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.
Regular season
This was a good season for a team that was considered perennial losers. The nucleus was still pitcher Walter Johnson. He won each category of the pitching triple crown and was voted league MVP. Clyde Milan, Johnson's 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
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1913 Washington Senators Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
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 C 96 273 61 .223 1 26 1B 148 550 175 .318 1 72 2B 138 481 131 .272 0 57 SS 150 499 107 .214 1 52 3B 106 409 101 .247 1 41 OF 154 579 174 .301 3 54 OF 153 589 139 .236 5 42 OF 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 79 242 61 .252 0 18 66 106 30 .283 1 12 54 100 32 .320 0 7 29 71 13 .183 0 6 17 33 8 .242 1 2 8 21 6 .286 0 2 12 20 6 .300 0 1 7 12 3 .250 0 2 2 3 0 .000 0 0 1 1 1 1.000 0 1 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 48 346.0 36 7 1.14 243 37 264.1 16 16 3.23 156 38 235.1 17 7 2.14 110 11 57.1 3 5 5.02 14 1 4.0 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 36 164.2 8 9 3.06 70 36 129.2 4 12 4.30 59 4 17.2 1 1 1.53 17 5 16.2 1 0 1.62 5 2 13.0 0 1 2.08 14 3 11.0 1 0 0.00 5 4 9.0 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 31 1 5 3 4.13 46 4 0 0 0 3.55 9 4 0 0 0 5.00 2 3 0 0 0 4.50 1 2 0 0 0 9.00 2 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 1 0.00 0 1 0 0 0 54.00 0 1 0 0 0 54.00 0 1 0 0 1 0.00 0
Awards and honors
League awards Walter Johnson AL Most Valuable Player
League top five finishers Walter Johnson MLB leader in wins (36) MLB leader in ERA (1.14) MLB leader in strikeouts (243) MLB leader in shutouts (11)
Clyde Milan MLB leader in stolen bases (75)
Danny Moeller #2 in AL in stolen bases (62)
References 1913 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference 1913 Washington Senators at Baseball Almanac