On This Day

Thursday, September 10, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 86 45 .656 --
Red Sox 77 52 .597 8.0
Senators 66 61 .520 18.0
Tigers 67 63 .515 18.5
White Sox 63 66 .488 22.0
Yankees 59 72 .450 27.0
Browns 58 71 .450 27.0
Naps 42 88 .323 43.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 72 54 .571 --
Giants 69 56 .552 2.5
Cubs 69 61 .531 5.0
Cardinals 68 62 .523 6.0
Pirates 59 66 .472 12.5
Phillies 58 68 .460 14.0
Robins 57 70 .449 15.5
Reds 56 71 .441 16.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Hoosiers 72 57 .558 --
Chi-Feds 69 57 .548 1.5
Tip-Tops 66 59 .528 4.0
Terrapins 65 60 .520 5.0
Buffeds 63 59 .516 5.5
Packers 60 67 .472 11.0
Terriers 57 71 .445 14.5
Rebels 51 73 .411 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Doolin 5
2 Claude Berry 4
2 George Burns 4
2 Benny Meyer 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 1
1 Frank LaPorte 1
1 Fred Merkle 1
1 Rube Oldring 1
1 Zack Wheat 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 3
1 Mickey Doolin 3
1 Harry Swacina 3
4 Claude Berry 2
4 15 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Connolly 2
1 Gus Getz 2
1 Fritz Maisel 2
4 Sam Agnew 1
4 25 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Rudolph 1.50
2 Jeff Tesreau 1.17
3 Rube Benton 1.00
4 Rube Bressler 0.89
4 Pol Perritt 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bailey 1
1 Rube Bressler 1
1 Boardwalk Brown 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Bressler 8
1 Boardwalk Brown 8
1 Pol Perritt 8
4 Willie Mitchell 7
4 Jeff Tesreau 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nick Cullop 1
1 Cy Falkenberg 1
1 Earl Moore 1
1 Frank Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Dalton .328
2 Rebel Oakes .321
3 Jake Daubert .320
4 Zack Wheat .314
5 George Burns .307

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 92
2 Sam Crawford 87
3 Sherry Magee 85
4 Home Run Baker 84
5 Benny Kauff 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 59
1 Fritz Maisel 59
3 George Burns 51
4 Eddie Collins 49
5 Buck Herzog 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.00
2 Claude Hendrix 1.57
3 Russ Ford 1.58
4 Walter Johnson 1.82
5 Doc Watson 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 23
1 Walter Johnson 23
3 Pete Alexander 22
3 Bill James 22
3 3 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 189
2 Cy Falkenberg 187
3 Dutch Leonard 177
3 Earl Moseley 177
5 Pete Alexander 168

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 .429
2 Joe Tinker .421
3 Steve Yerkes .413
4 Zack Wheat .404
5 Casey Stengel .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 3
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
3 Steve Evans 2
3 Jack Fournier 2
3 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 16
1 Solly Hofman 16
1 Red Smith 16
4 Sherry Magee 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 10
2 George Burns 8
3 Eddie Collins 7
3 Max Flack 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Shaw 0.44
2 Tom Seaton 0.50
2 Doc Watson 0.50
4 Nick Cullop 0.75
4 Russ Ford 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill James 5
1 Jeff Tesreau 5
3 Pete Alexander 4
3 Mellie Wolfgang 4
5 10 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 41
2 Jeff Tesreau 31
3 Jim Shaw 27
4 Bill James 24
4 2 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Falkenberg 2
1 Kaiser Wilhelm 2
3 Jim Bluejacket 1
3 Howie Camnitz 1
3 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Casey Stengel .368
2 Zack Wheat .364
3 Jack Dalton .354
4 Gavvy Cravath .352
5 Joe Connolly .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 4
2 Hal Chase 3
2 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Jack Fournier 3
2 Fred Merkle 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Perring 23
2 Sam Crawford 22
2 Solly Hofman 22
4 Benny Kauff 21
4 3 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 17
2 Benny Kauff 13
3 Baldy Louden 12
4 Eddie Collins 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie Shore 0.99
2 Herb Pennock 1.00
3 Bill Doak 1.24
4 Bob Groom 1.29
5 Ross Reynolds 1.30

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 65
2 Cy Falkenberg 51
3 Willie Mitchell 49
4 Walter Johnson 41
5 Pete Alexander 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Davenport 2
1 Cy Falkenberg 2
1 Art Fromme 2
1 Bob Harmon 2
1 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .322
2 Zack Wheat .318
3 George Burns .308
4 Heinie Zimmerman .298
5 Jim Viox .285

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
1 Sherry Magee 98
3 Home Run Baker 96
4 Frank LaPorte 92
4 Heinie Zimmerman 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 73
2 Benny Kauff 59
3 Eddie Collins 58
4 George Burns 55
5 Hap Myers 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.17
2 Claude Hendrix 1.56
3 Walter Johnson 1.72
4 Doc Watson 1.85
5 Bill Doak 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 28
2 Claude Hendrix 26
2 Jeff Tesreau 26
4 Tom Seaton 25
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 225
2 Dutch Leonard 205
3 Cy Falkenberg 200
4 Pete Alexander 199
4 Earl Moseley 199

Saves

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