On This Day

Sunday, July 5, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 42 29 .592 --
Tigers 42 34 .553 2.5
White Sox 38 33 .535 4.0
Senators 38 33 .535 4.0
Red Sox 39 34 .534 4.0
Browns 39 35 .527 4.5
Yankees 24 43 .358 16.0
Naps 25 46 .352 17.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 40 24 .625 --
Cubs 40 32 .556 4.0
Cardinals 37 36 .507 7.5
Reds 35 36 .493 8.5
Robins 31 33 .484 9.0
Pirates 31 35 .470 10.0
Phillies 30 34 .469 10.0
Braves 26 40 .394 15.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Chi-Feds 40 27 .597 --
Hoosiers 37 29 .561 2.5
Terrapins 35 30 .538 4.0
Buffeds 32 29 .525 5.0
Tip-Tops 29 33 .468 8.5
Packers 32 39 .451 10.0
Rebels 28 35 .444 10.0
Terriers 30 41 .423 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Donie Bush 5
2 John Leary 4
3 Harry Heilmann 3
3 Herbie Moran 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Demmitt 1
1 Bob Harmon 1
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Demmitt 4
2 Bob Harmon 3
2 John Leary 3
2 Hughie Miller 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 2
1 Max Carey 2
1 Harry LaRoss 2
1 Bert Niehoff 2
1 Jim Viox 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pug Cavet 1.20
2 Nick Cullop 0.89
3 Carl Weilman 0.86
4 Ed Walsh 0.83
5 Cy Falkenberg 0.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 Henry Keupper 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nick Cullop 8
2 Cy Falkenberg 7
3 Pug Cavet 6
3 Carl Weilman 6
5 Ed Walsh 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Faber 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Lennox .330
2 Jack Dalton .324
3 Dutch Zwilling .314
4 George Burns .313
5 Jake Daubert .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 10
2 Duke Kenworthy 9
2 Ed Lennox 9
2 Vic Saier 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Lennox 56
2 Frank LaPorte 54
3 Home Run Baker 49
4 Duke Kenworthy 47
4 George Stovall 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 36
2 George Burns 29
2 Buck Herzog 29
2 Hap Myers 29
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.03
2 Red Faber 1.29
3 Erv Lange 1.40
4 Rube Foster 1.48
5 Joe Benz 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 13
1 Christy Mathewson 13
3 Larry Cheney 12
3 Harry Coveleski 12
3 Claude Hendrix 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 107
2 Claude Hendrix 106
3 Dutch Leonard 103
4 Earl Moseley 99
5 Walter Johnson 96

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 6
2 Slim Sallee 5
3 Russ Ford 4
3 George McQuillan 4
5 8 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Easterly .450
2 Harry Swacina .439
3 Tommy Leach .431
4 Chief Meyers .419
5 Pep Goodwin .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 4
2 Home Run Baker 3
2 Fred Beck 3
2 Joe Connolly 3
5 3 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Saier 13
1 Red Smith 13
3 Home Run Baker 12
3 Ted Easterly 12
3 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hap Myers 12
2 Bill McKechnie 10
3 George Burns 9
4 Benny Kauff 8
5 Max Carey 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fritz Coumbe 0.00
1 Alex Main 0.00
3 Red Faber 0.25
4 Eddie Cicotte 0.69
5 Russ Ford 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 4
1 Max Fiske 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Christy Mathewson 4
5 13 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 25
2 Walter Johnson 23
2 Earl Moore 23
4 Pete Alexander 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Faber 2
1 Claude Hendrix 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Red Ames 1
3 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Swacina .376
2 Tommy Leach .362
3 Beals Becker .355
4 Rebel Oakes .347
5 Rollie Zeider .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Evans 6
1 Vic Saier 6
3 Home Run Baker 5
3 Larry Gilbert 5
3 Fred Luderus 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 32
2 Steve Evans 26
3 Home Run Baker 25
4 Fred Beck 21
4 4 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 19
2 Hap Myers 18
3 Buck Herzog 16
4 George Burns 15
4 Bill McKechnie 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erv Lange 0.60
2 Red Faber 0.69
3 Dutch Leonard 1.15
4 Harry Coveleski 1.17
5 Rube Foster 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Coveleski 7
2 Ray Collins 6
2 Red Faber 6
2 Max Fiske 6
2 6 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 50
2 Earl Moseley 49
3 Pete Alexander 48
4 Walter Johnson 41
5 Larry Cheney 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Reulbach 3
1 Slim Sallee 3
3 Larry Cheney 2
3 Red Faber 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .339
2 Gavvy Cravath .321
3 George Burns .313
4 Zack Wheat .302
5 Jim Viox .288

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 22
2 Gavvy Cravath 21
3 Vic Saier 19
4 Beals Becker 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 104
2 Gavvy Cravath 99
2 Vic Saier 99
4 Sam Crawford 94
5 Fred Luderus 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 62
2 Hap Myers 61
3 Eddie Collins 55
4 Fritz Maisel 53
4 Clyde Milan 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.45
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.74
3 Babe Adams 1.79
4 Dutch Leonard 1.92
5 Rube Foster 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 31
2 Tom Seaton 24
3 Cy Falkenberg 23
3 Christy Mathewson 23
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 220
2 Dutch Leonard 195
3 Cy Falkenberg 194
4 Pete Alexander 192
5 Bob Groom 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 12
2 Chief Bender 10
3 Slim Sallee 7
4 Red Ames 5
4 3 others tied 5