On This Day

Saturday, July 18, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 48 32 .600 --
Tigers 47 38 .553 3.5
Senators 44 38 .537 5.0
Red Sox 45 40 .529 5.5
White Sox 43 40 .518 6.5
Browns 42 40 .512 7.0
Yankees 32 47 .405 15.5
Naps 28 54 .341 21.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 46 32 .590 --
Cubs 45 37 .549 3.0
Cardinals 44 40 .524 5.0
Reds 39 42 .481 8.5
Phillies 37 40 .481 8.5
Robins 35 40 .467 9.5
Pirates 35 42 .455 10.5
Braves 35 43 .449 11.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Chi-Feds 47 33 .588 --
Hoosiers 44 34 .564 2.0
Terrapins 44 37 .543 3.5
Tip-Tops 41 35 .539 4.0
Buffeds 39 39 .500 7.0
Packers 37 46 .446 11.5
Terriers 35 47 .427 13.0
Rebels 31 47 .397 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Art Fletcher 5
1 Davy Jones 5
1 Ed Mensor 5
4 Claude Cooper 4
4 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 1
1 Jimmy Walsh 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Walsh 7
2 Harry Swacina 5
3 Otto Knabe 3
3 Cy Rheam 3
3 Chief Wilson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vin Campbell 2
1 Charlie Carr 2
1 Mickey Doolin 2
1 Vern Duncan 2
1 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jimmy Lavender 1.33
2 Eddie Plank 1.29
3 Chief Bender 0.83
4 Kaiser Wilhelm 0.75
5 Dave Davenport 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Jean Dubuc 1
1 Joe Engel 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Plank 9
2 Raleigh Aitchison 6
2 Guy Morton 6
2 Kaiser Wilhelm 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Lennox .329
2 Dutch Zwilling .319
3 Jack Dalton .317
4 Tex McDonald .315
5 Al Wickland .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 11
2 Duke Kenworthy 10
2 Ed Lennox 10
2 Fred Luderus 10
2 Jimmy Walsh 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 65
2 Ed Lennox 58
3 Steve Evans 57
4 Home Run Baker 55
5 Art Wilson 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 40
2 Hap Myers 39
3 Buck Herzog 36
4 George Burns 35
5 Fritz Maisel 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.95
2 Erv Lange 1.37
3 Rube Foster 1.48
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.56
5 Walter Johnson 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 16
1 Christy Mathewson 16
3 Tom Seaton 15
4 Ray Caldwell 14
4 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 124
2 Dutch Leonard 121
3 Claude Hendrix 116
4 Earl Moseley 115
5 Cy Falkenberg 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 .468
2 Birdie Cree .395
3 Ray Demmitt .382
4 Claude Cooper .375
4 Vic Saier .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Beck 3
1 Larry Doyle 3
1 Jack Fournier 3
1 Vic Saier 3
5 11 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Walsh 18
2 Steve Evans 16
3 Frank LaPorte 15
4 Harry Swacina 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hap Myers 11
2 Frank Delahanty 9
3 Buck Herzog 8
4 George Burns 7
4 Al Shaw 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Engel 0.38
2 Dutch Leonard 0.45
3 Doc Ayers 0.50
4 Eddie Cicotte 0.51
5 Walter Johnson 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Lafitte 4
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Dick Rudolph 4
1 Tom Seaton 4
5 12 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 30
2 Walter Johnson 28
3 Nick Cullop 26
3 Earl Moseley 26
5 Gene Packard 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Faber 3
2 Pat Ragan 2
3 Red Ames 1
3 Hugh Bedient 1
3 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Home Run Baker .377
2 Beals Becker .372
3 Eddie Collins .359
4 Steve Evans .358
5 Solly Hofman .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 7
2 Fred Beck 6
3 Home Run Baker 3
3 Beals Becker 3
3 8 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Evans 31
2 Beals Becker 25
2 Frank LaPorte 25
2 Harry Swacina 25
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hap Myers 22
2 George Burns 16
3 Cozy Dolan 14
3 Buck Herzog 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.69
2 Alex Main 0.89
3 Dutch Leonard 0.93
4 Erv Lange 1.14
5 Fritz Coumbe 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 7
1 Christy Mathewson 7
1 Dick Rudolph 7
4 Ray Caldwell 6
4 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 54
2 Hippo Vaughn 47
3 Dutch Leonard 44
4 Nick Cullop 39
4 2 others tied 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 .322
2 Zack Wheat .312
3 George Burns .309
4 Heinie Zimmerman .291
5 Jim Viox .288

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 99
1 Vic Saier 99
3 Gavvy Cravath 93
4 Heinie Zimmerman 92
5 Sam Crawford 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hap Myers 67
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 1.65
3 Babe Adams 1.79
4 Slim Sallee 1.79
5 Dutch Leonard 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 31
2 Tom Seaton 27
3 Christy Mathewson 24
4 Pete Alexander 23
4 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 241
2 Dutch Leonard 202
3 Pete Alexander 189
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