On This Day

Saturday, August 16, 1913

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 73 36 .670 --
Naps 68 44 .607 6.5
Senators 61 48 .560 12.0
White Sox 60 54 .526 15.5
Red Sox 53 54 .495 19.0
Tigers 47 65 .420 27.5
Browns 44 72 .379 32.5
Yankees 36 69 .343 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 75 33 .694 --
Phillies 64 39 .621 8.5
Cubs 60 51 .541 16.5
Pirates 57 51 .528 18.0
Superbas 47 58 .448 26.5
Braves 45 61 .425 29.0
Cardinals 42 69 .378 34.5
Reds 43 71 .377 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jake Daubert 5
2 George Burns 4
2 Ted Cather 4
2 Bob Fisher 4
2 7 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Fisher 2
1 Heinie Zimmerman 2
3 Jimmy Archer 1
3 Ray Chapman 1
3 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 6
2 Bob Fisher 4
2 Tillie Shafer 4
4 Ray Chapman 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Graney 3
2 Tommy Leach 2
2 Les Mann 2
2 Heinie Wagner 2
5 20 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Fisher 0.80
2 Bob Groom 0.57
3 Eddie Stack 0.56
4 Dutch Leonard 0.50
4 Jim Scott 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Cliff Curtis 1
1 Bob Groom 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Cheney 8
2 Dutch Leonard 5
2 Eddie Stack 5
4 Cliff Curtis 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 George McQuillan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .365
2 Jim Viox .321
3 Tillie Shafer .310
4 Sam Crawford .308
5 Art Fletcher .305

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 16
2 Fred Luderus 13
3 Home Run Baker 11
4 Beals Becker 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 79
2 Heinie Zimmerman 71
3 Home Run Baker 68
4 Duffy Lewis 67
5 Dots Miller 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 62
2 Danny Moeller 47
3 Max Carey 38
3 Hap Myers 38
5 Eddie Collins 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.20
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.66
3 Ad Brennan 1.67
4 Jim Scott 2.01
5 Willie Mitchell 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 27
2 Christy Mathewson 21
3 Pete Alexander 19
3 Tom Seaton 19
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 163
2 Jeff Tesreau 134
3 Willie Mitchell 133
4 Tom Seaton 125
5 Smoky Joe Wood 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 9
2 Chief Bender 8
3 Mordecai Brown 6
4 Doc Crandall 5
5 2 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Mitchell .444
2 Tillie Shafer .415
3 Bob Fisher .387
4 Jake Daubert .380
4 Jim Viox .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 5
2 Ping Bodie 3
2 George Cutshaw 3
2 Fred Luderus 3
5 14 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 17
2 Gavvy Cravath 15
2 Dick Hoblitzell 15
4 Home Run Baker 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 7
1 Clyde Milan 7
3 George Moriarty 6
4 George Burns 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.00
2 Pete Alexander 0.31
3 Art Fromme 0.41
4 Fred Blanding 0.67
5 George Pierce 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 4
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Jim Scott 4
5 6 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Cheney 24
2 Pete Alexander 19
2 Hugh Bedient 19
4 Dutch Leonard 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 4
2 Joe Benz 1
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 Hooks Dauss 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .371
2 Frank Schulte .369
3 Beals Becker .363
4 Ty Cobb .358
5 Zack Wheat .352

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Cutshaw 26
2 Gavvy Cravath 24
2 Vic Saier 24
4 Frank Schulte 23
5 Home Run Baker 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 14
2 Clyde Milan 13
3 Danny Moeller 11
4 Red Murray 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Caldwell 1.13
2 Walter Johnson 1.18
3 Bob Shawkey 1.19
4 Roy Mitchell 1.24
5 Fred Blanding 1.34

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 44
2 Walter Johnson 37
3 Rube Marquard 36
3 Willie Mitchell 36
5 Dutch Leonard 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 5
2 Mordecai Brown 2
2 Tom Hughes 2
4 Frank Allen 1
4 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .341
2 Jake Daubert .332
3 Heinie Zimmerman .327
4 Honus Wagner .321
5 Sam Crawford .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 17
2 Fred Luderus 16
3 Home Run Baker 14
3 Chief Wilson 14
5 Sherry Magee 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 107
2 Heinie Zimmerman 100
3 Sam Crawford 97
3 Duffy Lewis 97
5 Nap Lajoie 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 84
2 Eddie Collins 62
3 Danny Moeller 55
4 Max Carey 53
5 Ty Cobb 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.38
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.92
3 Willie Mitchell 1.98
4 Jeff Tesreau 2.02
5 Ed Walsh 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 34
2 Larry Cheney 27
2 Christy Mathewson 27
2 Tom Seaton 27
5 Jeff Tesreau 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 242
2 Smoky Joe Wood 198
3 Jeff Tesreau 192
4 Willie Mitchell 172
5 Vean Gregg 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 10
2 Chief Bender 9
3 Mordecai Brown 6
4 Doc Crandall 5
5 4 tied 4