On This Day

Thursday, August 27, 1914

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	80	37	.684	--
Red Sox	66	48	.579	12.5
Senators	61	54	.530	18.0
Tigers	59	59	.500	21.5
White Sox	56	63	.471	25.0
Browns	55	62	.470	25.0
Yankees	53	64	.453	27.0
Naps	39	82	.322	43.0

Games

Browns 5, Yankees 4

Athletics 6, White Sox 1

Red Sox 9, Tigers 2

Senators 1, Naps 0

Naps 3, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	61	49	.555	--
Cardinals	64	54	.542	1.0
Braves	60	51	.541	1.5
Cubs	60	55	.522	3.5
Reds	53	60	.469	9.5
Robins	52	61	.460	10.5
Phillies	51	60	.459	10.5
Pirates	51	62	.451	11.5

Games

Giants 9, Cubs 2

Robins 1, Pirates 0

Reds 3, Phillies 2

Cardinals 3, Braves 2

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Hoosiers	66	49	.574	--
Chi-Feds	63	51	.553	2.5
Terrapins	60	52	.536	4.5
Buffeds	56	55	.505	8.0
Tip-Tops	56	55	.505	8.0
Packers	53	63	.457	13.5
Terriers	52	64	.448	14.5
Rebels	47	64	.423	17.0

Games

Tip-Tops 7, Buffeds 5

Chi-Feds 3, Terriers 3

Terrapins 4, Rebels 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mike Mitchell	4
2	Home Run Baker	3
2	Doc Cook	3
2	Charlie Hanford	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walton Cruise	1
1	Larry Gardner	1
1	Fred Kommers	1
1	Lee Magee	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Hooper	4
2	George Burns	3
2	Stuffy McInnis	3
4	Jack Barry	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Mitchell	3
2	George Burns	2
2	Eddie Foster	2
4	Jimmy Austin	1
4	18 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Keating	1.14
2	Phil Douglas	1.00
2	Guy Morton	1.00
2	Bill Steen	1.00
5	Jim Shaw	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Baumgardner	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Jim Bluejacket	1
1	Ray Collins	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doc Ayers	8
1	Phil Douglas	8
1	Ray Keating	8
4	Claude Hendrix	7
5	Jeff Tesreau	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Kaiser Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Dalton	.331
2	Rebel Oakes	.317
3	Jake Daubert	.315
4	Dutch Zwilling	.304
5	George Burns	.304

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	Stuffy McInnis	77
5	Benny Kauff	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	55
2	Fritz Maisel	49
3	George Burns	45
4	Eddie Collins	42
4	2 others tied	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.96
2	Walter Johnson	1.58
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	2 tied	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	.396
3	Fritz Maisel	.381
4	Tris Speaker	.366
5	Jake Daubert	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Connolly	2
1	Walton Cruise	2
1	Tex McDonald	2
1	Vic Saier	2
1	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Benny Kauff	14
2	Eddie Collins	13
3	Harry Hooper	12
3	Stuffy McInnis	12
5	2 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Grover Gilmore	7
1	Benny Kauff	7
1	Fritz Maisel	7
4	Charlie Carr	6
4	5 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	0.53
2	Rankin Johnson	0.64
3	Marty McHale	0.66
4	Chief Bender	0.67
4	Bill Doak	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Johnson	4
1	George Kaiserling	4
3	Chief Bender	3
3	Larry Cheney	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Falkenberg	26
2	Bill Bailey	24
3	Doc Ayers	21
3	Willie Mitchell	21
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dan Adams	1
1	Hugh Bedient	1
1	Joe Benz	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Dalton	.364
2	Sherry Magee	.362
3	Casey Stengel	.356
4	Fritz Maisel	.337
5	Birdie Cree	.330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Collins	24
2	Benny Kauff	23
2	Frank LaPorte	23
4	Sam Crawford	21
5	2 tied	20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rankin Johnson	0.59
2	Bill Doak	0.68
3	Dutch Leonard	0.78
4	Dan Griner	0.89
5	Chief Bender	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill James	7
2	Chief Bender	5
2	Bullet Joe Bush	5
2	Wilbur Cooper	5
2	13 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Falkenberg	50
2	Dave Davenport	42
2	Willie Mitchell	42
2	Jeff Tesreau	42
5	Earl Moseley	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dan Adams	2
1	Joe Benz	2
1	Art Fromme	2
1	Dutch Leonard	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.310
2	Zack Wheat	.298
3	George Burns	.294
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.292
5	Jim Viox	.284

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	Stuffy McInnis	92
4	Sam Crawford	90
4	2 others tied	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	68
2	Eddie Collins	56
2	Hap Myers	56
4	Benny Kauff	55
5	George Burns	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.29
2	Walter Johnson	1.48
3	Claude Hendrix	1.71
4	Wilbur Cooper	1.85
5	Russ Ford	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	29
2	Tom Seaton	27
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	193
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