AL Season Wrap-up
No one posed a serious threat to Oakland this year as they won their 8th pennant in 10 years. They ranked 1st in offense in the AL, but just 8th in defense and 4th in pitching.
Joe Jackson (.383, 28 HR, 122 RBI) was hitting .390 in early September. The all-time single season mark is .392 set by Hall of Famer
Ross Barnes in 1878. Unfortunately, Jackson hit "only" .340 in September and fell short of Barnes' mark. With
Frank Baker (.298, 46 HR, 147 RBI) and
Ed Lennox (.269, 30 HR, 113 RBI), the A's have plenty of power in their lineup. Even leadoff man
Eddie Collins (.327, 21 HR, 65 RBI, 136 R, 70 SB) got in on the action with 21 bombs. On the pitching side,
Chief Bender (17-6, 3.12 ERA) rebounded from an ugly April to post fine numbers. The A's were also happy to see
Jimmy Dygert (17-8, 3.37 ERA) rebound from a poor 1912 season.
Boston finished in 2nd place but they won just 88 games, their fewest in six years. Their offense never clicked this year and almost every batter had seasons below their career averages. Their pitching staff ranked 2nd in the league, led by
Ray Collins (16-4, 3.15 ERA).
Chicago's pitching staff rebounded nicely and finished the season ranked 1st in fewest runs allowed, starters' ERA and bullpen ERA. This was despite a 6th ranked defense. Offensively, rookie
Edd Roush (.302, 13 HR, 74 RBI) had a nice debut and cleanup hitter
Jack Fournier (.297, 44 HR, 104 RBI) performed well too, even if his numbers were down from last year.
Standings
Batting Leaders
Pitching Leaders
National League Rosters
