On This Day

Monday, September 28, 1914

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	95	50	.655	--
Red Sox	88	58	.603	7.5
Senators	77	70	.524	19.0
Tigers	77	71	.520	19.5
White Sox	68	80	.459	28.5
Browns	67	79	.459	28.5
Yankees	67	80	.456	29.0
Naps	49	100	.329	48.0

Games

Red Sox 5, White Sox 2

Naps 5, Yankees 2

Tigers 11, Senators 3

Browns 7, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	87	56	.608	--
Giants	80	65	.552	8.0
Cardinals	77	69	.527	11.5
Cubs	75	72	.510	14.0
Phillies	72	75	.490	17.0
Robins	71	75	.486	17.5
Pirates	63	82	.434	25.0
Reds	58	89	.395	31.0

Games

Robins 7, Cardinals 3

Giants 5, Pirates 2

Giants 13, Pirates 6

Reds 4, Phillies 3

Braves 7, Cubs 6

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Chi-Feds	82	63	.566	--
Hoosiers	80	64	.556	1.5
Terrapins	76	65	.539	4.0
Buffeds	73	66	.525	6.0
Tip-Tops	72	70	.507	8.5
Packers	65	77	.458	15.5
Terriers	61	82	.427	20.0
Rebels	58	80	.420	20.5

Games

Terrapins 5, Terriers 3

Terrapins 4, Terriers 3

Tip-Tops 9, Chi-Feds 5

Packers 10, Buffeds 10

Rebels 3, Hoosiers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Bescher	4
1	Art Fletcher	4
1	Art Kruger	4
1	Fred Merkle	4
1	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Bescher	2
2	George Cutshaw	1
2	Alex McCarthy	1
2	Art Watson	1
2	Dutch Zwilling	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Cutshaw	5
1	Art Fletcher	5
3	Bob Bescher	4
3	Mickey Doolin	4
5	6 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tom Daley	2
1	Solly Hofman	2
1	Red Killefer	2
1	George Moriarty	2
1	3 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Earl Hamilton	1.00
2	Al Demaree	0.80
3	Ed Lafitte	0.57
4	Paul Carter	0.55
4	Harry Coveleski	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Raleigh Aitchison	1
1	Cy Barger	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Paul Carter	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Hamilton	9
2	Ed Lafitte	8
3	Paul Carter	6
3	Harry Coveleski	6
3	Kaiser Wilhelm	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.335
2	Sherry Magee	.324
3	Jack Dalton	.322
4	Zack Wheat	.317
5	Rebel Oakes	.310

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank LaPorte	101
2	Sherry Magee	96
3	Gavvy Cravath	94
3	Sam Crawford	94
3	Heinie Zimmerman	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	67
1	Fritz Maisel	67
3	George Burns	60
4	Eddie Collins	56
5	Buck Herzog	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.00
2	Claude Hendrix	1.65
3	Walter Johnson	1.67
4	Russ Ford	1.75
5	Rube Foster	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Hendrix	28
2	Pete Alexander	27
2	Walter Johnson	27
4	Bill James	26
5	2 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	221
2	Cy Falkenberg	218
3	Pete Alexander	203
4	Earl Moseley	196
5	2 tied	181

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.442
2	Sherry Magee	.435
3	Eddie Murphy	.418
4	Dutch Zwilling	.415
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	5
2	Sherry Magee	3
3	Bob Bescher	2
3	George Cutshaw	2
3	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Cutshaw	23
2	Gavvy Cravath	22
3	Chick Gandil	18
4	Art Fletcher	16
5	Dutch Zwilling	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Murphy	9
2	Ty Cobb	8
2	Benny Kauff	8
2	Clyde Milan	8
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Mullin	0.00
2	Walter Johnson	0.45
3	Dan Griner	0.48
4	Chief Bender	0.50
5	Harry Hoch	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Rudolph	5
2	Raleigh Aitchison	4
2	Pete Alexander	4
2	Ray Collins	4
2	3 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Bailey	39
2	Walter Johnson	32
3	Cy Falkenberg	31
3	Bill James	31
5	Pete Alexander	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Baumgardner	1
1	Rube Bressler	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Joe Engel	1
1	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.393
2	Jack Fournier	.390
3	Joe Tinker	.379
4	Zack Wheat	.376
5	Casey Stengel	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	8
2	Sherry Magee	4
3	Hal Chase	3
3	Steve Evans	3
3	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	38
2	George Cutshaw	34
3	Red Smith	31
4	Art Fletcher	26
4	3 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	18
2	George Burns	15
2	Eddie Murphy	15
4	Eddie Collins	14
4	Charlie Hanford	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Mullin	0.55
2	Jim Shaw	1.05
3	Jeff Tesreau	1.38
4	Mellie Wolfgang	1.40
5	Raleigh Aitchison	1.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	9
1	Bill James	9
3	Dick Rudolph	8
4	Claude Hendrix	7
4	Jeff Tesreau	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Bailey	84
2	Bill James	56
2	Walter Johnson	56
4	Pete Alexander	54
5	Jim Shaw	49

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cy Falkenberg	2
1	Alex Main	2
1	Frank Smith	2
4	George Baumgardner	1
4	35 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.335
2	Sherry Magee	.323
3	Zack Wheat	.322
4	Jack Dalton	.322
5	Rebel Oakes	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	19
2	Vic Saier	18
3	Duke Kenworthy	15
3	Sherry Magee	15
3	Dutch Zwilling	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	101
1	Frank LaPorte	101
3	Sherry Magee	100
4	Sam Crawford	96
4	Heinie Zimmerman	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	71
2	Benny Kauff	67
3	George Burns	62
4	Eddie Collins	58
5	Buck Herzog	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.96
2	Walter Johnson	1.68
3	Claude Hendrix	1.69
4	Rube Foster	1.77
5	Russ Ford	1.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Hendrix	28
1	Walter Johnson	28
3	Pete Alexander	27
3	Bill James	27
5	2 tied	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	230
2	Cy Falkenberg	221
3	Pete Alexander	217
4	Earl Moseley	204
5	Dutch Leonard	186

Saves

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