On This Day

Saturday, May 23, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 21 12 .636 --
Senators 18 12 .600 1.5
Athletics 16 11 .593 2.0
Red Sox 14 14 .500 4.5
Yankees 14 14 .500 4.5
Browns 15 16 .484 5.0
White Sox 14 20 .412 7.5
Naps 9 22 .290 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 20 8 .714 --
Giants 15 10 .600 3.5
Reds 19 13 .594 3.0
Cardinals 17 17 .500 6.0
Robins 12 14 .462 7.0
Cubs 14 18 .438 8.0
Phillies 11 15 .423 8.0
Braves 6 19 .240 12.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Terrapins 19 7 .731 --
Tip-Tops 12 12 .500 6.0
Chi-Feds 15 15 .500 6.0
Terriers 15 15 .500 6.0
Hoosiers 13 14 .481 6.5
Buffeds 12 13 .480 6.5
Packers 14 18 .438 8.0
Rebels 11 17 .393 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Clyde Milan 4
1 Harry Swacina 4
3 Eddie Collins 3
3 Tom Daley 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 1
1 Fred Luderus 1
1 Joe Riggert 1
1 Ivey Wingo 1
1 Guy Zinn 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 4
1 Baldy Louden 4
3 Dutch Leonard 3
3 Bert Niehoff 3
3 Guy Zinn 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Hartzell 2
1 Davy Jones 2
1 Fritz Maisel 2
1 Ivy Olson 2
1 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Shaw 1.29
2 George McQuillan 0.75
3 Dutch Leonard 0.56
4 Tom Seaton 0.50
4 Dwight Stone 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Walt Dickson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Shaw 9
2 George McQuillan 6
2 Tom Seaton 6
4 Ray Keating 5
4 Dutch Leonard 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Rowan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hugh Bradley .388
2 Jack Dalton .371
3 Art Wilson .371
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .368
5 George Gibson .360

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 34
2 Art Wilson 26
3 Duke Kenworthy 25
3 George Stovall 25
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 14
2 Fritz Maisel 13
3 Benny Kauff 12
3 Armando Marsans 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.53
2 Ray Fisher 0.84
3 Jeff Tesreau 0.88
4 Babe Adams 0.94
5 Russ Ford 0.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 6
1 Ray Caldwell 6
1 Hooks Dauss 6
1 Claude Hendrix 6
1 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 63
2 Dutch Leonard 57
3 Bob Groom 54
4 Cy Falkenberg 43
5 Walter Johnson 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 3
1 George McQuillan 3
1 Jeff Pfeffer 3
4 Chief Bender 2
4 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .531
2 George Burns .419
3 George Gibson .417
4 Steve Evans .391
5 Jack Dalton .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 3
2 Jake Daubert 2
2 Charlie Hanford 2
2 Vic Saier 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 14
2 Benny Kauff 12
2 Ed Lennox 12
4 Howie Shanks 11
5 George Stovall 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 12
2 Benny Kauff 8
3 Shano Collins 6
3 Chick Gandil 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Foster 0.00
1 Jeff Tesreau 0.00
3 Earl Yingling 0.31
4 Russ Ford 0.50
5 Zip Zabel 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 4
2 Ray Caldwell 3
2 Bill Doak 3
2 Rube Foster 3
2 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Shaw 33
2 Rip Hagerman 25
3 Bob Groom 24
4 Ray Keating 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 2
1 Jack Rowan 2
3 Rube Benton 1
3 Pug Cavet 1
3 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .350
2 Sam Crawford .336
3 Fred Snodgrass .312
4 George Burns .304
5 Honus Wagner .303

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 99
3 Home Run Baker 91
4 Vic Saier 90
5 Stuffy McInnis 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 63
2 Max Carey 62
3 Ty Cobb 52
3 Danny Moeller 52
3 Hap Myers 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.39
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.64
3 Babe Adams 1.81
4 Ray Caldwell 1.93
5 Dutch Leonard 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 32
2 Tom Seaton 26
3 Christy Mathewson 24
4 Rube Marquard 23
5 Pete Alexander 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 230
2 Bob Groom 182
3 Dutch Leonard 174
4 Pete Alexander 167
5 Cy Falkenberg 164

Saves

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