On This Day

Friday, May 23, 1913

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 20 9 .690 --
Naps 22 12 .647 0.5
Senators 18 12 .600 2.5
White Sox 21 14 .600 2.0
Browns 16 21 .432 8.0
Red Sox 14 19 .424 8.0
Tigers 12 22 .353 10.5
Yankees 9 23 .281 12.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 20 7 .741 --
Superbas 19 12 .613 3.0
Giants 15 14 .517 6.0
Cardinals 16 15 .516 6.0
Cubs 17 16 .515 6.0
Pirates 15 18 .455 8.0
Braves 11 17 .393 9.5
Reds 9 23 .281 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Bescher 3
2 Sherry Magee 2
2 Joe Tinker 2
4 Rafael Almeida 1
4 6 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Almeida 1
1 Fred Luderus 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Luderus 2
2 Rafael Almeida 1
2 Sherry Magee 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mordecai Brown 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ad Brennan 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 George Suggs 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .343
2 Otto Knabe .342
3 Fred Merkle .336
4 Shano Collins .336
5 Joe Tinker .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 5
2 Fred Luderus 4
3 Johnny Bates 3
3 Joe Connolly 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 26
2 Danny Moeller 17
3 Donie Bush 15
4 Eddie Collins 14
4 Buck Herzog 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.81
2 Cy Falkenberg 0.88
3 Ray Keating 1.03
4 Ad Brennan 1.08
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 55
2 Tom Seaton 49
3 Jeff Tesreau 46
4 Eddie Plank 44
5 2 tied 43

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 .489
2 Sherry Magee .436
3 Jake Daubert .429
4 Gavvy Cravath .425
5 Al Bridwell .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Connolly 3
1 Fred Luderus 3
3 Jake Daubert 2
3 Buck Herzog 2
3 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 18
2 Gavvy Cravath 16
3 Heinie Zimmerman 13
4 Joe Connolly 12
4 Ed Konetchy 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 10
2 Ty Cobb 8
3 Buck Herzog 7
4 Danny Moeller 6
4 Casey Stengel 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Bender 0.50
1 Roy Mitchell 0.50
3 Dick Rudolph 0.66
4 Dan Griner 0.93
5 Hank Robinson 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Ray Collins 3
2 Cliff Curtis 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Babe Adams 20
2 Earl Hamilton 19
2 Walter Johnson 19
2 Jeff Tesreau 19
2 Smoky Joe Wood 19

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 Fred Merkle .362
2 Shano Collins .356
3 Sherry Magee .342
4 Jake Daubert .324
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 Gavvy Cravath 21
1 Heinie Zimmerman 21
3 Sherry Magee 20
3 Joe Tinker 20
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 20
2 Danny Moeller 12
3 Donie Bush 11
3 Eddie Collins 11
5 6 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Keating 0.74
2 Cy Falkenberg 0.83
3 Walter Johnson 0.90
4 Bill Steen 1.08
5 Bill James 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 8
2 Cy Falkenberg 6
2 Pat Ragan 6
2 Reb Russell 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 44
2 Buck O'Brien 42
3 Eddie Plank 36
4 Lefty Tyler 35
5 Cy Falkenberg 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nap Rucker 3
2 Chief Bender 2
2 Larry Cheney 2
2 George McConnell 2
5 15 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .428
2 Ty Cobb .428
3 Tris Speaker .379
4 Nap Lajoie .364
5 Eddie Collins .355

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 131
2 Duffy Lewis 128
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 116
4 Heinie Zimmerman 108
5 Sam Crawford 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 97
2 Bob Bescher 65
2 Eddie Collins 65
4 Ty Cobb 60
5 Tris Speaker 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.39
2 Nap Rucker 1.51
3 Jeff Tesreau 1.93
4 Christy Mathewson 2.06
5 Smoky Joe Wood 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 36
2 Smoky Joe Wood 30
3 Larry Cheney 27
3 Eddie Plank 27
5 Claude Hendrix 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 292
2 Smoky Joe Wood 240
3 Ed Walsh 213
4 Vean Gregg 188
5 Pete Alexander 184

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