On This Day

Saturday, May 17, 1913

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 18 7 .720 --
Naps 19 10 .655 1.0
Senators 16 9 .640 2.0
White Sox 19 12 .613 2.0
Red Sox 12 17 .414 8.0
Browns 13 19 .406 8.5
Tigers 10 20 .333 10.5
Yankees 7 20 .259 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 16 7 .696 --
Superbas 18 9 .667 0.0
Giants 14 12 .538 3.5
Cardinals 14 14 .500 4.5
Cubs 15 15 .500 4.5
Braves 11 14 .440 6.0
Pirates 12 17 .414 7.0
Reds 8 20 .286 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Art Fletcher 3
1 Doc Johnston 3
3 Max Carey 2
3 Tommy Clarke 2
3 16 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Titus 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Terry Turner 3
2 Tommy Clarke 2
2 Shano Collins 2
2 John Titus 2
5 24 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 3
2 Ty Cobb 2
3 Max Carey 1
3 Jack Graney 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Reb Russell 1.00
2 Babe Adams 0.75
3 Marc Hall 0.50
3 George Kahler 0.50
5 2 tied 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Groom 1
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 Bill James 1
1 George Kahler 1
1 Reb Russell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Babe Adams 6
1 Reb Russell 6
3 Marc Hall 5
4 Claude Hendrix 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zack Wheat .350
2 Fred Merkle .348
3 Otto Knabe .347
4 Chief Meyers .343
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 5
2 Johnny Bates 3
2 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Casey Stengel 3
5 12 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duffy Lewis 25
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 24
2 Dots Miller 24
4 Shano Collins 22
5 Heinie Zimmerman 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 22
2 Donie Bush 14
2 Danny Moeller 14
4 Hap Myers 13
5 Eddie Collins 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.30
2 Ad Brennan 0.84
3 Cy Falkenberg 0.86
4 Ray Keating 1.03
5 Nap Rucker 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 8
2 Larry Cheney 7
2 Cy Falkenberg 7
2 Pat Ragan 7
5 2 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 47
2 Tom Seaton 42
3 Claude Hendrix 41
4 Vean Gregg 40
4 Eddie Plank 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nap Rucker 3
2 Chief Bender 2
2 Larry Cheney 2
4 Frank Allen 1
4 19 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .511
2 Miller Huggins .444
3 Sherry Magee .415
4 Zack Wheat .409
5 Honus Wagner .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 4
2 Gavvy Cravath 3
3 Jake Daubert 2
3 Buck Herzog 2
3 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 14
2 Sherry Magee 13
3 Shano Collins 12
3 Gavvy Cravath 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 10
2 Hap Myers 8
3 Donie Bush 7
4 Ty Cobb 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Tyler 0.00
2 Joe Benz 0.38
3 Walter Johnson 0.40
4 Hank Robinson 0.66
5 Nap Rucker 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Pat Ragan 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Cliff Curtis 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 23
2 Buck O'Brien 22
2 Lefty Tyler 22
4 Earl Hamilton 20
4 Jeff Tesreau 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nap Rucker 2
2 Red Ames 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Joe Boehling 1
2 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .422
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .416
3 Tris Speaker .376
4 Nap Lajoie .365
5 Eddie Collins .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 14
2 Frank Schulte 13
2 Heinie Zimmerman 13
4 Fred Luderus 12
5 3 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 136
2 Duffy Lewis 126
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 115
4 Heinie Zimmerman 106
5 Sam Crawford 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 95
2 Eddie Collins 69
3 Bob Bescher 64
4 Ty Cobb 56
5 Tris Speaker 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.32
2 Nap Rucker 1.62
3 Jeff Tesreau 1.92
4 Christy Mathewson 2.02
5 Smoky Joe Wood 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 35
2 Smoky Joe Wood 30
3 Larry Cheney 29
4 Claude Hendrix 26
4 Eddie Plank 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 297
2 Smoky Joe Wood 240
3 Ed Walsh 221
4 Vean Gregg 194
5 2 tied 185

Saves

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