The Washington Senators

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won 90 games, lost 64, and finished in second place in the American League

American League

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. They were managed by Clark Griffith

Clark Griffith

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 and played home games at National Park

Griffith Stadium

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.

Regular season

This was a very good season for a team that was considered perennial losers. The nucleus was still ace pitcher Walter Johnson

Walter Johnson

Walter Perry Johnson , nicknamed "Barney" and "The Big Train", was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Washington Senators...

. He won each category of the pitching triple crown

Triple crown (baseball)

In Major League Baseball, a player earns the Triple Crown when he leads a league in three specific statistical categories. For batters, a player must lead the league in home runs, run batted in , and batting average; pitchers must lead the league in wins, strikeouts, and earned run average...

 by wide margins and was voted league MVP, in perhaps his best season. Clyde Milan

Clyde Milan

Jesse Clyde Milan was an American baseball player who spent his entire career as an outfielder with the Washington Senators . He was not a powerful batter, but was adept at getting on base and was fleet of foot, receiving the nickname "Deerfoot" for his speed...

, Johnson's best friend, set a modern-day stolen base record, with 75. The offense was led by future Black Sox ringleader Chick Gandil

Chick Gandil

Charles Arnold "Chick" Gandil was a professional baseball player. He played for the Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago White Sox of the American League. He is best known as the ringleader of the players involved in the 1919 Black Sox scandal...

, who hit .318 and drove in a team-leading 72 runs. Eccentric Germany Schaefer

Germany Schaefer

Herman A. "Germany" Schaefer was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played fifteen seasons with the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, Newark Pepper, New York Yankees, and Cleveland Indians....

 hit .320 in limited action.

Roster

1913 Washington Senators
Roster
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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
C		96	273	61	.223	1	26
1B		148	550	175	.318	1	72
OF		154	579	174	.301	3	54

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
	54	100	32	.320	0	7
	7	12	3	.250	0	2
	2	3	0	.000	0	0
	1	1	1	1.000	0	1

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	36	7	1.14	243
	38	235.1	17	7	2.14	110
	11	57.1	3	5	5.02	14
	1	4	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	129.2	4	12	4.30	59
	4	17.2	1	1	1.53	17
	2	13	0	1	2.08	14
	3	11	1	0	0.00	5
	4	9	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
	4	0	0	0	5.00	2
	3	0	0	0	4.50	1
	1	0	0	0	0.00	0
	1	0	0	0	0.00	1
	1	0	0	0	54.00	0

League top five finishers

Walter Johnson

Walter Johnson

Walter Perry Johnson , nicknamed "Barney" and "The Big Train", was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Washington Senators...

• MLB leader in wins (36)
• MLB leader in ERA (1.14)
• MLB leader in strikeouts (243)
• MLB leader in shutouts (11)

Clyde Milan

Clyde Milan

Jesse Clyde Milan was an American baseball player who spent his entire career as an outfielder with the Washington Senators . He was not a powerful batter, but was adept at getting on base and was fleet of foot, receiving the nickname "Deerfoot" for his speed...

• MLB leader in stolen bases (75)

Danny Moeller

Danny Moeller

Daniel Edward Moeller , was a professional baseball player.He was an outfielder in the Major Leagues from - and from -. During his career, he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators, and Cleveland Indians.-External links:...

• #2 in AL in stolen bases (62)