| 1913 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | Regular season:
|
| Games | 154 |
| Teams | 16 (8 per league) |
| Regular Season | |
| SeasonMVP | AL:Walter Johnson (WSH) NL:Jake Daubert (BRO) |
| AL champions | Philadelphia Athletics |
| AL runners-up | Boston Red Sox |
| NL champions | New York Giants |
| NL runners-up | Philadelphia Phillies |
| World Series | |
| Champions | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Runners-up | New York Giants |
| MLB seasons | |
The1913 major league baseball season began on April 9, 1913. The regular season ended on October 5, with theNew York Giants andPhiladelphia Athletics as the regular season champions of theNational League andAmerican League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of thetenth 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 in1911. Going into the season, the defendingWorld Series champions were theBoston Red Sox from the1912 season.
This was the third of four seasons that the Chalmers Award, a precursor to theMajor 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 theBrooklyn Dodgers and the New York Highlanders renamed as theNew York Yankees.
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 the1904 season. This format would last until1919.
National League Opening Day took place on April 9 with a game between thePhiladelphia Phillies andBrooklyn Dodgers, while American League Opening Day took place the following day, with all AL teams but theChicago White Sox andCleveland Naps, playing. The final day of the regular season was on October 5. TheWorld Series took place between October 7 and October 11.
TheNational League ruled thatumpires could no longer scout for teams, as was the case when UmpireCy Rigler was being paid $2,200 (equivalent to $70,000 in 2024) by thePhiladelphia Phillies for his role in having the team sign a pitcher,Eppa Rixey.
| 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 |
| 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 |
The postseason began on October 7 and ended on October 11 with thePhiladelphia Athletics defeating theNew York Giants in the1913 World Series in five games.
| World Series | ||||
| AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 4 | ||
| NL | New York Giants | 1 | ||
| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | Jake Stahl | Bill Carrigan |
| St. Louis Browns | George Stovall | Jimmy Austin |
| Jimmy Austin | Branch Rickey |
| 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 |
| 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 LeagueTriple Crown pitching winner
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Jake Daubert (BRO) | .350 |
| OPS | Gavvy Cravath (PHI) | .974 |
| HR | Gavvy Cravath (PHI) | 19 |
| RBI | Gavvy Cravath (PHI) | 128 |
| R | Max Carey (PIT) Tommy Leach (CHC) | 120 |
| H | Gavvy Cravath (PHI) | 179 |
| SB | Max Carey (PIT) | 61 |
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W | Tom Seaton (PHI) | 27 |
| L | Dan Griner (STL) | 22 |
| ERA | Christy Mathewson (NYG) | 2.06 |
| K | Tom Seaton (PHI) | 168 |
| IP | Tom Seaton (PHI) | 322.1 |
| SV | Larry Cheney (CHC) | 11 |
| WHIP | Christy Mathewson (NYG) | 1.020 |
| 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 |
