2013 Season

30 teams competing across 6 divisions

The 2013 Major League Baseball season was played by 30 teams. The Boston Red Sox won the World Series, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals. Chris Davis led with 53 home runs, Chris Davis led with 138 RBI, and Adrian Beltre and Matt Carpenter led with 199 hits. This page carries the 2013 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

2013 Bracket
World Series BOS def. SLN (4-3)
AL Championship BOS def. DET (4-2)
NL Championship SLN def. LAN (4-2)
AL Division Series BOS def. TBA (3-1)
AL Division Series DET def. OAK (3-2)
NL Division Series SLN def. PIT (3-2)
NL Division Series LAN def. ATL (3-1)
AL Wild Card TBA def. CLE (1-0)
NL Wild Card PIT def. CIN (1-0)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

2013 Home Run Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 502 plate appearances at 162 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Miguel Cabrera .348 2 Michael Cuddyer .331 3 Joe Mauer .324 4 Mike Trout .323 5 Chris Johnson .321

OPS qualified

1 Miguel Cabrera 1.078 2 Chris Davis 1.004 3 Mike Trout .988 4 David Ortiz .959 5 Paul Goldschmidt .952

Home Runs all players

1 Chris Davis 53 2 Miguel Cabrera 44 3 Pedro Alvarez 36 4 Edwin Encarnacion 36 5 Paul Goldschmidt 36

RBI all players

1 Chris Davis 138 2 Miguel Cabrera 137 3 Paul Goldschmidt 125 4 Jay Bruce 109 5 Freddie Freeman 109

Hits all players

1 Adrian Beltre 199 2 Matt Carpenter 199 3 Miguel Cabrera 193 4 Dustin Pedroia 193 5 Robinson Cano 190

Runs all players

1 Matt Carpenter 126 2 Mike Trout 109 3 Shin-Soo Choo 107 4 Miguel Cabrera 103 5 Chris Davis 103

Stolen Bases all players

1 Jacoby Ellsbury 52 2 Eric Young 46 3 Rajai Davis 45 4 Jean Segura 44 5 Elvis Andrus 42
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

2013 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 162 innings at 162 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Clayton Kershaw 1.83 2 Jose Fernandez 2.19 3 Matt Harvey 2.27 4 Anibal Sanchez 2.57 5 Zack Greinke 2.63

WHIP qualified

1 Clayton Kershaw 0.92 2 Matt Harvey 0.93 3 Max Scherzer 0.97 4 Jose Fernandez 0.98 5 Hisashi Iwakuma 1.01

Wins all pitchers

1 Max Scherzer 21 2 Adam Wainwright 19 3 Jordan Zimmermann 19 4 Bartolo Colon 18 5 Matt Moore 17

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Yu Darvish 277 2 Max Scherzer 240 3 Clayton Kershaw 232 4 Chris Sale 226 5 Cliff Lee 222

Saves all pitchers

1 Jim Johnson 50 2 Craig Kimbrel 50 3 Greg Holland 47 4 Mariano Rivera 44 5 Joe Nathan 43
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📋 Standings

AL Central

Detroit Tigers ★ 93-69 Cleveland Indians 92-70 Kansas City Royals 86-76 Minnesota Twins 66-96 Chicago White Sox 63-99

AL East

Boston Red Sox ★ 97-65 Tampa Bay Rays 92-71 Baltimore Orioles 85-77 New York Yankees 85-77 Toronto Blue Jays 74-88

AL West

Oakland Athletics ★ 96-66 Texas Rangers 91-72 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 78-84 Seattle Mariners 71-91 Houston Astros 51-111

NL Central

St. Louis Cardinals ★ 97-65 Pittsburgh Pirates 94-68 Cincinnati Reds 90-72 Milwaukee Brewers 74-88 Chicago Cubs 66-96

NL East

Atlanta Braves ★ 96-66 Washington Nationals 86-76 New York Mets 74-88 Philadelphia Phillies 73-89 Miami Marlins 62-100

NL West

Los Angeles Dodgers ★ 92-70 Arizona Diamondbacks 81-81 San Diego Padres 76-86 San Francisco Giants 76-86 Colorado Rockies 74-88

The 2013 season in brief

The Boston Red Sox set the pace in 2013 with a 97-65 record. At the other end, the Houston Astros went 51-111. In the standings, the American League Central went to the Detroit Tigers by the narrowest of margins over the Cleveland Indians, 93-69 to 92-70, the Pittsburgh Pirates (94-68) chased the St. Louis Cardinals (97-65) to the end in the National League Central, the American League East was not close, the Boston Red Sox finishing 97-65 to the Tampa Bay Rays's 92-71, and the Oakland Athletics ran away with the American League West at 96-66. The St. Louis Cardinals reached the 2013 World Series and lost it to the Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3. Earlier rounds sent through the Boston Red Sox over the Detroit Tigers in the AL Championship Series (4-2), the St. Louis Cardinals over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Championship Series (4-2), the Boston Red Sox over the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL Division Series (3-1), and the Detroit Tigers over the Oakland Athletics in the AL Division Series (3-2). On the home run tile, Chris Davis sat first with 53, ahead of Miguel Cabrera with 44. Among qualified hitters, Miguel Cabrera had the top batting average, .348, with Michael Cuddyer next at .331. Qualification for that 2013 board is 502 plate appearances at 162 team games. For the complete tables behind these tiles, see the 2013 leaders page.

2013 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 2013?
The Boston Red Sox won the 2013 World Series, beating the St. Louis Cardinals.
How many teams played in 2013?
30 teams played in the 2013 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 2013?
Chris Davis led with 53 home runs in 2013.
Who led MLB in RBI in 2013?
Chris Davis led with 138 RBI in 2013.
Who led MLB in hits in 2013?
Adrian Beltre and Matt Carpenter tied for the lead with 199 hits in 2013.
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