On This Day

Tuesday, August 18, 1914

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	71	36	.664	--
Red Sox	59	47	.557	11.5
Senators	58	50	.537	13.5
Tigers	56	54	.509	16.5
White Sox	55	56	.495	18.0
Browns	52	55	.486	19.0
Yankees	49	61	.445	23.5
Naps	37	78	.322	38.0

Games

Naps 4, Yankees 3

Tigers 3, Athletics 2

Athletics 2, Tigers 1

Senators 8, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	59	44	.573	--
Braves	56	47	.544	3.0
Cardinals	59	52	.532	4.0
Cubs	56	51	.523	5.0
Pirates	48	56	.462	11.5
Robins	48	56	.462	11.5
Phillies	48	57	.457	12.0
Reds	48	59	.449	13.0

Games

Cubs 8, Robins 6

Pirates 3, Giants 1

Reds 3, Braves 1

Cardinals 6, Phillies 2

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Hoosiers	59	48	.551	--
Chi-Feds	60	49	.550	0.0
Terrapins	57	48	.543	1.0
Tip-Tops	54	48	.529	2.5
Buffeds	53	52	.505	5.0
Packers	50	61	.450	11.0
Terriers	49	61	.445	11.5
Rebels	45	60	.429	13.0

Games

Terrapins 5, Chi-Feds 4

Hoosiers 4, Rebels 3

Packers 4, Tip-Tops 1

Packers 5, Tip-Tops 0

Buffeds 8, Terriers 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Casey Hageman	4
1	Art Kruger	4
1	Joe Tinker	4
4	Max Carey	3
4	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Claude Berry	1
1	Ray Chapman	1
1	Zack Wheat	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chief Wilson	4
1	Heinie Zimmerman	4
3	Gene Krapp	3
3	Art Kruger	3
5	12 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Grover Gilmore	2
2	Joe Agler	1
2	Jack Barry	1
2	George Burns	1
2	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Nick Cullop	1.25
2	Dick Crutcher	0.75
3	Rip Hagerman	0.67
4	Phil Douglas	0.57
5	3 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Harry Billiard	1
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	Nick Cullop	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rip Hagerman	8
2	Tom Seaton	6
3	Nick Cullop	5
3	Pol Perritt	5
5	6 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Moran	1
1	Jim Shaw	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Dalton	.332
2	Rebel Oakes	.325
3	Jake Daubert	.316
4	George Burns	.314
5	2 tied	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Kenworthy	14
1	Vic Saier	14
3	Dutch Zwilling	12
4	Charlie Hanford	11
4	2 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank LaPorte	84
2	Home Run Baker	79
3	Duke Kenworthy	75
4	Stuffy McInnis	71
5	3 tied	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	144

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	Fred Beck	.405
2	Jake Daubert	.383
3	Chief Wilson	.380
4	Zack Wheat	.378
5	Hi Myers	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hanford	4
2	Dutch Zwilling	3
3	Sherry Magee	2
3	Tex McDonald	2
3	Vic Saier	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank LaPorte	15
2	Rebel Oakes	14
3	Chief Wilson	13
4	Charlie Hanford	12
5	2 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	10
2	Fritz Maisel	9
3	Baldy Louden	7
3	Bill McKechnie	7
3	Roger Peckinpaugh	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Benz	0.35
2	Dutch Leonard	0.43
3	Lefty Tyler	0.64
3	Marty McHale	0.64
5	Boardwalk Brown	0.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill James	4
2	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Bullet Joe Bush	3
2	Nick Cullop	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jeff Tesreau	26
2	Cy Falkenberg	24
3	Pete Alexander	23
3	Bill Bailey	23
3	2 others tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Benz	2
1	Art Fromme	2
1	Jim Shaw	2
4	Dan Adams	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rebel Oakes	.392
2	Jack Dalton	.389
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.349
4	Jake Daubert	.346
5	Vin Campbell	.342

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	24
1	Sam Crawford	24
3	Rebel Oakes	23
4	Duke Kenworthy	22
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	14
2	Fritz Maisel	13
3	Chet Chadbourne	11
3	Eddie Collins	11
3	2 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Tyler	0.43
2	Rankin Johnson	0.67
3	Chief Bender	0.87
4	Dick Rudolph	0.90
5	Dutch Leonard	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill James	7
2	Claude Hendrix	6
2	Elmer Knetzer	6
2	Dick Rudolph	6
2	Jeff Tesreau	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Moseley	45
2	Jeff Tesreau	43
3	Pete Alexander	42
3	Dave Davenport	42
3	2 others tied	42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rebel Oakes	.324
2	Jake Daubert	.317
3	Zack Wheat	.305
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	101
2	Sherry Magee	98
3	Sam Crawford	94
4	Stuffy McInnis	91
5	Heinie Zimmerman	89

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	1.88

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	192

Saves

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