On This Day

Monday, August 11, 1913

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 72 33 .686 --
Naps 66 43 .606 8.0
Senators 59 47 .557 13.5
White Sox 57 53 .518 17.5
Red Sox 50 54 .481 21.5
Tigers 46 63 .422 28.0
Browns 43 69 .384 32.5
Yankees 35 66 .347 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 71 32 .689 --
Phillies 61 37 .622 7.5
Cubs 55 49 .529 16.5
Pirates 54 49 .524 17.0
Superbas 44 55 .444 25.0
Braves 42 58 .420 27.5
Reds 43 66 .394 31.0
Cardinals 41 65 .387 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dots Miller 4
2 Paddy Baumann 3
2 Dick Hoblitzell 3
2 Mike Mitchell 3
2 Chief Wilson 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ping Bodie 1
1 Dick Hoblitzell 1
1 Del Pratt 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Hoblitzell 4
2 Home Run Baker 3
2 Ping Bodie 3
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 4
2 Bob Bescher 1
2 Bobby Byrne 1
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Babe Adams 1.25
2 Ray Caldwell 0.83
3 Joe Engel 0.67
4 Hooks Dauss 0.33
5 Red Ames 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Red Ames 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Engel 6
2 Babe Adams 5
2 Ray Caldwell 5
4 Eddie Cicotte 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .353
2 Art Fletcher .313
3 Jim Viox .312
4 Sam Crawford .312
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 65
4 Sam Crawford 62
5 2 tied 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 60
2 Danny Moeller 46
3 Max Carey 38
4 Eddie Collins 35
5 Hap Myers 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.16
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.64
3 Ad Brennan 1.66
4 Christy Mathewson 1.94
5 Joe Boehling 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 26
2 Christy Mathewson 21
3 Tom Seaton 18
4 Pete Alexander 17
4 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 162
2 Willie Mitchell 129
3 Jeff Tesreau 127
4 Smoky Joe Wood 121
5 Tom Seaton 119

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Home Run Baker .475
2 Stuffy McInnis .425
3 Birdie Cree .391
4 Sam Crawford .370
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beals Becker 3
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
1 George Cutshaw 3
1 Fred Luderus 3
5 8 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 16
2 Beals Becker 13
2 Gavvy Cravath 13
4 George Cutshaw 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
1 Clyde Milan 8
3 Art Fletcher 6
3 George Moriarty 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shawkey 0.50
2 Pete Alexander 0.60
3 Fred Blanding 0.67
4 Art Fromme 1.04
5 Larry Cheney 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 4
1 Pete Alexander 4
3 Red Ames 3
3 Fred Blanding 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hugh Bedient 21
1 Joe Boehling 21
3 Babe Adams 19
4 Pete Alexander 18
4 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Benz 1
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Beals Becker .376
2 Home Run Baker .373
3 Sam Crawford .368
4 Jake Daubert .368
5 Ty Cobb .366

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 26
2 Gavvy Cravath 23
3 Sam Crawford 22
4 Beals Becker 21
4 George Cutshaw 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 15
2 Clyde Milan 13
3 Danny Moeller 11
3 Red Murray 11
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shawkey 0.75
2 Ray Caldwell 0.97
3 Fred Blanding 1.20
4 Walter Johnson 1.28
5 Willie Mitchell 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 7
2 Pete Alexander 6
2 Rube Marquard 6
4 Babe Adams 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 42
2 Willie Mitchell 40
3 Pete Alexander 37
3 Joe Boehling 37
5 Rube Marquard 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 2
1 Larry Cheney 2
1 Eppa Rixey 2
4 Frank Allen 1
4 19 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .351
2 Home Run Baker .336
3 Heinie Zimmerman .328
4 Stuffy McInnis .325
5 Jake Daubert .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 16
2 Gavvy Cravath 15
3 Chief Wilson 14
4 Home Run Baker 13
5 Sherry Magee 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 109
2 Duffy Lewis 103
3 Sam Crawford 99
4 Nap Lajoie 92
4 Heinie Zimmerman 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 85
2 Eddie Collins 62
3 Max Carey 54
3 Danny Moeller 54
5 2 tied 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.34
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.86
3 Willie Mitchell 2.00
4 Jeff Tesreau 2.01
5 Christy Mathewson 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 35
2 Christy Mathewson 27
3 Larry Cheney 26
3 Tom Seaton 26
5 Jeff Tesreau 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 248
2 Smoky Joe Wood 207
3 Jeff Tesreau 185
4 Vean Gregg 170
5 Willie Mitchell 169

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 9
2 Larry Cheney 7
3 Mordecai Brown 6
4 Doc Crandall 5
4 Slim Sallee 5