On This Day

Friday, May 8, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 15 6 .714 --
Browns 11 8 .579 3.0
Athletics 8 7 .533 4.0
Senators 9 8 .529 4.0
Yankees 8 8 .500 4.5
Red Sox 7 9 .438 5.5
White Sox 9 12 .429 6.0
Naps 5 14 .263 9.0

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 9 10 .474 7.0
Cardinals 8 13 .381 9.0
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 12 8 .600 1.5
Tip-Tops 7 6 .538 3.0
Chi-Feds 10 9 .526 3.0
Hoosiers 8 8 .500 3.5
Buffeds 7 9 .438 4.5
Packers 8 12 .400 5.5
Rebels 5 12 .294 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Crawford 4
2 Al Bridwell 3
2 Delos Drake 3
2 Ted Easterly 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Herzog 1
1 Ed Lennox 1
1 Mike Menosky 1
1 Howie Shanks 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Collins 3
1 Frank Delahanty 3
1 Ed Lennox 3
4 Al Boucher 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 2
2 Sam Crawford 1
2 Tom Downey 1
2 Jack Fournier 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Leonard 2.20
2 Red Ames 1.00
3 Doc Crandall 0.70
4 Doc Ayers 0.50
5 Ray Keating 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Doc Crandall 1
1 Jean Dubuc 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Harry Moran 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 11
2 Red Ames 7
2 Doc Crandall 7
4 Doc Ayers 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hugh Bradley .413
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .405
3 Jake Daubert .375
4 Al Wickland .371
5 Art Wilson .370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Lennox 22
2 Sherry Magee 18
3 Art Wilson 17
4 Sam Crawford 16
4 Duke Kenworthy 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 9
2 Jack Barry 8
2 Armando Marsans 8
2 Herbie Moran 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Caldwell 0.00
2 Dutch Leonard 0.39
3 Bert Maxwell 0.43
4 Bob Shawkey 0.45
5 George Baumgardner 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Crandall 5
1 Claude Hendrix 5
3 Rube Benton 4
3 Wilbur Cooper 4
3 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 49
2 Dutch Leonard 38
3 Jack Quinn 32
4 Walter Johnson 31
5 Bob Groom 30

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 .359
2 Sam Crawford .338
3 Jim Viox .311
4 Red Smith .306
5 Honus Wagner .305

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 19
2 Gavvy Cravath 18
3 Vic Saier 13
4 Sherry Magee 12
5 Home Run Baker 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 111
2 Sam Crawford 104
3 Home Run Baker 89
3 Heinie Zimmerman 89
5 2 tied 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 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.46
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.62
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 25
3 Pete Alexander 23
3 Rube Marquard 23
3 Christy Mathewson 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 238
2 Bob Groom 174
3 Jeff Tesreau 169
4 Pete Alexander 165
5 Cy Falkenberg 164

Saves

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