On This Day

Sunday, July 12, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 45 32 .584 --
Tigers 44 36 .550 2.5
Senators 42 35 .545 3.0
White Sox 41 35 .539 3.5
Browns 42 38 .525 4.5
Red Sox 41 38 .519 5.0
Yankees 28 45 .384 15.0
Naps 26 50 .342 18.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 43 29 .597 --
Cubs 41 36 .532 4.5
Cardinals 40 38 .513 6.0
Phillies 35 36 .493 7.5
Reds 37 39 .487 8.0
Robins 33 37 .471 9.0
Pirates 33 38 .465 9.5
Braves 32 41 .438 11.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Chi-Feds 44 30 .595 --
Hoosiers 40 32 .556 3.0
Buffeds 36 32 .529 5.0
Terrapins 37 34 .521 5.5
Tip-Tops 35 34 .507 6.5
Packers 34 43 .442 11.5
Terriers 33 43 .434 12.0
Rebels 30 41 .423 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Benny Kauff 5
1 Dutch Zwilling 5
3 Beals Becker 4
3 Al Wickland 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benny Kauff 2
2 Fred Beck 1
2 Art Fletcher 1
2 Art Wilson 1
2 Dutch Zwilling 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Beals Becker 3
1 Harry Chapman 3
1 Benny Kauff 3
1 Sherry Magee 3
1 Fred Merkle 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Beals Becker 1
1 Delos Drake 1
1 Jack Farrell 1
1 Max Flack 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Davenport 1.00
2 Mike Prendergast 0.86
3 Jeff Tesreau 0.50
4 Erskine Mayer 0.42
5 Lefty Tyler 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Billiard 1
1 Dick Crutcher 1
1 Dave Davenport 1
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Douglas 7
2 Dave Davenport 6
2 Mike Prendergast 6
2 Jeff Tesreau 6
5 Erskine Mayer 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Lennox .332
2 Jack Dalton .321
3 Dutch Zwilling .320
4 George Burns .317
5 Tex McDonald .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Lennox 10
1 Fred Luderus 10
1 Vic Saier 10
4 Fred Beck 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 60
2 Ed Lennox 57
3 Home Run Baker 53
4 Steve Evans 51
5 2 tied 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 39
2 Hap Myers 36
3 Buck Herzog 33
4 George Burns 31
5 Fritz Maisel 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.03
2 Red Faber 1.37
3 Rube Foster 1.48
4 Erv Lange 1.52
5 Joe Benz 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 15
2 Claude Hendrix 14
2 Christy Mathewson 14
4 Harry Coveleski 13
4 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 111
1 Dutch Leonard 111
1 Earl Moseley 111
4 Cy Falkenberg 110
5 Walter Johnson 105

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 Tommy Leach .456
2 Jack Fournier .431
3 Eddie Collins .426
4 Chief Meyers .419
5 Claude Cooper .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 5
2 Fred Beck 4
3 Larry Doyle 2
3 Delos Drake 2
3 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Evans 18
2 Vic Saier 14
3 Sam Crawford 12
3 George Cutshaw 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hap Myers 11
2 George Burns 9
3 Frank Delahanty 8
3 Clyde Milan 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alex Main 0.00
2 Walter Johnson 0.38
3 Jean Dubuc 0.40
4 Chief Bender 0.47
5 2 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
3 George Baumgardner 3
3 Joe Benz 3
3 14 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 25
2 Dutch Leonard 23
3 Earl Moseley 22
4 Nick Cullop 21
4 Gene Packard 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Faber 3
2 Harry Harper 2
2 Pat Ragan 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Leach .402
2 Eddie Collins .387
3 Beals Becker .384
4 Home Run Baker .358
5 Zack Wheat .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Beck 6
1 Vic Saier 6
3 Beals Becker 4
3 Joe Connolly 4
3 Chief Wilson 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 28
2 Steve Evans 27
3 Home Run Baker 25
4 Ted Easterly 23
5 Charlie Carr 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hap Myers 19
2 Benny Kauff 17
3 Bill McKechnie 16
4 George Burns 15
4 Buck Herzog 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 0.49
2 Alex Main 0.66
3 Russ Ford 0.92
4 Chief Bender 0.93
5 Erv Lange 0.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Coveleski 7
2 George Baumgardner 6
2 Red Faber 6
2 Max Fiske 6
2 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moseley 48
2 Cy Falkenberg 46
3 Dutch Leonard 43
4 Walter Johnson 40
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Faber 3
2 Larry Cheney 2
2 Harry Harper 2
2 Claude Hendrix 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .337
2 George Burns .315
3 Zack Wheat .309
4 Honus Wagner .285
5 Tommy Leach .284

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 20
1 Vic Saier 20
3 Gavvy Cravath 19
4 Beals Becker 12
4 Chief Wilson 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 104
2 Vic Saier 100
3 Sam Crawford 96
4 Gavvy Cravath 94
5 Fred Luderus 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hap Myers 64
2 Max Carey 59
3 Fritz Maisel 56
4 Eddie Collins 55
4 Clyde Milan 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.44
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.69
3 Babe Adams 1.84
4 Dutch Leonard 1.85
5 Joe Benz 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 32
2 Tom Seaton 25
3 Christy Mathewson 23
4 Pete Alexander 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 228
2 Dutch Leonard 196
3 Cy Falkenberg 186
4 Pete Alexander 185
5 Bob Groom 177

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