On This Day

Thursday, July 9, 1914

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	44	31	.587	--
Tigers	44	35	.557	2.0
White Sox	41	33	.554	2.5
Senators	40	35	.533	4.0
Browns	41	36	.532	4.0
Red Sox	39	38	.506	6.0
Yankees	26	44	.371	15.5
Naps	25	48	.342	18.0

Games

White Sox 3, Red Sox 2

Yankees 7, Naps 4

Tigers 8, Athletics 3

Tigers 5, Athletics 3

Naps 3, Yankees 3

Browns 1, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	41	28	.594	--
Cubs	40	34	.541	3.5
Cardinals	39	36	.520	5.0
Reds	36	37	.493	7.0
Phillies	33	35	.485	7.5
Robins	32	36	.471	8.5
Pirates	32	37	.464	9.0
Braves	30	40	.429	11.5

Games

Braves 3, Cubs 1

Robins 6, Reds 5

Phillies 1, Pirates 0

Cardinals 5, Giants 4

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Chi-Feds	43	28	.606	--
Hoosiers	38	31	.551	4.0
Buffeds	36	30	.545	4.5
Terrapins	35	34	.507	7.0
Tip-Tops	33	33	.500	7.5
Packers	34	41	.453	11.0
Rebels	29	39	.426	12.5
Terriers	31	43	.419	13.5

Games

Tip-Tops 5, Terrapins 2

Buffeds 2, Rebels 1

Chi-Feds 4, Hoosiers 3

Packers 4, Terriers 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Crawford	4
1	Harry Heilmann	4
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	4
1	Stuffy McInnis	4
5	10 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Beck	1
1	Bob Bescher	1
1	Sam Crawford	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	4
2	Terry Turner	3
3	Joe Berger	2
3	Charlie Carr	2
3	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	2
1	Chet Chadbourne	2
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Jay Kirke	2
1	3 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vean Gregg	2.00
2	Jim Shaw	1.17
3	Hippo Vaughn	1.00
4	Nick Cullop	0.83
5	Ray Keating	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	Nick Cullop	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Bressler	7
1	Bill James	7
1	Ray Keating	7
1	Jim Shaw	7
1	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jeff Pfeffer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Lennox	.329
2	Jack Dalton	.319
3	George Burns	.315
4	Harry Swacina	.315
5	Rebel Oakes	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Lennox	10
1	Fred Luderus	10
3	Duke Kenworthy	9
3	Vic Saier	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank LaPorte	57
1	Ed Lennox	57
3	Home Run Baker	50
3	Steve Evans	50
5	2 tied	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	38
2	Hap Myers	36
3	Buck Herzog	31
4	George Burns	30
4	Fritz Maisel	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.04
2	Red Faber	1.22
3	Rube Foster	1.48
4	Carl Weilman	1.50
5	Erv Lange	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	14
2	Harry Coveleski	13
2	Claude Hendrix	13
2	Christy Mathewson	13
5	5 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Hendrix	109
2	Earl Moseley	108
3	Cy Falkenberg	107
3	Dutch Leonard	107
5	Walter Johnson	102

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	6
2	Slim Sallee	5
3	Jack Bentley	4
3	Russ Ford	4
3	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.447
2	Baldy Louden	.444
3	Chief Meyers	.438
4	Jimmy Walsh	.414
5	3 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Beck	4
1	Vic Saier	4
3	Home Run Baker	3
4	Joe Connolly	2
4	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Steve Evans	19
2	Red Smith	14
3	Home Run Baker	13
3	Vic Saier	13
3	Tris Speaker	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hap Myers	17
2	George Burns	9
3	Frank Delahanty	8
3	Bill McKechnie	8
5	4 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Alex Main	0.00
2	Red Faber	0.28
3	Chief Bender	0.64
3	Gene Packard	0.64
5	Joe Engel	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	4
1	Red Faber	4
1	Happy Finneran	4
1	Max Fiske	4
5	14 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Moseley	28
2	Bill James	23
2	Hippo Vaughn	23
4	George Baumgardner	22
4	Cy Falkenberg	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	3
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Red Ames	1
2	Jack Bentley	1
2	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Leach	.373
2	Beals Becker	.354
3	Rebel Oakes	.353
4	Rollie Zeider	.347
5	2 tied	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Beck	6
1	Vic Saier	6
3	Home Run Baker	4
3	Beals Becker	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank LaPorte	32
2	Steve Evans	29
3	Home Run Baker	23
4	Charlie Carr	22
4	Ted Easterly	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hap Myers	24
2	Benny Kauff	18
3	Buck Herzog	16
3	Bill McKechnie	16
5	George Burns	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	0.64
2	Ben Tincup	0.72
3	Red Faber	0.74
4	Erv Lange	0.99
5	Dutch Leonard	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Coveleski	7
1	Max Fiske	7
3	Joe Benz	6
3	Red Faber	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Moseley	54
2	Cy Falkenberg	44
3	Walter Johnson	41
4	Pete Alexander	40
5	Dutch Leonard	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	3
1	Slim Sallee	3
3	Larry Cheney	2
3	Phil Douglas	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.335
2	Gavvy Cravath	.318
3	George Burns	.316
4	Zack Wheat	.301
5	Jim Viox	.288

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Luderus	20
2	Gavvy Cravath	19
2	Vic Saier	19
4	Beals Becker	12
5	2 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	101
2	Vic Saier	98
3	Sam Crawford	97
4	Gavvy Cravath	94
5	Fred Luderus	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hap Myers	67
2	Max Carey	60
3	Fritz Maisel	56
4	Clyde Milan	55
5	Eddie Collins	54

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.41
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.70
3	Babe Adams	1.79
4	Dutch Leonard	1.85
5	Rube Foster	1.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	32
2	Tom Seaton	24
3	Pete Alexander	22
3	Larry Cheney	22
3	3 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	226
2	Dutch Leonard	197
3	Cy Falkenberg	188
4	Pete Alexander	186
5	Bob Groom	181

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	12
2	Chief Bender	8
3	Slim Sallee	7
4	Red Ames	5
4	3 others tied	5