On This Day

Monday, May 26, 1913

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 22 10 .688 --
Naps 24 12 .667 0.0
Senators 19 14 .576 3.5
White Sox 21 16 .568 3.5
Red Sox 15 19 .441 8.0
Browns 17 24 .415 9.5
Tigers 15 23 .395 10.0
Yankees 9 24 .273 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 22 7 .759 --
Superbas 19 14 .576 5.0
Giants 16 14 .533 6.5
Cardinals 18 16 .529 6.5
Cubs 18 17 .514 7.0
Pirates 16 19 .457 9.0
Braves 11 18 .379 11.0
Reds 10 25 .286 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 Jack Lapp 3
1 Howie Shanks 3
1 Casey Stengel 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Austin 1
1 Chick Gandil 1
1 Johnny Johnston 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zack Wheat 4
2 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Joe Gedeon 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
5 2 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hans Lobert 3
2 Olaf Henriksen 2
2 Sherry Magee 2
2 Clyde Milan 2
2 Germany Schaefer 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 1.67
2 Hugh Bedient 1.33
3 Rube Marquard 0.83
4 Hooks Dauss 0.60
5 Tom Seaton 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Hugh Bedient 1
1 Byron Houck 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hugh Bedient 8
2 Dick Rudolph 6
3 Walter Johnson 5
3 Rube Marquard 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Boehling 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .343
2 Fred Merkle .341
3 Shano Collins .333
4 Otto Knabe .331
5 Heinie Zimmerman .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 32
2 Heinie Zimmerman 30
3 Duffy Lewis 29
4 Shano Collins 25
4 Dots Miller 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 28
2 Danny Moeller 17
3 Donie Bush 16
4 Eddie Collins 15
4 Buck Herzog 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.74
2 Ad Brennan 1.08
3 Nap Rucker 1.13
4 Cy Falkenberg 1.14
5 Pete Alexander 1.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 11
2 Cy Falkenberg 8
3 Pete Alexander 7
3 Larry Cheney 7
3 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 60
2 Tom Seaton 53
3 Cy Falkenberg 47
4 Jeff Tesreau 46
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 3
1 Larry Cheney 3
1 Nap Rucker 3
4 Joe Boehling 2
4 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .556
2 Gavvy Cravath .465
3 Sherry Magee .452
4 Shano Collins .417
5 Honus Wagner .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Connolly 3
1 Zack Wheat 3
3 Jake Daubert 2
3 Johnny Johnston 2
3 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 17
2 Heinie Zimmerman 15
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 13
4 Joe Connolly 12
4 Sherry Magee 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 11
2 Ty Cobb 10
3 Tris Speaker 8
4 Buck Herzog 7
4 Hans Lobert 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Bender 0.48
1 Dick Rudolph 0.48
3 Hank Robinson 0.50
4 Dan Griner 0.71
5 Earl Yingling 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
3 Earl Hamilton 3
3 Joe Lake 3
3 Ed Willett 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 25
2 Babe Adams 24
3 Earl Hamilton 21
3 Rube Marquard 21
5 Walter Johnson 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 2
1 Joe Boehling 2
3 Red Ames 1
3 Larry Cheney 1
3 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .388
2 Sherry Magee .372
3 Fred Merkle .349
4 Jake Daubert .348
5 Shano Collins .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 5
2 Joe Connolly 3
2 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Fred Luderus 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 24
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 22
3 Sherry Magee 21
3 Heinie Zimmerman 21
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 20
2 Ty Cobb 12
3 Hans Lobert 11
3 Rube Oldring 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ad Brennan 0.93
2 Walter Johnson 0.95
3 Bill Steen 1.08
4 Lefty Tyler 1.10
5 Nap Rucker 1.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 8
2 Pete Alexander 7
3 Pat Ragan 6
3 Reb Russell 6
5 2 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 41
2 Babe Adams 33
2 Cy Falkenberg 33
2 Jeff Tesreau 33
5 Earl Hamilton 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 3
1 Nap Rucker 3
3 Joe Boehling 2
3 Larry Cheney 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .428
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .427
3 Tris Speaker .382
4 Nap Lajoie .363
5 Eddie Collins .356

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 128
1 Duffy Lewis 128
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 116
4 Heinie Zimmerman 110
5 Sam Crawford 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 98
2 Eddie Collins 65
3 Bob Bescher 63
4 Ty Cobb 62
5 Tris Speaker 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.32
2 Nap Rucker 1.51
3 Jeff Tesreau 1.93
4 Smoky Joe Wood 1.96
5 Christy Mathewson 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 37
2 Smoky Joe Wood 29
3 Larry Cheney 27
3 Eddie Plank 27
5 3 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 292
2 Smoky Joe Wood 241
3 Ed Walsh 212
4 Vean Gregg 188
5 Pete Alexander 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 8
2 Slim Sallee 6
3 Chief Bender 5
3 Nap Rucker 5
5 2 tied 4