie Zimmerman .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
2 Fred Luderus 3
2 Sherry Magee 3
4 Jimmy Archer 2
4 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 15
2 Bob Fisher 14
2 Vic Saier 14
4 Gavvy Cravath 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 10
2 Hap Myers 9
3 Jake Daubert 7
3 Larry Doyle 7
3 Rube Oldring 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mack Allison 0.45
2 Jim Scott 0.69
3 Walter Johnson 0.74
4 Hugh Bedient 0.89
5 Nap Rucker 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 3
1 Eddie Cicotte 3
1 Jean Dubuc 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 22
2 Ad Brennan 19
2 Eddie Cicotte 19
2 George Pierce 19
5 Jeff Tesreau 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 3
2 Chief Bender 2
2 Tom Hughes 2
4 Bob Harmon 1
4 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .400
2 Home Run Baker .390
3 Gavvy Cravath .381
3 Jim Viox .381
5 Ty Cobb .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 7
2 Fred Luderus 6
3 George Cutshaw 4
4 Beals Becker 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 24
2 Sam Crawford 22
2 Fred Luderus 22
4 Home Run Baker 21
4 Jim Viox 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 14
2 Max Carey 13
3 Clyde Milan 12
4 Red Murray 11
5 Hap Myers 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.92
2 George Pierce 1.42
3 Boardwalk Brown 1.48
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.61
5 Ray Caldwell 1.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 35
2 Hugh Bedient 32
2 Ray Caldwell 32
4 Pete Alexander 31
4 2 others tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 4
2 Chief Bender 2
2 Tom Hughes 2
4 Joe Benz 1
4 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .342
2 Eddie Collins .340
3 Jim Viox .326
4 Honus Wagner .320
5 Sam Crawford .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 19
1 Fred Luderus 19
3 Home Run Baker 14
3 Chief Wilson 14
5 Sherry Magee 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 104
2 Sam Crawford 98
3 Heinie Zimmerman 95
4 Dots Miller 93
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 81
2 Eddie Collins 65
3 Ty Cobb 59
4 Danny Moeller 55
5 Max Carey 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.28
2 Willie Mitchell 1.90
3 Jeff Tesreau 1.92
4 Smoky Joe Wood 1.95
5 Eddie Cicotte 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 33
2 Christy Mathewson 29
3 Tom Seaton 28
4 Larry Cheney 24
4 2 others tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 240
2 Jeff Tesreau 190
3 Smoky Joe Wood 183
4 Tom Seaton 170
5 2 tied 168

Saves

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