1913 in baseball
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
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
- February 14 - Mel Allen
- February 20 - Tommy Henrich
- March 2 - Mort Cooper
- August 8 - Cecil Travis
- August 14 - Paul Dean
- August 17 - Rudy York
- August 31 - Ray Dandridge
- October 19 - Al Brazle
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 to play in the major leagues
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1913 in baseball