On This Day

Friday, May 15, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 19 7 .731 --
Athletics 12 8 .600 4.0
Senators 12 11 .522 5.5
Browns 12 12 .500 6.0
Yankees 10 11 .476 6.5
Red Sox 9 12 .429 7.5
White Sox 11 16 .407 8.5
Naps 8 16 .333 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 15 6 .714 --
Giants 11 6 .647 2.0
Phillies 10 8 .556 3.5
Robins 10 8 .556 3.5
Reds 13 11 .542 3.5
Cardinals 11 15 .423 6.5
Cubs 10 14 .417 6.5
Braves 3 15 .167 10.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Terrapins 14 5 .737 --
Chi-Feds 12 10 .545 3.5
Terriers 13 11 .542 3.5
Tip-Tops 9 8 .529 4.0
Hoosiers 11 10 .524 4.0
Packers 10 15 .400 7.0
Rebels 8 13 .381 7.0
Buffeds 7 12 .368 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Austin 3
1 George Cutshaw 3
1 Jack Dalton 3
1 Chick Gandil 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 1
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 Hap Myers 1
1 Tillie Walker 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zack Wheat 4
2 Tex Wisterzil 3
2 Heinie Zimmerman 3
4 Hick Cady 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Moeller 3
1 Red Smith 3
3 Claude Cooper 2
3 Lee Magee 2
3 3 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Claude Hendrix 3.00
2 Hooks Dauss 0.86
3 Cy Falkenberg 0.80
4 Jeff Pfeffer 0.38
5 3 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Nick Cullop 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Joe Engel 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 9
2 Cy Falkenberg 8
3 Jim Shaw 7
4 Hooks Dauss 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hugh Bradley .427
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .394
3 Al Wickland .389
4 Jake Daubert .368
5 Ed Lennox .351

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Lennox 26
2 Art Wilson 21
3 Hugh Bradley 19
3 Duke Kenworthy 19
3 Sherry Magee 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lena Blackburne 10
1 Armando Marsans 10
1 Clyde Milan 10
4 George Burns 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.33
2 Babe Adams 0.72
3 Ray Fisher 0.72
4 Ray Caldwell 0.81
5 Doc Watson 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 6
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Rube Benton 5
2 Larry Cheney 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 61
2 Dutch Leonard 47
3 Cy Falkenberg 39
4 Bob Groom 37
4 Walter Johnson 37

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 .500
2 Jake Daubert .421
3 Ed Lennox .417
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .413
5 Ty Cobb .386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Lennox 21
2 Jack Lewis 13
3 Howie Shanks 12
4 Duke Kenworthy 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 10
2 Lena Blackburne 7
2 Benny Kauff 7
4 Ty Cobb 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Foster 0.00
2 Larry Cheney 0.25
3 Dutch Leonard 0.33
4 Earl Hamilton 0.36
5 Babe Adams 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 3
1 Ray Caldwell 3
1 Larry Cheney 3
1 Hooks Dauss 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 32
2 Dutch Leonard 28
3 Hooks Dauss 22
3 Jim Shaw 22
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 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .365
2 Sam Crawford .334
3 Jim Viox .306
4 Art Fletcher .301
5 Red Smith .299

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 Home Run Baker 91
4 Heinie Zimmerman 90
5 2 tied 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 67
2 Max Carey 63
3 Ty Cobb 58
4 Danny Moeller 53
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.49
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.71
3 Babe Adams 1.81
4 Reb Russell 1.90
5 Ray Caldwell 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 32
2 Tom Seaton 26
3 Christy Mathewson 24
4 Pete Alexander 23
5 Rube Marquard 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 233
2 Bob Groom 172
3 Cy Falkenberg 168
4 Pete Alexander 166
5 Dutch Leonard 164

Saves

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