On This Day

Wednesday, June 24, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 35 24 .593 --
Tigers 36 28 .563 1.5
Browns 34 27 .557 2.0
Senators 33 27 .550 2.5
Red Sox 30 30 .500 5.5
White Sox 29 31 .483 6.5
Yankees 21 34 .382 12.0
Naps 21 38 .356 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 33 20 .623 --
Reds 31 27 .534 4.5
Cardinals 32 29 .525 5.0
Cubs 29 30 .492 7.0
Phillies 26 27 .491 7.0
Pirates 26 28 .481 7.5
Robins 23 30 .434 10.0
Braves 23 32 .418 11.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Hoosiers 34 23 .596 --
Chi-Feds 33 26 .559 2.0
Terrapins 30 25 .545 3.0
Buffeds 28 25 .528 4.0
Packers 29 33 .468 7.5
Rebels 25 30 .455 8.0
Tip-Tops 23 29 .442 8.5
Terriers 26 37 .413 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pep Goodwin 4
2 Lena Blackburne 3
2 Jim Breton 3
2 Vin Campbell 3
2 18 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beals Becker 1
1 Joe Connolly 1
1 Roy Hartzell 1
1 Art Wilson 1
1 Steve Yerkes 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Deal 4
1 Wilbur Good 4
3 Steve Yerkes 3
4 Beals Becker 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Foster 2
1 Benny Kauff 2
1 Bill McKechnie 2
1 Ivy Olson 2
5 25 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 1.33
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.17
3 Pete Alexander 1.11
4 Rube Foster 0.80
4 Earl Yingling 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Weilman 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Joe Boehling 1
2 Ray Caldwell 1
2 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 10
2 Walter Johnson 8
3 Eddie Cicotte 7
3 Earl Hamilton 7
3 Pat Ragan 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 George Pierce 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Lennox .350
2 Jack Dalton .343
3 George Burns .326
4 Jake Daubert .318
5 Dutch Zwilling .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Kenworthy 9
1 Ed Lennox 9
1 Fred Luderus 9
4 Jimmy Walsh 8
4 Art Wilson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Lennox 55
2 Frank LaPorte 48
3 Duke Kenworthy 46
4 George Stovall 43
5 Howie Shanks 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 32
2 Buck Herzog 28
3 Fritz Maisel 25
4 George Burns 21
4 Eddie Collins 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.81
2 Claude Hendrix 1.46
3 Erv Lange 1.47
4 Rube Foster 1.48
5 Joe Benz 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Falkenberg 11
1 Walter Johnson 11
3 Pete Alexander 10
3 Ray Caldwell 10
3 8 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 98
2 Dutch Leonard 86
3 Cy Falkenberg 85
4 Bob Groom 84
4 Walter Johnson 84

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 5
1 Slim Sallee 5
3 Russ Ford 4
3 George McQuillan 4
5 3 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lena Blackburne .452
2 Rabbit Maranville .451
3 Dave Robertson .412
4 Heinie Zimmerman .406
5 Bert Niehoff .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beals Becker 4
2 Larry Gilbert 3
2 Duke Kenworthy 3
2 George Stovall 3
5 13 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 18
2 Ted Easterly 13
2 Stuffy McInnis 13
4 Beals Becker 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buck Herzog 12
1 Benny Kauff 12
3 Bill McKechnie 8
4 Bob Bescher 7
4 Hap Myers 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.33
2 Jeff Pfeffer 0.34
3 Abe Bowman 0.40
4 Erv Lange 0.50
4 Rube Marquard 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Coveleski 4
1 George Kaiserling 4
1 Erv Lange 4
1 Jack Quinn 4
5 16 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Earl Moseley 26
3 Walter Johnson 23
4 Cy Falkenberg 22
5 Joe Boehling 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Sallee 3
2 Russ Ford 2
3 Ray Caldwell 1
3 Larry Cheney 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tex McDonald .417
2 Heinie Zimmerman .405
3 Ed Lennox .347
4 Rebel Oakes .340
5 Harry Swacina .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 6
1 Fred Luderus 6
3 Steve Evans 5
4 Beals Becker 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 32
2 Home Run Baker 23
2 Stuffy McInnis 23
4 Ted Easterly 22
5 4 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 20
2 Buck Herzog 18
3 Bob Bescher 14
4 Eddie Collins 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erv Lange 0.62
2 Claude Hendrix 0.73
3 Carl Weilman 1.06
4 Red Faber 1.07
5 Dutch Leonard 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Falkenberg 7
1 Erskine Mayer 7
3 Harry Coveleski 6
3 Russ Ford 6
3 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 50
2 Earl Moseley 43
3 Cy Falkenberg 42
3 Walter Johnson 42
5 Larry Cheney 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Sallee 4
2 Jack Bentley 2
2 Larry Cheney 2
2 Russ Ford 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .350
2 Gavvy Cravath .331
3 George Burns .317
4 Zack Wheat .308
5 Hans Lobert .303

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 22
2 Gavvy Cravath 21
3 Vic Saier 16
4 Chief Wilson 13
5 Beals Becker 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 105
2 Sam Crawford 100
3 Home Run Baker 95
4 Fred Luderus 90
4 Vic Saier 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 60
2 Clyde Milan 58
3 Hap Myers 55
4 Fritz Maisel 51
5 Eddie Collins 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.39
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.79
3 Babe Adams 1.83
4 Dutch Leonard 1.84
5 Rube Foster 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 32
2 Rube Marquard 25
2 Tom Seaton 25
4 Cy Falkenberg 24
5 Christy Mathewson 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 223
2 Pete Alexander 189
3 Dutch Leonard 186
4 Cy Falkenberg 183
5 Bob Groom 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 11
1 Larry Cheney 11
3 Slim Sallee 8
4 Russ Ford 5
4 2 others tied 5