On This Day

Monday, May 11, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 16 7 .696 --
Athletics 10 7 .588 3.0
Yankees 10 8 .556 3.5
Browns 11 10 .524 4.0
Senators 9 10 .474 5.0
White Sox 10 13 .435 6.0
Red Sox 7 11 .389 6.5
Naps 7 14 .333 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 15 4 .789 --
Giants 9 6 .600 4.0
Phillies 9 6 .600 4.0
Robins 9 6 .600 4.0
Reds 10 11 .476 6.0
Cardinals 9 14 .391 8.0
Cubs 8 13 .381 8.0
Braves 3 12 .200 10.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Terrapins 12 5 .706 --
Terriers 13 9 .591 1.5
Hoosiers 11 8 .579 2.0
Chi-Feds 11 10 .524 3.0
Tip-Tops 7 8 .467 4.0
Packers 9 14 .391 6.0
Buffeds 7 11 .389 5.5
Rebels 7 12 .368 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Benny Kauff 4
1 Frank LaPorte 4
3 Ed Gagnier 3
3 Pep Goodwin 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 Charlie Hanford 1
1 Fred Merkle 1
1 Vic Saier 1
1 Butch Schmidt 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Merkle 3
1 Butch Schmidt 3
3 Eddie Collins 2
3 Gavvy Cravath 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 3
2 Fred Snodgrass 2
3 George Burns 1
3 Art Butler 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Smith 0.71
2 George Pierce 0.50
3 Art Fromme 0.45
4 Howie Camnitz 0.43
5 Tom Seaton 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Art Fromme 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Zip Zabel 6
2 Art Fromme 5
2 Pol Perritt 5
2 Frank Smith 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Rube Marquard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hugh Bradley .423
2 Jake Daubert .404
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .383
4 Ed Lennox .381
5 Al Wickland .371

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 25
2 Art Wilson 20
3 Duke Kenworthy 19
4 Sherry Magee 18
4 George Stovall 18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.39
2 Bert Maxwell 0.43
3 Bob Shawkey 0.45
4 Ray Caldwell 0.53
5 Babe Adams 0.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Crandall 5
1 Claude Hendrix 5
3 Pete Alexander 4
3 Rube Benton 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 52
2 Dutch Leonard 38
3 Bob Groom 37
4 Jack Quinn 32
5 2 tied 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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .516
2 Hugh Bradley .451
3 Ed Lennox .447
4 Al Wickland .405
5 Harry Hooper .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Lennox 6
2 Duke Kenworthy 3
3 Vin Campbell 2
3 Jake Daubert 2
3 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Lennox 21
2 George Stovall 15
3 Jack Lewis 14
4 Duke Kenworthy 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Armando Marsans 6
1 Clyde Milan 6
3 George Burns 5
3 Tom Downey 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Babe Adams 0.00
1 Earl Hamilton 0.00
1 Jeff Pfeffer 0.00
4 Larry Cheney 0.25
5 2 tied 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Caldwell 3
1 Larry Cheney 3
1 Doc Crandall 3
1 Claude Hendrix 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 32
2 Bob Groom 23
2 Dutch Leonard 23
4 Mordecai Brown 17
4 Jack Quinn 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Babe Adams 1
2 Cy Barger 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .367
2 Sam Crawford .335
3 Jim Viox .308
4 Red Smith .304
5 Honus Wagner .304

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 18
1 Fred Luderus 18
3 Vic Saier 14
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 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 65
2 Max Carey 63
3 Ty Cobb 57
4 Danny Moeller 52
5 Hap Myers 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.50
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.57
3 Babe Adams 1.89
4 Reb Russell 1.91
5 Ray Caldwell 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 32
2 Tom Seaton 25
3 Christy Mathewson 24
4 Pete Alexander 23
4 Rube Marquard 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 234
2 Bob Groom 180
3 Cy Falkenberg 166
4 Pete Alexander 163
5 Jeff Tesreau 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 13
2 Larry Cheney 10
3 Doc Crandall 6
3 Tom Hughes 6
5 Mordecai Brown 5