On This Day

Wednesday, July 29, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 57 33 .633 --
Red Sox 52 41 .559 6.5
Senators 50 41 .549 7.5
Tigers 48 46 .511 11.0
White Sox 47 46 .505 11.5
Browns 45 46 .495 12.5
Yankees 39 52 .429 18.5
Naps 30 63 .323 28.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 52 33 .612 --
Cubs 51 39 .567 3.5
Cardinals 51 42 .548 5.0
Braves 42 45 .483 11.0
Reds 42 48 .467 12.5
Phillies 39 48 .448 14.0
Pirates 38 48 .442 14.5
Robins 36 48 .429 15.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Chi-Feds 53 38 .582 --
Terrapins 48 40 .545 3.5
Tip-Tops 45 38 .542 4.0
Hoosiers 47 41 .534 4.5
Buffeds 42 44 .488 8.5
Packers 43 50 .462 11.0
Rebels 37 49 .430 13.5
Terriers 38 53 .418 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Boone 5
2 George Anderson 4
2 Doc Cook 4
2 Birdie Cree 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 1
1 Steve Evans 1
1 Benny Kauff 1
1 Sherry Magee 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hugh High 4
2 Bert Daniels 3
2 Benny Kauff 3
4 Jack Barry 2
4 16 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Anderson 3
2 George Burns 2
2 Solly Hofman 2
2 Joe Tinker 2
5 35 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill James 0.89
1 Kaiser Wilhelm 0.89
3 Dan Marion 0.75
4 Dave Davenport 0.69
5 Jeff Tesreau 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Bedient 1
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Boardwalk Brown 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 9
2 Mordecai Brown 8
2 Bill James 8
2 Kaiser Wilhelm 8
5 George Boehler 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Adams 1
1 Red Ames 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Lennox .338
2 Jack Dalton .326
3 Dutch Zwilling .322
4 George Burns .316
5 Rebel Oakes .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Kenworthy 13
2 Vic Saier 12
3 Fred Luderus 11
4 Ed Lennox 10
4 Jimmy Walsh 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 67
2 Duke Kenworthy 66
3 Home Run Baker 65
3 Ed Lennox 65
5 2 tied 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 43
2 Hap Myers 41
3 George Burns 39
3 Buck Herzog 39
5 Eddie Collins 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.00
2 Rube Foster 1.61
3 Ray Caldwell 1.62
4 Claude Hendrix 1.65
5 Walter Johnson 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 18
1 Christy Mathewson 18
3 Claude Hendrix 17
3 Tom Seaton 17
5 Ray Caldwell 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 138
2 Walter Johnson 137
3 Earl Moseley 127
4 Claude Hendrix 126
5 Cy Falkenberg 121

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Shaw .463
2 Wilbur Good .419
3 Bobby Byrne .407
4 Ed Lennox .406
5 Tex McDonald .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vin Campbell 3
1 Duke Kenworthy 3
1 Sherry Magee 3
1 Dutch Zwilling 3
5 5 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Kenworthy 14
2 Sam Crawford 13
3 Home Run Baker 12
3 Tex Wisterzil 12
5 6 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chet Chadbourne 9
2 George Cutshaw 8
2 Duke Kenworthy 8
4 Bob Bescher 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Tyler 0.00
1 Pug Cavet 0.00
3 Bob Harmon 0.31
4 Fritz Coumbe 0.50
5 Dan Griner 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaton 4
1 Dwight Stone 4
3 Fred Anderson 3
3 Chief Bender 3
3 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 27
2 Nick Cullop 26
3 Dave Davenport 23
4 Walter Johnson 22
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 3
2 Dan Adams 2
2 Dave Davenport 2
2 Casey Hageman 2
2 Bill James 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .413
2 Jack Fournier .378
3 Steve Evans .377
4 Home Run Baker .374
5 Al Shaw .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 7
2 Dutch Zwilling 5
3 Benny Kauff 4
3 Duke Kenworthy 4
5 7 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Evans 25
2 Sam Crawford 23
2 Tris Speaker 23
4 Home Run Baker 22
4 Dutch Zwilling 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 17
2 Hap Myers 16
3 Chet Chadbourne 14
4 Bob Bescher 12
4 Frank Delahanty 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alex Main 1.00
2 Mordecai Brown 1.01
3 Ray Caldwell 1.01
4 Walter Johnson 1.11
5 Eddie Cicotte 1.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 7
1 Walter Johnson 7
1 Christy Mathewson 7
1 Tom Seaton 7
5 5 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 50
2 Walter Johnson 48
3 Nick Cullop 45
4 Hippo Vaughn 40
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 4
1 Red Faber 4
3 Pat Ragan 3
4 Dan Adams 2
4 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .327
2 George Burns .304
3 Jim Viox .297
4 Zack Wheat .296
5 Heinie Zimmerman .296

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 20
2 Fred Luderus 19
3 Gavvy Cravath 16
4 Duke Kenworthy 13
4 Sherry Magee 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 106
2 Sam Crawford 96
3 Vic Saier 95
4 Heinie Zimmerman 94
5 2 tied 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hap Myers 65
2 Fritz Maisel 57
3 Eddie Collins 55
4 Max Carey 53
5 George Burns 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.46
2 Dutch Leonard 1.59
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.67
4 Claude Hendrix 1.89
5 Babe Adams 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 31
2 Tom Seaton 27
3 Ray Caldwell 25
4 Dutch Leonard 24
4 Christy Mathewson 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 231
2 Dutch Leonard 209
3 Pete Alexander 184
4 Earl Moseley 179
5 Cy Falkenberg 177

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 11
2 Red Ames 8
3 Chief Bender 7
3 Russ Ford 7
5 Slim Sallee 6