On This Day

Saturday, August 22, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 74 37 .667 --
Red Sox 63 47 .573 10.5
Senators 60 51 .541 14.0
Tigers 56 57 .496 19.0
Browns 54 57 .486 20.0
White Sox 55 60 .478 21.0
Yankees 51 62 .451 24.0
Naps 38 80 .322 39.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 59 47 .557 --
Braves 59 48 .551 0.5
Cardinals 61 53 .535 2.0
Cubs 58 53 .523 3.5
Phillies 50 58 .463 10.0
Pirates 50 58 .463 10.0
Reds 50 60 .455 11.0
Robins 49 59 .454 11.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Hoosiers 63 49 .563 --
Chi-Feds 62 51 .549 1.5
Terrapins 58 51 .532 3.5
Buffeds 56 53 .514 5.5
Tip-Tops 54 53 .505 6.5
Packers 52 62 .456 12.0
Terriers 51 63 .447 13.0
Rebels 47 61 .435 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Viox 5
2 George Anderson 4
2 Joe Connolly 4
2 Joe Kelly 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benny Kauff 1
1 Tex McDonald 1
1 Danny Moeller 1
1 Gene Packard 1
1 Al Scheer 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Foster 4
2 Bert Daniels 3
2 Benny Kauff 3
2 Frank LaPorte 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Grover Land 2
1 Herbie Moran 2
1 Al Shaw 2
1 Tillie Walker 2
5 31 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cy Falkenberg 1.38
2 Chief Bender 0.75
3 Phil Douglas 0.57
4 Bob Groom 0.50
4 George Suggs 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 Cy Falkenberg 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 11
2 Babe Adams 6
2 Chief Bender 6
4 Bill James 5
4 Bob Shawkey 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Dalton .332
2 Rebel Oakes .318
3 Jake Daubert .316
4 Zack Wheat .311
5 George Burns .310

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 90
2 Home Run Baker 80
3 Duke Kenworthy 78
4 Benny Kauff 74
5 Stuffy McInnis 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 55
2 Fritz Maisel 46
3 George Burns 43
4 Hap Myers 42
5 Buck Herzog 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.95
2 Russ Ford 1.64
3 Walter Johnson 1.64
4 Claude Hendrix 1.66
5 Carl Weilman 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 22
2 Claude Hendrix 21
3 Tom Seaton 20
4 Christy Mathewson 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 169
2 Cy Falkenberg 165
3 Earl Moseley 163
4 Walter Johnson 162
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 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zack Wheat .408
2 Jake Daubert .406
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .400
4 Vern Duncan .396
5 Stuffy McInnis .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dutch Zwilling 3
2 Charlie Hanford 2
2 Tex McDonald 2
2 Chief Wilson 2
5 40 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 17
2 Chief Wilson 15
3 Benny Kauff 14
4 Charlie Hanford 13
5 Rebel Oakes 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 9
2 Cozy Dolan 7
2 Baldy Louden 7
2 Fritz Maisel 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Tyler 0.28
2 Red Ames 0.32
3 Bullet Joe Bush 0.47
4 Rankin Johnson 0.50
4 Chief Bender 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Cullop 4
1 George Kaiserling 4
1 Al Schulz 4
4 Mordecai Brown 3
4 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 33
2 Bill Bailey 28
3 Bob Groom 21
3 Bill James 21
5 7 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Benz 2
1 Art Fromme 2
3 Dan Adams 1
3 Bullet Joe Bush 1
3 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sherry Magee .375
2 Zack Wheat .369
3 Vin Campbell .352
4 Casey Stengel .349
5 Jake Daubert .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 5
1 Dutch Zwilling 5
3 Charlie Hanford 4
4 Benny Kauff 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Benny Kauff 26
2 Frank LaPorte 25
3 Home Run Baker 23
3 Rebel Oakes 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 15
2 Benny Kauff 12
3 Chet Chadbourne 11
4 George Anderson 10
4 4 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rankin Johnson 0.50
2 Lefty Tyler 0.56
3 Chief Bender 0.90
4 Russ Ford 0.98
5 Dan Griner 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Cullop 6
1 Claude Hendrix 6
1 Bill James 6
1 Elmer Knetzer 6
1 Dick Rudolph 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 50
2 Earl Moseley 48
3 Dave Davenport 41
4 Bill James 39
4 Dutch Leonard 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Adams 3
2 Red Ames 2
2 Doc Ayers 2
2 Joe Benz 2
2 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .319
2 Zack Wheat .305
3 George Burns .295
4 Heinie Zimmerman .291
5 Jim Viox .281

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 19
2 Sherry Magee 16
3 Fred Luderus 15
4 Duke Kenworthy 14
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 100
2 Sherry Magee 96
3 Sam Crawford 94
4 Frank LaPorte 90
5 Stuffy McInnis 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 67
2 Hap Myers 59
3 Eddie Collins 56
4 Benny Kauff 55
5 Cozy Dolan 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.36
2 Walter Johnson 1.52
3 Claude Hendrix 1.73
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.79
5 Joe Benz 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 30
2 Tom Seaton 28
3 Claude Hendrix 26
4 Ray Caldwell 25
5 Cy Falkenberg 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 237
2 Dutch Leonard 214
3 Cy Falkenberg 204
4 Earl Moseley 202
5 Bob Groom 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 8
2 Larry Cheney 7
2 Russ Ford 7
4 Chief Bender 5
4 5 others tied 5