On This Day

Saturday, May 31, 1913

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	28	10	.737	--
Naps	29	12	.707	0.5
Senators	22	17	.564	6.5
White Sox	24	19	.558	6.5
Red Sox	16	22	.421	12.0
Browns	18	28	.391	14.0
Tigers	17	27	.386	14.0
Yankees	9	28	.243	18.5

Games

Athletics 12, Yankees 2

White Sox 3, Tigers 2

Naps 5, Browns 4

Senators 5, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	22	11	.667	--
Superbas	21	15	.583	2.5
Giants	20	16	.556	3.5
Cubs	20	20	.500	5.5
Pirates	19	20	.487	6.0
Cardinals	19	22	.463	7.0
Braves	14	20	.412	8.5
Reds	15	26	.366	11.0

Games

Superbas 2, Braves 0

Superbas 3, Braves 3

Giants 3, Phillies 2

Pirates 4, Cubs 0

Reds 6, Cardinals 2

Reds 8, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Bates	5
2	Rafael Almeida	4
3	Bob Bescher	3
3	Eddie Collins	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rafael Almeida	1
1	Home Run Baker	1
1	Stuffy McInnis	1
1	Tris Speaker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stuffy McInnis	3
2	Chief Bender	2
2	George Cutshaw	2
2	John Henry	2
2	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	2
1	Rollie Zeider	2
3	Rafael Almeida	1
3	Jimmy Austin	1
3	20 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Babe Adams	1.00
2	George Suggs	0.75
3	Nap Rucker	0.56
4	Hugh Bedient	0.50
4	2 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Fred Blanding	1
1	Joe Boehling	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Babe Adams	5
1	Dan Griner	5
1	Nap Rucker	5
1	Doc White	5
5	Hugh Bedient	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Taff	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shano Collins	.347
2	Jake Daubert	.345
3	Fred Merkle	.336
4	Casey Stengel	.321
5	Bobby Veach	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	5
2	Home Run Baker	4
2	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Fred Luderus	4
5	9 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	33
2	Duffy Lewis	30
2	Heinie Zimmerman	30
4	Shano Collins	28
5	Gavvy Cravath	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	28
2	Eddie Collins	19
2	Danny Moeller	19
4	Rube Oldring	17
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.77
2	Nap Rucker	1.21
3	Cy Falkenberg	1.33
4	Eddie Cicotte	1.37
5	Cliff Curtis	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	11
2	Cy Falkenberg	9
3	Larry Cheney	8
3	Vean Gregg	8
5	7 tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	69
2	Jeff Tesreau	59
3	Tom Seaton	58
4	Cy Falkenberg	52
5	Lefty Tyler	51

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.469
2	Sherry Magee	.415
3	Casey Stengel	.382
4	Donie Bush	.339
5	Mike Simon	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	3
2	Rafael Almeida	2
2	Joe Connolly	2
2	Harry Hooper	2
2	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
2	Stuffy McInnis	14
3	Buddy Ryan	11
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	10
4	Bobby Veach	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	9
1	Tris Speaker	9
3	Home Run Baker	8
3	Ty Cobb	8
5	Eddie Collins	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	0.00
2	Chief Bender	0.39
3	Ray Collins	0.51
4	Earl Yingling	0.67
5	Frank Allen	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Chief Bender	3
1	Vean Gregg	3
1	Walter Johnson	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jeff Tesreau	25
2	Babe Adams	23
3	Walter Johnson	22
4	Marc Hall	20
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	2
2	Joe Boehling	1
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	Sandy Burk	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.464
2	Gavvy Cravath	.413
3	Sherry Magee	.382
4	Jake Daubert	.373
5	Honus Wagner	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	4
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
1	Sherry Magee	4
4	Joe Connolly	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	27
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	23
3	Shano Collins	19
4	Zack Wheat	18
5	3 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	18
2	Rube Oldring	13
3	Home Run Baker	12
3	Ty Cobb	12
5	4 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Tyler	1.07
2	Dick Rudolph	1.08
3	Nap Rucker	1.08
4	Chief Bender	1.09
5	Walter Johnson	1.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
1	Walter Johnson	7
3	Chief Bender	6
3	Cy Falkenberg	6
3	Reb Russell	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jeff Tesreau	46
2	Walter Johnson	40
2	Lefty Tyler	40
4	Cy Falkenberg	38
5	Chief Bender	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	4
2	Joe Boehling	2
2	Mordecai Brown	2
2	Vean Gregg	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.429
2	Ty Cobb	.426
3	Tris Speaker	.381
4	Nap Lajoie	.364
5	Eddie Collins	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
2	Home Run Baker	13
2	Fred Luderus	13
4	Frank Schulte	12
4	Heinie Zimmerman	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	130
2	Duffy Lewis	117
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	114
4	Stuffy McInnis	109
5	Heinie Zimmerman	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	97
2	Eddie Collins	66
3	Bob Bescher	65
4	Ty Cobb	60
5	Tris Speaker	54

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.30
2	Nap Rucker	1.50
3	Jeff Tesreau	1.87
4	Christy Mathewson	1.94
5	Eddie Plank	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	35
2	Eddie Plank	28
2	Smoky Joe Wood	28
4	Larry Cheney	27
5	2 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	278
2	Smoky Joe Wood	239
3	Ed Walsh	206
4	Vean Gregg	184
5	Pete Alexander	175

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Slim Sallee	6
3	Chief Bender	5
4	Larry Cheney	4
4	2 others tied	4