On This Day

Saturday, October 3, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 97 52 .651 --
Red Sox 90 60 .600 7.5
Senators 79 72 .523 19.0
Tigers 79 73 .520 19.5
Browns 71 81 .467 27.5
Yankees 69 82 .457 29.0
White Sox 69 84 .451 30.0
Naps 51 101 .336 47.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 91 58 .611 --
Giants 82 69 .543 10.0
Cardinals 80 70 .533 11.5
Cubs 76 75 .503 16.0
Robins 74 76 .493 17.5
Phillies 73 78 .483 19.0
Pirates 67 83 .447 24.5
Reds 58 92 .387 33.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Chi-Feds 85 64 .570 --
Hoosiers 82 65 .558 2.0
Terrapins 79 67 .541 4.5
Buffeds 76 68 .528 6.5
Tip-Tops 74 73 .503 10.0
Packers 65 80 .448 18.0
Rebels 61 81 .430 20.5
Terriers 61 85 .418 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Red Smith 4
2 Beals Becker 3
2 Luke Boone 3
2 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Walker 5
2 Chick Gandil 3
2 Bill Rariden 3
2 Dutch Zwilling 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivan Howard 2
1 Lee Magee 2
1 Fritz Maisel 2
1 Del Pratt 2
1 Chief Wilson 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill James 999.00
1 Dick Rudolph 999.00
3 Claude Hendrix 1.75
4 George Baumgardner 1.20
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Baumgardner 1
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Jean Dubuc 1
1 Ray Fisher 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Scott 8
2 Joe Benz 7
2 Ray Fisher 7
2 Claude Hendrix 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .332
2 Jack Dalton .320
3 Sherry Magee .320
4 Zack Wheat .314
5 Dutch Zwilling .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 99
3 Gavvy Cravath 98
4 Sam Crawford 97
5 Heinie Zimmerman 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 71
2 Benny Kauff 69
3 George Burns 63
4 Eddie Collins 56
5 2 tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.00
2 Claude Hendrix 1.63
3 Walter Johnson 1.69
4 Russ Ford 1.82
5 Rube Foster 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 29
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 214
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 .429
2 Heinie Zimmerman .421
3 Jake Daubert .413
4 Beals Becker .410
5 Chief Meyers .405

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 25
2 Chick Gandil 20
3 Gavvy Cravath 18
3 Dutch Zwilling 18
5 Solly Hofman 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Del Pratt 10
2 Ty Cobb 9
3 Burt Shotton 8
4 Eddie Foster 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mullin 0.00
2 Dan Griner 0.33
3 Chief Bender 0.50
4 Cy Falkenberg 0.80
5 Babe Adams 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Pfeffer 5
2 Dick Rudolph 4
2 Jim Shaw 4
2 George Suggs 4
5 12 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 35
2 Bill Bailey 33
3 Cy Falkenberg 29
4 Jim Shaw 27
5 Tom Seaton 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alex Main 2
2 Rube Bressler 1
2 Claude Hendrix 1
2 Pete Henning 1
2 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Casey Stengel .397
2 Benny Meyer .380
3 Beals Becker .374
4 Steve Yerkes .369
5 Jake Daubert .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 8
2 Dutch Zwilling 4
3 Beals Becker 3
3 Bob Bescher 3
3 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 40
2 George Cutshaw 37
3 Red Smith 30
4 Dutch Zwilling 29
5 Chick Gandil 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 18
1 Fritz Maisel 18
3 Ty Cobb 14
4 Max Carey 13
4 2 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mullin 0.56
2 Jim Shaw 0.92
3 Dick Rudolph 1.20
4 Bill Steen 1.31
5 Ed Lafitte 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 8
1 Dick Rudolph 8
3 Claude Hendrix 7
3 Bill James 7
3 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 79
2 Pete Alexander 59
3 Jim Shaw 51
4 Bill James 50
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 30 others tied 1