On This Day

Monday, May 18, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 19 9 .679 --
Athletics 14 8 .636 2.0
Senators 14 11 .560 3.5
Browns 13 13 .500 5.0
Red Sox 11 12 .478 5.5
Yankees 11 12 .478 5.5
White Sox 11 18 .379 8.5
Naps 8 18 .308 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 15 8 .652 --
Giants 12 8 .600 1.5
Reds 16 11 .593 1.0
Phillies 11 10 .524 3.0
Robins 11 10 .524 3.0
Cardinals 14 15 .483 4.0
Cubs 11 16 .407 6.0
Braves 4 16 .200 9.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Terrapins 15 6 .714 --
Terriers 15 11 .577 2.5
Chi-Feds 14 11 .560 3.0
Tip-Tops 10 9 .526 4.0
Hoosiers 12 11 .522 4.0
Packers 11 16 .407 7.0
Buffeds 8 13 .381 7.0
Rebels 8 16 .333 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Boucher 4
1 Ed Lennox 4
1 Del Pratt 4
4 Tom McGuire 3
4 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Delahanty 1
1 Heinie Groh 1
1 Bill McKechnie 1
1 Dutch Zwilling 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom McGuire 4
2 Heinie Groh 3
2 Ed Lennox 3
2 Bill McKechnie 3
2 Hap Myers 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Austin 2
1 Claude Cooper 2
1 Armando Marsans 2
1 Hap Myers 2
5 23 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Slim Sallee 1.00
2 Bill James 0.83
3 Doc Ayers 0.80
4 Chief Bender 0.75
5 Hippo Vaughn 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 George Baumgardner 1
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 6
1 Bob Groom 6
1 Ed Reulbach 6
1 Hippo Vaughn 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Tom Seaton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hugh Bradley .404
2 Art Wilson .380
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .370
4 Jack Dalton .360
5 Ed Lennox .356

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 29
2 Hugh Bradley 22
2 Duke Kenworthy 22
2 Art Wilson 22
5 Sherry Magee 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Armando Marsans 12
2 Clyde Milan 11
3 Lena Blackburne 10
3 Herbie Moran 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.33
2 Ray Fisher 0.53
3 Ray Caldwell 0.81
4 Babe Adams 0.93
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 Bob Groom 43
4 Walter Johnson 40
5 Cy Falkenberg 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George McQuillan 3
2 Rube Benton 2
2 Larry Cheney 2
2 Hooks Dauss 2
2 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Lennox .460
2 Hugh Bradley .449
3 Nemo Leibold .395
4 Al Boucher .386
5 Ty Cobb .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Lennox 5
2 Jake Daubert 3
2 Charlie Hanford 3
2 Duke Kenworthy 3
2 Jimmy Walsh 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Lennox 19
2 Duke Kenworthy 13
3 Hugh Bradley 12
3 Jack Lewis 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 10
2 Lena Blackburne 6
3 Ty Cobb 5
3 Shano Collins 5
3 7 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Benton 0.00
1 Rube Foster 0.00
3 Red Ames 0.33
3 Dutch Leonard 0.33
5 Hooks Dauss 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 3
1 Rube Benton 3
1 Rube Foster 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 28
2 Claude Hendrix 23
3 Red Ames 19
3 Bob Groom 19
3 Jim Shaw 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Cy Barger 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Rube Benton 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .355
2 Sam Crawford .329
3 Jim Viox .300
4 George Burns .299
5 Honus Wagner .293

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 106
2 Sam Crawford 104
3 Home Run Baker 91
4 Heinie Zimmerman 88
5 Vic Saier 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 64
2 Max Carey 62
3 Ty Cobb 56
4 Danny Moeller 53
5 Hap Myers 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.48
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.71
3 Babe Adams 1.84
4 Ray Caldwell 1.93
5 Reb Russell 1.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 236
2 Bob Groom 175
3 Pete Alexander 167
4 Cy Falkenberg 164
4 Dutch Leonard 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