On This Day

Monday, August 3, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 61 34 .642 --
Red Sox 55 43 .561 7.5
Senators 53 43 .552 8.5
Tigers 51 48 .515 12.0
White Sox 48 50 .490 14.5
Browns 47 49 .490 14.5
Yankees 43 55 .439 19.5
Naps 32 68 .320 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 53 37 .589 --
Cubs 52 43 .547 3.5
Cardinals 51 46 .526 5.5
Braves 46 45 .505 7.5
Reds 46 49 .484 9.5
Phillies 43 49 .467 11.0
Pirates 40 51 .440 13.5
Robins 39 50 .438 13.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Chi-Feds 55 42 .567 --
Terrapins 51 40 .560 1.0
Hoosiers 49 42 .538 3.0
Tip-Tops 47 41 .534 3.5
Buffeds 45 46 .495 7.0
Rebels 41 50 .451 11.0
Packers 43 54 .443 12.0
Terriers 40 56 .417 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Bescher 4
1 Heinie Groh 4
1 Buck Herzog 4
4 Drummond Brown 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Evans 1
1 Art Griggs 1
1 Ed Konetchy 1
1 Red Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Konetchy 4
2 Ping Bodie 3
2 Art Griggs 3
2 Danny Moeller 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Solly Hofman 2
1 Harry Hooper 2
3 Doc Ayers 1
3 Home Run Baker 1
3 25 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Tyler 2.67
2 Dan Griner 1.60
3 Russ Ford 1.00
4 Walt Dickson 0.57
5 2 tied 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Red Ames 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Harry Coveleski 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dan Griner 8
1 Lefty Tyler 8
3 Pat Ragan 6
4 Doc Ayers 5
4 Russ Ford 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Pete Schneider 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Lennox .337
2 Jack Dalton .332
3 Dutch Zwilling .323
4 Tex McDonald .315
5 George Burns .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Kenworthy 13
2 Vic Saier 12
3 Fred Luderus 11
4 Fred Beck 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 74
2 Frank LaPorte 69
3 Duke Kenworthy 66
4 Ed Lennox 65
5 2 tied 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 44
2 George Burns 41
2 Hap Myers 41
4 Buck Herzog 39
5 Eddie Collins 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.00
2 Rube Foster 1.54
3 Claude Hendrix 1.56
4 Carl Weilman 1.57
5 Walter Johnson 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 19
1 Christy Mathewson 19
3 Claude Hendrix 18
3 Tom Seaton 18
5 Ray Caldwell 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 145
2 Walter Johnson 142
3 Earl Moseley 137
4 Claude Hendrix 132
5 Cy Falkenberg 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 6
1 Larry Cheney 6
1 Russ Ford 6
4 Slim Sallee 5
5 7 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vin Campbell .460
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .406
3 Ed Lennox .394
4 Jim Viox .382
5 Heinie Zimmerman .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 3
1 Dutch Zwilling 3
3 Home Run Baker 2
3 Vin Campbell 2
3 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 19
2 Eddie Collins 15
2 Sam Crawford 15
4 Sherry Magee 13
4 Zack Wheat 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Cutshaw 10
2 Chet Chadbourne 9
3 Eddie Collins 8
3 Duke Kenworthy 8
5 Tris Speaker 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Tyler 0.26
2 Dan Griner 0.36
2 Dick Rudolph 0.36
4 Pete Alexander 0.49
5 Mike Prendergast 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Tyler 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Red Ames 3
2 Ray Caldwell 3
2 14 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 26
1 Willie Mitchell 26
3 Doc Ayers 24
3 Dutch Leonard 24
5 Pat Ragan 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Adams 2
1 Red Ames 2
1 Doc Ayers 2
1 Dave Davenport 2
1 Casey Hageman 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Shaw .397
2 Jack Fournier .358
3 Sherry Magee .350
4 Beals Becker .346
5 Ed Lennox .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dutch Zwilling 5
2 Fred Beck 4
2 Benny Kauff 4
2 Duke Kenworthy 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 28
2 Sam Crawford 24
3 Jimmy Walsh 23
4 Sherry Magee 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chet Chadbourne 14
2 George Burns 13
2 Hap Myers 13
4 Bob Bescher 11
4 4 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.94
2 Alex Main 1.04
3 Ray Caldwell 1.07
4 Walter Johnson 1.13
5 Dan Griner 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 7
1 Christy Mathewson 7
1 Dick Rudolph 7
1 Tom Seaton 7
5 3 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moseley 48
2 Walter Johnson 46
3 Dave Davenport 42
3 Dutch Leonard 42
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 3
1 Red Faber 3
3 Dan Adams 2
3 Doc Ayers 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .317
2 George Burns .308
3 Heinie Zimmerman .302
4 Zack Wheat .298
5 Jim Viox .295

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 19
1 Vic Saier 19
3 Gavvy Cravath 16
4 Sherry Magee 14
5 Duke Kenworthy 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 110
2 Sam Crawford 99
3 Heinie Zimmerman 98
4 Sherry Magee 93
5 Vic Saier 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hap Myers 65
2 Fritz Maisel 60
3 Eddie Collins 57
4 George Burns 52
4 Max Carey 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.44
2 Dutch Leonard 1.45
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.63
4 Claude Hendrix 1.66
5 Doc Watson 1.88

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 232
2 Dutch Leonard 210
3 Pete Alexander 188
4 Earl Moseley 184
5 Cy Falkenberg 180

Saves

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