On This Day

Tuesday, August 25, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 78 37 .678 --
Red Sox 64 48 .571 12.5
Senators 60 54 .526 17.5
Tigers 59 57 .509 19.5
White Sox 56 61 .479 23.0
Browns 54 61 .470 24.0
Yankees 52 63 .452 26.0
Naps 39 81 .325 41.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 59 48 .551 --
Braves 60 49 .550 0.0
Cardinals 62 53 .539 1.0
Cubs 59 54 .522 3.0
Reds 52 60 .464 9.5
Phillies 51 59 .464 9.5
Pirates 51 59 .464 9.5
Robins 49 61 .445 11.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Hoosiers 65 49 .570 --
Chi-Feds 62 51 .549 2.5
Terrapins 58 52 .527 5.0
Buffeds 56 53 .514 6.5
Tip-Tops 54 55 .495 8.5
Packers 53 62 .461 12.5
Terriers 52 63 .452 13.5
Rebels 47 62 .431 15.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Collins 4
1 Eddie Murphy 4
3 Tommy Leach 3
3 Fritz Maisel 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Kirke 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Collins 4
1 Fritz Maisel 4
3 Jay Kirke 2
3 Eddie Murphy 2
5 15 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 2
1 Fritz Maisel 2
3 Sam Agnew 1
3 Jimmy Austin 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Bressler 2.50
2 Pete Alexander 1.00
2 Willie Mitchell 1.00
4 Ernie Shore 0.75
5 Al Mamaux 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Bressler 1
1 King Cole 1
1 Bill James 1
1 Al Mamaux 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Bressler 10
2 Willie Mitchell 9
3 King Cole 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 Al Mamaux 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Dalton .331
2 Rebel Oakes .317
3 Jake Daubert .316
4 Zack Wheat .307
5 George Burns .307

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 83
3 Duke Kenworthy 79
4 Benny Kauff 76
5 Stuffy McInnis 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 55
2 Fritz Maisel 48
3 George Burns 43
4 Eddie Collins 42
4 Hap Myers 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.96
2 Walter Johnson 1.59
3 Russ Ford 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 Dutch Leonard 19
4 Christy Mathewson 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 173
2 Cy Falkenberg 165
2 Walter Johnson 165
4 Earl Moseley 163
5 Pete Alexander 149

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 Vern Duncan .417
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .396
3 Jim Viox .388
4 Fritz Maisel .382
5 Eddie Collins .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Connolly 2
1 Tex McDonald 2
1 Chief Wilson 2
4 Babe Adams 1
4 36 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Benny Kauff 14
1 Frank LaPorte 14
3 Eddie Collins 11
3 Joe Connolly 11
3 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 9
2 Cozy Dolan 7
3 Charlie Carr 6
3 Grover Gilmore 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rankin Johnson 0.33
2 Chief Bender 0.50
3 Marty McHale 0.69
4 Red Ames 0.73
5 Ed Reulbach 0.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Kaiserling 5
2 Chief Johnson 4
3 Howie Camnitz 3
3 Larry Cheney 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 29
2 Willie Mitchell 28
3 Bill Bailey 24
4 Pete Alexander 21
5 Lefty Tyler 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Art Fromme 2
2 Dan Adams 1
2 Hugh Bedient 1
2 Joe Benz 1
2 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sherry Magee .386
2 Zack Wheat .360
3 Birdie Cree .345
4 Casey Stengel .341
5 Jake Daubert .333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Benny Kauff 27
2 Eddie Collins 23
2 Sam Crawford 23
2 Frank LaPorte 23
5 Home Run Baker 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 17
2 Benny Kauff 12
3 Roger Peckinpaugh 11
4 George Anderson 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rankin Johnson 0.50
2 Dutch Leonard 0.65
3 Chief Bender 0.95
4 Dan Griner 1.02
5 Red Ames 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill James 7
2 Dutch Leonard 6
2 Dick Rudolph 6
4 Rube Benton 5
4 11 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 47
2 Dave Davenport 42
2 Dutch Leonard 42
2 Willie Mitchell 42
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Adams 2
1 Red Ames 2
1 Doc Ayers 2
1 Joe Benz 2
1 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .313
2 Zack Wheat .305
3 George Burns .293
4 Heinie Zimmerman .292
5 Jim Viox .282

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 19
2 Sherry Magee 15
3 Duke Kenworthy 14
4 Fred Luderus 13
5 Dutch Zwilling 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 103
2 Sherry Magee 93
3 Sam Crawford 91
4 Frank LaPorte 90
5 2 tied 89

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.36
2 Walter Johnson 1.49
3 Claude Hendrix 1.71
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.72
5 Wilbur Cooper 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 29
2 Tom Seaton 28
3 Claude Hendrix 25
4 Ray Caldwell 24
4 Dutch Leonard 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 234
2 Dutch Leonard 218
3 Cy Falkenberg 201
4 Earl Moseley 196
5 Pete Alexander 191

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