On This Day

Friday, July 17, 1914

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	46	32	.590	--
Tigers	46	38	.548	3.0
Red Sox	45	39	.536	4.0
White Sox	43	38	.531	4.5
Senators	43	38	.531	4.5
Browns	42	39	.519	5.5
Yankees	31	47	.397	15.0
Naps	28	53	.346	19.5

Games

Red Sox 8, Tigers 2

Naps 3, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	45	31	.592	--
Cubs	44	37	.543	3.5
Cardinals	43	40	.518	5.5
Reds	39	41	.488	8.0
Phillies	37	39	.487	8.0
Robins	35	39	.473	9.0
Pirates	34	41	.453	10.5
Braves	34	43	.442	11.5

Games

Cubs 3, Robins 2

Giants 3, Pirates 1

Braves 1, Reds 0

Cardinals 8, Phillies 4

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Chi-Feds	46	33	.582	--
Hoosiers	43	34	.558	2.0
Terrapins	42	37	.532	4.0
Tip-Tops	39	35	.527	4.5
Buffeds	39	37	.513	5.5
Packers	37	45	.451	10.5
Terriers	35	46	.432	12.0
Rebels	31	45	.408	13.5

Games

Terrapins 4, Buffeds 3

Rebels 6, Tip-Tops 4

Packers 3, Chi-Feds 2

Hoosiers 8, Terriers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Bescher	3
1	Dots Miller	3
1	Rebel Oakes	3
1	Honus Wagner	3
1	Steve Yerkes	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vin Campbell	1
1	Larry Doyle	1
1	Al Halt	1
1	Al Kaiser	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaiser	3
2	Everett Booe	2
2	Larry Doyle	2
2	Fred Luderus	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	2
1	George Burns	2
1	Cy Rheam	2
1	Tris Speaker	2
5	21 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	0.90
2	Hippo Vaughn	0.88
3	Doc Watson	0.80
4	Gene Packard	0.64
4	Hub Perdue	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Allan Collamore	1
1	Ray Collins	1
1	Snipe Conley	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	9
2	Gene Packard	7
2	Hub Perdue	7
2	Hippo Vaughn	7
5	Babe Adams	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Suggs	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Lennox	.329
2	Dutch Zwilling	.323
3	Jack Dalton	.318
4	Tex McDonald	.318
5	George Burns	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	11
2	Duke Kenworthy	10
2	Ed Lennox	10
2	Fred Luderus	10
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank LaPorte	64
2	Ed Lennox	58
3	Steve Evans	56
4	Art Wilson	54
5	3 tied	53

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	39
2	Hap Myers	37
3	Buck Herzog	36
4	George Burns	35
5	Fritz Maisel	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.96
2	Erv Lange	1.40
3	Rube Foster	1.48
4	Walter Johnson	1.57
5	Eddie Cicotte	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	16
2	Christy Mathewson	15
3	Claude Hendrix	14
3	Jack Quinn	14
3	Tom Seaton	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	124
2	Dutch Leonard	120
3	Claude Hendrix	116
4	Cy Falkenberg	113
4	Earl Moseley	113

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	6
2	Russ Ford	5
2	Slim Sallee	5
4	Red Ames	4
4	5 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Home Run Baker	.447
2	Jack Fournier	.418
3	Eddie Collins	.389
4	Claude Cooper	.379
5	Ray Demmitt	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Beck	3
1	Larry Doyle	3
1	Jack Fournier	3
1	Vic Saier	3
5	10 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Steve Evans	18
2	Frank LaPorte	14
3	George Cutshaw	12
3	Jack Fournier	12
3	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Delahanty	10
1	Hap Myers	10
3	George Burns	9
4	Buck Herzog	8
5	7 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc Ayers	0.00
2	Eddie Cicotte	0.32
3	Jean Dubuc	0.40
4	Walter Johnson	0.46
5	Dutch Leonard	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	4
2	King Cole	3
2	Ray Collins	3
2	Happy Finneran	3
2	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	33
2	Hippo Vaughn	30
3	Earl Moseley	24
4	Gene Packard	23
5	2 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	3
1	Pat Ragan	3
3	Red Ames	2
3	Harry Harper	2
5	14 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Beals Becker	.384
2	Steve Evans	.371
3	Tommy Leach	.363
4	Jack Fournier	.362
5	Eddie Collins	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	7
2	Fred Beck	6
3	Beals Becker	4
3	Chief Wilson	4
5	9 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Steve Evans	31
2	Frank LaPorte	26
3	Beals Becker	24
4	Ted Easterly	23
4	Vic Saier	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hap Myers	20
2	George Burns	19
3	Cozy Dolan	14
3	Buck Herzog	14
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	0.60
2	Alex Main	0.79
3	Dutch Leonard	0.96
4	Erv Lange	0.99
5	2 tied	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	7
1	Christy Mathewson	7
1	Jack Quinn	7
4	Red Faber	6
4	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	54
2	Hippo Vaughn	47
3	Dutch Leonard	43
4	Earl Moseley	40
5	Gene Packard	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	4
2	Pat Ragan	3
3	Red Ames	2
3	Russ Ford	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.325
2	Zack Wheat	.312
3	George Burns	.311
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.290
5	Jim Viox	.285

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	20
2	Fred Luderus	19
3	Gavvy Cravath	17
4	Home Run Baker	11
4	2 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Saier	101
2	Home Run Baker	97
3	Gavvy Cravath	94
4	Heinie Zimmerman	91
5	2 tied	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hap Myers	65
2	Max Carey	58
3	Fritz Maisel	56
4	Clyde Milan	53
5	George Burns	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.36
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.66
3	Babe Adams	1.79
4	Dutch Leonard	1.82
5	Slim Sallee	1.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	241
2	Dutch Leonard	201
3	Pete Alexander	190
4	Cy Falkenberg	180
5	Bob Groom	175

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	12
2	Chief Bender	7
2	Slim Sallee	7
4	Red Ames	6
4	Russ Ford	6