1913 Season

24 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1913 Major League Baseball season was played by 24 teams. The Philadelphia Athletics won the World Series, defeating the New York Giants. Gavvy Cravath led with 19 home runs, Gavvy Cravath led with 128 RBI, and Shoeless Joe Jackson led with 197 hits. This page carries the 1913 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

1913 Bracket
World Series PHA def. NY1 (4-1)

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1913 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 474 plate appearances at 153 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Ty Cobb .390 2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .373 3 Tris Speaker .363 4 Jake Daubert .350 5 Eddie Collins .345

OPS qualified

1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 1.011 2 Ty Cobb 1.002 3 Gavvy Cravath .974 4 Tris Speaker .974 5 Home Run Baker .906

Home Runs all players

1 Gavvy Cravath 19 2 Fred Luderus 18 3 Vic Saier 14 4 Home Run Baker 12 5 Sherry Magee 11

RBI all players

1 Gavvy Cravath 128 2 Home Run Baker 117 3 Heinie Zimmerman 95 4 Vic Saier 92 5 Duffy Lewis 90

Hits all players

1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 197 2 Sam Crawford 193 3 Home Run Baker 190 4 Tris Speaker 189 5 Eddie Collins 184

Runs all players

1 Eddie Collins 125 2 Home Run Baker 116 3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 109 4 Eddie Murphy 105 5 Burt Shotton 105

Stolen Bases all players

1 Clyde Milan 75 2 Danny Moeller 62 3 Max Carey 61 4 Hap Myers 57 5 Eddie Collins 55
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1913 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 153 innings at 153 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Walter Johnson 1.14 2 Eddie Cicotte 1.58 3 Jim Scott 1.90 4 Reb Russell 1.90 5 Willie Mitchell 1.91

WHIP qualified

1 Walter Johnson 0.78 2 Christy Mathewson 1.02 3 Babe Adams 1.02 4 Rube Marquard 1.03 5 Reb Russell 1.04

Wins all pitchers

1 Walter Johnson 36 2 Tom Seaton 27 3 Christy Mathewson 25 4 Cy Falkenberg 23 5 Rube Marquard 23

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Walter Johnson 243 2 Tom Seaton 168 3 Jeff Tesreau 167 4 Cy Falkenberg 166 5 Vean Gregg 166

Saves all pitchers

1 Charles Bender 13 2 Larry Cheney 11 3 Mordecai Brown 6 4 Doc Crandall 6 5 Tom Hughes 6
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📋 Standings

American League

Philadelphia Athletics ★ 96-57 Washington Senators 90-64 Cleveland Naps 86-66 Boston Red Sox 79-71 Chicago White Sox 78-74 Detroit Tigers 66-87 New York Yankees 57-94 St. Louis Browns 57-96

EAS

New York Lincoln Giants ★ 16-6 Brooklyn Royal Giants 13-11 Schenectady Mohawk Giants 8-8

National League

New York Giants ★ 101-51 Philadelphia Phillies 88-63 Chicago Cubs 88-65 Pittsburgh Pirates 78-71 Boston Braves 69-82 Brooklyn Superbas 65-84 Cincinnati Reds 64-89 St. Louis Cardinals 51-99

WES

Chicago Giants ★ 5-2 Chicago American Giants 37-25 Cuban Stars of Havana 16-14 West Baden Sprudels 21-20 French Lick Plutos 12-16

The 1913 season in brief

At 16-6, the New York Lincoln Giants had the top winning percentage of the 1913 season. The weakest record belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 51-99. By season's end, the WES group ended with the Chicago Giants and the Chicago American Giants level at 5-2, the Chicago Giants ranked first, the Brooklyn Royal Giants (13-11) chased the New York Lincoln Giants (16-6) to the end in the EAS group, nobody in the American League came near the Philadelphia Athletics's 96-57, and the New York Giants won the National League going away, 101-51 against 88-63 for the Philadelphia Phillies. The 1913 title went to the Philadelphia Athletics, who defeated the New York Giants in the World Series, 4 games to 1. Gavvy Cravath led the majors with 19 home runs, ahead of Fred Luderus with 18. Among qualified hitters, Ty Cobb had the top batting average, .390, with Shoeless Joe Jackson next at .373. The board counts only hitters with 474 or more plate appearances, which is what 153 team games require. Among qualified pitchers, Walter Johnson had the lowest ERA, 1.14; Eddie Cicotte followed at 1.58. Elsewhere on the pitching side, the 1913 leaders were Walter Johnson in wins (36), Walter Johnson in strikeouts (243), and Charles Bender in saves (13). The stolen-base tile is headed by Clyde Milan with 75. For the complete tables behind these tiles, see the 1913 leaders page.

1913 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1913?
The Philadelphia Athletics won the 1913 World Series, beating the New York Giants.
How many teams played in 1913?
24 teams played in the 1913 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1913?
Gavvy Cravath led with 19 home runs in 1913.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1913?
Gavvy Cravath led with 128 RBI in 1913.
Who led MLB in hits in 1913?
Shoeless Joe Jackson led with 197 hits in 1913.
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