Major League Baseball team season
| 1913 Philadelphia Athletics | |
|---|---|
| World Series Champions American League Champions | |
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| Owners | Connie Mack, Benjamin Shibe, Tom Shibe and John Shibe |
| Managers | Connie Mack |
| ← 19121914 → | |
The 1913 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing first in the American League with a record of 96 wins and 57 losses. The team then defeated the New York Giants in the 1913 World Series, 4 games to 1. In 2001, baseball historian Bill James ranked the 1913 incarnation of the Athletics' famous "$100,000 infield" as the best of all time in major league history (first baseman Stuffy McInnis, second baseman Eddie Collins, third baseman Frank "Home Run" Baker, and shortstop Jack Barry).
Regular season
Season standings
| 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 |
Record vs. opponents
| 1913 American League record Sources: | |||||||||||||
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 10–11 | 8–13 | 13–9 | 14–6–1 | 11–11 | 17–5 | 6–16 | |||||
| Chicago | 11–10 | — | 9–13–1 | 13–9 | 11–10 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 11–11 | |||||
| Cleveland | 13–8 | 13–9–1 | — | 14–7 | 14–8–1 | 9–13 | 16–6–1 | 7–15 | |||||
| Detroit | 9–13 | 9–13 | 7–14 | — | 11–11 | 7–15 | 11–11 | 12–10 | |||||
| New York | 6–14–1 | 10–11 | 8–14–1 | 11–11 | — | 5–17 | 11–11 | 6–16 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 11–11 | 11–11 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 17–5 | — | 15–6 | 14–8 | |||||
| St. Louis | 5–17 | 10–12 | 6–16–1 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 6–15 | — | 8–14–1 | |||||
| Washington | 16–6 | 11–11 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 16–6 | 8–14 | 14–8–1 | — | |||||
Roster
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| Pitchers | Catchers
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Jack Lapp | 82 | 238 | 54 | .227 | 1 | 20 |
| 1B | Stuffy McInnis | 148 | 543 | 176 | .324 | 4 | 90 |
| 2B | Eddie Collins | 148 | 534 | 184 | .345 | 3 | 73 |
| 3B | Frank Baker | 149 | 564 | 190 | .337 | 12 | 117 |
| SS | Jack Barry | 134 | 455 | 125 | .275 | 3 | 85 |
| OF | Rube Oldring | 137 | 538 | 152 | .283 | 5 | 71 |
| OF | Eddie Murphy | 137 | 508 | 150 | .295 | 1 | 30 |
| OF | Jimmy Walsh | 97 | 303 | 77 | .254 | 0 | 27 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Strunk | 94 | 292 | 89 | .305 | 0 | 46 |
| Wally Schang | 79 | 207 | 55 | .266 | 3 | 30 |
| Tom Daley | 62 | 141 | 36 | .255 | 0 | 11 |
| Billy Orr | 30 | 67 | 13 | .194 | 0 | 7 |
| Danny Murphy | 40 | 59 | 19 | .322 | 0 | 6 |
| Ira Thomas | 22 | 53 | 15 | .283 | 0 | 6 |
| Harry Davis | 7 | 17 | 6 | .353 | 0 | 4 |
| Doc Lavan | 5 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 1 |
| Harry Fritz | 5 | 13 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Press Cruthers | 3 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brickley | 5 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Wickey McAvoy | 4 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
| Monte Pfeffer | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Giebel | 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Plank | 41 | 242.2 | 18 | 10 | 2.60 | 151 |
| Boardwalk Brown | 43 | 235.1 | 17 | 11 | 2.94 | 70 |
| Bob Shawkey | 18 | 111.1 | 6 | 5 | 2.34 | 52 |
| Charlie Boardman | 2 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 4 |
| Pat Bohen | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.13 | 5 |
| Jack Coombs | 2 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 0 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Bender | 48 | 236.2 | 21 | 10 | 2.21 | 135 |
| Bullet Joe Bush | 39 | 200.1 | 15 | 6 | 3.82 | 81 |
| Byron Houck | 41 | 176.0 | 14 | 6 | 4.14 | 71 |
| Weldon Wyckoff | 17 | 61.2 | 2 | 4 | 4.38 | 31 |
| Herb Pennock | 14 | 33.1 | 2 | 1 | 5.13 | 17 |
| John Taff | 7 | 17.2 | 0 | 1 | 6.62 | 9 |
| Ensign Cottrell | 2 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 3 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Morey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
1913 World Series
Main article: 1913 World Series
AL Philadelphia Athletics (4) vs. NL New York Giants (1)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Athletics – 6, Giants – 4, | October 7 | Polo Grounds | 36,291 |
| 2 | Giants – 3, Athletics – 0 (10 innings) | October 8 | Shibe Park | 20,563 |
| 3 | Athletics – 8, Giants – 2 | October 9 | Polo Grounds | 36,896 |
| 4 | Giants – 5, Athletics – 6 | October 10 | Shibe Park | 20,568 |
| 5 | Athletics – 3, Giants – 1 | October 11 | Polo Grounds | 36,682 |
References
- Bill James, "The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract" (2001), pp. 548–550
External links
- 1913 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 1913 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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