On This Day

Sunday, August 30, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 81 38 .681 --
Red Sox 66 49 .574 13.0
Senators 61 55 .526 18.5
Tigers 60 60 .500 21.5
White Sox 58 63 .479 24.0
Browns 55 63 .466 25.5
Yankees 55 64 .462 26.0
Naps 39 83 .320 43.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 63 50 .558 --
Braves 63 51 .553 0.5
Cardinals 64 57 .529 3.0
Cubs 61 57 .517 4.5
Reds 54 62 .466 10.5
Phillies 53 61 .465 10.5
Robins 53 62 .461 11.0
Pirates 52 63 .452 12.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Hoosiers 66 52 .559 --
Chi-Feds 64 52 .552 1.0
Terrapins 60 53 .531 3.5
Buffeds 57 56 .504 6.5
Tip-Tops 57 56 .504 6.5
Packers 56 63 .471 10.5
Terriers 53 65 .449 13.0
Rebels 48 64 .429 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buck Herzog 4
2 Charlie Carr 3
2 Chet Chadbourne 3
2 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Carr 1
1 Art Kruger 1
1 George Perring 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Perring 4
2 Bobby Byrne 2
2 Chet Chadbourne 2
2 Ted Easterly 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Flack 3
2 George Twombly 2
3 Beals Becker 1
3 Bobby Byrne 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Groom 2.00
2 Jeff Tesreau 0.88
3 Erv Lange 0.82
4 Dwight Stone 0.64
5 Lefty Tyler 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Chief Johnson 1
1 Erv Lange 1
1 Dwight Stone 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Erv Lange 9
2 Dwight Stone 7
2 Jeff Tesreau 7
4 Pete Alexander 6
4 Pete Schneider 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Dalton .333
2 Jake Daubert .318
3 Rebel Oakes .316
4 Dutch Zwilling .307
5 George Burns .305

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 16
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 78
5 Benny Kauff 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 56
2 Fritz Maisel 49
3 George Burns 45
4 Buck Herzog 43
5 2 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.00
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
2 Christy Mathewson 21
4 Tom Seaton 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 177
2 Cy Falkenberg 171
3 Walter Johnson 170
4 Earl Moseley 166
5 Pete Alexander 155

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 Bill McKechnie .455
2 Al Scheer .444
3 Eddie Collins .426
4 Benny Kauff .407
5 Ted Easterly .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 3
2 Walton Cruise 2
2 Wally Schang 2
2 Chief Wilson 2
5 40 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Benny Kauff 14
1 George Perring 14
3 Eddie Collins 12
4 Harry Hooper 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Grover Gilmore 7
2 Fritz Maisel 6
2 Rabbit Maranville 6
2 Bill McKechnie 6
5 8 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Mamaux 0.00
1 Mike Prendergast 0.00
3 Bill Doak 0.36
4 Rankin Johnson 0.64
5 Pug Cavet 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 3
1 Larry Cheney 3
1 Dave Davenport 3
1 Phil Douglas 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 27
2 Cy Falkenberg 26
3 Doc Ayers 21
3 Willie Mitchell 21
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Pug Cavet 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Dalton .369
2 Jake Daubert .360
3 Birdie Cree .337
4 Fritz Maisel .330
5 Bob Bescher .329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 23
2 Eddie Collins 22
3 Benny Kauff 21
4 Charlie Hanford 20
4 Stuffy McInnis 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 17
2 Benny Kauff 13
3 Baldy Louden 10
3 Roger Peckinpaugh 10
5 5 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Doak 0.57
2 Rankin Johnson 0.59
3 Dutch Leonard 1.00
4 Bill James 1.07
5 Lefty Tyler 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill James 7
2 Bullet Joe Bush 6
2 Pat Ragan 6
4 Cy Falkenberg 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 50
2 Willie Mitchell 45
2 Jeff Tesreau 45
4 Dave Davenport 42
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Benz 2
1 Art Fromme 2
1 Jim Shaw 2
1 Kaiser Wilhelm 2
5 28 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .314
2 Zack Wheat .301
3 George Burns .295
4 Heinie Zimmerman .289
5 Jim Viox .285

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 21
2 Duke Kenworthy 14
3 Fred Luderus 13
3 Sherry Magee 13
5 Dutch Zwilling 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 103
2 Stuffy McInnis 92
3 Sam Crawford 91
3 Heinie Zimmerman 91
5 Frank LaPorte 90

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.31
2 Walter Johnson 1.54
3 Claude Hendrix 1.73
4 Bill James 1.81
5 Russ Ford 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 29
2 Tom Seaton 26
3 Claude Hendrix 25
4 Ray Caldwell 24
4 2 others tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 229
2 Dutch Leonard 219
3 Pete Alexander 197
3 Cy Falkenberg 197
5 Earl Moseley 196

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