1913 Washington Senators season
The 1913 Washington Senators won 90 games, lost 64, and finished in second place in the American League. They were managed by Clark Griffith and played home games at National Park.
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| Owner(s) | Thomas C. Noyes |
| Manager(s) | Clark Griffith |
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Regular season
This was a very good season for a team that was considered perennial losers. The nucleus was still ace pitcher Walter Johnson. He won each category of the pitching triple crown by wide margins and was voted league MVP, in perhaps his best season. Clyde Milan, Johnson's best friend, set a modern-day stolen base record, with 75. The offense was led by future Black Sox ringleader Chick Gandil, who hit .318 and drove in a team-leading 72 runs. Eccentric Germany Schaefer hit .320 in limited action.
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Philadelphia Athletics | 96 | 57 | 0.627 | — | 50–26 | 46–31 |
| Washington Senators | 90 | 64 | 0.584 | 6½ | 42–35 | 48–29 |
| Cleveland Naps | 86 | 66 | 0.566 | 9½ | 45–32 | 41–34 |
| Boston Red Sox | 79 | 71 | 0.527 | 15½ | 41–34 | 38–37 |
| Chicago White Sox | 78 | 74 | 0.513 | 17½ | 40–37 | 38–37 |
| Detroit Tigers | 66 | 87 | 0.431 | 30 | 34–42 | 32–45 |
| New York Yankees | 57 | 94 | 0.377 | 38 | 27–47 | 30–47 |
| St. Louis Browns | 57 | 96 | 0.373 | 39 | 31–46 | 26–50 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | 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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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 |
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| C | John Henry | 96 | 273 | 61 | .223 | 1 | 26 |
| 1B | Chick Gandil | 148 | 550 | 175 | .318 | 1 | 72 |
| 2B | Ray Morgan | 138 | 481 | 131 | .272 | 0 | 57 |
| SS | George McBride | 150 | 499 | 107 | .214 | 1 | 52 |
| 3B | Eddie Foster | 106 | 409 | 101 | .247 | 1 | 41 |
| OF | Clyde Milan | 154 | 579 | 174 | .301 | 3 | 54 |
| OF | Danny Moeller | 153 | 589 | 139 | .236 | 5 | 42 |
| OF | Howie Shanks | 109 | 390 | 99 | .254 | 1 | 37 |
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 |
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| Eddie Ainsmith | 79 | 242 | 61 | .252 | 0 | 18 |
| Germany Schaefer | 54 | 100 | 32 | .320 | 0 | 7 |
| Rip Williams | 66 | 106 | 30 | .283 | 1 | 12 |
| Joe Gedeon | 29 | 71 | 13 | .183 | 0 | 6 |
| Jack Calvo | 17 | 33 | 8 | .242 | 1 | 2 |
| Ben Spencer | 8 | 21 | 6 | .286 | 0 | 2 |
| Merito Acosta | 12 | 20 | 6 | .300 | 0 | 1 |
| Carl Cashion | 7 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Morley | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Griffith | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Ryan | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
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| Walter Johnson | 48 | 346 | 36 | 7 | 1.14 | 243 |
| Bob Groom | 37 | 264.1 | 16 | 16 | 3.23 | 156 |
| Joe Boehling | 38 | 235.1 | 17 | 7 | 2.14 | 110 |
| George Mullin | 11 | 57.1 | 3 | 5 | 5.02 | 14 |
| Mutt Williams | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
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 |
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| Joe Engel | 36 | 164.2 | 8 | 9 | 3.06 | 70 |
| Tom Hughes | 36 | 129.2 | 4 | 12 | 4.30 | 59 |
| Doc Ayers | 4 | 17.2 | 1 | 1 | 1.53 | 17 |
| Slim Love | 5 | 16.2 | 1 | 0 | 1.62 | 5 |
| Jim Shaw | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2.08 | 14 |
| Jack Bentley | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
| Carl Cashion | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6.00 | 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 |
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| Bert Gallia | 31 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4.13 | 46 |
| Harry Harper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.55 | 9 |
| Nick Altrock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 2 |
| John Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
| Tom Drohan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 |
| Clark Griffith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Rex Dawson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Harry Hedgpeth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Eddie Ainsmith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 0 |
| Germany Schaefer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 0 |
| Joe Gedeon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
League top five finishers
- MLB leader in wins (36)
- MLB leader in ERA (1.14)
- MLB leader in strikeouts (243)
- MLB leader in shutouts (11)
- MLB leader in stolen bases (75)
- #2 in AL in stolen bases (62)
References
- 1913 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
- 1913 Washington Senators at Baseball Almanac