On This Day

Thursday, May 14, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 18 7 .720 --
Athletics 11 8 .579 4.0
Yankees 10 10 .500 5.5
Senators 11 11 .500 5.5
Browns 11 12 .478 6.0
Red Sox 9 11 .450 6.5
White Sox 11 15 .423 7.5
Naps 8 15 .348 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 15 5 .750 --
Giants 10 6 .625 3.0
Phillies 10 7 .588 3.5
Robins 9 8 .529 4.5
Reds 12 11 .522 4.5
Cubs 10 13 .435 6.5
Cardinals 10 15 .400 7.5
Braves 3 14 .176 10.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Terrapins 13 5 .722 --
Terriers 13 10 .565 2.5
Hoosiers 11 9 .550 3.0
Chi-Feds 11 10 .524 3.5
Tip-Tops 8 8 .500 4.0
Rebels 8 12 .400 6.0
Buffeds 7 11 .389 6.0
Packers 9 15 .375 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Gibson 3
1 Fred Jacklitsch 3
1 Hans Lobert 3
1 Al Scheer 3
1 Ed Willett 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Quinn 1
1 Jimmy Walsh 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Beals Becker 4
2 Hugh Bradley 2
2 Tommy Clarke 2
2 Fred Jacklitsch 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Ed Holly 2
1 Miller Huggins 2
4 Zinn Beck 1
4 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Plank 1.50
2 Rube Benton 1.00
3 Dutch Leonard 0.90
4 Jean Dubuc 0.80
4 Hippo Vaughn 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Adams 1
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 9
1 Eddie Plank 9
3 Rip Hagerman 6
3 Ray Keating 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Davenport 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hugh Bradley .423
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .396
3 Jake Daubert .375
4 Ed Lennox .371
4 Al Wickland .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Lennox 6
1 Art Wilson 6
3 Jimmy Walsh 5
4 Duke Kenworthy 4
4 Sherry Magee 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Lennox 26
2 Art Wilson 20
3 Hugh Bradley 19
3 Duke Kenworthy 19
3 Sherry Magee 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lena Blackburne 10
2 George Burns 9
2 Clyde Milan 9
2 Herbie Moran 9
5 5 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.33
2 Bob Shawkey 0.45
3 Ray Caldwell 0.50
4 Babe Adams 0.72
5 Ray Fisher 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 5
1 Rube Benton 5
1 Larry Cheney 5
1 Doc Crandall 5
1 Claude Hendrix 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 52
2 Dutch Leonard 47
3 Bob Groom 37
3 Walter Johnson 37
5 Jack Quinn 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George McQuillan 3
2 Larry Cheney 2
2 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Russ Ford 2
2 Jeff Pfeffer 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hugh Bradley .480
2 Ed Lennox .449
3 Jake Daubert .441
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .396
5 Ty Cobb .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Lennox 6
2 Duke Kenworthy 3
2 Jimmy Walsh 3
4 Jake Daubert 2
4 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Lennox 22
2 Jack Lewis 13
3 Hugh Bradley 12
3 Duke Kenworthy 12
3 George Stovall 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 9
2 Lena Blackburne 7
3 Benny Kauff 6
4 George Burns 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Foster 0.00
1 Jeff Pfeffer 0.00
3 Larry Cheney 0.20
4 Dutch Leonard 0.33
5 Earl Hamilton 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Cheney 4
2 Ray Caldwell 3
2 Dutch Leonard 3
2 Frank Smith 3
2 Kaiser Wilhelm 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 28
2 Bob Groom 23
2 Claude Hendrix 23
4 Larry Cheney 21
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Babe Adams 1
2 Cy Barger 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .365
2 Sam Crawford .337
3 Jim Viox .305
4 Red Smith .300
5 Honus Wagner .300

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 18
2 Gavvy Cravath 17
3 Vic Saier 14
4 Home Run Baker 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 109
2 Sam Crawford 105
3 Heinie Zimmerman 91
4 Home Run Baker 90
5 2 tied 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 66
2 Max Carey 63
3 Ty Cobb 57
4 Danny Moeller 52
5 Hap Myers 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.49
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.57
3 Babe Adams 1.81
4 Reb Russell 1.90
5 Ray Caldwell 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 33
2 Tom Seaton 26
3 Pete Alexander 23
3 Rube Marquard 23
3 Christy Mathewson 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 240
2 Bob Groom 172
3 Pete Alexander 166
4 Dutch Leonard 164
5 2 tied 160

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 13
2 Larry Cheney 10
3 Doc Crandall 6
3 Tom Hughes 6
5 Mordecai Brown 5