1913 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1913 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 96-57. They scored 794 runs and belted 33 home runs to go along with a .280 batting average. The offense was powered by Home Run Baker, who led the team with 12 home runs, 117 RBI, and 190 hits. Eddie Collins had a great year on the basepaths with 55 stolen bases.
The team allowed 591 runs and had a team ERA of 3.19. Chief Bender led the pitching staff with 21 wins and 13 saves. Eddie Plank struck out 151 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Home Run Baker | 3B | 149 | 564 | 116 | 190 | 12 | 117 | 34 | .413 | .493 | .906 | .337 |
| Jack Barry | SS | 134 | 455 | 62 | 125 | 3 | 85 | 15 | .349 | .365 | .714 | .275 |
| Eddie Collins | 2B | 148 | 534 | 125 | 184 | 3 | 73 | 55 | .441 | .453 | .894 | .345 |
| Press Cruthers | 2B | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .583 | .250 |
| Harry Davis | 1B | 7 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .389 | .471 | .860 | .353 |
| Harry Fritz | 3B | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .000 | .188 | .000 |
| Doc Lavan | SS | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .071 | .214 | .285 | .071 |
| Stuffy McInnis | 1B | 148 | 543 | 79 | 176 | 4 | 90 | 16 | .382 | .416 | .798 | .324 |
| Billy Orr | SS | 30 | 67 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .239 | .239 | .478 | .194 |
| Monte Pfeffer | SS | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| George Brickley | OF | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .333 | .564 | .167 |
| Tom Daley | OF | 62 | 141 | 13 | 36 | 0 | 11 | 4 | .327 | .284 | .611 | .255 |
| Danny Murphy | OF | 40 | 59 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .365 | .441 | .806 | .322 |
| Eddie Murphy | OF | 137 | 508 | 105 | 150 | 1 | 30 | 21 | .391 | .356 | .747 | .295 |
| Rube Oldring | OF | 137 | 538 | 101 | 152 | 5 | 71 | 40 | .328 | .394 | .722 | .283 |
| Amos Strunk | OF | 94 | 292 | 30 | 89 | 0 | 46 | 14 | .368 | .425 | .793 | .305 |
| Jimmy Walsh | OF | 97 | 303 | 56 | 77 | 0 | 27 | 15 | .341 | .340 | .681 | .254 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Giebel | C | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Jack Lapp | C | 82 | 238 | 23 | 54 | 1 | 20 | 1 | .336 | .290 | .626 | .227 |
| Wickey McAvoy | C | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .111 | .311 | .111 |
| Wally Schang | C | 79 | 207 | 32 | 55 | 3 | 30 | 4 | .392 | .415 | .807 | .266 |
| Ira Thomas | C | 22 | 53 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .333 | .396 | .729 | .283 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5044 | 794 | 1412 | 33 | 660 | 221 | .346 | .375 | .721 | .280 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Chief Bender | 48 | 21 | 236.7 | 21 | 10 | .677 | 13 | 135 | 59 | 2.21 | 1.128 | |||
| Charlie Boardman | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 | 1.778 | |||
| Pat Bohen | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1.12 | 0.625 | |||
| Boardwalk Brown | 43 | 35 | 235.3 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 1 | 70 | 87 | 2.94 | 1.220 | |||
| Bullet Joe Bush | 39 | 16 | 200.3 | 15 | 6 | .714 | 3 | 81 | 66 | 3.82 | 1.323 | |||
| Jack Coombs | 2 | 2 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.12 | 2.075 | |||
| Ensign Cottrell | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5.40 | 1.700 | |||
| Byron Houck | 41 | 19 | 176 | 14 | 6 | .700 | 0 | 71 | 122 | 4.14 | 1.528 | |||
| Dave Morey | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.50 | 1.000 | |||
| Herb Pennock | 14 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 5.13 | 1.562 | |||
| Eddie Plank | 41 | 30 | 242.7 | 18 | 10 | .643 | 4 | 151 | 57 | 2.60 | 1.104 | |||
| Bob Shawkey | 18 | 15 | 111.3 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 0 | 52 | 50 | 2.34 | 1.276 | |||
| John Taff | 7 | 1 | 17.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6.62 | 1.525 | |||
| Weldon Wyckoff | 17 | 7 | 61.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 31 | 46 | 4.38 | 1.653 | |||
| Team Totals | 277 | 153 | 1351.3 | 96 | 57 | .627 | 22 | 630 | 532 | 3.19 | 1.282 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Home Run Baker | 149 |
| At Bats | Home Run Baker | 564 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Eddie Collins | 652 |
| Batting Average | Eddie Collins | .345 |
| On-Base % | Eddie Collins | .441 |
| Slugging % | Home Run Baker | .493 |
| OPS | Home Run Baker | .906 |
| Runs | Eddie Collins | 125 |
| Hits | Home Run Baker | 190 |
| Total Bases | Home Run Baker | 278 |
| Doubles | Home Run Baker | 34 |
| Triples | Eddie Collins | 13 |
| Home Runs | Home Run Baker | 12 |
| RBI | Home Run Baker | 117 |
| Walks | Eddie Collins | 85 |
| Strikeouts | Eddie Murphy and Wally Schang | 44 |
| Stolen Bases | Eddie Collins | 55 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jack Barry | 28 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Chief Bender | 21 |
| Losses | Boardwalk Brown | 11 |
| Saves | Chief Bender | 13 |
| Won-Loss % | Bullet Joe Bush | .714 |
| ERA | Chief Bender | 2.21 |
| WHIP | Eddie Plank | 1.104 |
| Innings Pitched | Eddie Plank | 242.7 |
| Games | Chief Bender | 48 |
| Games Started | Boardwalk Brown | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Eddie Plank | 151 |
| Complete Games | Eddie Plank | 18 |
| Shutouts | Eddie Plank | 7 |
| Batters Faced | Boardwalk Brown | 1009 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bullet Joe Bush | 85 |
| Hits Allowed | Eddie Plank | 211 |
| Walks Allowed | Byron Houck | 122 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Boardwalk Brown | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Byron Houck | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Boardwalk Brown | 10 |
