On This Day

Friday, September 11, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 86 45 .656 --
Red Sox 77 52 .597 8.0
Senators 67 61 .523 17.5
Tigers 68 63 .519 18.0
White Sox 63 67 .485 22.5
Browns 58 71 .450 27.0
Yankees 59 73 .447 27.5
Naps 42 88 .323 43.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 73 54 .575 --
Giants 70 56 .556 2.5
Cubs 69 61 .531 5.5
Cardinals 68 62 .523 6.5
Pirates 59 66 .472 13.0
Phillies 58 69 .457 15.0
Robins 57 71 .445 16.5
Reds 56 71 .441 17.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Hoosiers 72 57 .558 --
Chi-Feds 69 58 .543 2.0
Tip-Tops 66 60 .524 4.5
Buffeds 64 59 .520 5.0
Terrapins 65 60 .520 5.0
Packers 60 67 .472 11.0
Terriers 58 71 .450 14.0
Rebels 51 73 .411 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Beals Becker 3
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Shano Collins 3
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Schulz 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 5
2 Doc Crandall 4
2 Tex McDonald 4
4 Ted Cather 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 2
1 Eddie Collins 2
1 Charlie Hanford 2
1 Harry Hooper 2
1 Fritz Maisel 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Schulz 5.00
2 Mordecai Brown 0.80
3 Dave Davenport 0.67
3 Smoky Joe Wood 0.67
5 Mike Prendergast 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Cocreham 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Dave Davenport 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hooks Dauss 6
1 Dave Davenport 6
3 Al Schulz 5
4 Mordecai Brown 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Dalton .324
2 Rebel Oakes .321
3 Jake Daubert .319
4 Zack Wheat .316
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 88
3 Home Run Baker 85
3 Sherry Magee 85
5 Benny Kauff 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 61
2 Benny Kauff 59
3 George Burns 53
4 Eddie Collins 51
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
1 Christy Mathewson 23
4 Pete Alexander 22
4 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 Joe Tinker .421
1 Zack Wheat .421
3 Steve Yerkes .413
4 Jack Fournier .381
5 Gavvy Cravath .367

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 17
1 Solly Hofman 17
1 Red Smith 17
4 Gavvy Cravath 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 12
2 Eddie Collins 9
2 Charlie Hanford 9
4 George Burns 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaton 0.50
1 Doc Watson 0.50
3 Claude Hendrix 0.64
4 Jeff Tesreau 0.75
4 2 others tied 0.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 41
2 Smoky Joe Wood 28
3 Dave Davenport 25
3 Jeff Tesreau 25
5 3 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Falkenberg 2
2 Jim Bluejacket 1
2 Howie Camnitz 1
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zack Wheat .371
2 Gavvy Cravath .370
3 Eddie Collins .366
4 Joe Connolly .363
5 Max Carey .353

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 Solly Hofman 24
2 Sam Crawford 23
2 George Perring 23
4 Red Smith 22
4 Tex Wisterzil 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 19
2 Eddie Collins 13
3 Benny Kauff 12
4 George Burns 11
4 Baldy Louden 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie Shore 0.99
2 Bill Doak 1.17
3 Bob Groom 1.29
4 Ross Reynolds 1.30
5 Doc Watson 1.33

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 Dave Davenport 43
4 Willie Mitchell 42
5 Walter Johnson 41

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 .319
3 George Burns .306
4 Heinie Zimmerman .296
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 99
2 Sherry Magee 98
3 Home Run Baker 97
4 Frank LaPorte 92
4 Heinie Zimmerman 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 74
2 Eddie Collins 60
3 Benny Kauff 59
4 George Burns 57
5 Hap Myers 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.17
2 Claude Hendrix 1.56
3 Walter Johnson 1.72
4 Russ Ford 1.80
5 Doc Watson 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 28
2 Claude Hendrix 26
3 Christy Mathewson 25
3 Tom Seaton 25
3 Jeff Tesreau 25

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 7
2 Larry Cheney 6
2 Dave Davenport 6
2 Russ Ford 6
5 3 tied 5