On This Day

Saturday, September 19, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 89 48 .650 --
Red Sox 81 54 .600 7.0
Tigers 75 64 .540 15.0
Senators 71 64 .526 17.0
White Sox 64 73 .467 25.0
Browns 62 75 .453 27.0
Yankees 62 76 .449 27.5
Naps 44 94 .319 45.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 78 55 .586 --
Giants 76 59 .563 3.0
Cubs 72 66 .522 8.5
Cardinals 71 66 .518 9.0
Phillies 67 71 .486 13.5
Pirates 62 73 .459 17.0
Robins 62 74 .456 17.5
Reds 56 80 .412 23.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Chi-Feds 77 60 .562 --
Hoosiers 77 60 .562 0.0
Terrapins 71 62 .534 4.0
Buffeds 70 63 .526 5.0
Tip-Tops 69 65 .515 6.5
Packers 62 74 .456 14.5
Terriers 58 78 .426 18.5
Rebels 55 77 .417 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Delahanty 5
2 Beals Becker 4
2 Jake Daubert 4
2 Mike Mitchell 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 1
1 George Cutshaw 1
1 Cozy Dolan 1
1 Al Halt 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Solly Hofman 5
2 Johnny Bates 4
2 Hank Gowdy 4
2 Zack Wheat 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Burt Shotton 3
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Eddie Grant 2
2 Al Halt 2
2 4 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Alexander 5.50
2 Jeff Pfeffer 2.00
3 Nick Cullop 1.20
4 Russ Ford 0.58
5 Wilbur Cooper 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Frank Allen 1
1 George Baumgardner 1
1 Pug Cavet 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 11
2 Russ Ford 7
3 Nick Cullop 6
3 Earl Moseley 6
3 Jeff Pfeffer 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alex Main 1
1 Lefty Tyler 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .327
2 Jack Dalton .327
3 Zack Wheat .319
4 Sherry Magee .314
5 Rebel Oakes .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 18
2 Duke Kenworthy 15
3 Gavvy Cravath 13
3 Sherry Magee 13
3 Dutch Zwilling 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 96
2 Sam Crawford 91
3 Sherry Magee 90
4 Steve Evans 87
5 Home Run Baker 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 66
2 Fritz Maisel 64
3 George Burns 57
4 Eddie Collins 54
5 Buck Herzog 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.00
2 Claude Hendrix 1.59
3 Walter Johnson 1.74
4 Russ Ford 1.85
5 Rube Foster 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 27
2 Pete Alexander 25
2 Walter Johnson 25
4 Christy Mathewson 24
4 Jeff Tesreau 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 200
2 Cy Falkenberg 194
2 Earl Moseley 194
4 Pete Alexander 190
5 Dutch Leonard 177

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 Ty Cobb .462
2 Zack Wheat .441
3 Frank Schulte .408
4 Hal Chase .406
5 Jake Daubert .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 3
1 Fred Merkle 3
3 Gavvy Cravath 2
3 Steve Evans 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 23
2 Hal Chase 20
3 Steve Evans 16
3 Sherry Magee 16
5 Red Smith 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 12
2 Benny Kauff 8
2 Fritz Maisel 8
2 Eddie Murphy 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Pierce 0.00
2 Jack Bentley 0.26
3 Dan Griner 0.39
4 Jack Warhop 0.50
5 Al Tedrow 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 5
2 Bill Bailey 4
2 Pug Cavet 4
2 Claude Hendrix 4
2 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 41
2 Pete Alexander 33
3 Willie Mitchell 25
3 Jeff Tesreau 25
5 Bill James 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alex Main 2
1 Frank Smith 2
3 George Baumgardner 1
3 Jim Bluejacket 1
3 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .363
2 Gavvy Cravath .356
3 Hal Chase .356
4 Zack Wheat .348
5 Casey Stengel .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 4
2 Hal Chase 3
2 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Steve Evans 3
2 Fred Merkle 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 30
2 Solly Hofman 26
3 George Perring 25
4 Hal Chase 23
4 Red Smith 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 19
2 George Burns 14
2 Eddie Collins 14
4 Charlie Hanford 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mullin 0.72
2 Ross Reynolds 1.04
3 Jack Bentley 1.06
4 Bill Doak 1.09
5 Ben Tincup 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 7
1 Bill James 7
1 Jeff Tesreau 7
4 Pug Cavet 6
4 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 65
2 Pete Alexander 46
2 Bill James 46
2 Willie Mitchell 46
5 Dave Davenport 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Cicotte 2
1 Cy Falkenberg 2
1 Alex Main 2
1 Erskine Mayer 2
1 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .328
2 Jack Dalton .327
3 Zack Wheat .324
4 Rebel Oakes .313
5 Sherry Magee .311

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 Sherry Magee 101
2 Sam Crawford 98
3 Frank LaPorte 96
4 Home Run Baker 94
4 Heinie Zimmerman 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 69
2 Benny Kauff 66
3 Eddie Collins 61
4 George Burns 59
5 Buck Herzog 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.07
2 Claude Hendrix 1.62
3 Walter Johnson 1.71
4 Bill Doak 1.85
5 Rube Foster 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 29
2 Walter Johnson 28
3 Pete Alexander 26
3 Jeff Tesreau 26
5 2 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 218
2 Pete Alexander 215
3 Earl Moseley 206
4 Cy Falkenberg 197
5 Dutch Leonard 193

Saves

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