On This Day

Sunday, August 31, 1913

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 81 41 .664 --
Naps 75 49 .605 7.0
Senators 69 52 .570 11.5
White Sox 65 61 .516 18.0
Red Sox 59 61 .492 21.0
Tigers 54 71 .432 28.5
Browns 48 81 .372 36.5
Yankees 42 77 .353 37.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 82 39 .678 --
Phillies 70 45 .609 9.0
Cubs 67 56 .545 16.0
Pirates 64 56 .533 17.5
Braves 52 66 .441 28.5
Superbas 52 66 .441 28.5
Reds 52 76 .406 33.5
Cardinals 45 80 .360 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Egan 4
2 Jimmy Archer 3
2 Heinie Groh 3
2 Dick Hoblitzell 3
2 Lee Magee 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doc Johnston 3
1 Vic Saier 3
3 Heinie Groh 2
3 Nap Lajoie 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Heinie Groh 2
1 Bobby Veach 2
3 Bob Bescher 1
3 Earl Blackburn 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vean Gregg 0.57
2 Bert Humphries 0.33
3 George Suggs 0.29
4 Reb Russell 0.25
5 Bob Harmon 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 Bert Humphries 1
1 Chief Johnson 1
1 George Suggs 1
1 Ed Willett 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vean Gregg 4
1 Bob Harmon 4
3 Reb Russell 3
4 Wilbur Cooper 2
4 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .358
2 Jim Viox .329
3 Sam Crawford .306
4 Art Fletcher .303
5 Tillie Shafer .303

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 18
2 Fred Luderus 16
3 Home Run Baker 11
4 Vic Saier 10
5 Sherry Magee 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 89
2 Sam Crawford 77
3 Heinie Zimmerman 75
4 Vic Saier 74
5 Dots Miller 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 65
2 Danny Moeller 51
3 Hap Myers 46
4 Max Carey 44
5 2 tied 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.10
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.65
3 Willie Mitchell 2.02
4 Ad Brennan 2.03
5 Fred Blanding 2.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 184
2 Jeff Tesreau 148
3 Cy Falkenberg 138
4 Vean Gregg 137
5 Tom Seaton 134

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 Gavvy Cravath .442
2 Red Smith .436
3 Jim Viox .385
4 Bobby Byrne .382
5 Paddy Baumann .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 3
1 Sherry Magee 3
3 Bobby Byrne 2
3 Max Carey 2
3 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 12
1 Sherry Magee 12
3 Vic Saier 11
3 Bobby Veach 11
5 4 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 9
2 Hap Myers 8
3 Larry Doyle 7
3 Rube Oldring 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.30
2 Earl Yingling 0.56
3 Jimmy Lavender 0.60
4 Lefty Tyler 0.75
5 Hooks Dauss 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Willett 4
2 Jean Dubuc 3
2 Vean Gregg 3
2 Chief Johnson 3
5 25 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 23
2 Vean Gregg 21
2 Walter Johnson 21
4 Ray Caldwell 20
5 Red Ames 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 2
2 Ray Caldwell 1
2 Bob Harmon 1
2 Tom Hughes 1
2 2 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gavvy Cravath .396
2 Fred Luderus .375
3 Jim Viox .368
4 Jake Daubert .360
5 Ty Cobb .358

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 25
2 Sam Crawford 24
3 Fred Luderus 23
4 Vic Saier 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.92
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.28
3 Fred Blanding 1.36
4 George Pierce 1.42
5 Byron Houck 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 7
2 Walter Johnson 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Fred Blanding 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Caldwell 36
2 Walter Johnson 35
3 Vean Gregg 33
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 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .339
2 Jake Daubert .339
3 Jim Viox .326
4 Sam Crawford .321
5 Honus Wagner .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 19
2 Fred Luderus 18
3 Home Run Baker 14
3 Chief Wilson 14
5 Sherry Magee 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 102
2 Sam Crawford 100
3 Gavvy Cravath 94
4 Dots Miller 93
5 Heinie Zimmerman 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 80
2 Eddie Collins 63
3 Ty Cobb 59
4 Danny Moeller 56
5 Max Carey 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.26
2 Willie Mitchell 1.90
3 Jeff Tesreau 1.92
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.96
5 Smoky Joe Wood 2.04

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 228
2 Jeff Tesreau 190
3 Smoky Joe Wood 175
4 Tom Seaton 170
5 Willie Mitchell 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