On This Day

Tuesday, May 27, 1913

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	24	10	.706	--
Naps	24	12	.667	1.0
White Sox	21	16	.568	4.5
Senators	19	16	.543	5.5
Red Sox	15	19	.441	9.0
Browns	18	24	.429	10.0
Tigers	15	24	.385	11.5
Yankees	9	24	.273	14.5

Games

Athletics 8, Senators 0

Browns 3, Tigers 2

Athletics 7, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	22	7	.759	--
Superbas	19	14	.576	5.0
Cubs	19	17	.528	6.5
Cardinals	18	17	.514	7.0
Giants	16	16	.500	7.5
Pirates	16	19	.457	9.0
Braves	13	18	.419	10.0
Reds	10	25	.286	15.0

Games

Braves 1, Giants 0

Braves 5, Giants 2

Cubs 2, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rube Oldring	5
2	John Titus	3
3	Home Run Baker	2
3	Jack Barry	2
3	10 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stuffy McInnis	4
2	John Titus	3
3	George Stovall	2
4	Jimmy Austin	1
4	13 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rube Oldring	3
2	Jimmy Austin	2
2	Home Run Baker	2
2	Eddie Collins	2
2	2 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jeff Tesreau	1.40
2	Chief Bender	1.11
3	Eddie Plank	1.00
4	Lefty Tyler	0.50
5	2 tied	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Roy Mitchell	1
1	Orval Overall	1
1	Eddie Plank	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	10
2	Jeff Tesreau	7
3	Eddie Plank	5
3	Dick Rudolph	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.343
2	Fred Merkle	.338
3	Shano Collins	.333
4	Otto Knabe	.331
5	Casey Stengel	.325

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	Eddie Collins	17
2	Danny Moeller	17
2	Rube Oldring	17
5	2 tied	16

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	3 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	60
2	Tom Seaton	53
2	Jeff Tesreau	53
4	Eddie Plank	49
5	Cy Falkenberg	47

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	.533
2	Gavvy Cravath	.487
3	Sherry Magee	.462
4	Honus Wagner	.419
5	Fred Merkle	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Connolly	3
1	Zack Wheat	3
3	Johnny Johnston	2
3	Ed Konetchy	2
3	4 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
5	2 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	10
2	Ty Cobb	9
2	Rube Oldring	9
4	Buck Herzog	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Rudolph	0.00
2	Hank Robinson	0.50
3	Dan Griner	0.71
4	Earl Yingling	0.75
5	Eddie Plank	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
3	Earl Hamilton	3
3	Ed Willett	3
5	21 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jeff Tesreau	26
2	Smoky Joe Wood	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	.360
3	Jake Daubert	.355
4	Mike Mitchell	.347
5	2 tied	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	4
2	Joe Connolly	3
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Fred Luderus	3
2	Zack Wheat	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	24
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	22
3	Heinie Zimmerman	21
4	Joe Tinker	18
5	3 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	19
2	Rube Oldring	13
3	Ty Cobb	12
4	Jimmy Austin	10
4	4 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Rudolph	0.35
2	Lefty Tyler	0.93
3	Ad Brennan	0.93
4	Walter Johnson	0.95
5	Bill Steen	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	8
2	Pete Alexander	7
3	Chief Bender	5
3	Cy Falkenberg	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	41
2	Jeff Tesreau	40
3	Lefty Tyler	35
4	Chief Bender	34
5	Cy Falkenberg	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	3
2	Joe Boehling	2
2	Larry Cheney	2
2	Vean Gregg	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.429
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.426
3	Tris Speaker	.382
4	Nap Lajoie	.363
5	Eddie Collins	.354

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	67
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	1.92
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.96
5	Eddie Plank	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	37
2	Smoky Joe Wood	29
3	Eddie Plank	28
4	Larry Cheney	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	183
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