On This Day

Saturday, June 20, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 34 21 .618 --
Tigers 36 24 .600 0.5
Browns 31 26 .544 4.0
Senators 29 27 .518 5.5
Red Sox 29 27 .518 5.5
White Sox 26 31 .456 9.0
Yankees 20 32 .385 12.5
Naps 19 36 .345 15.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 31 19 .620 --
Reds 31 25 .554 3.0
Pirates 26 25 .510 5.5
Cardinals 29 29 .500 6.0
Cubs 28 30 .483 7.0
Phillies 24 26 .480 7.0
Robins 21 28 .429 9.5
Braves 22 30 .423 10.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Hoosiers 30 23 .566 --
Chi-Feds 30 25 .545 1.0
Buffeds 27 23 .540 1.5
Terrapins 28 24 .538 1.5
Packers 28 30 .483 4.5
Tip-Tops 23 26 .469 5.0
Rebels 23 29 .442 6.5
Terriers 25 34 .424 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Clarke 1
1 Shano Collins 1
1 Otto Hess 1
1 Duke Kenworthy 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hugh Bradley 4
1 Frank LaPorte 4
3 Roger Peckinpaugh 3
4 Shano Collins 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 2
1 Doc Cook 2
1 Fritz Maisel 2
4 Joe Agler 1
4 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Elmer Knetzer 0.70
2 Doc Ayers 0.60
3 Bob Shawkey 0.56
3 Hippo Vaughn 0.56
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Billiard 2
2 Ray Caldwell 1
2 Wilbur Cooper 1
2 Harry Coveleski 1
2 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Elmer Knetzer 7
2 Jeff Tesreau 6
3 Doc Crandall 5
3 Bob Shawkey 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Dalton .354
2 Hugh Bradley .353
3 Ed Lennox .352
4 George Burns .333
5 Tex McDonald .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Kenworthy 9
1 Fred Luderus 9
3 Jimmy Walsh 8
4 Gavvy Cravath 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Lennox 51
2 Duke Kenworthy 45
3 Frank LaPorte 44
4 George Stovall 41
5 Howie Shanks 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 28
2 Buck Herzog 26
3 Fritz Maisel 24
4 Eddie Collins 21
5 2 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.88
2 Joe Benz 1.39
3 Rube Foster 1.44
4 Claude Hendrix 1.44
5 Bill Steen 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Coveleski 10
1 Hooks Dauss 10
1 Cy Falkenberg 10
1 Claude Hendrix 10
1 Tom Seaton 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 98
2 Dutch Leonard 83
3 Cy Falkenberg 82
4 Bob Groom 80
4 Earl Moseley 80

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 5
2 George McQuillan 4
2 Slim Sallee 4
4 Jack Bentley 3
4 3 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill McKechnie .476
2 Tex McDonald .459
3 Bert Niehoff .400
4 Vern Duncan .397
5 Lee Magee .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Evans 5
2 Larry Gilbert 4
2 Fred Luderus 4
2 George Stovall 4
5 5 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 22
2 Steve Evans 14
2 Ward Miller 14
4 Home Run Baker 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buck Herzog 12
2 Benny Kauff 11
3 Bob Bescher 10
4 Fritz Maisel 8
5 6 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Coveleski 0.24
2 Erv Lange 0.28
3 Jeff Pfeffer 0.36
4 Dutch Leonard 0.50
5 Rube Marquard 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Coveleski 5
2 Russ Ford 4
2 Bob Shawkey 4
4 Ray Collins 3
4 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moseley 30
2 Pete Alexander 28
3 Doc Crandall 26
4 Cy Falkenberg 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Reulbach 2
1 Slim Sallee 2
3 Ray Caldwell 1
3 Larry Cheney 1
3 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tex McDonald .429
2 Heinie Zimmerman .385
3 Dutch Zwilling .376
4 Ed Lennox .367
5 Rebel Oakes .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 7
2 Gavvy Cravath 6
3 Steve Evans 5
4 Larry Gilbert 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 28
2 Fred Luderus 24
3 Home Run Baker 23
3 Benny Kauff 23
3 Stuffy McInnis 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buck Herzog 18
2 Bob Bescher 16
2 Benny Kauff 16
4 Eddie Collins 15
5 Fritz Maisel 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Hendrix 0.82
2 Joe Benz 1.07
3 Rube Foster 1.24
4 Bill Steele 1.27
5 Erv Lange 1.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Coveleski 7
2 Red Ames 6
2 Cy Falkenberg 6
2 Russ Ford 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moseley 54
2 Pete Alexander 41
3 Tom Seaton 40
4 Cy Falkenberg 39
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Sallee 4
2 Jack Bentley 2
2 Larry Cheney 2
2 Roy Mitchell 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .341
2 George Burns .318
3 Zack Wheat .317
4 Jim Viox .299
5 Red Smith .283

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 22
1 Fred Luderus 22
3 Vic Saier 16
4 Chief Wilson 13
5 Beals Becker 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 104
2 Sam Crawford 99
3 Home Run Baker 95
4 Vic Saier 91
5 2 tied 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 61
2 Max Carey 60
3 Hap Myers 53
4 Eddie Collins 50
4 Fritz Maisel 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.35
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.81
3 Babe Adams 1.85
4 Dutch Leonard 1.95
5 Ray Caldwell 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 31
2 Tom Seaton 26
3 Rube Marquard 24
4 Cy Falkenberg 23
4 Christy Mathewson 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 219
2 Dutch Leonard 183
3 Cy Falkenberg 182
4 Pete Alexander 179
5 Bob Groom 176

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Bender 11
1 Larry Cheney 11
3 Slim Sallee 7
4 Tom Hughes 5
4 George McQuillan 5