1913 Portland Beavers season
Pacific Coast League team season
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The 1913 Portland Beavers season was the 11th season in the history of the Portland Beavers baseball team. Under the leadership of manager Walt McCredie, the team compiled a 109â86 record and won the Pacific Coast League (PCL) pennant.[1] The Beavers won five PCL pennants between 1906 and 1914.
| 1913 Portland Beavers | |
|---|---|
| League | Pacific Coast League |
| Ballpark | Vaughn Street Park |
| City | Portland, Oregon |
| Record | 109â86 |
| League place | 1st |
| Owners | William Wallace McCredie |
| Managers | Walt McCredie |
Second baseman Bill Rodgers was the team captain and led the PCL with 239 hits. Pitchers Hi West and Bill James ranked first and second in the league with earned run averages of 1.71 and 1.98.[2]
1913 PCL standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Beavers | 109 | 86 | .559 | -- |
| Sacramento Sacts | 103 | 94 | .523 | 7.0 |
| Venice Tigers | 107 | 102 | .512 | 9.0 |
| San Francisco Seals | 104 | 103 | .502 | 11.0 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 100 | 108 | .481 | 15.5 |
| Oakland Oaks | 90 | 120 | .429 | 26.5 |
Statistics
Batting
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; SLG = Slugging percentage; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | SLG | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B, 3B | Billy Speas | 91 | 310 | 99 | .319 | 0 | .374 | 6 |
| 2B | Bill Rodgers | 199 | 784 | 239 | .305 | 5 | .397 | 42 |
| LF | Ty Lober[3] | 157 | 518 | 158 | .305 | 1 | 20 | |
| RF | Walt Doan | 169 | 582 | 177 | .304 | 4 | .409 | 37 |
| 3B | Bill Lindsay | 139 | 487 | 146 | .300 | 1 | .359 | 6 |
| P | Irv Higginbotham | 54 | 127 | 38 | .299 | 0 | .370 | 4 |
| C, 1B | Gus Fisher | 139 | 390 | 114 | .292 | 2 | .372 | 23 |
| CF, LF | Chet Chadbourne | 191 | 789 | 223 | .283 | 2 | .346 | 39 |
| SS, 3B | Art Kores | 165 | 586 | 165 | .282 | 5 | .374 | 22 |
| 1B | Fred Derrick | 150 | 551 | 151 | .274 | 0 | .330 | 34 |
| SS, 3B | Mike McCormick | 95 | 302 | 64 | .212 | 1 | .258 | 7 |
| C | Claude Berry | 101 | 277 | 68 | .245 | 2 | .365 | 9 |
| 2B | Harry Heilmann | 122 | 417 | 127 | 11 |
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; PCT = Win percentage; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | PCT | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill James | 44 | 328.0 | 24 | 16 | .600 | 1.98 | 215 |
| Irv Higginbotham | 46 | 301.2 | 21 | 14 | .607 | 2.77 | 175 |
| Harry Krause | 46 | 284.0 | 17 | 11 | .600 | 2.28 | 140 |
| Hi West | 34 | 278.2 | 18 | 11 | .621 | 1.71 | 120 |
| Rip Hagerman | 44 | 232.2 | 14 | 9 | .609 | 2.40 | 164 |
| Gene Krapp | 33 | 229.1 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 2.20 | 139 |