On This Day

Sunday, August 9, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 66 34 .660 --
Red Sox 58 45 .563 9.5
Senators 55 47 .539 12.0
Tigers 53 51 .510 15.0
White Sox 51 53 .490 17.0
Browns 49 52 .485 17.5
Yankees 46 57 .447 21.5
Naps 33 72 .314 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 56 39 .589 --
Cubs 53 47 .530 5.5
Cardinals 54 48 .529 5.5
Braves 50 46 .521 6.5
Phillies 46 51 .474 11.0
Reds 47 53 .470 11.5
Robins 42 52 .447 13.5
Pirates 42 54 .438 14.5

Games

No Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Chi-Feds 58 44 .569 --
Terrapins 54 43 .557 1.5
Tip-Tops 50 43 .538 3.5
Hoosiers 52 46 .531 4.0
Buffeds 49 48 .505 6.5
Rebels 43 54 .443 12.5
Packers 44 58 .431 14.0
Terriers 44 58 .431 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Benny Kauff 5
2 Birdie Cree 3
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
2 Eddie Murphy 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 1
1 Charlie Hanford 1
1 Tris Speaker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hugh Bradley 3
2 Benny Kauff 2
2 Rebel Oakes 2
2 Tris Speaker 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Baldy Louden 2
1 Tris Speaker 2
4 Lena Blackburne 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill James 0.75
2 Walter Johnson 0.56
2 Al Schulz 0.56
4 King Cole 0.55
4 Elmer Knetzer 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 1
1 Bill James 1
1 Elmer Knetzer 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 King Cole 6
1 Bill James 6
1 Elmer Knetzer 6
4 Red Faber 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Lennox .337
2 Jack Dalton .321
3 George Burns .318
4 Dutch Zwilling .317
5 Harry Swacina .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Kenworthy 13
1 Vic Saier 13
3 Fred Luderus 11
3 Sherry Magee 11
3 Dutch Zwilling 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 76
2 Home Run Baker 74
3 Duke Kenworthy 69
4 Sherry Magee 67
5 2 tied 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 46
2 George Burns 42
3 Fritz Maisel 41
3 Hap Myers 41
5 Buck Herzog 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.93
2 Claude Hendrix 1.50
3 Carl Weilman 1.54
4 Joe Benz 1.61
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 158
2 Walter Johnson 148
3 Earl Moseley 144
4 Cy Falkenberg 136
5 Claude Hendrix 135

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 Sherry Magee .434
2 George Burns .395
3 Duke Kenworthy .380
4 George Anderson .378
5 Austin Walsh .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 5
2 Charlie Hanford 3
3 Home Run Baker 2
3 Gavvy Cravath 2
3 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 17
2 Sherry Magee 14
3 Benny Kauff 13
3 Mike Mitchell 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 10
2 Tris Speaker 8
3 George Anderson 6
3 Eddie Collins 6
3 Solly Hofman 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walt Dickson 0.00
2 Dutch Leonard 0.27
3 Pete Alexander 0.30
4 Claude Hendrix 0.31
5 Russ Ford 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dutch Leonard 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Rube Benton 3
2 Ray Caldwell 3
2 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc Ayers 27
1 Dutch Leonard 27
3 Bill James 24
4 Guy Morton 23
5 Dave Davenport 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 2
1 Doc Ayers 2
1 Dutch Leonard 2
4 Dan Adams 1
4 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sherry Magee .348
2 Jack Fournier .343
3 Birdie Cree .336
4 Beals Becker .330
5 Jimmie Savage .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dutch Zwilling 7
2 Sherry Magee 6
3 Benny Kauff 4
3 Duke Kenworthy 4
3 Vic Saier 4

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tris Speaker 14
2 George Burns 12
2 Chet Chadbourne 12
4 Eddie Collins 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.65
2 Lefty Tyler 1.05
3 Claude Hendrix 1.19
4 Doc Watson 1.21
5 2 tied 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Caldwell 7
1 Dick Rudolph 7
1 Tom Seaton 7
4 Pete Alexander 6
4 6 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 51
2 Walter Johnson 46
3 Dave Davenport 42
4 Jeff Tesreau 41
5 Fred Anderson 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 3
1 Dutch Leonard 3
3 Dan Adams 2
3 Doc Ayers 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .323
2 Rebel Oakes .308
3 George Burns .307
4 Heinie Zimmerman .301
5 Zack Wheat .299

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 102
2 Sam Crawford 99
3 Sherry Magee 97
3 Heinie Zimmerman 97
5 Vic Saier 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 67
2 Hap Myers 65
3 Eddie Collins 58
4 George Burns 52
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.37
2 Walter Johnson 1.49
3 Claude Hendrix 1.61
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.82
5 Slim Sallee 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 29
2 Tom Seaton 28
3 Ray Caldwell 26
4 Claude Hendrix 24
4 2 others tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 229
2 Dutch Leonard 213
3 Earl Moseley 188
4 Cy Falkenberg 186
5 Pete Alexander 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