On This Day

Sunday, May 31, 1914

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	21	13	.618	--
Senators	23	15	.605	0.0
Tigers	23	17	.575	1.0
Browns	18	19	.486	4.5
Red Sox	17	19	.472	5.0
Yankees	16	19	.457	5.5
White Sox	18	22	.450	6.0
Naps	13	25	.342	10.0

Games

White Sox 6, Naps 1

Browns 4, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	21	11	.656	--
Reds	25	15	.625	0.0
Pirates	21	14	.600	1.5
Phillies	15	18	.455	6.5
Cardinals	19	23	.452	7.0
Cubs	18	22	.450	7.0
Robins	14	18	.438	7.0
Braves	10	22	.313	11.0

Games

Reds 2, Pirates 1

Pirates 5, Reds 5

Cubs 11, Cardinals 1

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Terrapins	22	11	.667	--
Chi-Feds	18	17	.514	5.0
Buffeds	15	16	.484	6.0
Packers	18	20	.474	6.5
Terriers	18	20	.474	6.5
Rebels	16	18	.471	6.5
Tip-Tops	14	16	.467	6.5
Hoosiers	15	18	.455	7.0

Games

Chi-Feds 1, Hoosiers 0

Packers 5, Terriers 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ray Demmitt	3
1	Heinie Groh	3
1	Buck Herzog	3
1	Tommy Leach	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	1
1	Cozy Dolan	1
1	Jimmy Johnston	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Heinie Zimmerman	6
2	Heinie Groh	4
3	Tommy Clarke	2
3	Shano Collins	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Beck	1
1	Chet Chadbourne	1
1	Shano Collins	1
1	Red Corriden	1
1	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Benz	1.50
2	Doc Watson	0.78
3	Jean Dubuc	0.62
4	George Baumgardner	0.57
5	2 tied	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	George Baumgardner	1
1	Joe Benz	1
1	Pete Henning	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doc Watson	7
2	Jean Dubuc	5
3	George Baumgardner	4
3	Rube Benton	4
3	5 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hugh Bradley	.392
2	George Burns	.368
3	Ed Lennox	.364
4	Art Wilson	.362
5	Jack Dalton	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Walsh	8
2	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	Howie Shanks	32
3	Duke Kenworthy	29
4	George Stovall	28
4	Heinie Zimmerman	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	15
1	Clyde Milan	15
3	Lee Magee	14
4	Fritz Maisel	13
4	Armando Marsans	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.84
2	Ray Fisher	0.87
3	Dave Davenport	1.15
4	Joe Benz	1.23
5	Zip Zabel	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Hendrix	8
1	Walter Johnson	8
3	Red Ames	7
3	Ray Caldwell	7
3	4 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Hendrix	73
2	Dutch Leonard	65
3	Bob Groom	62
4	Cy Falkenberg	52
5	Larry Cheney	48

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	.511
2	George Burns	.457
3	Ed Lennox	.420
4	Heinie Groh	.370
5	Baldy Louden	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	2
1	Gavvy Cravath	2
1	Rube Oldring	2
1	Vic Saier	2
1	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Howie Shanks	16
2	Jimmy Walsh	13
3	Baldy Louden	12
3	Fred Snodgrass	12
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wilbur Good	7
2	Bob Bescher	6
2	Cozy Dolan	6
2	Benny Kauff	6
2	5 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Benz	0.00
2	Rube Foster	0.35
3	Walter Johnson	0.36
4	Eddie Cicotte	0.56
5	Claude Hendrix	0.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	5
2	Joe Benz	3
2	Ray Caldwell	3
2	Cy Falkenberg	3
2	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Groom	25
2	Doc Ayers	24
3	Jim Shaw	20
4	Elmer Knetzer	19
5	5 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Bentley	2
1	Rube Benton	2
1	Jack Rowan	2
1	Slim Sallee	2
5	13 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hugh Bradley	.429
2	George Burns	.402
3	Ed Lennox	.398
4	Jake Daubert	.319
5	Jack Dalton	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Lennox	6
1	Jimmy Walsh	6
3	Charlie Hanford	4
3	Duke Kenworthy	4
5	6 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Lennox	30
2	Howie Shanks	29
3	Duke Kenworthy	21
3	George Stovall	21
3	Jimmy Walsh	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	15
2	Benny Kauff	13
3	Shano Collins	10
3	Lee Magee	10
3	Fritz Maisel	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Foster	0.20
2	Larry Cheney	0.81
3	Bob Harmon	1.13
4	Dutch Leonard	1.14
5	Earl Yingling	1.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	7
2	Ray Caldwell	6
2	Walter Johnson	6
4	Bullet Joe Bush	5
4	10 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	46
2	Claude Hendrix	44
3	Jim Shaw	42
4	Bob Groom	38
5	Red Ames	37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.344
2	George Burns	.312
3	Fred Snodgrass	.308
4	Honus Wagner	.299
5	Red Smith	.299

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	18
2	Fred Luderus	17
3	Vic Saier	15
4	Home Run Baker	11
4	3 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	107
2	Gavvy Cravath	99
3	Home Run Baker	92
4	Heinie Zimmerman	90
5	Vic Saier	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	62
2	Max Carey	60
3	Hap Myers	54
4	Danny Moeller	53
5	Ty Cobb	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.39
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.65
3	Babe Adams	1.91
4	Reb Russell	1.97
5	Dutch Leonard	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	33
2	Tom Seaton	27
3	Christy Mathewson	25
4	Rube Marquard	24
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	221
2	Bob Groom	181
2	Dutch Leonard	181
4	Pete Alexander	170
5	Jim Scott	167

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	11
2	Larry Cheney	10
3	Doc Crandall	6
3	Tom Hughes	6
5	2 tied	5