1913 Portland Beavers season explained

Portland Beavers
Season:	1913
Record:	109–86
League:	Pacific Coast League
Ballpark:	Vaughn Street Park
League Place:	1st
Managers:	Walt McCredie
Owners:	William Wallace McCredie

The 1913 Portland Beavers season was the 11th season in the history of the Portland Beavers baseball team. Under the leadership of manager Walt McCredie, the team compiled a 109–86 record and won the Pacific Coast League (PCL) pennant. The Beavers won five PCL pennants between 1906 and 1914.

Second baseman Bill Rodgers was the team captain and led the PCL with 239 hits. Pitchers Hi West and Bill James ranked first and second in the league with earned run averages of 1.71 and 1.98.^[1]

1913 PCL standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
	109	86	.559	--
	103	94	.523	7.0
	107	102	.512	9.0
	104	103	.502	11.0
	100	108	.481	15.5
	90	120	.429	26.5

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Statistics

Batting

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; SLG = Slugging percentage; SB = Stolen bases

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	SLG	SB
1B, 3B	Billy Speas	91	310	99	.319	0	.374	6
2B		199	784	239	.305	5	.397	42
LF	Ty Lober^[3]	157	518	158	.305	1		20
RF		169	582	177	.304	4	.409	37
3B		139	487	146	.300	1	.359	6
P		54	127	38	.299	0	.370	4
C, 1B		139	390	114	.292	2	.372	23
CF, LF		191	789	223	.283	2	.346	39
SS, 3B		165	586	165	.282	5	.374	22
1B	Fred Derrick	150	551	151	.274	0	.330	34
SS, 3B		95	302	64	.212	1	.258	7
C		101	277	68	.245	2	.365	9
2B		122	417	127		11

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Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; PCT = Win percentage; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	PCT	ERA	SO
	44	328.0	24	16	.600	1.98	215
	46	301.2	21	14	.607	2.77	175
	46	284.0	17	11	.600	2.28	140
	34	278.2	18	11	.621	1.71	120
	44	232.2	14	9	.609	2.40	164
	33	229.1	12	13	.480	2.20	139

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Notes and References

1. News: 1913 Pacific Coast League Leaders. Stat Crew. February 25, 2020.
2. Web site: 1913 Pacific Coast League. Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com. February 25, 2020.
3. Lober split the season between the Portland and Los Angeles clubs. These statistics are his cumulative totals with both teams.
4. News: Baum Issues Pacific Coast League Averages. The Fresno Morning Republican. November 16, 1913. 31. Newspapers.com.
5. Web site: 1913 Portland Beavers. Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com. February 25, 2020.
6. Web site: 1914 Portland Beavers Statistics. Stat Crew. February 25, 2020.