1913

The following are the baseball events of the year 1913 throughout the world.

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Champions[]

World Series: Philadelphia Athletics over New York Giants (4-1)

Awards and honors[]

Chalmers Award
- Walter Johnson, Washington Senators, P
- Jake Daubert, Brooklyn Dodgers, 1B

MLB Statistical Leaders[]

	American League		National League
AVG	Ty Cobb DET	.390	Jake Daubert BRO	.350
HR	Frank Baker PHA	12	Gavvy Cravath PHI	19
RBIs	Frank Baker PHA	113	Gavvy Cravath PHI	128
Wins	Walter Johnson¹ WSH	36	Tom Seaton PHI	27
ERA	Walter Johnson¹ WSH	1.14	Christy Mathewson NYG	2.06
Ks	Walter Johnson¹ WSH	243	Tom Seaton PHI	168

¹MLB Triple Crown Winner for Pitching

Major League Baseball final standings[]

American League final standings[]

American League
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	96	57	.627	--
Washington Senators	90	64	.584	6.5
Cleveland Naps	86	66	.566	9.5
Boston Red Sox	79	71	527	15.5
Chicago White Sox	78	74	.513	17.5
Detroit Tigers	66	87	.431	30
New York Yankees	57	94	.377	38
St. Louis Browns	57	96	.373	39

National League final standings[]

National League
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
New York Giants	101	51	.664	--
Philadelphia Phillies	88	63	.583	12.5
Chicago Cubs	88	65	.575	13.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	78	71	.523	21.5
Boston Braves	69	82	.457	31.5
Brooklyn Superbas	65	84	.436	34.5
Cincinnati Reds	64	89	.418	37.5
St. Louis Cardinals	51	99	.340	49

Events[]

Births[]

January 7 - Johnny Mize (d. 1993)
February 14 - Mel Allen (d. 1996)
February 20 - Tommy Henrich (d. 2009)
March 2 - Mort Cooper (d. 1958)
August 8 - Cecil Travis (d. 2006)
August 14 - Paul Dean (d. 1981)
August 17 - Rudy York (d. 1970)
August 31 - Ray Dandridge (d. 1994)
September 19 - Nick Etten (d. 1990)
October 19 - Al Brazle (d. 1973)

Deaths[]

June 5 - Chris von der Ahe, 61, owner of the St. Louis Browns from 1882 to 1898 who greatly developed the entertainment aspect of the sport with fan-friendly promotions and ballpark attractions; presided over first team to win four straight pennants (1885-1888)
June 30 - George "Roger" Tidden, 56, sports editor in New York since 1895
August 8 - John Gaffney, 58, the sport's first great umpire, officiating for twelve seasons in three leagues between 1884 and 1900; managed Washington team in 1886-87, and officiated in 1887-88-89 championship series, pioneering use of multiple umpires in games
August 25 - Red Donahue, 40, pitcher who won 20 games three times with the Phillies and Browns, led NL in complete games in 1897; 164 wins included 1898 no-hitter
September 15 - Frank Hough, 56, sports editor in Philadelphia who helped organize Athletics franchise in 1901
December 24 - Louis Sockalexis, 42, right fielder for the 1897-99 Cleveland Spiders who was the first Native American (American Indian) to play in the major leagues. His life story was factor in the naming of the Cleveland AL team "Indians."