1913 in baseball

The following are the baseball events of the year 1913 throughout the world.  

[edit] Champions

• World Series: Philadelphia Athletics over New York Giants (4-1)

[edit] Awards and honors

[edit] Major League Baseball final standings

[edit] American League final standings

[edit] National League final standings

[edit] Events

[edit] Births

• January 7 - Johnny Mize
• February 14 - Mel Allen
• February 20 - Tommy Henrich
• March 2 - Mort Cooper
• August 8 - Cecil Travis
• August 14 - Paul Dean
• August 17 - Rudy York
• August 31 - Ray Dandridge
• October 19 - Al Brazle

[edit] Deaths

• June 5 - Chris von der Ahe, 61, owner of the St. Louis Browns from 1882 to 1898 who greatly developed the entertainment aspect of the sport with fan-friendly promotions and ballpark attractions; presided over first team to win four straight pennants (1885-1888)
• June 30 - George "Roger" Tidden, 56, sports editor in New York since 1895
• August 8 - John Gaffney, 58, the sport's first great umpire, officiating for twelve seasons in three leagues between 1884 and 1900; managed Washington team in 1886-87, and officiated in 1887-88-89 championship series, pioneering use of multiple umpires in games
• August 25 - Red Donahue, 40, pitcher who won 20 games three times with the Phillies and Browns, led NL in complete games in 1897; 164 wins included 1898 no-hitter
• September 15 - Frank Hough, 56, sports editor in Philadelphia who helped organize Athletics franchise in 1901
• December 24 - Louis Sockalexis, 42, right fielder for the 1897-99 Cleveland Spiders who was the first Native American to play in the major leagues