On This Day

Thursday, July 23, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 53 32 .624 --
Red Sox 48 40 .545 6.5
Senators 46 40 .535 7.5
Tigers 47 42 .528 8.0
Browns 44 42 .512 9.5
White Sox 44 43 .506 10.0
Yankees 35 49 .417 17.5
Naps 29 58 .333 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 50 32 .610 --
Cubs 50 37 .575 2.5
Cardinals 49 40 .551 4.5
Braves 40 44 .476 11.0
Reds 39 47 .453 13.0
Phillies 37 45 .451 13.0
Pirates 36 46 .439 14.0
Robins 35 45 .438 14.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Chi-Feds 50 35 .588 --
Hoosiers 45 36 .556 3.0
Terrapins 46 37 .554 3.0
Tip-Tops 42 36 .538 4.5
Buffeds 40 39 .506 7.0
Packers 37 48 .435 13.0
Terriers 36 51 .414 15.0
Rebels 33 47 .413 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 4
1 Heinie Zimmerman 4
3 Bob Bescher 3
3 Eddie Collins 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Red Dooin 1
1 Fred Luderus 1
1 Dutch Zwilling 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 3
1 Bob Bescher 3
1 Al Boucher 3
1 Bill Sweeney 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Murphy 3
2 Eddie Collins 2
2 Buck Herzog 2
4 Bobby Byrne 1
4 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hooks Dauss 1.20
2 Wilbur Cooper 0.83
3 Earl Moseley 0.80
4 Larry Cheney 0.75
5 Charlie Schmutz 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Joe Boehling 1
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moseley 8
2 Hooks Dauss 6
3 Joe Boehling 5
3 Wilbur Cooper 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Demaree 1
1 Walt Dickson 1
1 Casey Hageman 1
1 Weldon Wyckoff 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Lennox .337
2 Jack Dalton .321
3 Dutch Zwilling .319
4 Al Wickland .308
5 Harry Swacina .305

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Kenworthy 13
2 Fred Luderus 11
2 Vic Saier 11
4 Ed Lennox 10
4 Jimmy Walsh 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 67
2 Home Run Baker 60
3 Duke Kenworthy 59
3 Ed Lennox 59
5 Steve Evans 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 43
2 Buck Herzog 39
2 Hap Myers 39
4 George Burns 37
5 2 tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.90
2 Walter Johnson 1.50
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.56
4 Claude Hendrix 1.59
5 Rube Foster 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 17
1 Christy Mathewson 17
3 Claude Hendrix 16
3 Tom Seaton 16
5 2 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 130
2 Walter Johnson 128
3 Earl Moseley 123
4 Claude Hendrix 120
5 Cy Falkenberg 115

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .455
2 Stuffy McInnis .412
3 Home Run Baker .396
4 Al Shaw .391
5 Chief Meyers .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Kenworthy 4
1 Dutch Zwilling 4
3 Jack Fournier 3
4 Fred Beck 2
4 11 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Walsh 18
2 Harry Swacina 13
2 Dutch Zwilling 13
4 Beals Becker 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buck Herzog 9
2 Bob Bescher 8
2 Cozy Dolan 8
4 George Burns 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.00
1 Pat Ragan 0.00
3 Walter Johnson 0.56
4 Bert Humphries 0.67
5 George Suggs 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Caldwell 4
1 Claude Hendrix 4
1 Christy Mathewson 4
1 Jack Quinn 4
1 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 31
2 Walter Johnson 26
3 Dave Davenport 25
4 Dutch Leonard 23
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Ford 2
1 Casey Hageman 2
1 Bill James 2
1 Pat Ragan 2
5 15 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .424
2 Chief Meyers .375
3 Home Run Baker .374
4 Claude Cooper .373
5 Steve Evans .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Beck 6
1 Vic Saier 6
3 Duke Kenworthy 4
3 Dutch Zwilling 4
5 4 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Evans 26
2 Vic Saier 24
2 Harry Swacina 24
2 Jimmy Walsh 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hap Myers 21
2 George Burns 16
3 Cozy Dolan 14
4 Benny Kauff 13
4 Bill McKechnie 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Cicotte 0.77
2 Alex Main 0.87
3 Walter Johnson 0.93
4 Dutch Leonard 0.95
5 Joe Engel 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 7
1 Christy Mathewson 7
1 Dick Rudolph 7
4 Chief Bender 6
4 6 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 52
2 Dutch Leonard 47
2 Hippo Vaughn 47
4 Willie Mitchell 43
4 Earl Moseley 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .328
2 Zack Wheat .299
3 Heinie Zimmerman .298
4 George Burns .297
5 Jim Viox .292

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 20
2 Fred Luderus 19
3 Gavvy Cravath 16
4 Duke Kenworthy 13
5 3 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 102
2 Vic Saier 101
3 Heinie Zimmerman 96
4 Sam Crawford 90
5 Gavvy Cravath 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hap Myers 64
2 Max Carey 57
2 Fritz Maisel 57
4 Eddie Collins 53
4 Clyde Milan 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.34
2 Dutch Leonard 1.58
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.66
4 Slim Sallee 1.86
5 Claude Hendrix 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 30
2 Tom Seaton 27
3 Ray Caldwell 24
3 Christy Mathewson 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 237
2 Dutch Leonard 205
3 Pete Alexander 186
4 Cy Falkenberg 176
5 Earl Moseley 175

Saves

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