On This Day

Thursday, April 23, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 7 2 .778 --
Tigers 6 2 .750 0.5
Yankees 4 2 .667 1.5
Senators 4 3 .571 2.0
Red Sox 3 4 .429 3.0
Browns 3 5 .375 3.5
Athletics 2 4 .333 3.5
Naps 1 8 .111 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 7 1 .875 --
Phillies 4 2 .667 2.0
Robins 3 2 .600 2.5
Cubs 3 4 .429 3.5
Giants 2 3 .400 3.5
Cardinals 3 5 .375 4.0
Braves 2 4 .333 4.0
Reds 2 5 .286 4.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Terriers 7 1 .875 --
Terrapins 4 2 .667 2.0
Buffeds 3 2 .600 2.5
Tip-Tops 2 3 .400 3.5
Chi-Feds 3 5 .375 4.0
Packers 3 5 .375 4.0
Hoosiers 3 5 .375 4.0
Rebels 1 3 .250 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hugh Bradley 4
2 Bullet Joe Bush 3
2 Eddie Foster 3
2 Davy Jones 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Art Wilson 2
2 Ted Easterly 1
2 Fred Merkle 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doyle 3
1 Fred Merkle 3
1 Ed Sweeney 3
1 Art Wilson 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Meyer 2
2 Jimmy Austin 1
2 Jack Barry 1
2 Hugh Bradley 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeff Tesreau 1.50
2 Walter Johnson 0.70
3 Phil Douglas 0.60
4 Kaiser Wilhelm 0.58
5 Willie Mitchell 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Cy Barger 1
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 Rankin Johnson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Tesreau 9
2 Bullet Joe Bush 7
2 Walter Johnson 7
2 Kaiser Wilhelm 7
5 Lefty Tyler 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ferdie Schupp 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shano Collins .467
2 Harry Swacina .458
3 Sam Crawford .452
4 Danny Murphy .444
5 Jack Dalton .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Art Wilson 4
2 Sherry Magee 3
3 Fred Merkle 2
3 Jimmy Walsh 2
5 22 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 13
2 Ty Cobb 8
2 George Gibson 8
4 Larry Doyle 7
4 4 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Barry 5
1 Buck Herzog 5
3 Lena Blackburne 3
3 Luther Bonin 3
3 15 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.00
1 Joe Benz 0.00
1 Weldon Wyckoff 0.00
1 Bill Doak 0.00
1 9 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 2
1 Rube Benton 2
1 Joe Benz 2
1 Wilbur Cooper 2
1 12 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 20
2 Walter Johnson 19
3 Cy Falkenberg 16
4 Dutch Leonard 15
4 Jack Quinn 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Ford 2
2 Red Ames 1
2 Larry Cheney 1
2 Bert Maxwell 1
2 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .348
2 Sam Crawford .324
3 Jim Viox .315
4 Honus Wagner .306
5 Red Smith .302

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 20
2 Fred Luderus 17
3 Sherry Magee 14
3 Vic Saier 14
5 Home Run Baker 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 107
2 Sam Crawford 97
3 Heinie Zimmerman 91
4 Vic Saier 88
5 Home Run Baker 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 69
2 Max Carey 63
3 Danny Moeller 57
3 Hap Myers 57
5 Ty Cobb 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.22
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.77
3 Chief Bender 1.85
4 Reb Russell 1.97
5 Willie Mitchell 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 36
2 Tom Seaton 26
3 Pete Alexander 24
3 Christy Mathewson 24
5 Reb Russell 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 251
2 Cy Falkenberg 171
3 Jeff Tesreau 170
4 Pete Alexander 166
5 Bob Groom 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 13
2 Larry Cheney 10
3 Mordecai Brown 6
3 Doc Crandall 6
3 Tom Hughes 6