On This Day

Wednesday, May 6, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 14 6 .700 --
Athletics 8 6 .571 3.0
Yankees 8 6 .571 3.0
Browns 10 8 .556 3.0
Senators 8 8 .500 4.0
White Sox 9 11 .450 5.0
Red Sox 5 9 .357 6.0
Naps 5 13 .278 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 14 2 .875 --
Phillies 8 4 .667 4.0
Robins 7 5 .583 5.0
Giants 6 6 .500 6.0
Reds 8 9 .471 6.5
Cardinals 7 12 .368 8.5
Cubs 6 12 .333 9.0
Braves 3 9 .250 9.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Terrapins 11 4 .733 --
Terriers 11 7 .611 1.5
Tip-Tops 7 6 .538 3.0
Chi-Feds 10 9 .526 3.0
Hoosiers 8 8 .500 3.5
Buffeds 6 8 .429 4.5
Packers 7 11 .389 5.5
Rebels 4 11 .267 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Lennox 5
2 Claude Berry 3
2 Chet Chadbourne 3
2 Eddie Collins 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Lennox 2
2 Johnny Bates 1
2 Bullet Joe Bush 1
2 Vern Duncan 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Claude Berry 4
1 Ed Lennox 4
1 Rollie Zeider 4
4 Vern Duncan 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 2
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Fritz Maisel 2
1 Dots Miller 2
1 Fred Snodgrass 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Claude Hendrix 1.22
2 Babe Adams 1.00
3 Mysterious Walker 0.80
4 Larry Cheney 0.67
5 Jim Scott 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Willie Adams 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 11
2 Mordecai Brown 8
3 Larry Cheney 6
4 Babe Adams 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Jack Quinn 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .429
2 Eddie Foster .404
3 Al Wickland .371
4 Art Wilson .370
5 Hugh Bradley .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Art Wilson 6
2 Ed Lennox 5
3 Sherry Magee 4
3 Jimmy Walsh 4
5 9 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Lennox 19
2 Sherry Magee 18
3 Art Wilson 17
4 Sam Crawford 14
4 Zack Wheat 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Barry 8
2 George Burns 7
2 Donie Bush 7
2 Max Carey 7
2 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Caldwell 0.00
1 Ray Fisher 0.00
3 Bert Maxwell 0.43
4 Bob Shawkey 0.45
5 Dutch Leonard 0.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 5
2 Rube Benton 4
2 Doc Crandall 4
2 Hooks Dauss 4
2 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 49
2 Jack Quinn 32
3 Bob Groom 30
3 Walter Johnson 30
5 Cy Falkenberg 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George McQuillan 3
2 Larry Cheney 2
2 Russ Ford 2
4 Babe Adams 1
4 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .356
2 Sam Crawford .332
3 Jim Viox .309
4 Red Smith .305
5 Honus Wagner .304

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 18
1 Fred Luderus 18
3 Vic Saier 13
4 Home Run Baker 12
4 Sherry Magee 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 112
2 Sam Crawford 102
3 Heinie Zimmerman 88
4 Home Run Baker 87
5 Vic Saier 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 65
2 Clyde Milan 61
3 Ty Cobb 57
4 Hap Myers 56
5 Danny Moeller 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.32
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.63
3 Ray Caldwell 1.94
4 Reb Russell 1.94
5 Babe Adams 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 33
2 Tom Seaton 26
3 Christy Mathewson 24
4 Pete Alexander 23
4 Rube Marquard 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 237
2 Bob Groom 174
3 Jeff Tesreau 172
4 Cy Falkenberg 171
5 Claude Hendrix 169

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 12
2 Larry Cheney 10
3 Doc Crandall 6
3 Tom Hughes 6
5 Mordecai Brown 5