# 1913 Major League Baseball season

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. In the third iteration of this World Series matchup, the Athletics defeated the Giants, four games to one, capturing their third championship in franchise history, since their previous in 1911. Going into the season, the defending World Series champions were the Boston Red Sox from the 1912 season.
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.
The Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers shortened its name to the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Highlanders renamed as the New York Yankees.

## 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.

## Teams

| League | Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
| American League | Boston Red Sox | Boston, Massachusetts | Fenway Park | 35,000 | Jake Stahl |
| American League | Boston Red Sox | Boston, Massachusetts | Fenway Park | 35,000 | Bill Carrigan |
| American League | Chicago White Sox | Chicago, Illinois | Comiskey Park | 28,000 | Jimmy Callahan |
| American League | Cleveland Naps | Cleveland, Ohio | League Park | 21,414 | Joe Birmingham |
| American League | Detroit Tigers | Detroit, Michigan | Navin Field | 23,000 | Hughie Jennings |
| American League | New York Yankees | New York, New York | Brush Stadium | 34,000 | Frank Chance |
| American League | Philadelphia Athletics | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Shibe Park | 23,000 | Connie Mack |
| American League | St. Louis Browns | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 18,000 | George Stovall |
| American League | St. Louis Browns | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 18,000 | Jimmy Austin |
| American League | St. Louis Browns | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 18,000 | Branch Rickey |
| American League | Washington Senators | Washington, D.C. | Griffith Stadium | 27,000 | Clark Griffith |
| National League | Boston Braves | Boston, Massachusetts | South End Grounds | 11,000 | George Stallings |
| National League | Brooklyn Dodgers | New York, New York | Ebbets Field | 18,000 | Bill Dahlen |
| National League | Chicago Cubs | Chicago, Illinois | West Side Park | 16,000 | Johnny Evers |
| National League | Cincinnati Reds | Cincinnati, Ohio | Redland Field | 20,696 | Joe Tinker |
| National League | New York Giants | New York, New York | Brush Stadium | 34,000 | John McGraw |
| National League | Philadelphia Phillies | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | National League Park | 18,000 | Red Dooin |
| National League | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Forbes Field | 23,000 | Fred Clarke |
| National League | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis, Missouri | Robison Field | 21,000 | Miller Huggins |

## Standings
### American League

vteAmerican League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 96 | 57 | .627 | — | 50‍–‍26 | 46‍–‍31 |
| Washington Senators | 90 | 64 | .584 | 6½ | 42‍–‍35 | 48‍–‍29 |
| Cleveland Naps | 86 | 66 | .566 | 9½ | 45‍–‍32 | 41‍–‍34 |
| Boston Red Sox | 79 | 71 | .527 | 15½ | 41‍–‍34 | 38‍–‍37 |
| Chicago White Sox | 78 | 74 | .513 | 17½ | 40‍–‍37 | 38‍–‍37 |
| Detroit Tigers | 66 | 87 | .431 | 30 | 34‍–‍42 | 32‍–‍45 |
| New York Yankees | 57 | 94 | .377 | 38 | 27‍–‍47 | 30‍–‍47 |
| St. Louis Browns | 57 | 96 | .373 | 39 | 31‍–‍46 | 26‍–‍50 |

### National League

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| New York Giants | 101 | 51 | .664 | — | 54‍–‍23 | 47‍–‍28 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 88 | 63 | .583 | 12½ | 43‍–‍33 | 45‍–‍30 |
| Chicago Cubs | 88 | 65 | .575 | 13½ | 51‍–‍25 | 37‍–‍40 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 78 | 71 | .523 | 21½ | 41‍–‍35 | 37‍–‍36 |
| Boston Braves | 69 | 82 | .457 | 31½ | 34‍–‍40 | 35‍–‍42 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 65 | 84 | .436 | 34½ | 29‍–‍47 | 36‍–‍37 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 64 | 89 | .418 | 37½ | 32‍–‍44 | 32‍–‍45 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 51 | 99 | .340 | 49 | 25‍–‍48 | 26‍–‍51 |

## Postseason
### Bracket

| World Series | World Series | World Series |
| AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 4 |
| NL | New York Giants | 1 |

## Managerial changes
### Off-season

| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
| Boston Braves | Johnny Kling | George Stallings |
| Chicago Cubs | Frank Chance | Johnny Evers |
| Cincinnati Reds | Hank O'Day | Joe Tinker |
| New York Yankees | Harry Wolverton | Frank Chance |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Roger Bresnahan | Miller Huggins |

### In-season

| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
| Boston Red Sox | Jake Stahl | Bill Carrigan |
| St. Louis Browns | George Stovall | Jimmy Austin |
| St. Louis Browns | Jimmy Austin | Branch Rickey |

## League leaders
### American League

Hitting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Ty Cobb (DET) | .389 |
| OPS | Joe Jackson (CLE) | 1.011 |
| 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 |
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Walter Johnson$^1$ (WSH) | 36 |
| L | Jim Scott (CWS) | 21 |
| ERA | Walter Johnson$^1$ (WSH) | 1.14 |
| K | Walter Johnson$^1$ (WSH) | 243 |
| IP | Walter Johnson (WSH) | 346.0 |
| SV | Charles Bender (PHA) | 13 |
| WHIP | Walter Johnson (WSH) | 0.780 |
$^1$ American League Triple Crown pitching winner

### National League

Hitting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Jake Daubert (BKN) | .350 |
| OPS | Gavvy Cravath (PHP) | .974 |
| 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 |
| WHIP | Christy Mathewson (NYG) | 1.020 |

## Awards and honors

* Chalmers Award: Jake Daubert (BKN, National); Walter Johnson (WSH, American)

## Home field attendance

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