On This Day

Saturday, May 16, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 19 8 .704 --
Athletics 13 8 .619 3.0
Senators 13 11 .542 4.5
Yankees 11 11 .500 5.5
Browns 12 13 .480 6.0
Red Sox 10 12 .455 6.5
White Sox 11 17 .393 8.5
Naps 8 17 .320 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 15 7 .682 --
Giants 12 6 .667 1.0
Robins 11 8 .579 2.5
Reds 14 11 .560 2.5
Phillies 10 9 .526 3.5
Cardinals 12 15 .444 5.5
Cubs 10 15 .400 6.5
Braves 3 16 .158 10.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Terrapins 14 6 .700 --
Terriers 14 11 .560 2.5
Hoosiers 12 10 .545 3.0
Chi-Feds 12 11 .522 3.5
Tip-Tops 9 9 .500 4.0
Packers 11 15 .423 6.0
Buffeds 8 12 .400 6.0
Rebels 8 14 .364 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vin Campbell 4
1 Grover Hartley 4
3 Cad Coles 3
3 Eddie Collins 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 Tom Downey 1
1 Charlie Hanford 1
1 Art Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Kenworthy 3
2 Jack Dalton 2
2 Biddy Dolan 2
2 Clyde Engle 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Agler 2
1 George Cutshaw 2
3 Jimmy Austin 1
3 Ping Bodie 1
3 23 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeff Tesreau 3.50
2 Pete Alexander 1.00
3 Russ Ford 0.88
4 Ray Fisher 0.83
5 2 tied 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Allen 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Ray Collins 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Russ Ford 7
1 Jeff Tesreau 7
3 Ad Brennan 6
3 George Pierce 6
3 Kaiser Wilhelm 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hugh Bradley .425
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .378
3 Al Wickland .368
4 Jake Daubert .361
5 Jack Dalton .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Art Wilson 7
2 Ed Lennox 6
2 Jimmy Walsh 6
4 Duke Kenworthy 4
4 Sherry Magee 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Lennox 26
2 Duke Kenworthy 22
2 Art Wilson 22
4 Hugh Bradley 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lena Blackburne 10
1 Armando Marsans 10
1 Clyde Milan 10
4 George Burns 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.33
2 Ray Fisher 0.53
3 Babe Adams 0.72
4 Ray Caldwell 0.81
5 Jeff Tesreau 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 6
1 Claude Hendrix 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Larry Cheney 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 61
2 Dutch Leonard 47
3 Walter Johnson 40
4 Cy Falkenberg 39
5 Bob Groom 37

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 Hugh Bradley .490
2 Ed Lennox .408
3 Ty Cobb .395
4 Nemo Leibold .378
5 Jake Daubert .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Lennox 6
2 Jimmy Walsh 4
3 Charlie Hanford 3
3 Duke Kenworthy 3
5 4 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Lennox 21
2 Duke Kenworthy 14
2 Jack Lewis 14
4 Howie Shanks 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 9
2 Lena Blackburne 7
2 Benny Kauff 7
4 Charlie Hanford 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Benton 0.00
1 Rube Foster 0.00
3 Larry Cheney 0.25
4 Dutch Leonard 0.33
5 Hooks Dauss 0.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 3
1 Larry Cheney 3
1 Claude Hendrix 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 32
2 Dutch Leonard 28
3 Jim Shaw 22
4 Red Ames 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Babe Adams 1
2 Cy Barger 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .360
2 Sam Crawford .332
3 Jim Viox .306
4 George Burns .299
5 Art Fletcher .299

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 18
2 Gavvy Cravath 17
3 Vic Saier 14
4 Home Run Baker 12
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 109
2 Sam Crawford 105
3 Home Run Baker 92
4 Heinie Zimmerman 88
5 2 tied 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 67
2 Max Carey 63
3 Ty Cobb 58
4 Danny Moeller 53
5 Eddie Collins 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.48
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.71
3 Babe Adams 1.81
4 Reb Russell 1.90
5 Ray Caldwell 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 33
2 Tom Seaton 25
3 Christy Mathewson 24
4 Pete Alexander 23
5 Rube Marquard 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 236
2 Bob Groom 172
3 Pete Alexander 167
4 Cy Falkenberg 164
4 Dutch Leonard 164

Saves

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