On This Day

Tuesday, September 8, 1914

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	85	44	.659	--
Red Sox	76	51	.598	8.0
Senators	65	60	.520	18.0
Tigers	67	63	.515	18.5
White Sox	63	66	.488	22.0
Yankees	58	71	.450	27.0
Browns	57	71	.445	27.5
Naps	42	87	.326	43.0

Games

Tigers 3, White Sox 1

Red Sox 6, Yankees 5

Senators 2, Athletics 0

Athletics 9, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	69	53	.566	--
Giants	68	54	.557	1.0
Cubs	69	59	.539	3.0
Cardinals	67	62	.519	5.5
Phillies	57	65	.467	12.0
Pirates	57	66	.463	12.5
Reds	56	70	.444	15.0
Robins	55	69	.444	15.0

Games

Braves 8, Giants 3

Cubs 4, Reds 3

Phillies 5, Robins 4

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Hoosiers	70	55	.560	--
Chi-Feds	69	56	.552	1.0
Tip-Tops	65	58	.528	4.0
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	72	.410	18.5

Games

Tip-Tops 12, Rebels 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Collins	4
1	Dick Hoblitzell	4
1	Stuffy McInnis	4
1	Eddie Murphy	4
1	Rube Oldring	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duffy Lewis	1
1	Al Shaw	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Steve Evans	3
1	Duffy Lewis	3
1	Ray Morgan	3
1	Frank Schulte	3
1	Al Shaw	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Claude Berry	1
1	George Burns	1
1	Tommy Clarke	1
1	Bert Daniels	1
1	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Oldham	1.00
2	Bullet Joe Bush	0.71
3	Bill James	0.50
4	Weldon Wyckoff	0.33
5	Eddie Cicotte	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Happy Finneran	1
1	Bill James	1
1	Erskine Mayer	1
1	Red Oldham	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Zip Zabel	7
2	Ernie Shore	6
3	Bullet Joe Bush	5
3	Bill James	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bluejacket	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Dalton	.329
2	Jake Daubert	.321
3	Rebel Oakes	.319
4	Zack Wheat	.315
5	George Burns	.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
4	Heinie Zimmerman	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	59
2	Fritz Maisel	57
3	George Burns	49
4	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	1.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	189
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	Steve Evans	.400
2	Casey Stengel	.386
3	Gavvy Cravath	.375
4	Sherry Magee	.371
5	Zack Wheat	.370

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	16
2	Solly Hofman	15
3	Steve Evans	14
3	Tris Speaker	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	11
2	Eddie Collins	8
3	Max Flack	7
3	Charlie Hanford	7
3	Baldy Louden	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Shaw	0.44
2	Rube Foster	0.67
3	Ross Reynolds	0.69
4	Bob Harmon	0.87
5	Claude Hendrix	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill James	5
2	Jeff Tesreau	4
2	Mellie Wolfgang	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	12 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Bailey	29
2	Walter Johnson	27
2	Jim Shaw	27
4	Smoky Joe Wood	25
5	Jeff Tesreau	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Kaiser Wilhelm	2
2	Jim Bluejacket	1
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Dave Davenport	1
2	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zack Wheat	.373
2	Jake Daubert	.368
3	Jack Dalton	.365
4	Casey Stengel	.356
5	Max Carey	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	4
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Jack Fournier	3
4	Joe Connolly	2
4	14 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	23
2	Benny Kauff	22
3	Solly Hofman	21
3	Tex Wisterzil	21
5	George Perring	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	16
2	Baldy Louden	14
3	Benny Kauff	13
4	Ty Cobb	11
4	Eddie Collins	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Pennock	1.00
2	Bill Doak	1.24
3	Ross Reynolds	1.30
4	Ernie Shore	1.30
5	Dutch Leonard	1.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill James	8
2	Chief Johnson	7
3	Cy Falkenberg	6
3	Jeff Tesreau	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Bailey	57
2	Cy Falkenberg	47
3	Walter Johnson	46
4	Willie Mitchell	42
5	2 tied	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Davenport	2
1	Art Fromme	2
1	Bob Harmon	2
1	Erskine Mayer	2
1	Kaiser Wilhelm	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zack Wheat	.319
2	Jake Daubert	.318
3	George Burns	.303
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.298
5	Jim Viox	.282

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	19
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	98
2	Home Run Baker	95
3	Heinie Zimmerman	94
4	Frank LaPorte	90
4	Sherry Magee	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	72
2	Benny Kauff	59
3	Eddie Collins	57
4	George Burns	53
5	Hap Myers	52

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.17
2	Rube Foster	1.53
3	Claude Hendrix	1.58
4	Walter Johnson	1.68
5	Bill Doak	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	230
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	Russ Ford	7
3	Larry Cheney	6
3	Dave Davenport	6
5	3 tied	5