On This Day

Wednesday, August 26, 1914

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	79	37	.681	--
Red Sox	65	48	.575	12.5
Senators	60	54	.526	18.0
Tigers	59	58	.504	20.5
White Sox	56	62	.475	24.0
Browns	54	62	.466	25.0
Yankees	53	63	.457	26.0
Naps	39	81	.325	42.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Tigers 2

Yankees 2, Browns 1

Athletics 5, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	60	49	.550	--
Braves	60	50	.545	0.5
Cardinals	63	54	.538	1.0
Cubs	60	54	.526	2.5
Reds	52	60	.464	9.5
Phillies	51	59	.464	9.5
Pirates	51	61	.455	10.5
Robins	51	61	.455	10.5

Games

Cubs 1, Braves 0

Robins 2, Pirates 1

Robins 4, Pirates 2

Cardinals 1, Giants 0

Giants 4, Cardinals 0

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Hoosiers	66	49	.574	--
Chi-Feds	63	51	.553	2.5
Terrapins	59	52	.532	5.0
Buffeds	56	54	.509	7.5
Tip-Tops	55	55	.500	8.5
Packers	53	63	.457	13.5
Terriers	52	64	.448	14.5
Rebels	47	63	.427	16.5

Games

Terrapins 2, Rebels 1

Tip-Tops 6, Buffeds 2

Chi-Feds 2, Terriers 1

Hoosiers 7, Packers 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Cutshaw	5
2	Charlie Carr	3
2	Eddie Collins	3
2	Jake Daubert	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Claude Cooper	1
1	Vic Saier	1
1	Jack Tobin	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Collins	2
1	Dick Egan	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
1	Fred Snodgrass	2
1	Tris Speaker	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Mullen	4
2	Home Run Baker	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	Chet Chadbourne	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry Cheney	1.00
2	Carl Weilman	0.75
3	Rube Marquard	0.67
4	Happy Finneran	0.62
5	Rankin Johnson	0.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Boardwalk Brown	1
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Cy Falkenberg	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Weilman	9
2	Rankin Johnson	7
3	Eddie Cicotte	6
3	Nick Cullop	6
3	Cy Falkenberg	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Dalton	.331
2	Rebel Oakes	.320
3	Jake Daubert	.320
4	Dutch Zwilling	.307
5	George Burns	.302

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	15
2	Duke Kenworthy	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	2 tied	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	55
2	Fritz Maisel	49
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	Carl Weilman	1.60
4	Russ Ford	1.64
5	Claude Hendrix	1.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	173
2	Cy Falkenberg	171
3	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	Al Scheer	.472
2	Eddie Collins	.413
3	Fritz Maisel	.395
4	Jake Daubert	.379
5	Tris Speaker	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Connolly	2
1	Tex McDonald	2
1	Vic Saier	2
1	Jack Tobin	2
1	Chief Wilson	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Benny Kauff	14
2	Eddie Collins	13
3	Joe Connolly	11
3	Frank LaPorte	11
3	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	8
2	Cozy Dolan	7
2	Grover Gilmore	7
2	Fritz Maisel	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	0.50
2	Vean Gregg	0.53
3	Rankin Johnson	0.64
4	Bill Doak	0.67
5	Marty McHale	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	4
1	Cy Falkenberg	4
1	Chief Johnson	4
1	George Kaiserling	4
5	6 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Falkenberg	35
2	Bill Bailey	24
3	Willie Mitchell	21
4	Rube Bressler	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Fromme	2
2	Dan Adams	1
2	Hugh Bedient	1
2	Joe Benz	1
2	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sherry Magee	.386
2	Jack Dalton	.373
3	Jake Daubert	.345
3	Casey Stengel	.345
5	2 tied	.333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Benny Kauff	26
2	Eddie Collins	25
3	Frank LaPorte	23
4	Sam Crawford	21
5	3 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	18
2	Benny Kauff	12
3	Roger Peckinpaugh	11
4	George Anderson	10
4	Baldy Louden	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rankin Johnson	0.59
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	14 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Falkenberg	53
2	Dave Davenport	42
2	Dutch Leonard	42
2	Willie Mitchell	42
5	Earl Moseley	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dan Adams	2
1	Red Ames	2
1	Joe Benz	2
1	Art Fromme	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.316
2	Zack Wheat	.298
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.292
4	George Burns	.290
5	Jim Viox	.286

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	20
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	3 tied	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	68
2	Eddie Collins	56
2	Hap Myers	56
4	Benny Kauff	55
5	2 tied	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.29
2	Walter Johnson	1.49
3	Claude Hendrix	1.71
4	Eddie Cicotte	1.85
5	Wilbur Cooper	1.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	234
2	Dutch Leonard	215
3	Cy Falkenberg	207
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