On This Day

Thursday, September 3, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 83 40 .675 --
Red Sox 72 50 .590 10.5
Senators 61 58 .513 20.0
Tigers 63 61 .508 20.5
White Sox 60 63 .488 23.0
Yankees 57 67 .460 26.5
Browns 56 67 .455 27.0
Naps 39 85 .315 44.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 65 51 .560 --
Braves 65 52 .556 0.5
Cubs 64 58 .525 4.0
Cardinals 64 60 .516 5.0
Pirates 55 63 .466 11.0
Phillies 54 63 .462 11.5
Reds 55 65 .458 12.0
Robins 54 64 .458 12.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Hoosiers 69 52 .570 --
Chi-Feds 66 55 .545 3.0
Terrapins 62 55 .530 5.0
Buffeds 59 58 .504 8.0
Tip-Tops 59 58 .504 8.0
Packers 57 64 .471 12.0
Terriers 54 68 .443 15.5
Rebels 50 66 .431 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Carey 8
2 Jim Delahanty 5
2 Duffy Lewis 5
4 Joe Agler 4
4 6 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beals Becker 1
1 Fred Beck 1
1 George Burns 1
1 Chick Gandil 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Max Carey 6
2 George Burns 5
2 Zip Collins 5
4 Beals Becker 4
4 George Perring 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Hanford 3
2 Joe Agler 2
2 Max Carey 2
2 Eddie Collins 2
2 6 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cy Barger 1.00
1 Rube Foster 1.00
3 Bill Bailey 0.90
4 Smoky Joe Wood 0.82
5 Fred Anderson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dan Adams 1
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Fred Anderson 1
1 Bill Bailey 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 9
1 Smoky Joe Wood 9
3 Fred Anderson 6
3 Cy Barger 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Falkenberg 1
1 Bob Harmon 1
1 Kaiser Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Dalton .335
2 Rebel Oakes .325
3 Jake Daubert .316
4 George Burns .301
5 Dutch Zwilling .300

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 16
2 Duke Kenworthy 14
3 Sherry Magee 12
3 Dutch Zwilling 12
5 4 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 3 tied 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 57
2 Fritz Maisel 55
3 Eddie Collins 48
4 George Burns 45
5 Buck Herzog 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.00
2 Claude Hendrix 1.61
3 Rube Foster 1.62
4 Russ Ford 1.64
5 Walter Johnson 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 22
1 Walter Johnson 22
1 Christy Mathewson 22
4 Pete Alexander 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 178
2 Dutch Leonard 177
3 Cy Falkenberg 176
4 Earl Moseley 173
5 Pete Alexander 157

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 .468
2 Fred Merkle .432
3 Tex McDonald .392
4 George Cutshaw .367
4 Charlie Hanford .367

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 George Perring 17
2 Eddie Collins 14
3 Solly Hofman 12
4 Sam Crawford 11
4 Heinie Zimmerman 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 10
2 Eddie Collins 8
3 Baldy Louden 7
4 Charlie Hanford 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Mamaux 0.00
1 Ed Reulbach 0.00
3 Bill Doak 0.50
3 Rube Benton 0.50
5 Pug Cavet 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Cheney 4
1 Dave Davenport 4
3 Chief Bender 3
3 Cy Falkenberg 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 24
1 Dave Davenport 24
1 Bill Doak 24
4 Smoky Joe Wood 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kaiser Wilhelm 2
2 Hugh Bedient 1
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 Cy Falkenberg 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .420
2 Fritz Maisel .362
3 Jake Daubert .354
4 Birdie Cree .347
5 Stuffy McInnis .336

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 Sam Crawford 22
2 Benny Kauff 21
2 Frank LaPorte 21
4 Eddie Collins 20
4 George Perring 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 21
2 Baldy Louden 14
3 Benny Kauff 13
4 Eddie Collins 11
4 Roger Peckinpaugh 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Doak 0.62
2 Dutch Leonard 0.99
3 Herb Pennock 1.00
4 Bill James 1.08
5 Rankin Johnson 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill James 7
2 Jeff Tesreau 6
3 Chief Bender 5
3 Bullet Joe Bush 5
3 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 50
2 Bill Bailey 47
3 Jeff Tesreau 41
4 Dave Davenport 40
5 Willie Mitchell 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Benz 2
1 Art Fromme 2
1 Bob Harmon 2
1 Jim Shaw 2
1 Kaiser Wilhelm 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .314
2 Zack Wheat .305
3 George Burns .295
4 Heinie Zimmerman .294
5 Jim Viox .280

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 72
2 Eddie Collins 60
3 Benny Kauff 57
4 Hap Myers 53
5 George Burns 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.27
2 Walter Johnson 1.51
3 Rube Foster 1.62
4 Claude Hendrix 1.64
5 Bill James 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 29
2 Claude Hendrix 26
3 Tom Seaton 25
3 Jeff Tesreau 25
5 Christy Mathewson 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 230
2 Dutch Leonard 209
3 Earl Moseley 199
4 Pete Alexander 198
5 Cy Falkenberg 195

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