On This Day

Wednesday, May 27, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 21 12 .636 --
Athletics 17 12 .586 2.0
Tigers 21 15 .583 1.5
Browns 16 17 .485 5.0
Red Sox 15 16 .484 5.0
Yankees 14 16 .467 5.5
White Sox 16 20 .444 6.5
Naps 11 23 .324 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 21 9 .700 --
Giants 18 11 .621 2.5
Reds 21 15 .583 3.0
Robins 14 15 .483 6.5
Cardinals 18 20 .474 7.0
Cubs 15 21 .417 9.0
Phillies 12 17 .414 8.5
Braves 9 20 .310 11.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Terrapins 22 7 .759 --
Tip-Tops 13 13 .500 7.5
Chi-Feds 16 16 .500 7.5
Packers 16 18 .471 8.5
Terriers 16 18 .471 8.5
Hoosiers 14 16 .467 8.5
Buffeds 12 15 .444 9.0
Rebels 12 18 .400 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Gilbert 3
1 Heinie Groh 3
1 Dode Paskert 3
1 Tris Speaker 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rabbit Maranville 1
1 Howie Shanks 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rabbit Maranville 4
2 Howie Shanks 3
3 Larry Gardner 2
3 Duffy Lewis 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hugh High 2
2 Rivington Bisland 1
2 Tommy Clarke 1
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc Ayers 1.00
2 Rube Marshall 0.40
3 George Suggs 0.30
4 Red Ames 0.29
4 2 others tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Dick Rudolph 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc Ayers 6
2 Red Ames 4
3 Casey Hageman 3
3 Dick Rudolph 3
3 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Bentley 1
1 Rube Benton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hugh Bradley .388
2 Ed Lennox .381
3 Art Wilson .371
4 George Burns .364
5 Jack Dalton .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Walsh 7
1 Art Wilson 7
3 Ed Lennox 6
4 Duke Kenworthy 5
4 Sherry Magee 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Lennox 35
2 Duke Kenworthy 28
3 Howie Shanks 27
3 George Stovall 27
3 Art Wilson 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 15
2 Clyde Milan 14
3 Fritz Maisel 13
3 Armando Marsans 13
5 6 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.52
2 Ray Fisher 0.84
3 Ray Caldwell 1.21
4 Babe Adams 1.28
5 Rube Foster 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 7
1 Walter Johnson 7
1 Tom Seaton 7
4 Red Ames 6
4 12 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 67
2 Dutch Leonard 59
3 Bob Groom 57
4 Willie Mitchell 46
5 Larry Cheney 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Bentley 3
1 Rube Benton 3
1 Larry Cheney 3
1 George McQuillan 3
1 Jeff Pfeffer 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Benny Kauff .468
2 Roger Bresnahan .455
3 George Burns .449
4 George Gibson .412
5 Ed Lennox .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 3
1 Jimmy Walsh 3
3 Rube Oldring 2
3 Vic Saier 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Howie Shanks 14
2 Jimmy Walsh 12
3 Benny Kauff 11
4 Cad Coles 10
4 4 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wilbur Good 8
1 Benny Kauff 8
1 Clyde Milan 8
4 Cozy Dolan 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Foster 0.00
2 Earl Yingling 0.31
3 George Pierce 0.60
4 Claude Hendrix 0.66
5 Walter Johnson 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 5
2 Bill Doak 4
2 Tom Seaton 4
2 George Suggs 4
5 10 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Shaw 26
2 Dutch Leonard 21
3 Red Ames 20
3 Doc Ayers 20
3 3 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Bentley 2
1 Rube Benton 2
1 Jack Rowan 2
1 Slim Sallee 2
5 14 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Lennox .412
2 George Burns .398
3 Hugh Bradley .397
4 Honus Wagner .358
5 Jake Daubert .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Lennox 6
2 Jimmy Walsh 5
3 Duke Kenworthy 4
4 George Burns 3
4 8 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Lennox 31
2 Howie Shanks 24
2 George Stovall 24
4 Duke Kenworthy 21
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 14
2 Benny Kauff 13
3 Armando Marsans 11
4 Fritz Maisel 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Cheney 0.61
2 Dutch Leonard 0.77
3 Rube Foster 0.80
4 Ray Fisher 1.03
5 Earl Yingling 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 6
1 Christy Mathewson 6
1 Tom Seaton 6
4 Ray Caldwell 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 47
2 Dutch Leonard 44
3 Bob Groom 43
4 Jim Shaw 39
5 Willie Mitchell 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Bentley 3
1 Rube Benton 3
3 Chief Bender 2
3 Hooks Dauss 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .349
2 Sam Crawford .333
3 George Burns .311
4 Fred Snodgrass .305
5 Jim Viox .304

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 17
1 Fred Luderus 17
3 Vic Saier 15
4 Home Run Baker 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 103
2 Gavvy Cravath 98
3 Home Run Baker 92
4 Vic Saier 90
5 Stuffy McInnis 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 61
1 Clyde Milan 61
3 Danny Moeller 53
3 Hap Myers 53
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.41
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.64
3 Babe Adams 1.89
4 Ray Caldwell 1.94
5 Dutch Leonard 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 32
2 Tom Seaton 27
3 Christy Mathewson 25
4 Rube Marquard 23
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 227
2 Bob Groom 183
3 Dutch Leonard 176
4 Claude Hendrix 163
5 3 tied 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 12
2 Larry Cheney 10
3 Doc Crandall 6
3 Tom Hughes 6
5 3 tied 5