On This Day

Friday, June 5, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 25 15 .625 --
Senators 26 16 .619 0.0
Tigers 26 19 .578 1.5
Browns 22 20 .524 4.0
Red Sox 19 22 .463 6.5
White Sox 19 25 .432 8.0
Yankees 17 23 .425 8.0
Naps 14 28 .333 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 23 14 .622 --
Reds 26 18 .591 0.5
Pirates 21 18 .538 3.0
Cubs 22 22 .500 4.5
Cardinals 22 24 .478 5.5
Phillies 18 20 .474 5.5
Robins 18 20 .474 5.5
Braves 12 26 .316 11.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Terrapins 23 14 .622 --
Chi-Feds 22 18 .550 2.5
Tip-Tops 17 17 .500 4.5
Buffeds 18 18 .500 4.5
Hoosiers 18 20 .474 5.5
Terriers 20 23 .465 6.0
Rebels 18 21 .462 6.0
Packers 19 24 .442 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Zinn Beck 4
2 George Burns 3
2 Bobby Byrne 3
2 Vin Campbell 3
2 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Gowdy 1
1 Heinie Zimmerman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Jacklitsch 4
1 Sherry Magee 4
1 Dots Miller 4
4 Gavvy Cravath 3
4 Heinie Zimmerman 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marty Kavanagh 2
1 Gene Krapp 2
1 Del Pratt 2
1 Burt Shotton 2
1 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Alex Main 1.25
2 Nick Cullop 0.71
3 Erskine Mayer 0.56
4 Rube Marquard 0.55
5 Tom Seaton 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Baumgardner 1
1 Bob Groom 1
1 Gene Krapp 1
1 Alex Main 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 6
1 Doc Watson 6
3 Nick Cullop 5
3 Alex Main 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Lennox .380
2 Jack Dalton .364
3 George Burns .351
4 Baldy Louden .336
5 Honus Wagner .329

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 42
2 Howie Shanks 36
3 Duke Kenworthy 32
4 Heinie Zimmerman 31
5 Baldy Louden 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 17
2 Fritz Maisel 16
2 Clyde Milan 16
4 George Burns 14
4 3 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 Walter Johnson 1.54

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 Bob Groom 68
2 Dutch Leonard 68
4 Cy Falkenberg 58
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 .442
2 Dutch Zwilling .422
3 George Burns .419
4 Gavvy Cravath .412
5 Baldy Louden .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
2 Fred Luderus 3
2 Ivey Wingo 3
4 Sam Crawford 2
4 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Howie Shanks 17
2 Baldy Louden 13
3 Eddie Collins 12
3 Gavvy Cravath 12
3 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 8
2 Baldy Louden 7
2 Del Pratt 7
2 Jack Tobin 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Hendrix 0.00
1 Rankin Johnson 0.00
1 George Pierce 0.00
1 Joe Benz 0.00
5 Walter Johnson 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Yingling 4
2 Red Ames 3
2 Cy Falkenberg 3
2 Claude Hendrix 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc Ayers 25
1 Bob Groom 25
3 Tom Seaton 21
4 Claude Hendrix 20
5 Elmer Knetzer 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Bentley 2
2 Red Ames 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Rube Benton 1
2 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Lennox .434
2 George Burns .391
3 Jack Dalton .364
4 Baldy Louden .345
5 Chief Meyers .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hanford 5
1 Duke Kenworthy 5
3 Gavvy Cravath 4
3 Fred Luderus 4
3 Jimmy Walsh 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Howie Shanks 28
2 Ed Lennox 27
3 Duke Kenworthy 23
4 Eddie Collins 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Pierce 0.56
2 Rube Foster 0.69
3 Zip Zabel 0.78
4 Rankin Johnson 1.08
5 Larry Cheney 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 7
2 Earl Yingling 6
3 Ray Caldwell 5
3 Cy Falkenberg 5
3 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 45
2 Jim Shaw 44
3 Dutch Leonard 41
4 Bob Groom 38
5 2 tied 35

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 .350
2 George Burns .311
3 Red Smith .299
4 Fred Snodgrass .298
5 Jim Viox .298

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 108
2 Gavvy Cravath 103
3 Vic Saier 91
4 Home Run Baker 90
5 Heinie Zimmerman 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 63
2 Max Carey 61
3 Hap Myers 54
4 Ty Cobb 51
5 Danny Moeller 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.29
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.79
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 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 224
2 Dutch Leonard 180
3 Bob Groom 175
4 Pete Alexander 170
4 Jim Scott 170

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 11
1 Larry Cheney 11
3 Tom Hughes 6
4 Doc Crandall 5
4 2 others tied 5