On This Day

Monday, May 12, 1913

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	17	5	.773	--
Naps	17	8	.680	1.5
Senators	14	7	.667	2.5
White Sox	16	12	.571	4.0
Browns	11	16	.407	8.5
Red Sox	9	15	.375	9.0
Tigers	8	18	.308	11.0
Yankees	6	17	.261	11.5

Games

Athletics 3, White Sox 0

Yankees 4, Naps 3

Tigers 8, Red Sox 7

Senators 2, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	13	6	.684	--
Superbas	15	8	.652	0.0
Cubs	15	11	.577	1.5
Cardinals	13	11	.542	2.5
Giants	11	11	.500	3.5
Braves	9	12	.429	5.0
Pirates	10	15	.400	6.0
Reds	6	18	.250	9.5

Games

Superbas 4, Reds 3

Giants 5, Cubs 1

Phillies 6, Pirates 5

Braves 6, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Slim Sallee	3
1	Possum Whitted	3
3	Joe Birmingham	2
3	Max Carey	2
3	23 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Daubert	1
1	Buck Herzog	1
1	Otto Knabe	1
1	Sherry Magee	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	3
2	Bill Carrigan	2
2	Jake Daubert	2
2	Clyde Engle	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hans Lobert	2
2	Rafael Almeida	1
2	Donie Bush	1
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Groom	1.33
2	Reb Russell	0.80
3	Babe Adams	0.67
3	Christy Mathewson	0.67
5	Chief Bender	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Bob Groom	1
1	Joe Lake	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Groom	8
2	Earl Moore	7
3	Babe Adams	6
4	Chief Bender	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ray Schalk	.342
2	Otto Knabe	.333
3	Larry Doyle	.324
4	Johnny Bates	.323
5	Fred Merkle	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	4
2	Johnny Bates	3
2	Casey Stengel	3
4	Gavvy Cravath	2
4	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duffy Lewis	23
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	19
3	Jack Graney	18
3	Dots Miller	18
5	Nap Lajoie	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	18
2	Donie Bush	13
3	Danny Moeller	12
4	Hap Myers	11
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.17
2	Ray Keating	0.79
3	Pete Alexander	0.95
4	Ad Brennan	0.96
5	Cy Falkenberg	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	7
1	Walter Johnson	7
3	Cy Falkenberg	6
3	Pat Ragan	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	40
1	Eddie Plank	40
3	Vean Gregg	39
4	Larry Cheney	37
4	Tom Seaton	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	2
1	Nap Rucker	2
3	Frank Allen	1
3	George Baumgardner	1
3	17 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.475
2	Harry Lord	.388
3	Buck Herzog	.385
4	Johnny Evers	.382
5	Johnny Bates	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	3
2	Gavvy Cravath	2
2	Buck Herzog	2
2	Casey Stengel	2
5	21 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Herzog	10
2	Babe Borton	9
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	9
4	Shano Collins	8
4	7 others tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	9
2	Hap Myers	8
3	Donie Bush	6
3	Ray Chapman	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Tyler	0.00
1	Walter Johnson	0.00
3	Ray Keating	0.44
4	Ad Brennan	0.54
5	Art Fromme	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Pat Ragan	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	George Baumgardner	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Tyler	25
2	Vean Gregg	24
3	Eddie Plank	22
4	Cy Falkenberg	21
4	Walter Johnson	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Allen	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	George Chalmers	1
1	9 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.417
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.413
3	Tris Speaker	.376
4	Nap Lajoie	.365
5	Eddie Collins	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	13
1	Frank Schulte	13
3	Fred Luderus	12
3	Heinie Zimmerman	12
5	2 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	134
2	Duffy Lewis	126
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	111
4	Sam Crawford	107
5	Stuffy McInnis	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	94
2	Eddie Collins	69
3	Bob Bescher	65
4	Ty Cobb	57
5	Tris Speaker	54

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.31
2	Nap Rucker	1.76
3	Christy Mathewson	1.96
4	Jeff Tesreau	1.99
5	Smoky Joe Wood	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	34
2	Larry Cheney	30
2	Smoky Joe Wood	30
4	Eddie Plank	27
5	Claude Hendrix	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	290
2	Smoky Joe Wood	235
3	Ed Walsh	227
4	Vean Gregg	202
5	Pete Alexander	188

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Slim Sallee	7
3	Christy Mathewson	4
3	Nap Rucker	4
5	10 tied	3