On This Day

Friday, August 8, 1913

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	71	32	.689	--
Naps	64	42	.604	8.5
Senators	58	45	.563	13.0
White Sox	56	52	.519	17.5
Red Sox	50	52	.490	20.5
Tigers	44	63	.411	29.0
Browns	43	67	.391	31.5
Yankees	33	66	.333	36.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Tigers 4

Browns 6, Yankees 4

White Sox 4, Athletics 1

Senators 4, Naps 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	69	32	.683	--
Phillies	61	36	.629	6.0
Pirates	53	47	.530	15.5
Cubs	54	49	.524	16.0
Superbas	43	54	.443	24.0
Braves	41	58	.414	27.0
Reds	42	63	.400	29.0
Cardinals	40	64	.385	30.5

Games

Phillies 16, Cubs 3

Reds 7, Giants 6

Pirates 4, Braves 2

Cardinals 2, Superbas 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Burns	4
1	Clyde Milan	4
3	Beals Becker	3
3	Gavvy Cravath	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Luderus	2
2	Beals Becker	1
2	Ping Bodie	1
2	Dick Hoblitzell	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Luderus	5
2	Beals Becker	4
2	Gavvy Cravath	4
4	Dick Hoblitzell	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Engle	3
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Mickey Doolin	2
2	Hal Janvrin	2
2	Roger Peckinpaugh	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mysterious Walker	0.75
2	Bill Doak	0.67
3	Babe Adams	0.56
4	Walter Johnson	0.55
5	Pete Alexander	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Red Ames	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	6
2	Babe Adams	5
2	Pete Alexander	5
4	Boardwalk Brown	4
4	Bill Doak	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Marshall	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.354
2	Art Fletcher	.315
3	Jim Viox	.314
4	Sam Crawford	.310
5	Chief Meyers	.305

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	14
2	Fred Luderus	13
3	Home Run Baker	10
4	Beals Becker	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	73
2	Duffy Lewis	66
3	Home Run Baker	62
4	Dots Miller	61
5	Sam Crawford	60

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	57
2	Danny Moeller	46
3	Max Carey	34
3	Eddie Collins	34
5	Hap Myers	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.16
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.65
3	Ad Brennan	1.66
4	Jim Scott	1.94
5	Christy Mathewson	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	26
2	Christy Mathewson	20
3	Tom Seaton	18
4	Pete Alexander	17
4	Chief Bender	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	162
2	Jeff Tesreau	127
3	Willie Mitchell	126
4	Smoky Joe Wood	121
5	Tom Seaton	119

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	8
2	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Larry Cheney	5
3	Doc Crandall	5
5	Hugh Bedient	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Home Run Baker	.415
2	Stuffy McInnis	.390
3	Eddie Collins	.375
4	Jake Daubert	.372
5	Roy Hartzell	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Cutshaw	4
2	Beals Becker	3
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Fred Luderus	3
2	Vic Saier	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	14
1	Beals Becker	14
3	Gavvy Cravath	13
4	George Cutshaw	12
5	Cy Williams	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	8
1	Clyde Engle	8
1	Clyde Milan	8
1	Danny Moeller	8
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shawkey	0.00
2	Pete Alexander	0.69
3	Bullet Joe Bush	1.00
4	Art Fromme	1.04
5	2 tied	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	5
2	Babe Adams	3
2	Larry Cheney	3
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	28
2	Pete Alexander	25
3	Hugh Bedient	22
4	Willie Mitchell	21
5	Joe Boehling	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Benz	1
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Cliff Curtis	1
1	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Beals Becker	.368
2	George Burns	.368
3	Stuffy McInnis	.365
4	Home Run Baker	.362
5	Jake Daubert	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Beals Becker	6
1	Gavvy Cravath	6
3	Fred Luderus	5
4	George Cutshaw	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	23
1	Gavvy Cravath	23
3	Sam Crawford	22
4	Beals Becker	21
4	Vic Saier	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	13
1	Danny Moeller	13
3	Red Murray	12
4	George Burns	11
4	Clyde Milan	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Caldwell	0.60
2	Bob Shawkey	0.67
3	Ray Collins	1.08
4	Walter Johnson	1.16
5	Ad Brennan	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	8
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Rube Marquard	6
4	Babe Adams	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	43
2	Willie Mitchell	42
3	Joe Boehling	39
4	Pete Alexander	38
5	Hooks Dauss	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Bert Gallia	2
2	Eppa Rixey	2
4	Frank Allen	1
4	18 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.355
2	Home Run Baker	.335
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.328
4	Stuffy McInnis	.327
5	Jake Daubert	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	16
1	Fred Luderus	16
3	Chief Wilson	14
4	Home Run Baker	13
5	2 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	109
2	Duffy Lewis	103
3	Sam Crawford	97
4	Heinie Zimmerman	95
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	83
2	Eddie Collins	61
3	Danny Moeller	54
4	Bob Bescher	50
4	2 others tied	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.34
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.83
3	Jeff Tesreau	1.99
4	Willie Mitchell	2.04
5	Ad Brennan	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	35
2	Tom Seaton	27
3	Larry Cheney	26
3	Christy Mathewson	26
5	Jeff Tesreau	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	250
2	Smoky Joe Wood	217
3	Jeff Tesreau	190
4	Vean Gregg	171
5	2 tied	166

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	9
2	Mordecai Brown	6
2	Larry Cheney	6
4	Doc Crandall	5
4	Slim Sallee	5