On This Day

Thursday, May 21, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 21 10 .677 --
Senators 17 11 .607 2.5
Athletics 14 11 .560 4.0
Yankees 13 13 .500 5.5
Browns 14 15 .483 6.0
Red Sox 12 14 .462 6.5
White Sox 14 18 .438 7.5
Naps 8 21 .276 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 18 8 .692 --
Giants 14 9 .609 2.5
Reds 17 13 .567 3.0
Robins 12 12 .500 5.0
Cardinals 16 16 .500 5.0
Phillies 11 13 .458 6.0
Cubs 13 17 .433 7.0
Braves 5 18 .217 11.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Terrapins 17 7 .708 --
Chi-Feds 15 13 .536 4.0
Terriers 15 14 .517 4.5
Tip-Tops 11 11 .500 5.0
Hoosiers 13 13 .500 5.0
Buffeds 11 13 .458 6.0
Packers 13 17 .433 7.0
Rebels 10 17 .370 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Dalton 4
1 Milt Reed 4
3 Joe Agler 3
3 George Burns 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zinn Beck 1
1 George Burns 1
1 Cad Coles 1
1 Benny Kauff 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Benny Kauff 3
1 Ed Lennox 3
1 Doc Miller 3
1 Honus Wagner 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Heinie Groh 2
1 Ward Miller 2
1 Bert Niehoff 2
4 Ping Bodie 1
4 29 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gene Packard 1.20
2 Ray Fisher 0.55
3 Carl Weilman 0.50
4 Earl Moseley 0.44
5 Red Ames 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Adams 1
1 Red Ames 1
1 Fred Anderson 1
1 Joe Benz 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Anderson 7
1 Earl Moseley 7
3 Ray Fisher 6
3 Gene Packard 6
5 Jack Rowan 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pug Cavet 1
1 Jack Rowan 1
1 Reb Russell 1
1 Slim Sallee 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hugh Bradley .388
2 Jack Dalton .378
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .360
4 George Gibson .354
5 Ed Lennox .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Art Wilson 7
2 Ed Lennox 6
2 Jimmy Walsh 6
4 Duke Kenworthy 5
4 Sherry Magee 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Lennox 33
2 Duke Kenworthy 25
3 Art Wilson 24
4 George Stovall 23
5 Hugh Bradley 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 13
2 Benny Kauff 12
2 Armando Marsans 12
4 Lena Blackburne 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.46
2 Ray Fisher 0.84
3 Ray Caldwell 0.84
4 Jeff Tesreau 0.88
5 Babe Adams 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 6
1 Hooks Dauss 6
1 Claude Hendrix 6
1 Walter Johnson 6
5 9 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 63
2 Dutch Leonard 52
3 Cy Falkenberg 43
3 Bob Groom 43
5 Walter Johnson 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 3
1 George McQuillan 3
1 Jeff Pfeffer 3
4 Rube Benton 2
4 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hugh Bradley .419
2 Steve Evans .410
3 Nemo Leibold .405
4 Jack Dalton .392
5 George Burns .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Kenworthy 3
2 George Burns 2
2 Jake Daubert 2
2 Charlie Hanford 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Kenworthy 14
1 Ed Lennox 14
3 Hugh Bradley 12
4 Jack Lewis 11
4 Howie Shanks 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 12
2 Benny Kauff 8
3 Chick Gandil 6
4 Lena Blackburne 5
4 8 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Foster 0.00
1 Jeff Tesreau 0.00
3 Red Ames 0.29
4 Hooks Dauss 0.34
5 Earl Hamilton 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 4
2 Bill Doak 3
2 Rube Foster 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 25
1 Jim Shaw 25
3 Red Ames 21
4 Ray Keating 19
4 Gene Packard 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Pfeffer 2
2 Cy Barger 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Rube Benton 1
2 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .351
2 Sam Crawford .333
3 George Burns .301
4 Honus Wagner .300
5 Jim Viox .299

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 18
2 Gavvy Cravath 17
3 Vic Saier 15
4 Home Run Baker 12
5 Sherry Magee 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 105
2 Gavvy Cravath 104
3 Home Run Baker 91
4 Vic Saier 90
5 Heinie Zimmerman 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 64
2 Max Carey 63
3 Ty Cobb 52
3 Hap Myers 52
5 Danny Moeller 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.48
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.68
3 Babe Adams 1.84
4 Ray Caldwell 1.89
5 Reb Russell 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 33
2 Tom Seaton 26
3 Christy Mathewson 24
4 Pete Alexander 22
4 Rube Marquard 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 237
2 Bob Groom 175
3 Dutch Leonard 169
4 Pete Alexander 167
5 Cy Falkenberg 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 12
2 Larry Cheney 11
3 Doc Crandall 6
3 Tom Hughes 6
5 2 tied 5