1913 Boston Braves season
Major League Baseball team season
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The 1913 Boston Braves season was the 43rd season of the franchise. The Braves finished fifth in the National League with a record of 69 wins and 82 losses.
| 1913 Boston Braves | |
|---|---|
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | South End Grounds |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Record | 69â82 (.457) |
| League place | 5th |
| Owners | James Gaffney |
| Managers | George Stallings |
Offseason
- December 1912: Guy Zinn was purchased by the Braves from the New York Highlanders.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 101 | 51 | .664 | â | 54âââ23 | 47âââ28 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 88 | 63 | .583 | 12½ | 43âââ33 | 45âââ30 |
| Chicago Cubs | 88 | 65 | .575 | 13½ | 51âââ25 | 37âââ40 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 78 | 71 | .523 | 21½ | 41âââ35 | 37âââ36 |
| Boston Braves | 69 | 82 | .457 | 31½ | 34âââ40 | 35âââ42 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 65 | 84 | .436 | 34½ | 29âââ47 | 36âââ37 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 64 | 89 | .418 | 37½ | 32âââ44 | 32âââ45 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 51 | 99 | .340 | 49 | 25âââ48 | 26âââ51 |
Record vs. opponents
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | â | 10â10â1 | 9â13 | 8â14 | 8â14 | 7â15â1 | 11â10 | 16â6â1 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 10â10â1 | â | 9â13 | 9â13 | 8â14 | 8â13â1 | 8â14â1 | 13â7 | |||||
| Chicago | 13â9 | 13â9 | â | 13â9â1 | 7â14 | 13â9 | 13â9 | 16â6â1 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 14â8 | 13â9 | 9â13â1 | â | 5â17 | 5â17â1 | 8â13â1 | 10â12 | |||||
| New York | 14â8 | 14â8 | 14â7 | 17â5 | â | 14â8â3 | 14â8â1 | 14â7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 15â7â1 | 13â8â1 | 9â13 | 17â5â1 | 8â14â3 | â | 9â11â2 | 17â5 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 10â11 | 14â8â1 | 9â13 | 13â8â1 | 8â14â1 | 11â9â2 | â | 13â8â1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 6â16â1 | 7â13 | 6â16â1 | 12â10 | 7â14 | 5â17 | 8â13â1 | â | |||||
Roster
| 1913 Boston Braves | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders
Other batters |
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 | Bill Rariden | 95 | 246 | 58 | .236 | 3 | 30 |
| 1B | Hap Myers | 140 | 524 | 143 | .273 | 2 | 50 |
| 2B | Bill Sweeney | 139 | 502 | 129 | .257 | 0 | 47 |
| SS | Rabbit Maranville | 143 | 571 | 141 | .247 | 2 | 48 |
| 3B | Art Devlin | 73 | 210 | 48 | .229 | 0 | 12 |
| OF | John Titus | 87 | 269 | 80 | .297 | 5 | 38 |
| OF | Les Mann | 120 | 407 | 103 | .253 | 3 | 51 |
| OF | Joe Connolly | 126 | 427 | 120 | .281 | 5 | 57 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Smith | 92 | 285 | 65 | .228 | 0 | 27 |
| Bris Lord | 73 | 235 | 59 | .251 | 6 | 26 |
| Bert Whaling | 79 | 211 | 51 | .242 | 0 | 25 |
| Tex McDonald | 62 | 145 | 52 | .359 | 0 | 18 |
| Guy Zinn | 36 | 138 | 41 | .297 | 1 | 15 |
| Tommy Griffith | 37 | 127 | 32 | .252 | 1 | 12 |
| Butch Schmidt | 22 | 78 | 24 | .308 | 1 | 14 |
| Cy Seymour | 39 | 73 | 13 | .178 | 0 | 10 |
| Jay Kirke | 18 | 38 | 9 | .237 | 0 | 3 |
| Otis Clymer | 14 | 37 | 12 | .324 | 0 | 6 |
| Charlie Deal | 10 | 36 | 11 | .306 | 0 | 3 |
| Drummond Brown | 15 | 34 | 11 | .324 | 1 | 2 |
| Joe Schultz | 9 | 18 | 4 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Calhoun | 6 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 0 |
| George Jackson | 3 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 0 |
| Oscar Dugey | 5 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Rex DeVogt | 3 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Gowdy | 3 | 5 | 3 | .600 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill McKechnie | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff McCleskey | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Mitchell | 4 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilson Collins | 16 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Bues | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill McTigue | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tragesser | 2 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty Tyler | 39 | 290.1 | 16 | 17 | 2.79 | 143 |
| Dick Rudolph | 33 | 249.1 | 14 | 13 | 2.92 | 109 |
| Otto Hess | 29 | 218.1 | 7 | 17 | 3.83 | 80 |
| Hub Perdue | 38 | 212.1 | 16 | 13 | 3.26 | 91 |
| Walt Dickson | 19 | 128.0 | 6 | 7 | 3.23 | 47 |
| Jack Quinn | 8 | 56.1 | 4 | 3 | 2.40 | 33 |
| Gene Cocreham | 1 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 7.56 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill James | 24 | 135.2 | 6 | 10 | 2.79 | 73 |
| Lefty Gervais | 5 | 15.2 | 0 | 1 | 5.74 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win Noyes | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.79 | 5 |
| Paul Strand | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.12 | 6 |
| Buster Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.73 | 3 |
| George Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 3 |