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1913 Major League Baseball season

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This article is about the 1913 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1913 in baseball.
1913 MLB season
LeagueAmerican League (AL)
National League (NL)
SportBaseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 10 – October 5, 1913 (AL)
  • April 9 – October 5, 1913 (NL)
World Series:
  • October 7 – October 11, 1913
Number of games154
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
Regular Season
Season MVPAL: Walter Johnson (WSH)
NL: Jake Daubert (BKN)
AL championsPhiladelphia Athletics
  AL runners-upBoston Red Sox
NL championsNew York Giants
  NL runners-upPhiladelphia Phillies
World Series
ChampionsPhiladelphia Athletics
  Runners-upNew York Giants
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1913–1914 American League seasons
American League
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. 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

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See also: Major League Baseball 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.

Rule change

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The National League ruled that umpires could no longer scout for teams, as was the case when Umpire Cy Rigler was being paid $2,200 (equivalent to $70,000 in 2024) by the Philadelphia Phillies for his role in having the team sign a pitcher, Eppa Rixey.

Teams

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League Team City Stadium Capacity Manager[1]
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,000 Jake Stahl
Bill Carrigan
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 28,000 Jimmy Callahan
Cleveland Naps Cleveland, Ohio League Park 21,414 Joe Birmingham
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 23,000 Hughie Jennings
New York Yankees New York, New York Brush Stadium 34,000 Frank Chance
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 23,000 Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 18,000 George Stovall
Jimmy Austin
Branch Rickey
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000 Clark Griffith
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts South End Grounds 11,000 George Stallings
Brooklyn Dodgers New York, New York Ebbets Field 18,000 Bill Dahlen
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois West Side Park 16,000 Johnny Evers
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 20,696 Joe Tinker
New York Giants New York, New York Brush Stadium 34,000 John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National League Park 18,000 Red Dooin
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 23,000 Fred Clarke
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Robison Field 21,000 Miller Huggins

Standings

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American League

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American 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

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National 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

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The postseason began on October 7 and ended on October 11 with the Philadelphia Athletics defeating the New York Giants in the 1913 World Series in five games.

Bracket

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World Series
   
AL Philadelphia Athletics 4
NL New York Giants 1

Managerial changes

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Off-season

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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

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

League leaders

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American League

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Hitting leaders[2]
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[3]
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
WHIP Walter Johnson (WSH) 0.780

1 American League Triple Crown pitching winner

National League

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Hitting leaders[4]
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[5]
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

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Home field attendance

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Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
Chicago White Sox[6] 78 1.3% 602,241 3.3% 7,721
New York Giants[7] 103 4.0% 638,000 −5.5% 8,395
Philadelphia Athletics[8] 90 −10.9% 517,653 −14.5% 6,723
Cleveland Naps[9] 75 −6.3% 336,844 −17.1% 4,375
Philadelphia Phillies[10] 73 −7.6% 250,000 −39.9% 3,333
Boston Red Sox[11] 105 34.6% 597,096 18.5% 7,655
Chicago Cubs[12] 91 −1.1% 514,000 −10.8% 6,590
Detroit Tigers[13] 69 −22.5% 402,870 −16.9% 5,301
New York Yankees[14] 50 −34.2% 242,194 −19.9% 3,187
Brooklyn Dodgers[15] 58 −9.4% 243,000 −9.7% 3,197
Washington Senators[16] 91 42.2% 350,663 43.2% 4,496
Pittsburgh Pirates[17] 93 9.4% 384,000 −11.1% 5,120
Cincinnati Reds[18] 75 7.1% 344,000 14.7% 4,468
St. Louis Browns[19] 53 17.8% 214,070 2.9% 2,710
Boston Braves[20] 52 18.2% 121,000 4.3% 1,532
St. Louis Cardinals[21] 63 −16.0% 241,759 −46.0% 3,140

Events

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References

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  1. ^ "1913 Major League Managers". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  2. ^ "1913 American League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  3. ^ "1913 American League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  4. ^ "1913 National League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
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  6. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
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  14. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
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  16. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  17. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  18. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  19. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  20. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  21. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
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