On This Day

Friday, August 28, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 80 38 .678 --
Red Sox 66 49 .574 12.5
Senators 61 54 .530 17.5
Tigers 60 59 .504 20.5
White Sox 57 63 .475 24.0
Browns 55 63 .466 25.0
Yankees 54 64 .458 26.0
Naps 39 82 .322 42.5

Games

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

No Games

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 57 55 .509 7.5
Tip-Tops 56 56 .500 8.5
Packers 53 63 .457 13.5
Terriers 52 64 .448 14.5
Rebels 47 64 .423 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Birdie Cree 3
1 Duffy Lewis 3
1 Wally Schang 3
1 Tillie Walker 3
5 16 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Schang 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Breton 3
1 Les Nunamaker 3
1 Tillie Walker 3
4 Ty Cobb 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 2
2 Jack Barry 1
2 Lena Blackburne 1
2 Jim Breton 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Moran 1.50
2 Pug Cavet 0.50
2 Dutch Leonard 0.50
4 Bert Maxwell 0.31
4 Marty McHale 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pug Cavet 1
1 Marty McHale 1
1 Harry Moran 1
1 Jim Scott 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Moran 9
2 Pug Cavet 4
2 Dutch Leonard 4
2 Bert Maxwell 4
2 Marty McHale 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Cicotte 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 1.00
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 177
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 .388
3 Birdie Cree .362
4 George Cutshaw .356
5 Fritz Maisel .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Connolly 2
1 Walton Cruise 2
1 Tex McDonald 2
1 Vic Saier 2
1 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Benny Kauff 14
2 Eddie Collins 12
2 Harry Hooper 12
4 Joe Connolly 10
4 5 others tied 10

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 Chief Bender 0.67
3 Bill Doak 0.67
5 Pug Cavet 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Kaiserling 4
2 Chief Bender 3
2 Larry Cheney 3
2 Nick Cullop 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 26
2 Doc Ayers 21
2 Willie Mitchell 21
4 Rube Bressler 19
4 Phil Douglas 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Adams 1
1 Hugh Bedient 1
1 Joe Benz 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Dalton .364
2 Sherry Magee .362
3 Casey Stengel .356
4 Birdie Cree .345
5 Fritz Maisel .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 23
1 Benny Kauff 23
1 Frank LaPorte 23
4 Charlie Hanford 21
5 Stuffy McInnis 20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rankin Johnson 0.59
2 Bill Doak 0.68
3 Dan Griner 0.89
4 Chief Bender 0.96
5 Dutch Leonard 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill James 7
2 Chief Bender 5
2 Bullet Joe Bush 5
2 Wilbur Cooper 5
2 11 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 50
2 Dave Davenport 42
2 Jeff Tesreau 42
4 Dutch Leonard 39
5 Pete Alexander 38

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 .313
2 Zack Wheat .301
3 George Burns .294
4 Heinie Zimmerman .292
5 Jim Viox .284

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 20
2 Duke Kenworthy 14
2 Sherry Magee 14
4 Fred Luderus 13
5 Dutch Zwilling 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 103
2 Sherry Magee 92
2 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 1.31
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 219
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