1913 World Series

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1913 World Series
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Philadelphia Athletics
96 - 57 in the AL
4 - 1
Series Summary
New York Giants
101 - 51 in the NL

Introduction[edit]

1913 WS at the Polo Grounds

In the 1913 World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Giants four games to one.

The A's pitching gave the edge to a closer-than-it-looked Series in 1913. The great Christy Mathewson lost his Series swan song in the final game to an old college rival and eventual fellow Hall of Fame member, Eddie Plank.

The Giants thus became the first National League team since the Chicago Cubs (1906-1908) to win three consecutive pennants. They were also the second club (following the Detroit Tigers (1907-1909) to lose three consecutive World Series; and, as of 2012, the last to do so.

Records: Philadelphia Athletics (W: 96, L: 57, Pct: .627, GA: 6 ½) - New York Giants (W: 101, L: 51, Pct: .664, GA: 12 ½)

Managers: Connie Mack (Philadelphia), John McGraw (New York)

Umpires: Bill Klem (NL), Tom Connolly (AL), Cy Rigler (NL), Rip Egan (AL)

Summary[edit]

AL Philadelphia Athletics (4) vs. NL New York Giants (1)

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Athletics - 6, Giants - 4, October 7 Polo Grounds 36,291
2 Giants - 3, Athletics - 0 (10 innings) October 8 Shibe Park 20,563
3 Athletics - 8, Giants - 2 October 9 Polo Grounds 36,896
4 Giants - 5, Athletics - 6 October 10 Shibe Park 20,568
5 Athletics - 3, Giants - 1 October 11 Polo Grounds 36,682

Matchups[edit]

Game 1[edit]

October 7, 1913 at the Polo Grounds in New York, New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 6 11 1
New York 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 11 0
W: Chief Bender (1-0)  L: Rube Marquard (0-1)
HR: PHIFrank Baker (1)

Game 2[edit]

October 8, 1913 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 7 2
Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2
W: Christy Mathewson (1-0)  L: Eddie Plank (0-1)

Game 3[edit]

October 9, 1913 at the Polo Grounds in New York, New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 8 12 1
New York 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 5 1
W: Bullet Joe Bush (1-0)  L: Jeff Tesreau (0-1)
HR: PHIWally Schang (1)

Game 4[edit]

October 10, 1913 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 8 2
Philadelphia 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 x 6 9 0
W: Chief Bender (2-0)  L: Al Demaree (0-1)
HR: NYGFred Merkle (1)

Game 5[edit]

October 11, 1913 at the Polo Grounds in New York, New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1
New York 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
W: Eddie Plank (1-1)  L: Christy Mathewson (1-1)

Composite Box[edit]

1913 World Series (4-1): Philadelphia Athletics (A.L.) over New York Giants (N.L.)

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Philadelphia Athletics 4 3 2 6 4 0 2 2 0 0 23 46 5
New York Giants 0 0 1 0 5 0 4 2 0 3 15 33 7
Total Attendance: 150,992   Average Attendance: 30,198
Winning Player’s Share: – $3,246   Losing Player’s Share – $2,164
1913 World Series champion Philadelphia Athletics

Further Reading[edit]

  • Richard Adler: Mack, McGraw and the 1913 Baseball Season, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2008.
  • Lew Freedman: Connie Mack's First Dynasty: The Philadelphia Athletics, 1910–1914, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2017. ISBN 978-0-7864-9627-3
  • David S. Neft and Richard M. Cohen: The World Series, 1st ed. St. Martins Press, New York, NY, 1990, pp. 48-51

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