On This Day

Friday, October 2, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 97 51 .655 --
Red Sox 90 59 .604 7.5
Senators 78 72 .520 20.0
Tigers 78 73 .517 20.5
Browns 69 81 .460 29.0
White Sox 69 82 .457 29.5
Yankees 68 82 .453 30.0
Naps 51 100 .338 47.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 90 57 .612 --
Giants 81 68 .544 10.0
Cardinals 79 69 .534 11.5
Cubs 75 74 .503 16.0
Phillies 73 76 .490 18.0
Robins 72 76 .486 18.5
Pirates 66 83 .443 25.0
Reds 58 91 .389 33.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Chi-Feds 84 64 .568 --
Hoosiers 81 65 .555 2.0
Terrapins 78 67 .538 4.5
Buffeds 76 67 .531 5.5
Tip-Tops 74 72 .507 9.0
Packers 65 79 .451 17.0
Rebels 60 81 .426 20.5
Terriers 61 84 .421 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Hoblitzell 4
2 Jim Delahanty 3
2 Dots Miller 3
4 George Anderson 2
4 17 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Anderson 1
1 Bob Bescher 1
1 Chick Gandil 1
1 Fritz Maisel 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Hoblitzell 4
2 Hal Janvrin 3
3 George Anderson 2
3 Chick Gandil 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 2
1 Doc Cook 2
1 Art Fletcher 2
4 Merito Acosta 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Douglas 2.00
2 Harry Harper 1.20
3 George McQuillan 0.71
4 Mordecai Brown 0.67
5 Jeff Tesreau 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Harry Harper 1
1 George McQuillan 1
1 Pol Perritt 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Harper 12
2 Phil Douglas 8
2 Jeff Tesreau 8
4 Mordecai Brown 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .333
2 Sherry Magee .321
3 Jack Dalton .320
4 Zack Wheat .315
5 Rebel Oakes .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 19
2 Vic Saier 18
3 Dutch Zwilling 16
4 Duke Kenworthy 15
4 Sherry Magee 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 102
2 Sherry Magee 98
3 Gavvy Cravath 97
4 Sam Crawford 95
5 Heinie Zimmerman 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 69
2 Benny Kauff 68
3 George Burns 63
4 Eddie Collins 56
5 2 tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.00
2 Claude Hendrix 1.65
3 Walter Johnson 1.69
4 Rube Foster 1.83
5 Bill Doak 1.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 223
2 Walter Johnson 222
3 Pete Alexander 208
4 Earl Moseley 202
5 Jeff Tesreau 189

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 Casey Stengel .444
2 Jake Daubert .422
2 Sherry Magee .422
4 Beals Becker .411
5 Jack Fournier .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 6
2 Bob Bescher 3
2 Sherry Magee 3
2 Dutch Zwilling 3
5 6 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Cutshaw 24
2 Gavvy Cravath 18
2 Chick Gandil 18
4 Dutch Zwilling 15
5 Solly Hofman 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 9
2 Del Pratt 8
2 Burt Shotton 8
4 Eddie Foster 7
5 11 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mullin 0.00
2 Chief Bender 0.50
2 Dan Griner 0.50
4 Harry Hoch 0.53
5 Walter Johnson 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Raleigh Aitchison 4
1 Jeff Pfeffer 4
1 Dick Rudolph 4
4 Pete Alexander 3
4 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 33
2 Pete Alexander 29
2 Cy Falkenberg 29
2 Walter Johnson 29
5 Tom Seaton 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alex Main 2
2 Rube Bressler 1
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 Claude Hendrix 1
2 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Casey Stengel .400
2 Benny Meyer .392
3 Jake Daubert .379
4 Zack Wheat .379
5 Steve Yerkes .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 9
2 Sherry Magee 4
2 Dutch Zwilling 4
4 Beals Becker 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 40
2 George Cutshaw 35
3 Red Smith 31
4 Sherry Magee 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 18
2 Fritz Maisel 17
3 Charlie Hanford 16
4 Max Carey 13
4 2 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mullin 0.56
2 Jim Shaw 0.99
3 Bill Steen 1.31
4 Bill Doak 1.50
5 Raleigh Aitchison 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Rudolph 9
2 Pete Alexander 8
2 Bill James 8
4 Jeff Tesreau 7
5 5 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 79
2 Bill James 54
3 Pete Alexander 53
4 Walter Johnson 51
5 Cy Falkenberg 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alex Main 3
2 Cy Falkenberg 2
2 Frank Smith 2
4 George Baumgardner 1
4 32 others tied 1