On This Day

Wednesday, August 5, 1914

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	63	34	.649	--
Red Sox	56	44	.560	8.5
Senators	54	44	.551	9.5
Tigers	52	49	.515	13.0
Browns	48	50	.490	15.5
White Sox	48	52	.480	16.5
Yankees	44	56	.440	20.5
Naps	33	69	.324	32.5

Games

Athletics 7, White Sox 4

Naps 3, Senators 2

Yankees 14, Tigers 4

Red Sox 6, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	55	37	.598	--
Cubs	52	45	.536	5.5
Cardinals	52	47	.525	6.5
Braves	48	45	.516	7.5
Phillies	45	49	.479	11.0
Reds	46	51	.474	11.5
Robins	40	51	.440	14.5
Pirates	40	53	.430	15.5

Games

Braves 4, Pirates 0

Giants 3, Cubs 0

Phillies 5, Reds 0

Cardinals 4, Robins 0

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Chi-Feds	56	43	.566	--
Terrapins	52	41	.559	1.0
Tip-Tops	49	41	.544	2.5
Hoosiers	50	43	.538	3.0
Buffeds	46	47	.495	7.0
Rebels	41	52	.441	12.0
Packers	43	56	.434	13.0
Terriers	42	56	.429	13.5

Games

Chi-Feds 4, Terrapins 0

Hoosiers 5, Buffeds 4

Terriers 3, Rebels 2

Tip-Tops 4, Packers 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luke Boone	5
2	Birdie Cree	4
2	Tom Daley	4
2	Stuffy McInnis	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Carrigan	1
1	Frank LaPorte	1
1	Baldy Louden	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Carrigan	3
1	Birdie Cree	3
3	Hal Chase	2
3	Eddie Collins	2
3	14 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	3
2	Johnny Evers	2
2	Chick Gandil	2
2	Hank Gowdy	2
2	Roger Peckinpaugh	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jeff Tesreau	1.17
2	Dutch Leonard	1.14
3	Bill James	0.60
4	Bill Doak	0.56
5	Earl Moseley	0.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Blanding	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	8
2	Earl Moseley	7
2	Jeff Tesreau	7
4	Ed Reulbach	6
5	Bill Doak	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Billiard	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Lennox	.337
2	Jack Dalton	.328
3	Tex McDonald	.317
4	Dutch Zwilling	.316
5	George Burns	.312

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	74
2	Frank LaPorte	73
3	Duke Kenworthy	68
4	Ed Lennox	65
4	Sherry Magee	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	44
2	George Burns	41
2	Hap Myers	41
4	Buck Herzog	40
5	Fritz Maisel	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.96
2	Claude Hendrix	1.50
3	Rube Foster	1.54
4	Carl Weilman	1.57
5	Russ Ford	1.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	153
2	Earl Moseley	144
3	Walter Johnson	143
4	Claude Hendrix	135
5	Cy Falkenberg	132

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	.458
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.426
3	Sherry Magee	.421
4	Ed Lennox	.394
5	Jack Fournier	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	4
2	Home Run Baker	2
2	Vin Campbell	2
2	Gavvy Cravath	2
2	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Collins	18
2	Home Run Baker	17
2	Sam Crawford	17
4	Sherry Magee	15
5	Zack Wheat	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chet Chadbourne	9
2	George Cutshaw	8
2	Duke Kenworthy	8
4	Eddie Collins	7
4	Fritz Maisel	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Tyler	0.33
2	Dan Griner	0.36
2	Dick Rudolph	0.36
4	Pete Alexander	0.49
5	Willie Mitchell	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Caldwell	4
1	Claude Hendrix	4
1	Bill James	4
1	Tom Seaton	4
5	17 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Moseley	29
2	Guy Morton	25
3	Doc Ayers	24
3	Dave Davenport	24
5	2 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dan Adams	2
1	Red Ames	2
1	Doc Ayers	2
4	Harry Billiard	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.444
2	Home Run Baker	.364
3	Sherry Magee	.361
4	Ed Lennox	.359
5	Stuffy McInnis	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	5
1	Dutch Zwilling	5
3	Fred Beck	4
3	Benny Kauff	4
3	Duke Kenworthy	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	25
1	Sam Crawford	25
3	Eddie Collins	24
3	Sherry Magee	24
5	Jimmy Walsh	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chet Chadbourne	14
2	George Burns	12
2	Hap Myers	12
4	Bob Bescher	11
4	5 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.79
2	Doc Watson	1.03
3	Lefty Tyler	1.10
4	Bill James	1.21
5	Wilbur Cooper	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Rudolph	8
1	Tom Seaton	8
3	Ray Caldwell	7
3	Claude Hendrix	7
5	4 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	50
2	Walter Johnson	47
3	Earl Moseley	45
4	Dave Davenport	42
5	Fred Anderson	41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.317
2	Rebel Oakes	.308
3	George Burns	.305
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.302
5	Zack Wheat	.294

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	19
2	Fred Luderus	18
3	Gavvy Cravath	16
4	Sherry Magee	15
5	Duke Kenworthy	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	108
2	Sam Crawford	100
3	Heinie Zimmerman	96
4	Sherry Magee	95
5	Vic Saier	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hap Myers	65
2	Fritz Maisel	64
3	Eddie Collins	57
4	George Burns	52
4	Max Carey	52

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.40
2	Walter Johnson	1.48
3	Claude Hendrix	1.61
4	Eddie Cicotte	1.78
5	Slim Sallee	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	31
2	Tom Seaton	28
3	Ray Caldwell	26
4	Dutch Leonard	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	233
2	Dutch Leonard	218
3	Earl Moseley	191
4	Pete Alexander	188
5	Cy Falkenberg	183

Saves

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