On This Day

Thursday, August 6, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 55 38 .591 --
Cubs 53 45 .541 4.5
Cardinals 53 47 .530 5.5
Braves 49 45 .521 6.5
Reds 47 51 .480 10.5
Phillies 45 50 .474 11.0
Robins 40 52 .435 14.5
Pirates 40 54 .426 15.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Terrapins 53 41 .564 --
Chi-Feds 56 44 .560 0.0
Tip-Tops 50 41 .549 1.5
Hoosiers 50 45 .526 3.5
Buffeds 48 47 .505 5.5
Rebels 42 52 .447 11.0
Packers 43 57 .430 13.0
Terriers 42 57 .424 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Walter Blair 3
1 Steve Evans 3
1 George Gibson 3
1 Ed Konetchy 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hanford 1
1 Rabbit Maranville 1
1 Tom McGuire 1
1 Benny Meyer 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Claud Derrick 2
1 Art Fletcher 2
1 Benny Kauff 2
1 Joe Kelly 2
1 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Doolin 2
1 Benny Kauff 2
1 Rabbit Maranville 2
4 Fred Beck 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Suggs 1.14
2 Chief Johnson 0.56
3 Jim Bluejacket 0.50
4 Earl Moore 0.40
5 4 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Jim Bluejacket 1
1 Bert Humphries 1
1 Elmer Knetzer 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Suggs 8
2 Dave Davenport 5
2 Chief Johnson 5
2 Elmer Knetzer 5
5 Earl Moore 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Lennox .337
2 Jack Dalton .324
3 Tex McDonald .316
4 Dutch Zwilling .316
5 George Burns .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Kenworthy 13
1 Vic Saier 13
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 46
2 George Burns 42
3 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 Shoeless Joe Jackson .453
2 Vin Campbell .429
3 Sherry Magee .421
4 Jack Fournier .391
4 Del Pratt .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 4
2 Home Run Baker 2
2 Vin Campbell 2
2 Gavvy Cravath 2
2 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 17
2 Eddie Collins 15
2 Sherry Magee 15
4 Sam Crawford 14
5 Zack Wheat 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chet Chadbourne 8
1 Duke Kenworthy 8
3 Eddie Collins 7
3 Fritz Maisel 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 0.30
2 Dan Griner 0.36
2 Dick Rudolph 0.36
4 Willie Mitchell 0.50
5 Mike Prendergast 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 4
1 Elmer Knetzer 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Red Ames 3
3 15 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moseley 29
2 Dutch Leonard 23
3 Dave Davenport 22
3 Guy Morton 22
5 Doc Ayers 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Adams 2
1 Red Ames 2
1 Doc Ayers 2
4 Harry Billiard 1
4 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .448
2 Ed Lennox .383
3 Sherry Magee .357
4 Jack Fournier .349
5 Birdie Cree .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 5
1 Dutch Zwilling 5
3 Fred Beck 4
3 Benny Kauff 4
3 2 others tied 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 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chet Chadbourne 14
2 George Burns 13
3 Bob Bescher 11
3 George Cutshaw 11
3 3 others tied 11

ERA

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

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 50
2 Dave Davenport 47
3 Earl Moseley 45
4 Fred Anderson 41
4 Walter Johnson 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 .320
2 Rebel Oakes .310
3 George Burns .306
4 Heinie Zimmerman .296
5 Zack Wheat .296

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 20
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 99
3 Heinie Zimmerman 96
4 Sherry Magee 95
5 Vic Saier 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hap Myers 65
2 Fritz Maisel 64
3 Eddie Collins 57
4 George Burns 53
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.45
2 Walter Johnson 1.48
3 Claude Hendrix 1.61
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.78
5 Slim Sallee 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 31
2 Tom Seaton 28
3 Ray Caldwell 26
4 Claude Hendrix 24
4 2 others tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 233
2 Dutch Leonard 210
3 Earl Moseley 190
4 Cy Falkenberg 183
5 Pete Alexander 181

Saves

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