1913 Major League Baseball season

Sports season

1913 MLB season
League	American League, National League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 10 – October 11, 1913 (AL) April 9 – October 11, 1913 (NL)
Number of games	154
Number of teams	8 (AL), 8 (NL)
Regular Season
Season MVP	AL: Walter Johnson (WSH) NL: Jake Daubert (BKN)
AL champions	Philadelphia Athletics
AL runners-up	Boston Red Sox
NL champions	New York Giants
NL runners-up	Philadelphia Phillies
World Series
Champions	Philadelphia Athletics
Runners-up	New York Giants
MLB seasons
← 1912 1914 →

Red Sox

White Sox

Naps

Tigers

Athletics

Browns

Yankees

Senators

Locations of teams for the 1913–1914 American League seasons

American League

Braves

Dodgers

Cubs

Reds

Giants

Phillies

Pirates

Cardinals

Locations of teams for the 1913 National League season

National League

The 1913 major league baseball season began on April 9, 1913. The regular season ended on October 5, with the New York Giants and Philadelphia Athletics as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the tenth World Series on October 7 and ended with Game 5 on October 11. The Athletics defeated the Giants, four games to one.

This was the third of four seasons that the Chalmers Award, a precursor to the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (introduced in 1931), was given to a player in each league.

Teams

League	Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
American League	Boston Red Sox	Boston, Massachusetts	Fenway Park	35,000
	Chicago White Sox	Chicago, Illinois	Comiskey Park	28,000
	Cleveland Naps	Cleveland, Ohio	League Park	21,414
	Detroit Tigers	Detroit, Michigan	Navin Field	23,000
	New York Yankees	New York, New York	Brush Stadium	34,000
	Philadelphia Athletics	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Shibe Park	23,000
	St. Louis Browns	St. Louis, Missouri	Sportsman's Park	18,000
	Washington Senators	Washington, D.C.	Griffith Stadium	27,000
National League	Boston Braves	Boston, Massachusetts	South End Grounds	11,000
	Brooklyn Dodgers	New York, New York	Ebbets Field	18,000
	Chicago Cubs	Chicago, Illinois	West Side Park	16,000
	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati, Ohio	Redland Field	20,696
	New York Giants	New York, New York	Brush Stadium	34,000
	Philadelphia Phillies	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	National League Park	18,000
	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Forbes Field	23,000
	St. Louis Cardinals	St. Louis, Missouri	Robison Field	21,000

Schedule

The 1913 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place for the 1904 season. This format would last until 1919.

National League Opening Day took place on April 9 with a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Brooklyn Dodgers, while American League Opening Day took place the following day, with all AL teams but the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Naps, playing. The final day of the regular season was on October 5. The World Series took place between October 7 and October 11.

Standings

American League

v t e American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Athletics	96	57	0.627	—	50–26	46–31
Washington Senators	90	64	0.584	6½	42–35	48–29
Cleveland Naps	86	66	0.566	9½	45–32	41–34
Boston Red Sox	79	71	0.527	15½	41–34	38–37
Chicago White Sox	78	74	0.513	17½	40–37	38–37
Detroit Tigers	66	87	0.431	30	34–42	32–45
New York Yankees	57	94	0.377	38	27–47	30–47
St. Louis Browns	57	96	0.373	39	31–46	26–50

National League

v t e National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Giants	101	51	0.664	—	54–23	47–28
Philadelphia Phillies	88	63	0.583	12½	43–33	45–30
Chicago Cubs	88	65	0.575	13½	51–25	37–40
Pittsburgh Pirates	78	71	0.523	21½	41–35	37–36
Boston Braves	69	82	0.457	31½	34–40	35–42
Brooklyn Dodgers	65	84	0.436	34½	29–47	36–37
Cincinnati Reds	64	89	0.418	37½	32–44	32–45
St. Louis Cardinals	51	99	0.340	49	25–48	26–51

Postseason

Bracket

World Series

AL	Philadelphia Athletics	4

NL	New York Giants	1

Managers

American League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Red Sox	Jake Stahl Bill Carrigan
Chicago White Sox	Nixey Callahan
Cleveland Naps	Joe Birmingham	Finished 3rd
Detroit Tigers	Hughie Jennings
New York Yankees	Frank Chance
Philadelphia Athletics	Connie Mack	Won World Series
St. Louis Browns	George Stovall Jimmy Austin Branch Rickey
Washington Senators	Clark Griffith	Finished 2nd

