On This Day

Saturday, May 9, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 16 6 .727 --
Athletics 9 7 .563 4.0
Browns 11 9 .550 4.0
Yankees 9 8 .529 4.5
Senators 9 9 .500 5.0
Red Sox 7 10 .412 6.5
White Sox 9 13 .409 7.0
Naps 6 14 .300 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 15 3 .833 --
Robins 9 5 .643 4.0
Giants 8 6 .571 5.0
Phillies 8 6 .571 5.0
Reds 10 10 .500 6.0
Cardinals 8 14 .364 9.0
Cubs 7 13 .350 9.0
Braves 3 11 .214 10.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Terrapins 11 5 .688 --
Terriers 12 9 .571 1.5
Chi-Feds 11 9 .550 2.0
Hoosiers 9 8 .529 2.5
Tip-Tops 7 7 .500 3.0
Packers 9 12 .429 4.5
Buffeds 7 10 .412 4.5
Rebels 6 12 .333 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Dalton 4
2 Jimmy Archer 3
2 Red Corriden 3
2 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Murphy 1
1 Eddie Murphy 1
1 Casey Stengel 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Casey Stengel 5
2 Jimmy Archer 3
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
2 Marty Kavanagh 3
2 Red Smith 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Daubert 2
2 Gavvy Cravath 1
2 Larry Doyle 1
2 Clyde Engle 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Shaw 0.78
2 Ad Brennan 0.62
3 Bob Groom 0.58
4 Vean Gregg 0.40
5 Reb Russell 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ad Brennan 1
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 Ben Harris 1
1 Jimmy Lavender 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Groom 7
1 Jim Shaw 7
3 Vean Gregg 6
4 Ad Brennan 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Dauss 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hugh Bradley .418
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .403
3 Jake Daubert .396
4 Jack Dalton .386
5 Ed Lennox .383

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 24
2 Sherry Magee 18
2 Art Wilson 18
4 George Stovall 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 9
2 Jack Barry 8
2 Fritz Maisel 8
2 Armando Marsans 8
2 Herbie Moran 8

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 Babe Adams 0.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 49
2 Dutch Leonard 38
3 Bob Groom 37
4 Jack Quinn 32
5 Walter Johnson 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George McQuillan 3
2 Larry Cheney 2
2 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Russ Ford 2
2 Jeff Pfeffer 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .363
2 Sam Crawford .338
3 Honus Wagner .310
4 Jim Viox .308
5 Red Smith .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 90
4 Heinie Zimmerman 89
5 Stuffy McInnis 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 64
2 Clyde Milan 62
3 Ty Cobb 57
4 Danny Moeller 53
5 Hap Myers 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.46
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.62
3 Babe Adams 1.89
4 Reb Russell 1.91
5 Ray Caldwell 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 33
2 Tom Seaton 25
3 Christy Mathewson 24
4 Pete Alexander 23
4 Rube Marquard 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 238
2 Bob Groom 180
3 Pete Alexander 165
4 Cy Falkenberg 164
5 Claude Hendrix 163

Saves

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