On This Day

Monday, September 7, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 84 43 .661 --
Red Sox 75 51 .595 8.5
Senators 64 59 .520 18.0
Tigers 66 63 .512 19.0
White Sox 63 65 .492 21.5
Yankees 58 70 .453 26.5
Browns 57 71 .445 27.5
Naps 42 87 .326 43.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 68 53 .562 --
Braves 68 53 .562 0.0
Cubs 68 59 .535 3.0
Cardinals 67 62 .519 5.0
Pirates 57 66 .463 12.0
Phillies 56 65 .463 12.0
Reds 56 69 .448 14.0
Robins 55 68 .447 14.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Hoosiers 70 55 .560 --
Chi-Feds 69 56 .552 1.0
Tip-Tops 64 58 .525 4.5
Terrapins 63 58 .521 5.0
Buffeds 62 59 .512 6.0
Packers 59 66 .472 11.0
Terriers 56 70 .444 14.5
Rebels 50 71 .413 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Evans 6
1 Zack Wheat 6
3 Walter Blair 5
3 Hal Chase 5
3 7 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
2 Hal Chase 1
2 Steve Evans 1
2 Solly Hofman 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 7
2 Tex Wisterzil 5
3 Johnny Bates 4
3 Sam Crawford 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 2
1 Doc Cook 2
1 Tom Downey 2
1 Max Flack 2
1 Rebel Oakes 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeff Tesreau 1.25
2 Bill Bailey 1.00
2 Marty McHale 1.00
4 George Pierce 0.90
5 2 tied 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Steen 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Bill Bailey 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 16 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 10
1 Bill Steen 10
1 Jeff Tesreau 10
4 George Pierce 9
5 George Baumgardner 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Happy Finneran 1
1 Erskine Mayer 1
1 Eddie Plank 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Dalton .333
2 Rebel Oakes .322
3 Jake Daubert .318
4 Zack Wheat .315
5 Dutch Zwilling .302

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 17
2 Duke Kenworthy 15
3 Gavvy Cravath 13
3 Dutch Zwilling 13
5 Sherry Magee 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 90
2 Sam Crawford 87
3 Home Run Baker 83
4 Benny Kauff 82
5 Heinie Zimmerman 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 59
2 Fritz Maisel 57
3 George Burns 48
3 Eddie Collins 48
5 Buck Herzog 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.00
2 Rube Foster 1.53
3 Claude Hendrix 1.57
4 Russ Ford 1.61
5 Walter Johnson 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 23
1 Walter Johnson 23
3 Christy Mathewson 22
4 Pete Alexander 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 187
2 Cy Falkenberg 183
3 Dutch Leonard 177
4 Earl Moseley 173
5 Claude Hendrix 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 6
1 Larry Cheney 6
1 Dave Davenport 6
1 Russ Ford 6
5 2 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gavvy Cravath .395
2 Steve Evans .390
3 Tex McDonald .367
4 Casey Stengel .364
5 Max Carey .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
1 Vic Saier 3
3 Steve Evans 2
3 Jack Fournier 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 18
2 Solly Hofman 15
3 Tris Speaker 14
4 Gavvy Cravath 12
4 Tex Wisterzil 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 11
2 Eddie Collins 8
3 Ty Cobb 7
3 Max Flack 7
3 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Foster 0.67
2 Ross Reynolds 0.69
3 Bob Harmon 0.87
4 Claude Hendrix 0.95
5 Jeff Tesreau 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill James 4
1 Jim Scott 4
1 Jeff Tesreau 4
1 Mellie Wolfgang 4
5 10 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 29
2 Jim Shaw 26
3 Walter Johnson 25
3 Smoky Joe Wood 25
5 Jeff Tesreau 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Erskine Mayer 2
1 Kaiser Wilhelm 2
3 Hugh Bedient 1
3 Eddie Cicotte 1
3 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Dalton .380
2 Zack Wheat .374
3 Jake Daubert .357
4 Max Carey .347
5 Casey Stengel .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 4
1 Dutch Zwilling 4
3 Gavvy Cravath 3
3 Jack Fournier 3
5 15 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 23
2 Benny Kauff 22
3 Solly Hofman 20
3 George Perring 20
5 Tex Wisterzil 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 18
2 Baldy Louden 14
3 Benny Kauff 13
4 Ty Cobb 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Pennock 1.00
2 Mellie Wolfgang 1.23
3 Dutch Leonard 1.24
4 Bill Doak 1.24
5 Ross Reynolds 1.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill James 7
1 Chief Johnson 7
3 Cy Falkenberg 6
3 Rankin Johnson 6
3 Jeff Tesreau 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 57
2 Cy Falkenberg 51
3 Walter Johnson 44
4 Willie Mitchell 42
5 Jim Shaw 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Benz 2
1 Dave Davenport 2
1 Art Fromme 2
1 Bob Harmon 2
1 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zack Wheat .319
2 Jake Daubert .315
3 George Burns .302
4 Heinie Zimmerman .299
5 Jim Viox .282

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 20
2 Duke Kenworthy 15
3 Gavvy Cravath 14
3 Sherry Magee 14
5 2 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 99
2 Home Run Baker 95
2 Heinie Zimmerman 95
4 Frank LaPorte 90
5 Sherry Magee 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 72
2 Benny Kauff 59
3 Eddie Collins 57
4 George Burns 52
4 Hap Myers 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.17
2 Walter Johnson 1.52
3 Rube Foster 1.53
4 Claude Hendrix 1.58
5 Bill James 1.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 228
2 Dutch Leonard 205
3 Earl Moseley 199
4 Pete Alexander 196
4 Cy Falkenberg 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 8
2 Larry Cheney 7
2 Russ Ford 7
4 Dave Davenport 6
5 3 tied 5