On This Day

Wednesday, September 2, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 83 38 .686 --
Red Sox 70 50 .583 12.5
Senators 61 57 .517 20.5
Tigers 63 61 .508 21.5
White Sox 60 63 .488 24.0
Browns 56 67 .455 28.0
Yankees 56 67 .455 28.0
Naps 39 85 .315 45.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 65 51 .560 --
Giants 63 51 .553 1.0
Cardinals 64 58 .525 4.0
Cubs 63 58 .521 4.5
Robins 54 62 .466 11.0
Reds 55 64 .462 11.5
Phillies 53 63 .457 12.0
Pirates 53 63 .457 12.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Hoosiers 68 52 .567 --
Chi-Feds 66 54 .550 2.0
Terrapins 61 54 .530 4.5
Buffeds 58 57 .504 7.5
Tip-Tops 58 57 .504 7.5
Packers 56 64 .467 12.0
Terriers 54 67 .446 14.5
Rebels 49 65 .430 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Duffy Lewis 5
1 Hans Lobert 5
3 Roger Bresnahan 4
3 Rabbit Maranville 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 1
1 Hal Irelan 1
1 Baldy Louden 1
1 Sherry Magee 1
1 Al Scheer 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Butch Schmidt 4
2 George Burns 3
2 Rabbit Maranville 3
4 Hugh Bedient 2
4 19 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Hanford 3
2 Baldy Louden 2
2 Burt Shotton 2
4 Joe Benz 1
4 26 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Erv Lange 1.14
2 Bill Doak 1.00
2 George McQuillan 1.00
4 Walter Johnson 0.88
5 Nick Cullop 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Baumgardner 1
1 Hugh Bedient 1
1 Pug Cavet 1
1 Dave Davenport 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Doak 10
2 Erv Lange 8
2 Dick Rudolph 8
4 Walter Johnson 7
4 Earl Moseley 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill James 1
1 Pete Schneider 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Dalton .335
2 Rebel Oakes .321
3 Jake Daubert .320
4 Zack Wheat .301
5 Dutch Zwilling .301

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 16
2 Duke Kenworthy 14
3 Sherry Magee 12
3 Dutch Zwilling 12
5 3 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 90
2 Home Run Baker 83
3 Sam Crawford 80
3 Stuffy McInnis 80
5 Duke Kenworthy 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 57
2 Fritz Maisel 53
3 Eddie Collins 46
4 George Burns 45
5 Buck Herzog 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.00
2 Claude Hendrix 1.61
3 Russ Ford 1.64
4 Rube Foster 1.66
5 Walter Johnson 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 22
1 Walter Johnson 22
3 Christy Mathewson 21
4 Jack Quinn 20
4 Tom Seaton 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 178
2 Dutch Leonard 177
3 Cy Falkenberg 174
4 Earl Moseley 173
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 Eddie Collins .478
2 Tex McDonald .386
3 Fritz Maisel .373
4 George Cutshaw .362
5 Birdie Cree .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walton Cruise 2
1 Jack Fournier 2
1 Vic Saier 2
1 Wally Schang 2
1 Al Scheer 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Collins 14
2 Sam Crawford 13
2 George Perring 13
4 Harry Hooper 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 10
2 Burt Shotton 8
3 Baldy Louden 7
4 Eddie Collins 6
4 Tillie Walker 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Mamaux 0.00
1 Ed Reulbach 0.00
3 Pug Cavet 0.45
4 Bill Doak 0.50
4 Rube Benton 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Cheney 4
1 Dave Davenport 4
3 Chief Bender 3
3 Cy Falkenberg 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Doak 24
1 Cy Falkenberg 24
3 Dave Davenport 23
4 Doc Ayers 21
4 Willie Mitchell 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Ray Fisher 1
1 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .425
2 Jake Daubert .355
3 Fritz Maisel .351
4 Stuffy McInnis .346
5 Birdie Cree .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hanford 4
1 Vic Saier 4
3 Jack Fournier 3
3 Sherry Magee 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Collins 22
1 Sam Crawford 22
3 Benny Kauff 21
3 Frank LaPorte 21
3 Stuffy McInnis 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 20
2 Baldy Louden 14
3 Benny Kauff 13
4 Roger Peckinpaugh 11
4 Burt Shotton 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Doak 0.62
2 Rankin Johnson 0.82
3 Dutch Leonard 0.99
4 Bill James 1.08
5 Lefty Tyler 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill James 7
2 Chief Bender 5
2 Bullet Joe Bush 5
2 Larry Cheney 5
2 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 48
2 Jeff Tesreau 40
3 Dave Davenport 39
4 Bill Bailey 38
5 Willie Mitchell 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Benz 2
1 Art Fromme 2
1 Pete Schneider 2
1 Jim Shaw 2
5 29 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .321
2 Zack Wheat .304
3 George Burns .294
3 Heinie Zimmerman .294
5 Jim Viox .279

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 101
2 Heinie Zimmerman 95
3 Sam Crawford 93
4 Stuffy McInnis 92
5 Frank LaPorte 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 70
2 Eddie Collins 59
3 Benny Kauff 57
4 Hap Myers 53
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.27
2 Walter Johnson 1.51
3 Claude Hendrix 1.64
4 Bill James 1.81
5 Wilbur Cooper 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 29
2 Claude Hendrix 26
3 Tom Seaton 25
4 Jeff Tesreau 24
5 5 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 230
2 Dutch Leonard 209
3 Earl Moseley 199
4 Pete Alexander 196
5 Cy Falkenberg 193

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