National League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Braves	George Stallings
Brooklyn Dodgers	Bill Dahlen
Chicago Cubs	Johnny Evers	Finished 3rd
Cincinnati Reds	Joe Tinker
New York Giants	John McGraw	Won 3rd straight NL pennant
Philadelphia Phillies	Red Dooin	Finished 2nd
Pittsburgh Pirates	Fred Clarke
St. Louis Cardinals	Miller Huggins

League leaders

American League

Hitting leaders
Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Ty Cobb (DET)	.389
HR	Home Run Baker (PHA)	12
RBI	Home Run Baker (PHA)	117
R	Eddie Collins (PHA)	125
H	Joe Jackson (CLE)	197
SB	Clyde Milan (WSH)	75

¹ American League Triple Crown pitching winner

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player	Total
W	Walter Johnson¹ (WSH)	36
L	Jim Scott (CWS)	21
ERA	Walter Johnson¹ (WSH)	1.14
K	Walter Johnson¹ (WSH)	243
IP	Walter Johnson (WSH)	346.0
SV	Charles Bender (PHA)	13

National League

Hitting leaders
Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Jake Daubert (BKN)	.350
HR	Gavvy Cravath (PHP)	19
RBI	Gavvy Cravath (PHP)	128
R	Max Carey (PIT) Tommy Leach (CHC)	120
H	Gavvy Cravath (PHP)	179
SB	Max Carey (PIT)	61

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player	Total
W	Tom Seaton (PHP)	27
L	Dan Griner (SLC)	22
ERA	Christy Mathewson (NYG)	2.06
K	Tom Seaton (PHP)	168
IP	Tom Seaton (PHP)	322.1
SV	Larry Cheney (CHC)	11

Awards and honors

Chalmers Award
- Walter Johnson, Washington Senators, SP
- Jake Daubert, Brooklyn Dodgers, 1B

Home field attendance

Team name	Wins	%±	Home attendance	%±	Per game
Chicago White Sox^[1]	78	1.3%	602,241	3.3%	7,721
New York Giants^[2]	103	4.0%	638,000	-5.5%	8,395
Philadelphia Athletics^[3]	90	-10.9%	517,653	-14.5%	6,723
Cleveland Naps^[4]	75	-6.3%	336,844	-17.1%	4,375
Philadelphia Phillies^[5]	73	-7.6%	250,000	-39.9%	3,333
Boston Red Sox^[6]	105	34.6%	597,096	18.5%	7,655
Chicago Cubs^[7]	91	-1.1%	514,000	-10.8%	6,590
Detroit Tigers^[8]	69	-22.5%	402,870	-16.9%	5,301
New York Yankees^[9]	50	-34.2%	242,194	-19.9%	3,187
Brooklyn Dodgers^[10]	58	-9.4%	243,000	-9.7%	3,197
Washington Senators^[11]	91	42.2%	350,663	43.2%	4,496
Pittsburgh Pirates^[12]	93	9.4%	384,000	-11.1%	5,120
Cincinnati Reds^[13]	75	7.1%	344,000	14.7%	4,468
St. Louis Browns^[14]	53	17.8%	214,070	2.9%	2,710
Boston Braves^[15]	52	18.2%	121,000	4.3%	1,532
St. Louis Cardinals^[16]	63	-16.0%	241,759	-46.0%	3,140

Events

May 30 – Harry Hooper of the Boston Red Sox becomes the first player to hit a home run as the lead-off hitter in both games of a doubleheader, against the Washington Senators.^[17]
October 4 – Against the Boston Red Sox, the Washington Senators use eight pitchers including infielder Germany Schaefer, catcher Eddie Ainsmith, outfielder Joe Gedeon and manager Clark Griffith. Despite the use of these non-pitchers, the Senators win the game 10–9.^[18]

References

^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ "Cleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ Mackin, Bob (2004). The Unofficial Guide to Baseball's Most Unusual Records. Canada: Greystone Books. p. 240. ISBN 9781553650386..
^ Snyder, John (2009). 365 Oddball Days in Red Sox History. United States: Clerisy Press. p. 384. ISBN 978-1578603442..

External links

1913 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference Retrieved January 14, 2018

v t e 1913 MLB season by team
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National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
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