1913 Chicago Cubs

88-65 • .575 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1913 Chicago Cubs went 88-65 (.575) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 720 runs, allowed 630, and played home games at West Side Park II. Team leaders included Vic Saier (14 HR, 92 RBI) and Larry Cheney (21-14, 2.57 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

88 Wins
65 Losses
.575 Win %
3rd Rank
720 R 630 RA
Diff +90

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720 Runs Scored
630 Runs Allowed
+90 Run Diff
539K Attendance

📈 vs. 1913 NL Average

Batting Avg .256 2% below the 1913 league average (.261)
OBP .335 3% above the 1913 league average (.324)
SLG .368 4% above the 1913 league average (.354)
Team ERA 3.13 2% better than the 1913 league average (3.20)
Runs Scored 720 12% above the 1913 league average (643 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWest Side Park II
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 539,000
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Avg per Game 7,092

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1913

Batting Avg

1 Heinie Zimmerman 0.313 2 Vic Saier 0.289 3 Tommy Leach 0.287 4 Johnny Evers 0.285 5 Frank Schulte 0.278

Home Runs

1 Vic Saier 14 2 Frank Schulte 9 3 Heinie Zimmerman 9 4 Tommy Leach 6 5 Mike Mitchell 4

RBI

1 Heinie Zimmerman 95 2 Vic Saier 92 3 Frank Schulte 68 4 Johnny Evers 49 5 Jimmy Archer 44
1913 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Vic Saier 149 519 94 150 15 21 14 92 62 62 26 0.289
Frank Schulte 132 497 85 138 28 6 9 68 39 68 21 0.278
Tommy Leach 131 456 99 131 23 10 6 32 77 44 21 0.287
Heinie Zimmerman 127 447 69 140 28 12 9 95 41 40 18 0.313
Johnny Evers 136 446 81 127 20 5 3 49 50 14 11 0.285
Al Bridwell 136 405 35 97 6 6 1 37 74 28 12 0.240
Jimmy Archer 111 368 38 98 14 7 2 44 19 27 4 0.266
Mike Mitchell 82 279 37 73 11 6 4 35 32 33 15 0.262
Art Phelan 91 261 41 65 11 6 2 35 29 26 8 0.249
Ward Miller 80 203 23 48 5 7 1 16 34 33 13 0.236
Roger Bresnahan 69 162 20 37 5 2 1 21 21 11 7 0.228
Cy Williams 49 156 17 35 3 3 4 32 5 26 5 0.224
Otis Clymer 30 105 16 24 5 1 0 7 14 18 9 0.229
Larry Cheney 56 104 6 20 3 0 0 7 10 34 0 0.192
Red Corriden 46 97 13 17 3 0 2 9 10 14 4 0.175
Wilbur Good 49 91 11 23 3 2 1 12 11 16 5 0.253
Jimmy Lavender 40 68 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 30 0 0.118
Bert Humphries 28 62 8 12 1 0 0 3 6 17 0 0.194
George Pierce 25 55 5 4 1 0 0 1 4 24 0 0.073
Charlie Smith 20 45 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 17 0 0.089
Tom Needham 20 42 5 10 4 1 0 11 4 8 0 0.238
Orval Overall 11 24 1 6 2 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.250
Hippo Vaughn 7 21 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.190
Lew Richie 16 17 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.118
Eddie Stack 11 16 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.062
Ed Reulbach 10 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.250
Fred Toney 7 12 0 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0.250
Earl Moore 7 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.125
Tuffy Stewart 9 8 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 5 1 0.125
Lefty Leifield 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Fritz Mollwitz 2 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.429
Milo Allison 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.333
Walter Keating 2 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Bubbles Hargrave 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Mike Hechinger 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Knisely 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Doc Watson 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Zip Zabel 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Ed McDonald 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1913

ERA

1 Hippo Vaughn 1.45 2 George Pierce 2.31 3 Charlie Smith 2.55 4 Larry Cheney 2.57 5 Bert Humphries 2.69

Wins

1 Larry Cheney 21 2 Bert Humphries 16 3 George Pierce 13 4 Jimmy Lavender 10 5 Charlie Smith 7

Strikeouts

1 Larry Cheney 136 2 Jimmy Lavender 91 3 George Pierce 73 4 Bert Humphries 61 5 Charlie Smith 47
1913 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Larry Cheney 21 14 2.57 54 36 11 305.0 271 87 98 136
Jimmy Lavender 10 14 3.66 40 20 2 204.0 206 83 98 91
Bert Humphries 16 4 2.69 28 20 1 181.0 169 54 24 61
George Pierce 13 5 2.31 25 21 0 163.1 137 42 59 73
Charlie Smith 7 9 2.55 20 17 0 137.2 138 39 34 47
Orval Overall 4 5 3.31 11 9 0 68.0 73 25 26 30
Lew Richie 2 4 5.82 16 5 0 65.0 77 42 30 15
Hippo Vaughn 5 1 1.45 7 6 0 56.0 37 9 27 36
Eddie Stack 4 2 4.24 11 7 1 51.0 56 24 15 28
Fred Toney 2 2 6.00 7 5 0 39.0 52 26 22 12
Ed Reulbach 1 3 4.42 10 3 0 38.2 41 19 21 10
Earl Moore 1 1 4.45 7 2 0 28.1 34 14 12 12
Lefty Leifield 0 1 5.48 6 1 0 21.1 28 13 5 4
Doc Watson 1 0 1.00 1 1 0 9.0 8 1 6 1
Zip Zabel 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 5.0 3 0 1 0

👥 Roster (39)

Milo Allison Jimmy Archer Roger Bresnahan Al Bridwell Larry Cheney Otis Clymer Red Corriden Johnny Evers Wilbur Good Bubbles Hargrave Mike Hechinger Bert Humphries +27 more

39 players

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The 1913 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1913 Chicago Cubs won 88 games and lost 65, ending up 3rd in the NL. The Chicago Cubs scored 720 runs and allowed 630, a run differential of +90. Against a league average of .261, the 1913 Chicago Cubs batted .256. The Chicago Cubs staff finished with a 3.13 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.20. The 720 runs scored compare with a league average of 643 per club, 12% more.

West Side Park II was home in 1913, drawing a total attendance of 539,000. Vic Saier topped the Chicago Cubs with 14 home runs. The RBI leader was Heinie Zimmerman, with 95. Larry Cheney was the top winner, with 21 victories. Larry Cheney saved 11 games. In all, the roster shows 39 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1913 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1913 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1913 Chicago Cubs finished 88-65 (.575 win pct).
Who led the 1913 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Vic Saier led the 1913 Chicago Cubs with 14 home runs.
What was the 1913 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1913 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.13.
Did the 1913 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1913 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1913 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1913 Chicago Cubs played home games at West Side Park II.
Who led the 1913 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Vic Saier (14 HR, 92 RBI) and Larry Cheney (21-14, 2.57 ERA).
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