On This Day

Friday, August 7, 1914

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	64	34	.653	--
Red Sox	56	45	.554	9.5
Senators	54	45	.545	10.5
Tigers	53	49	.520	13.0
White Sox	49	52	.485	16.5
Browns	48	51	.485	16.5
Yankees	45	56	.446	20.5
Naps	33	70	.320	33.5

Games

White Sox 2, Senators 0

Athletics 4, Naps 0

Tigers 3, Red Sox 1

Yankees 4, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	56	38	.596	--
Cubs	53	46	.535	5.5
Cardinals	53	48	.525	6.5
Braves	49	46	.516	7.5
Phillies	46	50	.479	11.0
Reds	47	52	.475	11.5
Robins	41	52	.441	14.5
Pirates	41	54	.432	15.5

Games

Robins 3, Cardinals 0

Pirates 5, Braves 1

Giants 8, Cubs 4

Phillies 2, Reds 0

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	53	.442	11.5
Packers	43	57	.430	13.0
Terriers	43	57	.430	13.0

Games

Terriers 2, Rebels 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Claud Derrick	3
1	Ivan Howard	3
1	Hi Myers	3
1	Ollie O'Mara	3
5	27 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Max Carey	3
1	Claud Derrick	3
3	Bob Bescher	2
3	Sam Crawford	2
3	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ivan Howard	2
1	Ollie O'Mara	2
3	Jack Barry	1
3	Zip Collins	1
3	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Doc Ayers	1.50
2	Pete Alexander	1.40
3	Chief Bender	0.86
4	Wilbur Cooper	0.71
5	Walt Dickson	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Joe Benz	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	7
2	Doc Ayers	6
2	Chief Bender	6
4	Wilbur Cooper	5
4	Jeff Tesreau	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jeff Tesreau	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Lennox	.337
2	Jack Dalton	.323
3	Tex McDonald	.316
4	Dutch Zwilling	.316
5	George Burns	.314

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	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.96
2	Claude Hendrix	1.50
3	Rube Foster	1.54
4	Carl Weilman	1.54
5	Joe Benz	1.63

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	.433
2	Sherry Magee	.429
3	Fred Jacklitsch	.382
3	Doc Lavan	.382
5	Jack Fournier	.378

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	Sam Crawford	16
2	Sherry Magee	15
3	Home Run Baker	14
4	Eddie Collins	13
5	4 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chet Chadbourne	8
1	Duke Kenworthy	8
1	Fritz Maisel	8
4	George Cutshaw	6
4	Solly Hofman	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.23
2	Dick Rudolph	0.36
3	Willie Mitchell	0.67
4	Mike Prendergast	0.72
5	Dan Griner	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
2	Red Ames	3
2	Rube Benton	3
2	Ray Caldwell	3
2	13 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doc Ayers	27
2	Dutch Leonard	23
3	Pete Alexander	22
3	Dave Davenport	22
3	2 others tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dan Adams	2
1	Red Ames	2
1	Doc Ayers	2
4	Harry Billiard	1
4	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.440
2	Sherry Magee	.353
3	Birdie Cree	.341
4	Jack Fournier	.339
5	Casey Stengel	.338

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	Sam Crawford	27
2	Home Run Baker	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	Fritz Maisel	12
4	Bob Bescher	11
4	3 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.79
2	Wilbur Cooper	1.20
3	Bill James	1.21
4	Doc Watson	1.21
5	Lefty Tyler	1.30

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	50
2	Dave Davenport	47
3	Jeff Tesreau	42
4	Walter Johnson	41
5	Fred Anderson	40

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	.322
2	Rebel Oakes	.310
3	George Burns	.308
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.299
5	Zack Wheat	.296

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	105
2	Sam Crawford	99
3	Heinie Zimmerman	96
4	Sherry Magee	95
5	Vic Saier	90

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.45
2	Walter Johnson	1.49
3	Claude Hendrix	1.61
4	Eddie Cicotte	1.78
5	Slim Sallee	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	30
2	Tom Seaton	28
3	Ray Caldwell	26
4	Claude Hendrix	24
4	2 others tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	230
2	Dutch Leonard	210
3	Earl Moseley	190
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