On This Day

Wednesday, June 17, 1914

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	33	19	.635	--
Tigers	33	24	.579	2.5
Senators	29	24	.547	4.5
Browns	29	25	.537	5.0
Red Sox	28	25	.528	5.5
White Sox	24	30	.444	10.0
Yankees	19	32	.373	13.5
Naps	19	35	.352	15.0

Games

White Sox 5, Athletics 0

Yankees 4, Tigers 3

Naps 7, Senators 2

Browns 4, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	29	18	.617	--
Reds	30	23	.566	2.0
Cardinals	28	27	.509	5.0
Pirates	24	25	.490	6.0
Phillies	23	24	.489	6.0
Cubs	26	29	.473	7.0
Robins	21	26	.447	8.0
Braves	20	29	.408	10.0

Games

Robins 2, Reds 1

Braves 8, Cubs 3

Braves 7, Cubs 3

Giants 5, Pirates 0

Phillies 5, Cardinals 4

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Terrapins	27	22	.551	--
Chi-Feds	29	24	.547	0.0
Buffeds	26	22	.542	0.5
Hoosiers	27	23	.540	0.5
Packers	26	29	.473	4.0
Tip-Tops	21	24	.467	4.0
Terriers	25	31	.446	5.5
Rebels	22	28	.440	5.5

Games

Chi-Feds 3, Rebels 1

Hoosiers 11, Buffeds 8

Terrapins 2, Packers 1

Tip-Tops 3, Terriers 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Red Corriden	4
1	Charlie Deal	4
1	Sherry Magee	4
4	Jimmy Austin	3
4	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Beals Becker	1
1	Red Corriden	1
1	Baldy Louden	1
1	Gus Williams	1
1	Chief Wilson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Steve O'Neill	5
2	Red Corriden	4
2	Charlie Deal	4
2	Les Mann	4
5	2 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	3
1	George Burns	3
3	Ray Schalk	2
4	Merito Acosta	1
4	22 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Faber	1.50
2	Phil Douglas	1.22
3	Erv Lange	1.00
4	Christy Mathewson	0.80
5	Ed Lafitte	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Allan Collamore	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	Bill James	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	11
2	Erv Lange	6
2	Lefty Tyler	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	Ed Lafitte	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Earl Moseley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Dalton	.357
2	Hugh Bradley	.357
3	Ed Lennox	.355
4	George Burns	.337
5	Tex McDonald	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Luderus	9
2	Duke Kenworthy	8
2	Jimmy Walsh	8
4	Gavvy Cravath	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Lennox	50
2	Duke Kenworthy	44
3	George Stovall	41
4	Frank LaPorte	40
5	Howie Shanks	39

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	27
2	Buck Herzog	22
2	Fritz Maisel	22
4	Eddie Collins	21
5	George Burns	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.96
2	Joe Benz	1.33
3	Rube Foster	1.44
4	Carl Weilman	1.46
5	Claude Hendrix	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	10
1	Cy Falkenberg	10
1	Claude Hendrix	10
1	Tom Seaton	10
5	5 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Hendrix	95
2	Bob Groom	80
3	Cy Falkenberg	79
4	Dutch Leonard	77
5	Earl Moseley	76

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	5
2	George McQuillan	4
3	Jack Bentley	3
3	Rube Benton	3
3	3 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tex McDonald	.512
2	Bill McKechnie	.456
3	Ed Holly	.432
4	Vern Duncan	.411
5	Benny Kauff	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Luderus	5
2	Steve Evans	4
2	Larry Gilbert	4
2	George Stovall	4
5	2 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank LaPorte	19
2	Fred Beck	16
2	Ward Miller	16
4	Benny Kauff	14
4	Duke Kenworthy	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	12
2	Buck Herzog	10
3	Bob Bescher	9
4	Duke Kenworthy	8
5	5 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Erv Lange	0.28
2	Carl Weilman	0.62
3	Gene Krapp	0.66
4	George Boehler	0.69
5	Dan Griner	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Erskine Mayer	4
1	Earl Moseley	4
1	Bob Shawkey	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Moseley	35
2	Pete Alexander	31
3	Tom Seaton	24
4	Cy Falkenberg	22
4	Claude Hendrix	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	2
1	Ed Reulbach	2
3	Ray Caldwell	1
3	Fritz Coumbe	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tex McDonald	.452
2	Benny Kauff	.445
3	Dutch Zwilling	.390
4	Ed Lennox	.379
5	Bill McKechnie	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Luderus	7
2	Gavvy Cravath	6
3	Steve Evans	4
3	Larry Gilbert	4
3	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank LaPorte	28
2	Ed Lennox	24
3	Larry Gardner	23
3	Benny Kauff	23
3	2 others tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	18
2	Bob Bescher	16
3	Eddie Collins	15
3	Buck Herzog	15
5	Fritz Maisel	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Hendrix	0.79
2	Joe Benz	0.87
3	Rube Foster	1.05
4	Walter Johnson	1.09
5	Carl Weilman	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Falkenberg	7
2	Red Ames	6
2	Russ Ford	6
2	Erskine Mayer	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Moseley	50
2	Tom Seaton	47
3	Pete Alexander	44
4	Bob Groom	43
5	Cy Falkenberg	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	3
1	Slim Sallee	3
3	Jack Bentley	2
3	Rube Benton	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.341
2	George Burns	.319
3	Zack Wheat	.312
4	Jim Viox	.297
5	Vic Saier	.290

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	22
1	Fred Luderus	22
3	Vic Saier	15
4	Chief Wilson	12
5	3 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	104
2	Sam Crawford	102
3	Home Run Baker	95
4	Vic Saier	89
5	Fred Luderus	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	60
2	Max Carey	59
3	Hap Myers	54
4	Eddie Collins	50
5	Fritz Maisel	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.37
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.81
3	Babe Adams	1.87
4	Earl Hamilton	1.98
5	Dutch Leonard	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	31
2	Tom Seaton	26
3	Christy Mathewson	24
4	Cy Falkenberg	23
4	Rube Marquard	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	217
2	Pete Alexander	186
3	Cy Falkenberg	181
3	Dutch Leonard	181
5	Bob Groom	176

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	11
1	Larry Cheney	11
3	Slim Sallee	6
4	Tom Hughes	5
4	George McQuillan	5