On This Day

Tuesday, June 2, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 23 15 .605 --
Senators 24 16 .600 0.0
Tigers 25 17 .595 0.0
Browns 20 19 .513 3.5
Red Sox 19 20 .487 4.5
Yankees 17 21 .447 6.0
White Sox 18 24 .429 7.0
Naps 13 27 .325 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 23 12 .657 --
Reds 26 16 .619 0.5
Pirates 21 16 .568 3.0
Cubs 20 22 .476 6.5
Robins 17 19 .472 6.5
Cardinals 20 24 .455 7.5
Phillies 16 20 .444 7.5
Braves 11 25 .306 12.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Terrapins 22 13 .629 --
Chi-Feds 20 17 .541 3.0
Tip-Tops 16 16 .500 4.5
Buffeds 17 17 .500 4.5
Terriers 19 21 .475 5.5
Rebels 17 20 .459 6.0
Hoosiers 16 19 .457 6.0
Packers 18 22 .450 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Davy Jones 6
2 Home Run Baker 4
2 Jack Dalton 4
2 John Hummel 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
2 Claude Berry 1
2 Charlie Hanford 1
2 Davy Jones 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Davy Jones 5
2 Ed Lennox 4
3 George Cutshaw 3
3 Larry Gilbert 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 2
1 Eddie Grant 2
1 Davy Jones 2
1 Fritz Maisel 2
1 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wiley Taylor 1.33
2 Earl Moore 0.58
3 Jeff Tesreau 0.57
4 Jeff Pfeffer 0.56
5 4 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Crandall 1
1 Walt Dickson 1
1 Joe Engel 1
1 Casey Hageman 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill James 7
1 Earl Moore 7
3 George Pierce 6
4 Rip Hagerman 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Bob Shawkey 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hugh Bradley .392
2 Ed Lennox .377
3 Jack Dalton .368
4 George Burns .360
5 Art Wilson .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Walsh 8
2 Art Wilson 7
3 Duke Kenworthy 6
3 Ed Lennox 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Lennox 39
2 Howie Shanks 35
3 Duke Kenworthy 30
4 Baldy Louden 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 16
2 Benny Kauff 15
2 Fritz Maisel 15
4 George Burns 14
4 2 others tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.96
2 Joe Benz 1.23
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.36
4 Ray Fisher 1.53
5 Earl Hamilton 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 8
1 Claude Hendrix 8
1 Walter Johnson 8
1 Tom Seaton 8
1 Earl Yingling 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 73
2 Dutch Leonard 68
3 Bob Groom 62
4 Cy Falkenberg 57
5 Walter Johnson 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Bentley 3
1 Rube Benton 3
1 Larry Cheney 3
1 George McQuillan 3
1 Jeff Pfeffer 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Benny Kauff .521
2 George Burns .447
3 Hack Simmons .429
4 Ed Lennox .412
5 Hal Chase .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
2 George Burns 2
2 Sam Crawford 2
2 Charlie Hanford 2
2 10 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Howie Shanks 19
2 Baldy Louden 15
2 Fred Snodgrass 15
4 Charlie Hanford 13
4 Jimmy Walsh 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 8
1 Eddie Collins 8
3 Bob Bescher 7
3 Wilbur Good 7
3 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Benz 0.00
2 Walter Johnson 0.27
3 George Pierce 0.50
4 Elmer Knetzer 0.55
5 Eddie Cicotte 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 4
1 Cy Falkenberg 4
1 Tom Seaton 4
1 Earl Yingling 4
5 16 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaton 23
2 Doc Ayers 22
3 Elmer Knetzer 21
3 Dutch Leonard 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Bentley 2
1 Jack Rowan 2
1 Slim Sallee 2
4 Red Ames 1
4 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Lennox .433
2 George Burns .400
3 Baldy Louden .360
4 Jack Dalton .356
5 Hal Chase .333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Lennox 31
1 Howie Shanks 31
3 Duke Kenworthy 22
4 George Stovall 21
4 Jimmy Walsh 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 15
2 Benny Kauff 13
3 George Burns 12
3 Fritz Maisel 12
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Foster 0.69
2 Larry Cheney 1.04
3 Rankin Johnson 1.08
4 Bob Harmon 1.13
5 Red Ames 1.19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 49
2 Claude Hendrix 44
3 Jim Shaw 39
4 Doc Ayers 38
4 Bob Groom 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 2
1 Jack Bentley 2
1 Rube Benton 2
1 Hooks Dauss 2
1 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .345
2 George Burns .311
3 Fred Snodgrass .306
4 Honus Wagner .300
5 Red Smith .300

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 20
2 Fred Luderus 18
3 Vic Saier 15
4 Sam Crawford 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 107
2 Gavvy Cravath 101
3 Home Run Baker 94
4 Vic Saier 89
5 Heinie Zimmerman 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 63
2 Max Carey 61
3 Hap Myers 54
4 Danny Moeller 52
5 Ty Cobb 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.36
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.65
3 Dutch Leonard 1.99
4 Ray Caldwell 2.02
5 Babe Adams 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 33
2 Tom Seaton 28
3 Christy Mathewson 25
4 Rube Marquard 23
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 229
2 Dutch Leonard 184
3 Bob Groom 181
4 Pete Alexander 170
5 Cy Falkenberg 169

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 11
2 Larry Cheney 10
3 Doc Crandall 6
3 Tom Hughes 6
5 2 tied 5