On This Day

Saturday, August 23, 1913

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	77	39	.664	--
Naps	69	49	.585	9.0
Senators	65	50	.565	11.5
White Sox	64	57	.529	15.5
Red Sox	56	58	.491	20.0
Tigers	51	69	.425	28.0
Browns	48	75	.390	32.5
Yankees	40	73	.354	35.5

Games

White Sox 7, Athletics 4

Tigers 8, Yankees 1

Yankees 4, Tigers 2

Red Sox 4, Naps 3

Senators 4, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	80	35	.696	--
Phillies	65	44	.596	12.0
Pirates	62	53	.539	18.0
Cubs	62	55	.530	19.0
Superbas	51	61	.455	27.5
Braves	49	64	.434	30.0
Reds	48	73	.397	35.0
Cardinals	43	75	.364	38.5

Games

Superbas 5, Reds 2

Giants 3, Cubs 2

Pirates 10, Phillies 5

Pirates 13, Phillies 8

Braves 8, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Byrne	5
1	Max Carey	5
1	Fred Luderus	5
4	Paddy Baumann	4
4	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Luderus	2
2	Gavvy Cravath	1
2	Tommy Griffith	1
2	Sherry Magee	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Byrne	5
1	Fred Luderus	5
1	Jim Viox	5
4	Honus Wagner	4
5	5 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Berger	2
2	Ping Bodie	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	19 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Marquard	0.67
2	Eddie Cicotte	0.62
3	Ad Brennan	0.56
3	Jean Dubuc	0.56
5	Ray Caldwell	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Ray Collins	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Cicotte	8
2	Ray Caldwell	6
2	Rube Marquard	6
4	Ad Brennan	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.366
2	Jim Viox	.334
3	Tillie Shafer	.309
4	Art Fletcher	.307
5	Sam Crawford	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	18
2	Fred Luderus	16
3	Home Run Baker	11
4	Vic Saier	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	84
2	Heinie Zimmerman	75
3	Sam Crawford	74
4	Dots Miller	72
5	Home Run Baker	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	63
2	Danny Moeller	49
3	Hap Myers	43
4	Max Carey	42
5	Eddie Collins	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.15
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.72
3	Ad Brennan	1.81
4	Jim Scott	1.94
5	Reb Russell	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	28
2	Christy Mathewson	22
3	Pete Alexander	19
3	Tom Seaton	19
5	Reb Russell	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	168
2	Jeff Tesreau	145
3	Willie Mitchell	133
4	Tom Seaton	129
5	Vean Gregg	127

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.449
2	Jake Daubert	.444
3	Home Run Baker	.429
4	Jim Viox	.426
5	Gavvy Cravath	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Fred Luderus	3
3	Jimmy Archer	2
3	Ping Bodie	2
3	10 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Heinie Zimmerman	16
2	Honus Wagner	15
3	Sam Crawford	14
3	Bob Fisher	14
3	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hap Myers	10
2	Max Carey	8
2	Ty Cobb	8
4	Fritz Maisel	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mack Allison	0.45
2	George McConnell	0.57
3	Fred Anderson	0.64
4	Hugh Bedient	0.67
4	Bob Groom	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	3
1	Eddie Cicotte	3
1	Jean Dubuc	3
1	Russ Ford	3
1	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Caldwell	22
2	Larry Cheney	19
3	Eddie Cicotte	18
3	Jeff Tesreau	18
5	3 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	4
2	Chief Bender	2
2	Tom Hughes	2
4	Hooks Dauss	1
4	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Home Run Baker	.422
2	Jake Daubert	.412
3	Ty Cobb	.391
4	Gavvy Cravath	.379
5	Jim Viox	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	7
2	George Cutshaw	6
2	Fred Luderus	6
4	Vic Saier	4
5	7 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	24
1	George Cutshaw	24
1	Heinie Zimmerman	24
4	Home Run Baker	22
4	3 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	16
2	Clyde Milan	14
3	Ty Cobb	13
4	Danny Moeller	11
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.07
2	George Pierce	1.24
3	Ray Caldwell	1.41
4	Bob Shawkey	1.51
5	Ed Reulbach	1.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
2	Babe Adams	6
3	Walter Johnson	5
3	Dutch Leonard	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	38
2	Walter Johnson	34
3	Hugh Bedient	32
3	Ray Caldwell	32
5	Jeff Tesreau	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	5
2	Tom Hughes	3
3	Chief Bender	2
4	Joe Benz	1
4	16 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.342
2	Eddie Collins	.340
3	Honus Wagner	.319
4	Sam Crawford	.316
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	19
1	Fred Luderus	19
3	Home Run Baker	14
3	Chief Wilson	14
5	Sherry Magee	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	106
2	Sam Crawford	99
3	Heinie Zimmerman	96
4	Duffy Lewis	94
4	2 others tied	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	82
2	Eddie Collins	64
3	Max Carey	57
3	Ty Cobb	57
5	Danny Moeller	54

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.36
2	Willie Mitchell	1.88
3	Jeff Tesreau	1.92
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.99
5	Reb Russell	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	33
2	Christy Mathewson	28
3	Tom Seaton	26
4	Larry Cheney	25
4	Jeff Tesreau	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	237
2	Jeff Tesreau	191
2	Smoky Joe Wood	191
4	Willie Mitchell	168
5	Tom Seaton	166

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	11
2	Larry Cheney	10
3	Mordecai Brown	6
4	Doc Crandall	5
4	2 others tied	5