On This Day

Friday, October 9, 1914

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1914 World Series

Boston leads series 1 - 0

Boston Braves 7
Philadelphia Athletics 1
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Delahanty 5
2 Rinaldo Williams 4
3 Walter Blair 3
3 Hal Chase 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Solly Hofman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Jacklitsch 2
1 Rabbit Maranville 2
1 Possum Whitted 2
4 Hugh Bradley 1
4 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Lennox 3
2 Enos Kirkpatrick 2
2 Jimmy Walsh 2
4 Walter Blair 1
4 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George LeClair 1.00
1 Dick Rudolph 1.00
3 Fred Anderson 0.62
4 Jim Bluejacket 0.54
5 Russ Ford 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Ford 1
1 George LeClair 1
1 Dick Rudolph 1
1 Frank Smith 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Elmer Knetzer 9
2 Dick Rudolph 8
3 Jim Bluejacket 7
4 Fred Anderson 5
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kaiser Wilhelm 1

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 99 53 .651 --
Red Sox 91 62 .595 8.5
Senators 81 73 .526 19.0
Tigers 80 73 .523 19.5
Browns 71 82 .464 28.5
White Sox 70 84 .455 30.0
Yankees 70 84 .455 30.0
Naps 51 102 .333 48.5

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 94 59 .614 --
Giants 84 70 .545 10.5
Cardinals 81 72 .529 13.0
Cubs 78 76 .506 16.5
Robins 75 79 .487 19.5
Phillies 74 80 .481 20.5
Pirates 69 85 .448 25.5
Reds 60 94 .390 34.5

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Hoosiers 88 65 .575 --
Chi-Feds 87 67 .565 1.5
Terrapins 83 69 .546 4.5
Buffeds 80 70 .533 6.5
Tip-Tops 76 76 .500 11.5
Packers 67 84 .444 20.0
Rebels 63 86 .423 23.0
Terriers 62 89 .411 25.0