On This Day

Wednesday, July 8, 1914

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	44	29	.603	--
White Sox	40	33	.548	4.0
Tigers	42	35	.545	4.0
Senators	40	34	.541	4.5
Browns	40	36	.526	5.5
Red Sox	39	37	.513	6.5
Yankees	25	44	.362	17.0
Naps	25	47	.347	18.5

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 2

White Sox 5, Red Sox 4

Yankees 7, Naps 1

Athletics 3, Tigers 0

Browns 6, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	41	27	.603	--
Cubs	40	33	.548	3.5
Cardinals	38	36	.514	6.0
Reds	36	36	.500	7.0
Phillies	32	35	.478	8.5
Pirates	32	36	.471	9.0
Robins	31	36	.463	9.5
Braves	29	40	.420	12.5

Games

Reds 6, Robins 5

Phillies 10, Pirates 7

Cardinals 4, Giants 3

Braves 7, Cubs 4

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Chi-Feds	42	28	.600	--
Hoosiers	38	30	.559	3.0
Buffeds	35	30	.538	4.5
Terrapins	35	33	.515	6.0
Tip-Tops	32	33	.492	7.5
Packers	33	41	.446	11.0
Rebels	29	38	.433	11.5
Terriers	31	42	.425	12.5

Games

Tip-Tops 6, Terrapins 4

Tip-Tops 4, Terrapins 3

Buffeds 5, Rebels 1

Chi-Feds 5, Packers 1

Terriers 6, Hoosiers 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Shano Collins	5
1	Claude Cooper	5
3	Steve Yerkes	4
4	Lena Blackburne	3
4	14 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Beck	1
1	Lena Blackburne	1
1	Jack Tobin	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ping Bodie	4
2	Fred Beck	3
2	Sherry Magee	3
2	Jim Viox	3
5	19 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hans Lobert	2
2	George Burns	1
2	Donie Bush	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	32 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Max Fiske	1.20
2	Eddie Plank	1.00
3	Jack Warhop	0.88
4	Willie Mitchell	0.86
5	Hooks Dauss	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Baumgardner	1
1	Joe Benz	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Tyler	7
1	Jack Warhop	7
3	Max Fiske	6
3	Al Mamaux	6
3	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Roy Mitchell	1
1	Joe Oeschger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Lennox	.329
2	Jack Dalton	.321
3	George Burns	.319
4	Harry Swacina	.316
5	Dutch Zwilling	.315

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Lennox	57
2	Frank LaPorte	56
3	Home Run Baker	50
4	Steve Evans	48
5	4 tied	47

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	38
2	Hap Myers	34
3	George Burns	30
3	Buck Herzog	30
5	Fritz Maisel	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.04
2	Red Faber	1.22
3	Rube Foster	1.48
4	Carl Weilman	1.50
5	Claude Hendrix	1.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	14
2	Christy Mathewson	13
3	Larry Cheney	12
3	Harry Coveleski	12
3	4 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Moseley	108
2	Cy Falkenberg	107
2	Dutch Leonard	107
4	Claude Hendrix	106
5	Walter Johnson	102

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Baldy Louden	.442
2	Steve Evans	.412
3	Johnny Evers	.411
4	Tommy Leach	.407
4	Jimmy Walsh	.407

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	17
2	Red Smith	14
3	Home Run Baker	13
3	Art Fletcher	13
3	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hap Myers	15
2	Bill McKechnie	10
3	George Burns	9
4	Frank Delahanty	8
4	Benny Kauff	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Alex Main	0.00
2	Red Faber	0.28
3	Happy Finneran	0.42
4	Chief Bender	0.64
4	Gene Packard	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	4
1	Red Faber	4
1	Max Fiske	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
5	16 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Moseley	28
2	Walter Johnson	26
3	Dutch Leonard	24
4	George Baumgardner	22
4	Cy Falkenberg	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	3
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Red Ames	1
2	Jack Bentley	1
2	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Leach	.363
2	Tex McDonald	.360
3	Beals Becker	.360
4	Rollie Zeider	.352
5	Rebel Oakes	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	6
2	Home Run Baker	5
2	Fred Beck	5
2	Steve Evans	5
2	Fred Luderus	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank LaPorte	33
2	Steve Evans	30
3	Home Run Baker	25
4	Ted Easterly	23
5	Stuffy McInnis	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hap Myers	22
2	Benny Kauff	20
3	George Burns	16
3	Buck Herzog	16
3	Bill McKechnie	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	0.64
2	Red Faber	0.74
3	Erv Lange	1.06
4	Dutch Leonard	1.17
5	Jeff Pfeffer	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Fiske	7
2	Joe Benz	6
2	Harry Coveleski	6
2	Red Faber	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Moseley	54
2	Cy Falkenberg	49
3	Pete Alexander	48
4	Walter Johnson	41
5	Dutch Leonard	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	3
1	Slim Sallee	3
3	Larry Cheney	2
3	Phil Douglas	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.336
2	Gavvy Cravath	.318
3	George Burns	.317
4	Zack Wheat	.302
5	Jim Viox	.289

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	20
1	Fred Luderus	20
3	Vic Saier	19
4	Beals Becker	12
5	2 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	101
2	Vic Saier	98
3	Gavvy Cravath	96
4	Sam Crawford	93
5	Fred Luderus	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hap Myers	65
2	Max Carey	60
3	Eddie Collins	54
3	Fritz Maisel	54
3	Clyde Milan	54

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.41
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.73
3	Babe Adams	1.79
4	Dutch Leonard	1.85
5	Rube Foster	1.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	32
2	Tom Seaton	24
3	Pete Alexander	22
3	Larry Cheney	22
3	3 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	226
2	Dutch Leonard	197
3	Cy Falkenberg	188
4	Pete Alexander	186
5	Bob Groom	181

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	12
2	Chief Bender	8
3	Slim Sallee	7
4	Red Ames	5
4	4 others tied	5