On This Day

Friday, May 1, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 11 4 .733 --
Yankees 6 4 .600 2.5
Athletics 6 5 .545 3.0
Browns 7 6 .538 3.0
Senators 6 6 .500 3.5
White Sox 7 8 .467 4.0
Red Sox 4 7 .364 5.0
Naps 3 10 .231 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 11 2 .846 --
Phillies 7 3 .700 2.5
Giants 5 4 .556 4.0
Robins 5 4 .556 4.0
Reds 7 7 .500 4.5
Cubs 5 9 .357 6.5
Cardinals 5 10 .333 7.0
Braves 2 8 .200 7.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Terriers 10 3 .769 --
Terrapins 7 4 .636 2.0
Tip-Tops 6 5 .545 3.0
Chi-Feds 7 7 .500 3.5
Hoosiers 7 7 .500 3.5
Buffeds 4 5 .444 4.0
Packers 5 9 .357 5.5
Rebels 2 8 .200 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
1 Danny Murphy 4
3 Home Run Baker 3
3 Bob Bescher 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vin Campbell 1
1 Jimmy Esmond 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Young 4
2 Bob Bescher 3
2 Vin Campbell 3
2 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gus Williams 2
2 Al Bridwell 1
2 Donie Bush 1
2 Fred Carisch 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Caldwell 2.00
2 Frank Smith 1.40
3 Hooks Dauss 0.88
4 Dave Davenport 0.86
5 Jim Scott 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Joe Conzelman 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moseley 8
2 Hooks Dauss 7
2 Frank Smith 7
4 Ray Caldwell 6
4 Dave Davenport 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George McQuillan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sherry Magee .447
2 Jack Dalton .432
3 Eddie Foster .400
4 Johnny Evers .368
5 Gavvy Cravath .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Art Wilson 6
2 Sherry Magee 3
3 Vin Campbell 2
3 Sam Crawford 2
3 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 16
2 Sam Crawford 11
2 George Gibson 11
2 Armando Marsans 11
2 Stuffy McInnis 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Barry 8
2 Herbie Moran 7
3 Mickey Doolin 6
3 Buck Herzog 6
3 Armando Marsans 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Caldwell 0.00
1 Al Demaree 0.00
1 Ray Fisher 0.00
4 Dutch Leonard 0.32
5 Bert Maxwell 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Rube Benton 3
1 Joe Conzelman 3
1 Doc Crandall 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 29
2 Walter Johnson 25
3 Bob Groom 24
3 Jack Quinn 24
5 Cy Falkenberg 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George McQuillan 3
2 Larry Cheney 2
2 Russ Ford 2
4 Red Ames 1
4 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .357
2 Sam Crawford .329
3 Jim Viox .312
4 Honus Wagner .310
5 Red Smith .301

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 20
2 Fred Luderus 17
3 Sherry Magee 13
3 Vic Saier 13
5 Home Run Baker 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 113
2 Sam Crawford 100
3 Home Run Baker 90
4 Heinie Zimmerman 88
5 2 tied 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 66
2 Max Carey 62
3 Ty Cobb 57
3 Hap Myers 57
5 Danny Moeller 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.33
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.63
3 Babe Adams 1.98
4 Chief Bender 1.99
5 Ray Caldwell 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 34
2 Tom Seaton 26
3 Pete Alexander 25
4 Rube Marquard 23
4 Christy Mathewson 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 239
2 Bob Groom 173
3 Cy Falkenberg 171
4 Jeff Tesreau 170
5 Pete Alexander 167

Saves

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