On This Day

Monday, August 17, 1914

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	70	35	.667	--
Red Sox	59	47	.557	11.5
Senators	57	50	.533	14.0
Tigers	55	53	.509	16.5
White Sox	55	56	.495	18.0
Browns	52	54	.491	18.5
Yankees	49	60	.450	23.0
Naps	36	78	.316	38.5

Games

Senators 1, Yankees 0

Yankees 4, Senators 3

Athletics 5, Naps 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	59	43	.578	--
Braves	56	46	.549	3.0
Cardinals	58	52	.527	5.0
Cubs	55	51	.519	6.0
Robins	48	55	.466	11.5
Phillies	48	56	.462	12.0
Pirates	47	56	.456	12.5
Reds	47	59	.443	14.0

Games

Cubs 3, Robins 0

Giants 7, Pirates 3

Braves 11, Reds 1

Braves 5, Reds 3

Cardinals 4, Phillies 1

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Chi-Feds	60	48	.556	--
Hoosiers	58	48	.547	1.0
Tip-Tops	54	46	.540	2.0
Terrapins	56	48	.538	2.0
Buffeds	52	52	.500	6.0
Terriers	49	60	.450	11.5
Packers	48	61	.440	12.5
Rebels	45	59	.433	13.0

Games

Hoosiers 8, Rebels 7

Tip-Tops 4, Packers 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill McKechnie	5
2	Mike Mitchell	4
2	Rebel Oakes	4
4	Johnny Evers	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zinn Beck	1
1	Mike Mitchell	1
1	Rebel Oakes	1
1	Edd Roush	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rebel Oakes	5
2	George Burns	3
2	Possum Whitted	3
4	Joe Connolly	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Evers	2
1	Ed Holly	2
1	Rabbit Maranville	2
4	George Anderson	1
4	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hub Perdue	1.00
2	Ed Lafitte	0.86
3	Jeff Tesreau	0.67
4	Doc Ayers	0.60
5	Earl Moseley	0.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Bill James	1
1	George Kaiserling	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Moseley	7
2	Elmer Knetzer	6
2	Ed Lafitte	6
2	Hub Perdue	6
2	Pete Schneider	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Fromme	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Lennox	.337
2	Jack Dalton	.332
3	Rebel Oakes	.323
4	Jake Daubert	.315
5	George Burns	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Kenworthy	14
1	Vic Saier	14
3	Charlie Hanford	11
3	Fred Luderus	11
3	2 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank LaPorte	84
2	Home Run Baker	78
3	Duke Kenworthy	74
4	Stuffy McInnis	70
5	Sherry Magee	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	54
2	George Burns	43
2	Fritz Maisel	43
4	Hap Myers	42
5	Buck Herzog	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.94
2	Carl Weilman	1.54
3	Joe Benz	1.58
4	Claude Hendrix	1.61
5	Russ Ford	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Hendrix	20
1	Walter Johnson	20
1	Tom Seaton	20
4	Christy Mathewson	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	163
2	Earl Moseley	160
3	Walter Johnson	159
4	Cy Falkenberg	150
5	Pete Alexander	141

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	6
1	Larry Cheney	6
1	Russ Ford	6
4	Dave Davenport	5
4	Slim Sallee	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hi Myers	.378
2	Zack Wheat	.370
3	Chief Wilson	.367
4	Benny Kauff	.359
5	Fred Beck	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hanford	4
2	Sherry Magee	2
2	Tex McDonald	2
2	Vic Saier	2
2	Dutch Zwilling	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank LaPorte	15
2	Rebel Oakes	13
3	Charlie Hanford	11
3	Stuffy McInnis	11
5	Charlie Carr	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	10
1	Fritz Maisel	10
3	Bill McKechnie	8
4	Roger Peckinpaugh	7
5	5 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Henry Keupper	0.00
2	Joe Benz	0.35
3	Dutch Leonard	0.43
4	Lefty Tyler	0.49
5	Boardwalk Brown	0.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill James	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Bullet Joe Bush	3
2	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jeff Tesreau	26
2	Cy Falkenberg	24
2	Lefty Tyler	24
4	Bill Bailey	23
4	2 others tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Benz	2
1	Art Fromme	2
3	Dan Adams	1
3	Doc Ayers	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Dalton	.384
2	Rebel Oakes	.368
3	Jim Viox	.357
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.349
5	Sherry Magee	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	6
2	Dutch Zwilling	5
3	Charlie Hanford	4
3	Duke Kenworthy	4
5	Vic Saier	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	25
2	Sam Crawford	24
3	Eddie Collins	22
3	Rebel Oakes	22
5	Duke Kenworthy	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	15
2	Fritz Maisel	13
3	Vin Campbell	11
3	Charlie Carr	11
3	5 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Tyler	0.43
2	Rankin Johnson	0.67
3	Chief Bender	0.68
4	Dan Griner	0.86
5	Dutch Leonard	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill James	7
1	Dick Rudolph	7
3	Claude Hendrix	6
3	Elmer Knetzer	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	47
1	Earl Moseley	47
3	Pete Alexander	43
3	Dutch Leonard	43
3	Jeff Tesreau	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dan Adams	3
1	Dave Davenport	3
3	Red Ames	2
3	Doc Ayers	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rebel Oakes	.323
2	Jake Daubert	.316
3	Zack Wheat	.304
4	George Burns	.303
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.296

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	20
2	Fred Luderus	16
2	Sherry Magee	16
4	Duke Kenworthy	14
5	Gavvy Cravath	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	100
2	Sherry Magee	98
3	Sam Crawford	96
4	Stuffy McInnis	90
5	Vic Saier	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	66
2	Hap Myers	61
3	Eddie Collins	57
4	Benny Kauff	54
5	George Burns	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.33
2	Walter Johnson	1.49
3	Claude Hendrix	1.69
4	Eddie Cicotte	1.71
5	Joe Benz	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	29
2	Tom Seaton	28
3	Ray Caldwell	25
3	Claude Hendrix	25
5	Jeff Tesreau	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	239
2	Dutch Leonard	211
3	Earl Moseley	202
4	Cy Falkenberg	199
5	Pete Alexander	189

Saves

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