On This Day

Wednesday, July 15, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 45 32 .584 --
Tigers 45 37 .549 2.5
Senators 43 36 .544 3.0
White Sox 43 37 .538 3.5
Red Sox 44 38 .537 3.5
Browns 42 38 .525 4.5
Yankees 30 47 .390 15.0
Naps 26 53 .329 20.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 44 31 .587 --
Cubs 43 37 .538 3.5
Cardinals 42 39 .519 5.0
Reds 39 40 .494 7.0
Phillies 36 38 .486 7.5
Pirates 34 38 .472 8.5
Robins 33 38 .465 9.0
Braves 33 43 .434 11.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Chi-Feds 46 32 .590 --
Hoosiers 42 33 .560 2.5
Buffeds 39 35 .527 5.0
Tip-Tops 37 34 .521 5.5
Terrapins 40 37 .519 5.5
Packers 35 45 .438 12.0
Terriers 35 45 .438 12.0
Rebels 30 43 .411 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Everett Booe 3
1 Charlie Carr 3
1 Frank Delahanty 3
1 Ray Demmitt 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ping Bodie 1
1 Ray Demmitt 1
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Ed Mensor 1
1 Ray Morgan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Carr 3
1 Frank Delahanty 3
1 Larry Gardner 3
1 Slim Sallee 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Delahanty 2
2 Joe Agler 1
2 Al Bridwell 1
2 George Burns 1
2 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Anderson 2.00
2 Dutch Leonard 1.12
3 Nick Cullop 0.88
4 Elmer Knetzer 0.86
5 Jim Scott 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Anderson 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 King Cole 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 9
2 Nick Cullop 7
2 Jim Scott 7
4 Fred Anderson 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1
1 Red Faber 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dutch Zwilling .330
2 Ed Lennox .329
3 Jack Dalton .318
4 Tex McDonald .318
5 George Burns .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 11
2 Duke Kenworthy 10
2 Ed Lennox 10
2 Fred Luderus 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 62
2 Ed Lennox 58
3 Home Run Baker 53
4 Steve Evans 52
4 2 others tied 52

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.96
2 Erv Lange 1.40
3 Red Faber 1.40
4 Rube Foster 1.48
5 Eddie Cicotte 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 16
2 Christy Mathewson 15
3 Claude Hendrix 14
3 Tom Seaton 14
5 4 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 120
2 Walter Johnson 115
3 Claude Hendrix 114
4 Earl Moseley 113
5 Cy Falkenberg 110

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 6
2 Russ Ford 5
2 Slim Sallee 5
4 Red Ames 4
4 4 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Cutshaw .415
2 Home Run Baker .392
3 Baldy Louden .388
4 Vic Saier .382
5 Jack Fournier .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 5
2 Fred Beck 3
3 Bob Bescher 2
3 Ray Demmitt 2
3 11 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Evans 15
2 Vic Saier 14
3 Dutch Zwilling 13
4 Ted Easterly 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Delahanty 10
1 Hap Myers 10
3 Buck Herzog 8
3 Clyde Milan 8
5 George Burns 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc Ayers 0.00
2 Walter Johnson 0.30
3 Eddie Cicotte 0.32
4 Jean Dubuc 0.40
5 Chief Bender 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Tom Seaton 4
4 Ray Caldwell 3
4 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nick Cullop 26
2 Dutch Leonard 25
3 Walter Johnson 24
3 Earl Moseley 24
5 Hippo Vaughn 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Faber 3
2 Red Ames 2
2 Harry Harper 2
2 Pat Ragan 2
5 11 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Beals Becker .396
1 Tommy Leach .396
3 Al Wickland .368
4 Eddie Collins .362
5 Baldy Louden .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 7
2 Fred Beck 6
3 Beals Becker 4
3 Chief Wilson 4
5 8 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Evans 27
2 Ted Easterly 26
2 Frank LaPorte 26
4 Vic Saier 24
5 Beals Becker 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hap Myers 19
2 George Burns 17
3 Buck Herzog 16
4 Cozy Dolan 15
5 Benny Kauff 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 0.63
2 Alex Main 0.79
3 Eddie Cicotte 0.93
3 Chief Bender 0.93
5 Dutch Leonard 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 7
1 Christy Mathewson 7
3 Harry Coveleski 6
3 Red Faber 6
3 5 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 45
2 Dutch Leonard 43
2 Hippo Vaughn 43
4 Cy Falkenberg 41
5 Earl Moseley 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Faber 4
2 Red Ames 2
2 Russ Ford 2
2 Harry Harper 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .333
2 George Burns .315
3 Zack Wheat .311
4 Heinie Zimmerman .293
5 Vic Saier .289

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 21
2 Fred Luderus 19
3 Gavvy Cravath 18
4 Chief Wilson 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Saier 104
2 Home Run Baker 97
3 Gavvy Cravath 94
4 Heinie Zimmerman 91
5 Sam Crawford 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hap Myers 64
2 Max Carey 59
3 Fritz Maisel 56
4 Clyde Milan 54
5 2 tied 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.36
2 Eddie Cicotte 1.64
3 Dutch Leonard 1.79
4 Babe Adams 1.83
5 Slim Sallee 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 32
2 Tom Seaton 26
3 Christy Mathewson 24
4 Pete Alexander 23
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 232
2 Dutch Leonard 205
3 Pete Alexander 189
4 Cy Falkenberg 177
5 Bob Groom 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 12
2 Chief Bender 8
3 Slim Sallee 7
4 Red Ames 6
4 Russ Ford 6