1913 Cleveland Naps season

1913 Cleveland Naps
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
League Park II (since 1901)
Cleveland, Ohio (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Somers
Manager(s)	Joe Birmingham
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The 1913 Cleveland Naps season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the American League with a record of 86–66, 9½ games behind the Philadelphia Athletics.

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1913 American League Records Sources:
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

1913 Cleveland Naps
Roster
Pitchers Jim Baskette Fred Blanding Lynn Brenton Nick Cullop Lee Dashner Cy Falkenberg Luke Glavenich Dave Gregg Vean Gregg Lefty James George Kahler Willie Mitchell Bill Steen		Catchers Johnny Bassler Josh Billings Fred Carisch Ernie Krueger Grover Land Steve O'Neill Infielders Ray Bates Ray Chapman George Dunlop Eddie Edmonson Doc Johnston Larry Kopf Nap Lajoie Ivy Olson Terry Turner		Outfielders Joe Birmingham Jack Graney Joe Jackson Nemo Leibold Jack Lelivelt Buddy Ryan Billy Southworth Other positions Johnny Beall Roger Peckinpaugh Josh Swindell George Young		Manager Joe Birmingham

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
SS	Chapman, RayRay Chapman	141	508	131	.258	3	39
OF	Jackson, JoeJoe Jackson	148	528	197	.373	7	71

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
Birmingham, JoeJoe Birmingham	47	131	37	.282	0	15
Billings, JoshJosh Billings	1	3	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

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
Blanding, FredFred Blanding	41	215	15	10	2.55	63
Baskette, JimJim Baskette	2	4.2	0	0	5.79	0

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

References

• 1913 Cleveland Naps season at Baseball Reference