On This Day

Thursday, May 7, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 14 6 .700 --
Browns 11 8 .579 2.5
Athletics 8 7 .533 3.5
Yankees 8 7 .533 3.5
Senators 9 8 .529 3.5
White Sox 9 11 .450 5.0
Red Sox 6 9 .400 5.5
Naps 5 14 .263 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 15 2 .882 --
Phillies 8 5 .615 5.0
Robins 8 5 .615 5.0
Giants 7 6 .538 6.0
Reds 8 10 .444 7.5
Cardinals 8 12 .400 8.5
Cubs 6 13 .316 10.0
Braves 3 10 .231 10.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Terrapins 11 4 .733 --
Terriers 11 8 .579 2.0
Tip-Tops 7 6 .538 3.0
Chi-Feds 10 9 .526 3.0
Hoosiers 8 8 .500 3.5
Packers 8 11 .421 5.0
Buffeds 6 9 .400 5.0
Rebels 5 11 .313 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hugh Bradley 4
1 Jack Lewis 4
3 Zinn Beck 3
3 Al Boucher 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Kenworthy 2
2 Miller Huggins 1
2 Fred Luderus 1
2 Rebel Oakes 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Lewis 6
2 Duke Kenworthy 4
3 Zinn Beck 3
3 Les Mann 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 Gavvy Cravath 1
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 Frank Delahanty 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Moseley 2.50
2 Rube Foster 0.71
3 Gene Packard 0.70
4 Willie Mitchell 0.50
4 2 others tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Raleigh Aitchison 1
1 Joe Boehling 1
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Erskine Mayer 7
1 Gene Packard 7
3 Chief Bender 6
3 Joe Boehling 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Barger 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Jeff Pfeffer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hugh Bradley .407
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .405
3 Eddie Foster .387
4 Jake Daubert .375
5 Al Wickland .371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Lennox 19
2 Sherry Magee 18
3 Art Wilson 17
4 Duke Kenworthy 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Barry 8
1 Herbie Moran 8
3 George Burns 7
3 Donie Bush 7
3 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Caldwell 0.00
2 Bert Maxwell 0.43
3 Bob Shawkey 0.45
4 Dutch Leonard 0.49
5 George Baumgardner 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 5
2 Rube Benton 4
2 Wilbur Cooper 4
2 Doc Crandall 4
2 4 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
2 Jeff Pfeffer 2
5 15 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .360
2 Sam Crawford .332
3 Jim Viox .310
4 Honus Wagner .309
5 Red Smith .304

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 19
2 Gavvy Cravath 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 Home Run Baker 89
3 Heinie Zimmerman 89
5 Vic Saier 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 64
2 Clyde Milan 61
3 Ty Cobb 57
4 Hap Myers 55
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 Cy Falkenberg 171
4 Jeff Tesreau 169
5 Pete Alexander 165

Saves

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