On This Day

Wednesday, May 21, 1913

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	19	9	.679	--
Naps	21	12	.636	0.5
Senators	18	11	.621	1.5
White Sox	20	14	.588	2.0
Red Sox	14	18	.438	7.0
Browns	15	21	.417	8.0
Tigers	12	21	.364	9.5
Yankees	9	22	.290	11.5

Games

Red Sox 10, White Sox 9

Senators 5, Naps 3

Browns 5, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	19	7	.731	--
Superbas	19	11	.633	2.0
Giants	15	14	.517	5.5
Cardinals	16	15	.516	5.5
Cubs	17	16	.515	5.5
Pirates	14	18	.438	8.0
Braves	11	17	.393	9.0
Reds	9	22	.290	12.5

Games

Pirates 5, Superbas 2

Cubs 6, Braves 5

Cardinals 4, Giants 3

Phillies 12, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gavvy Cravath	5
2	Chick Gandil	3
2	Jack Graney	3
2	Tommy Leach	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Enos Kirkpatrick	1
1	Fred Luderus	1
1	Tom Seaton	1
1	Rip Williams	1
1	Heinie Zimmerman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	6
2	Fred Luderus	3
2	Tris Speaker	3
2	Heinie Zimmerman	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buck Herzog	2
1	Casey Stengel	2
1	Possum Whitted	2
4	George Burns	1
4	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Earl Hamilton	1.60
2	Tom Seaton	1.00
3	Babe Adams	0.80
4	Jeff Tesreau	0.60
5	George Kahler	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Ray Collins	1
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Babe Adams	8
1	Earl Hamilton	8
3	Tom Seaton	7
4	Jeff Tesreau	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.343
2	Miller Huggins	.343
3	Otto Knabe	.343
4	Fred Merkle	.336
5	Shano Collins	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	5
2	Johnny Bates	3
2	Joe Connolly	3
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duffy Lewis	29
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	28
2	Heinie Zimmerman	28
4	Dots Miller	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	25
2	Danny Moeller	17
3	Donie Bush	15
4	Buck Herzog	14
5	3 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.26
2	Cy Falkenberg	0.88
3	Ray Keating	1.03
4	Ad Brennan	1.10
5	Nap Rucker	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	10
2	Cy Falkenberg	8
3	Larry Cheney	7
3	Pat Ragan	7
3	Tom Seaton	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	49
1	Tom Seaton	49
3	Jeff Tesreau	46
4	Cy Falkenberg	43
5	2 tied	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	3
1	Nap Rucker	3
3	Chief Bender	2
3	George McConnell	2
3	Smoky Joe Wood	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.520
2	Jake Daubert	.406
3	Gavvy Cravath	.405
3	Sherry Magee	.405
5	Miller Huggins	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Connolly	3
2	Jake Daubert	2
2	Buck Herzog	2
2	Ed Konetchy	2
2	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	18
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	18
3	Shano Collins	13
3	Joe Connolly	13
3	Heinie Zimmerman	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	10
2	Ty Cobb	8
3	Buck Herzog	7
3	Danny Moeller	7
3	Hap Myers	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.36
2	Carl Zamloch	0.56
3	Dick Rudolph	0.66
4	Hank Robinson	0.87
5	Cy Falkenberg	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Falkenberg	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Chief Bender	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jeff Tesreau	26
2	Earl Hamilton	25
2	Lefty Tyler	25
4	Babe Adams	24
5	Cy Falkenberg	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George McConnell	2
2	Red Ames	1
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Joe Boehling	1
2	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shano Collins	.359
2	Fred Merkle	.356
3	Ed Konetchy	.333
3	Sherry Magee	.333
5	Chief Meyers	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	5
2	Joe Connolly	3
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Fred Luderus	3
2	Casey Stengel	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	22
1	Heinie Zimmerman	22
3	Gavvy Cravath	21
3	Joe Tinker	21
5	3 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	21
2	Donie Bush	13
2	Danny Moeller	13
4	Eddie Collins	11
4	Hap Myers	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.17
2	Ray Keating	0.74
3	Cy Falkenberg	0.83
4	Bill James	1.25
5	Bill Steen	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	8
2	Cy Falkenberg	6
2	Pat Ragan	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Tyler	41
2	Walter Johnson	38
2	Buck O'Brien	38
4	Frank Allen	34
4	Cy Falkenberg	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	3
1	Nap Rucker	3
3	Chief Bender	2
3	George McConnell	2
5	16 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.427
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.423
3	Tris Speaker	.379
4	Nap Lajoie	.364
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.352

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	133
2	Duffy Lewis	130
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	115
4	Heinie Zimmerman	110
5	Sam Crawford	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	97
2	Bob Bescher	65
2	Eddie Collins	65
4	Ty Cobb	60
5	Tris Speaker	55

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.26
2	Nap Rucker	1.61
3	Jeff Tesreau	1.91
4	Christy Mathewson	2.03
5	Smoky Joe Wood	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	36
2	Smoky Joe Wood	30
3	Larry Cheney	28
4	Eddie Plank	26
5	3 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	292
2	Smoky Joe Wood	240
3	Ed Walsh	214
4	Vean Gregg	194
5	Pete Alexander	187

Saves

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