On This Day

Wednesday, June 3, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 25 15 .625 --
Senators 26 16 .619 0.0
Tigers 25 18 .581 1.5
Browns 21 19 .525 4.0
Red Sox 19 22 .463 6.5
Yankees 17 23 .425 8.0
White Sox 18 25 .419 8.5
Naps 14 27 .341 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 23 13 .639 --
Reds 26 17 .605 0.5
Pirates 21 17 .553 3.0
Cubs 21 22 .488 5.5
Robins 18 19 .486 5.5
Cardinals 21 24 .467 6.5
Phillies 17 20 .459 6.5
Braves 11 26 .297 12.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Terrapins 22 14 .611 --
Chi-Feds 21 17 .553 2.0
Tip-Tops 17 16 .515 3.5
Buffeds 17 18 .486 4.5
Rebels 18 20 .474 5.0
Hoosiers 17 19 .472 5.0
Terriers 19 22 .463 5.5
Packers 18 23 .439 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rube Oldring 6
2 Home Run Baker 4
2 Eddie Collins 4
2 Harry Hooper 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Lafitte 1
1 Fred Luderus 1
1 Danny Murphy 1
1 Al Shaw 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Schang 5
2 Wilbur Good 3
2 Hans Lobert 3
2 Fred Luderus 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cliff Daringer 2
1 Dots Miller 2
1 Tris Speaker 2
4 Hick Cady 1
4 28 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Claude Hendrix 1.11
2 Slim Sallee 0.71
3 Jim Shaw 0.56
4 Fred Anderson 0.54
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 10
2 Fred Anderson 7
3 Eddie Cicotte 6
4 Ray Keating 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Lennox .376
2 Jack Dalton .365
3 George Burns .359
4 Honus Wagner .336
5 Baldy Louden .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Walsh 8
2 Art Wilson 7
3 Duke Kenworthy 6
3 Ed Lennox 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Lennox 41
2 Howie Shanks 36
3 Duke Kenworthy 32
4 Baldy Louden 29
5 3 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 16
1 Fritz Maisel 16
1 Clyde Milan 16
4 George Burns 14
4 2 others tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.96
2 Joe Benz 1.23
3 Claude Hendrix 1.47
4 Ray Fisher 1.53
5 Earl Hamilton 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 9
2 Hooks Dauss 8
2 Walter Johnson 8
2 Tom Seaton 8
2 Earl Yingling 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 83
2 Dutch Leonard 68
3 Bob Groom 64
4 Cy Falkenberg 57
5 Walter Johnson 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 4
2 Jack Bentley 3
2 Rube Benton 3
2 George McQuillan 3
2 Jeff Pfeffer 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Lennox .440
2 George Burns .435
3 Hack Simmons .429
4 Jack Dalton .390
5 2 tied .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
2 Fred Luderus 3
2 Ivey Wingo 3
4 George Burns 2
4 11 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Howie Shanks 19
2 Fred Snodgrass 14
3 Eddie Collins 13
3 Chick Gandil 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 8
1 Eddie Collins 8
1 Fritz Maisel 8
4 Roy Hartzell 7
4 Baldy Louden 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Benz 0.00
2 Walter Johnson 0.27
3 Claude Hendrix 0.46
4 George Pierce 0.50
5 Elmer Knetzer 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 4
1 Tom Seaton 4
1 Earl Yingling 4
4 Frank Allen 3
4 14 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc Ayers 25
2 Tom Seaton 23
3 Claude Hendrix 22
4 Fred Anderson 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Bentley 2
1 Jack Rowan 2
1 Slim Sallee 2
4 Red Ames 1
4 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Lennox .433
2 George Burns .398
3 Jack Dalton .352
4 Rube Oldring .350
5 Baldy Louden .345

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Howie Shanks 32
2 Ed Lennox 31
3 Duke Kenworthy 23
4 Eddie Collins 21
4 George Stovall 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 15
2 Fritz Maisel 13
3 George Burns 12
3 Benny Kauff 12
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Foster 0.69
2 Rankin Johnson 1.08
3 Red Ames 1.10
4 Larry Cheney 1.11
5 Claude Hendrix 1.22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 49
2 Claude Hendrix 45
3 Jim Shaw 44
4 Doc Ayers 41
5 Bob Groom 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 2
1 Jack Bentley 2
1 Rube Benton 2
1 Larry Cheney 2
1 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .348
2 George Burns .311
3 Fred Snodgrass .305
4 Honus Wagner .300
5 Red Smith .299

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 20
2 Fred Luderus 19
3 Vic Saier 15
4 Sam Crawford 12
5 Chief Wilson 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 107
2 Gavvy Cravath 100
3 Home Run Baker 93
4 Vic Saier 90
5 Heinie Zimmerman 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 63
2 Max Carey 61
3 Hap Myers 53
4 Ty Cobb 50
4 Danny Moeller 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.29
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.77
3 Dutch Leonard 1.99
4 Ray Caldwell 2.02
5 Babe Adams 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 33
2 Tom Seaton 27
3 Christy Mathewson 25
4 Rube Marquard 23
5 Pete Alexander 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 224
2 Bob Groom 183
3 Dutch Leonard 180
4 Pete Alexander 173
5 2 tied 169

Saves

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