1913 Washington Senators season
The 1913 Washington Senators won 90 games, lost 64, and finished in second place in the American League. They were managed by Clark Griffith and played home games at National Park.
Regular season
This was a very good season for a team that was considered perennial losers. The nucleus was still ace pitcher Walter Johnson. He won each category of the pitching Major [League Baseball Triple Crown|triple crown] by wide margins and was voted league MVP, in perhaps his best season. Clyde Milan, Johnson's best friend, set a modern-day stolen base record, with 75. The offense was led by future Black Sox ringleader Chick Gandil, who hit.318 and drove in a team-leading 72 runs. Eccentric Germany Schaefer hit.320 in limited action.
Player stats
Batting
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 |
| C | | 96 | 273 | 61 | .223 | 1 | 26 |
| 1B | | 148 | 550 | 175 | .318 | 1 | 72 |
| 2B | | 138 | 481 | 131 | .272 | 0 | 57 |
| SS | | 150 | 499 | 107 | .214 | 1 | 52 |
| 3B | | 106 | 409 | 101 | .247 | 1 | 41 |
| OF | | 154 | 579 | 174 | .301 | 3 | 54 |
| OF | | 153 | 589 | 139 | .236 | 5 | 42 |
| OF | | 109 | 390 | 99 | .254 | 1 | 37 |
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 |
| 79 | 242 | 61 | .252 | 0 | 18 |
| 66 | 106 | 30 | .283 | 1 | 12 |
| 54 | 100 | 32 | .320 | 0 | 7 |
| 29 | 71 | 13 | .183 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 | 33 | 8 | .242 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 21 | 6 | .286 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 20 | 6 | .300 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 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 |
| 48 | 346.0 | 36 | 7 | 1.14 | 243 |
| 37 | 264.1 | 16 | 16 | 3.23 | 156 |
| 38 | 235.1 | 17 | 7 | 2.14 | 110 |
| 11 | 57.1 | 3 | 5 | 5.02 | 14 |
| 1 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
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 |
| 36 | 164.2 | 8 | 9 | 3.06 | 70 |
| 36 | 129.2 | 4 | 12 | 4.30 | 59 |
| 4 | 17.2 | 1 | 1 | 1.53 | 17 |
| 5 | 16.2 | 1 | 0 | 1.62 | 5 |
| 2 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 2.08 | 14 |
| 3 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
| 4 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 6.00 | 3 |
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 |
| 31 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4.13 | 46 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.55 | 9 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
League awards
Walter Johnson
League top five finishers
Walter Johnson
- MLB leader in wins
- MLB leader in ERA
- MLB leader in strikeouts
- MLB leader in shutouts
Clyde Milan
Danny Moeller