On This Day

Wednesday, May 7, 1913

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	14	3	.824	--
Senators	12	4	.750	1.5
Naps	14	6	.700	1.5
White Sox	13	10	.565	4.0
Browns	9	13	.409	7.5
Red Sox	7	12	.368	8.0
Tigers	6	15	.286	10.0
Yankees	3	15	.167	11.5

Games

Senators 3, White Sox 2

Yankees 6, Tigers 0

Naps 4, Red Sox 1

Athletics 3, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	10	5	.667	--
Cubs	14	8	.636	-0.5
Superbas	11	8	.579	1.0
Cardinals	12	9	.571	1.0
Giants	10	8	.556	1.5
Pirates	10	11	.476	3.0
Braves	6	12	.333	5.5
Reds	4	16	.200	8.5

Games

Cubs 4, Superbas 3

Braves 2, Pirates 1

Giants 6, Reds 4

Phillies 4, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
1	Rabbit Maranville	3
1	Honus Wagner	3
4	Johnny Bates	2
4	23 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Austin	1
1	Home Run Baker	1
1	Roger Bresnahan	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Austin	2
1	Roger Bresnahan	2
1	Jack Graney	2
1	Hans Lobert	2
1	Otto Miller	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sherry Magee	2
1	Armando Marsans	2
3	Jimmy Austin	1
3	Joe Birmingham	1
3	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cy Falkenberg	0.88
2	Ray Keating	0.83
3	Lefty Tyler	0.82
4	Tom Hughes	0.73
5	Eddie Cicotte	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Boardwalk Brown	1
1	Cy Falkenberg	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Ray Keating	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Tyler	9
2	Tom Hughes	8
3	Cy Falkenberg	7
4	Frank Lange	6
4	Christy Mathewson	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ray Schalk	.390
2	Fred Merkle	.346
3	Otto Knabe	.343
4	Casey Stengel	.324
5	Rebel Oakes	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Bates	3
1	Sherry Magee	3
1	Casey Stengel	3
4	Gavvy Cravath	2
4	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duffy Lewis	23
2	Jack Graney	17
3	Nap Lajoie	16
4	Heinie Zimmerman	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	16
2	Danny Moeller	11
3	Donie Bush	10
3	Ray Chapman	10
3	Eddie Collins	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.20
2	Ray Keating	0.79
3	Cy Falkenberg	0.80
4	Eddie Stack	0.86
5	Pete Alexander	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	6
1	Walter Johnson	6
3	Cy Falkenberg	5
3	Pat Ragan	5
3	Tom Seaton	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	36
2	Tom Seaton	35
3	Eddie Plank	33
4	Larry Cheney	30
5	2 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	2
1	Nap Rucker	2
3	Frank Allen	1
3	George Baumgardner	1
3	15 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Merkle	.404
2	Dick Egan	.396
3	Casey Stengel	.367
4	Bobby Byrne	.333
4	3 others tied	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	3
1	Casey Stengel	3
3	Gavvy Cravath	2
4	Rafael Almeida	1
4	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duffy Lewis	12
2	Jack Graney	10
3	Babe Borton	9
3	Nap Lajoie	9
3	Sherry Magee	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	10
2	Ray Chapman	7
2	Eddie Collins	7
4	Donie Bush	6
4	Danny Moeller	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.00
2	Ray Keating	0.31
3	Bill James	0.56
4	Bob Harmon	0.61
5	Joe Engel	0.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Pat Ragan	4
3	Hugh Bedient	3
3	Cy Falkenberg	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	25
1	Buck O'Brien	25
1	Eddie Plank	25
4	Cy Falkenberg	20
5	Lefty Tyler	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nap Rucker	2
2	Frank Allen	1
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.414
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.408
3	Tris Speaker	.382
4	Nap Lajoie	.369
5	Eddie Collins	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	13
1	Frank Schulte	13
1	Heinie Zimmerman	13
4	Home Run Baker	11
4	2 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	134
2	Duffy Lewis	128
3	Sam Crawford	113
4	Heinie Zimmerman	106
5	Stuffy McInnis	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	97
2	Eddie Collins	70
3	Bob Bescher	67
4	Ty Cobb	57
5	Tris Speaker	54

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.45
2	Nap Rucker	1.76
3	Smoky Joe Wood	1.94
4	Christy Mathewson	2.04
5	Jeff Tesreau	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	34
2	Smoky Joe Wood	32
3	Larry Cheney	29
4	Eddie Plank	26
5	Claude Hendrix	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	302
2	Smoky Joe Wood	246
3	Ed Walsh	225
4	Vean Gregg	196
5	Pete Alexander	190

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	9
2	Slim Sallee	7
3	Christy Mathewson	5
3	Nap Rucker	5
5	11 tied	3