On This Day

Tuesday, May 26, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 20 12 .625 --
Tigers 21 14 .600 0.5
Athletics 17 12 .586 1.5
Browns 16 17 .485 4.5
Red Sox 14 16 .467 5.0
Yankees 14 16 .467 5.0
White Sox 16 20 .444 6.0
Naps 11 22 .333 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 21 9 .700 --
Giants 17 11 .607 3.0
Reds 20 15 .571 3.5
Cardinals 18 19 .486 6.5
Robins 14 15 .483 6.5
Phillies 12 16 .429 8.0
Cubs 15 20 .429 8.5
Braves 8 20 .286 12.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Terrapins 21 7 .750 --
Tip-Tops 13 13 .500 7.0
Chi-Feds 16 16 .500 7.0
Terriers 16 17 .485 7.5
Packers 16 18 .471 8.0
Hoosiers 14 16 .467 8.0
Buffeds 12 15 .444 8.5
Rebels 12 18 .400 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Benny Kauff 4
1 Ed Lennox 4
1 Fred Merkle 4
1 Otto Miller 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ping Bodie 1
1 Vin Campbell 1
1 Mike Donlin 1
1 Wilbur Good 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Donlin 3
1 Ted Easterly 3
1 Vic Saier 3
4 Wilbur Good 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 2
2 Johnny Bates 1
2 Chet Chadbourne 1
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 27 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Reb Russell 1.50
2 Ed Reulbach 0.67
3 Cy Barger 0.40
4 Kaiser Wilhelm 0.36
5 Joe Boehling 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Barger 1
1 Joe Benz 1
1 Joe Boehling 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Barger 4
1 Hugh Bedient 4
1 Ed Reulbach 4
1 Kaiser Wilhelm 4
5 6 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Slim Sallee 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hugh Bradley .388
2 Ed Lennox .381
3 Art Wilson .371
4 George Burns .368
5 Jack Dalton .364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Lennox 35
2 Duke Kenworthy 28
3 George Stovall 27
3 Art Wilson 27
5 Howie Shanks 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 15
2 Clyde Milan 14
3 Fritz Maisel 13
3 Armando Marsans 13
5 5 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.52
2 Ray Fisher 0.84
3 Ray Caldwell 1.21
4 Babe Adams 1.28
5 Rube Foster 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 7
1 Walter Johnson 7
1 Tom Seaton 7
4 Rube Benton 6
4 9 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 67
2 Dutch Leonard 59
3 Bob Groom 57
4 Willie Mitchell 46
5 Larry Cheney 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 3
1 George McQuillan 3
1 Jeff Pfeffer 3
4 Chief Bender 2
4 7 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Benny Kauff .468
2 Roger Bresnahan .463
3 George Burns .458
4 Honus Wagner .400
5 Steve Evans .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 3
1 Jimmy Walsh 3
3 Rube Oldring 2
3 Vic Saier 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 11
1 Benny Kauff 11
1 Howie Shanks 11
4 Cad Coles 10
4 4 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wilbur Good 8
1 Benny Kauff 8
1 Clyde Milan 8
4 Cozy Dolan 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Foster 0.00
1 Jack Warhop 0.00
3 Earl Yingling 0.31
4 George Pierce 0.60
5 Claude Hendrix 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 4
1 Bill Doak 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Tom Seaton 4
5 9 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Shaw 26
2 Dutch Leonard 21
3 Bob Groom 20
3 Ray Keating 20
3 Herb Pennock 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Rowan 2
1 Slim Sallee 2
3 Chief Bender 1
3 Jack Bentley 1
3 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Lennox .412
2 George Burns .402
3 Hugh Bradley .397
4 Honus Wagner .352
5 Jake Daubert .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Lennox 6
2 Duke Kenworthy 5
2 Jimmy Walsh 5
4 George Burns 3
4 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Lennox 31
2 Duke Kenworthy 25
2 George Stovall 25
4 Howie Shanks 21
5 Art Wilson 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 14
2 Benny Kauff 13
3 Armando Marsans 11
4 Fritz Maisel 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Cheney 0.61
2 Dutch Leonard 0.77
3 Rube Foster 0.80
4 Red Ames 0.92
5 Ray Fisher 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaton 6
1 Earl Yingling 6
3 Red Ames 5
3 Ray Caldwell 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 47
2 Dutch Leonard 44
3 Bob Groom 43
4 Jim Shaw 39
5 Willie Mitchell 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 2
1 Jack Bentley 2
1 Rube Benton 2
1 Hooks Dauss 2
1 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .349
2 Sam Crawford .334
3 George Burns .309
4 Fred Snodgrass .305
5 Jim Viox .304

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 103
2 Gavvy Cravath 100
3 Home Run Baker 92
4 Vic Saier 90
5 Stuffy McInnis 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 63
2 Max Carey 61
3 Hap Myers 53
4 Danny Moeller 52
5 Ty Cobb 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.38
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.64
3 Babe Adams 1.89
4 Ray Caldwell 1.94
5 Dutch Leonard 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 33
2 Tom Seaton 27
3 Rube Marquard 24
3 Christy Mathewson 24
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 232
2 Bob Groom 185
3 Dutch Leonard 176
4 Claude Hendrix 163
5 3 tied 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 12
2 Larry Cheney 10
3 Doc Crandall 6
3 Tom Hughes 6
5 3 tied 5