On This Day

Monday, July 6, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 43 29 .597 --
Tigers 42 34 .553 3.0
Senators 39 33 .542 4.0
White Sox 38 33 .535 4.5
Browns 39 35 .527 5.0
Red Sox 39 35 .527 5.0
Yankees 24 44 .353 17.0
Naps 25 46 .352 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 41 25 .621 --
Cubs 40 32 .556 4.0
Cardinals 37 36 .507 7.5
Reds 35 36 .493 8.5
Phillies 31 35 .470 10.0
Pirates 31 35 .470 10.0
Robins 31 35 .470 10.0
Braves 28 40 .412 14.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Chi-Feds 40 28 .588 --
Hoosiers 37 29 .561 2.0
Terrapins 35 31 .530 4.0
Buffeds 32 30 .516 5.0
Tip-Tops 30 33 .476 7.5
Packers 33 39 .458 9.0
Rebels 29 35 .453 9.0
Terriers 30 41 .423 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Beals Becker 4
1 Bob Bescher 4
1 Ted Easterly 4
1 Johnny Evers 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Evans 4
1 Fred Luderus 4
3 Larry Doyle 3
3 Jack Martin 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hap Myers 4
2 Sandy Piez 2
3 Bob Bescher 1
3 Ted Cather 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gene Packard 1.12
2 Walter Johnson 1.00
3 Frank Allen 0.83
4 Eddie Matteson 0.58
5 3 tied 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Dick Crutcher 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Elmer Knetzer 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gene Packard 9
2 Eddie Matteson 7
3 Walter Johnson 6
3 Elmer Knetzer 6
5 Frank Allen 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Lennox .325
2 Jack Dalton .319
3 George Burns .315
4 Jake Daubert .313
5 Dutch Zwilling .312

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 Steve Evans 47
4 2 others tied 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 36
2 Hap Myers 33
3 George Burns 29
3 Buck Herzog 29
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.03
2 Red Faber 1.29
3 Rube Foster 1.48
4 Joe Benz 1.48
5 Carl Weilman 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 14
2 Christy Mathewson 13
3 Larry Cheney 12
3 Harry Coveleski 12
3 3 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 107
2 Claude Hendrix 106
3 Dutch Leonard 103
4 Walter Johnson 102
5 Earl Moseley 99

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 Tommy Leach .431
2 Chief Meyers .404
3 Johnny Evers .393
3 Harry Swacina .393
5 Eddie Collins .392

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 Steve Evans 16
2 Vic Saier 13
2 Red Smith 13
4 Home Run Baker 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hap Myers 16
2 Bill McKechnie 10
3 George Burns 9
4 Benny Kauff 8
5 Max Carey 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alex Main 0.00
1 Fritz Coumbe 0.00
3 Red Faber 0.33
4 Chief Bender 0.64
4 Gene Packard 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 4
1 Max Fiske 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Christy Mathewson 4
5 15 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 26
2 Cy Falkenberg 25
3 Gene Packard 21
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 Tommy Leach .370
2 Beals Becker .365
3 Rebel Oakes .355
3 Harry Swacina .355
5 Jake Daubert .311

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 30
3 Home Run Baker 25
4 Ted Easterly 23
5 Duffy Lewis 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hap Myers 21
2 Benny Kauff 19
3 George Burns 15
3 Buck Herzog 15
3 Bill McKechnie 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Bender 0.64
2 Red Faber 0.69
3 Erv Lange 0.93
4 Dutch Leonard 1.15
5 Harry Coveleski 1.17

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 49
1 Earl Moseley 49
3 Pete Alexander 48
4 Walter Johnson 47
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 .337
2 Gavvy Cravath .321
3 George Burns .313
4 Zack Wheat .300
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 101
2 Gavvy Cravath 99
3 Vic Saier 98
4 Sam Crawford 94
5 Fred Luderus 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hap Myers 65
2 Max Carey 62
3 Eddie Collins 55
4 Clyde Milan 54
5 Fritz Maisel 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.41
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.74
3 Babe Adams 1.79
4 Dutch Leonard 1.87
5 Rube Foster 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 32
2 Tom Seaton 24
3 Cy Falkenberg 23
4 Pete Alexander 22
4 3 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 226
2 Cy Falkenberg 194
3 Dutch Leonard 193
4 Pete Alexander 192
5 Bob Groom 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 12
2 Chief Bender 9
3 Slim Sallee 7
4 Red Ames 5
4 3 others tied 5