On This Day

Saturday, July 18, 1914

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	48	32	.600	--
Tigers	47	38	.553	3.5
Senators	44	38	.537	5.0
Red Sox	45	40	.529	5.5
White Sox	43	40	.518	6.5
Browns	42	40	.512	7.0
Yankees	32	47	.405	15.5
Naps	28	54	.341	21.0

Games

Yankees 5, Browns 2

Athletics 4, White Sox 1

Athletics 5, White Sox 1

Tigers 4, Red Sox 2

Senators 5, Naps 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	46	32	.590	--
Cubs	45	37	.549	3.0
Cardinals	44	40	.524	5.0
Reds	39	42	.481	8.5
Phillies	37	40	.481	8.5
Robins	35	40	.467	9.5
Pirates	35	42	.455	10.5
Braves	35	43	.449	11.0

Games

Cubs 4, Robins 2

Pirates 3, Giants 0

Giants 6, Pirates 5

Braves 6, Reds 3

Cardinals 6, Phillies 5

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Chi-Feds	47	33	.588	--
Hoosiers	44	34	.564	2.0
Terrapins	44	37	.543	3.5
Tip-Tops	41	35	.539	4.0
Buffeds	39	39	.500	7.0
Packers	37	46	.446	11.5
Terriers	35	47	.427	13.0
Rebels	31	47	.397	15.0

Games

Terrapins 15, Buffeds 2

Tip-Tops 7, Rebels 1

Tip-Tops 5, Rebels 4

Chi-Feds 5, Packers 1

Hoosiers 5, Terriers 4

Terrapins 8, Buffeds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Art Fletcher	5
1	Davy Jones	5
1	Ed Mensor	5
4	Claude Cooper	4
4	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	1
1	Jimmy Walsh	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Walsh	7
2	Harry Swacina	5
3	Otto Knabe	3
3	Cy Rheam	3
3	Chief Wilson	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vin Campbell	2
1	Charlie Carr	2
1	Mickey Doolin	2
1	Vern Duncan	2
1	2 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jimmy Lavender	1.33
2	Eddie Plank	1.29
3	Chief Bender	0.83
4	Kaiser Wilhelm	0.75
5	Dave Davenport	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	Joe Engel	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Plank	9
2	Raleigh Aitchison	6
2	Guy Morton	6
2	Kaiser Wilhelm	6
5	5 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Lennox	.329
2	Dutch Zwilling	.319
3	Jack Dalton	.317
4	Tex McDonald	.315
5	Al Wickland	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	11
2	Duke Kenworthy	10
2	Ed Lennox	10
2	Fred Luderus	10
2	Jimmy Walsh	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank LaPorte	65
2	Ed Lennox	58
3	Steve Evans	57
4	Home Run Baker	55
5	Art Wilson	54

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	40
2	Hap Myers	39
3	Buck Herzog	36
4	George Burns	35
5	Fritz Maisel	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.95
2	Erv Lange	1.37
3	Rube Foster	1.48
4	Eddie Cicotte	1.56
5	Walter Johnson	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	16
1	Christy Mathewson	16
3	Tom Seaton	15
4	Ray Caldwell	14
4	2 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	124
2	Dutch Leonard	121
3	Claude Hendrix	116
4	Earl Moseley	115
5	Cy Falkenberg	113

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Home Run Baker	.468
2	Birdie Cree	.395
3	Ray Demmitt	.382
4	Claude Cooper	.375
4	Vic Saier	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Beck	3
1	Larry Doyle	3
1	Jack Fournier	3
1	Vic Saier	3
5	11 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Walsh	18
2	Steve Evans	16
3	Frank LaPorte	15
4	Harry Swacina	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hap Myers	11
2	Frank Delahanty	9
3	Buck Herzog	8
4	George Burns	7
4	Al Shaw	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Engel	0.38
2	Dutch Leonard	0.45
3	Doc Ayers	0.50
4	Eddie Cicotte	0.51
5	Walter Johnson	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Lafitte	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Dick Rudolph	4
1	Tom Seaton	4
5	12 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	30
2	Walter Johnson	28
3	Nick Cullop	26
3	Earl Moseley	26
5	Gene Packard	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	3
2	Pat Ragan	2
3	Red Ames	1
3	Hugh Bedient	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Home Run Baker	.377
2	Beals Becker	.372
3	Eddie Collins	.359
4	Steve Evans	.358
5	Solly Hofman	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	7
2	Fred Beck	6
3	Home Run Baker	3
3	Beals Becker	3
3	8 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Steve Evans	31
2	Beals Becker	25
2	Frank LaPorte	25
2	Harry Swacina	25
5	3 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hap Myers	22
2	George Burns	16
3	Cozy Dolan	14
3	Buck Herzog	14
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	0.69
2	Alex Main	0.89
3	Dutch Leonard	0.93
4	Erv Lange	1.14
5	Fritz Coumbe	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	7
1	Christy Mathewson	7
1	Dick Rudolph	7
4	Ray Caldwell	6
4	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	54
2	Hippo Vaughn	47
3	Dutch Leonard	44
4	Nick Cullop	39
4	2 others tied	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	4
2	Pat Ragan	3
3	Red Ames	2
3	Russ Ford	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.322
2	Zack Wheat	.312
3	George Burns	.309
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.291
5	Jim Viox	.288

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	20
2	Fred Luderus	19
3	Gavvy Cravath	17
4	Home Run Baker	11
4	3 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	99
1	Vic Saier	99
3	Gavvy Cravath	93
4	Heinie Zimmerman	92
5	Sam Crawford	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hap Myers	67
2	Max Carey	58
3	Fritz Maisel	56
4	Clyde Milan	53
5	George Burns	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.36
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.65
3	Babe Adams	1.79
4	Slim Sallee	1.79
5	Dutch Leonard	1.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	31
2	Tom Seaton	27
3	Christy Mathewson	24
4	Pete Alexander	23
4	2 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	241
2	Dutch Leonard	202
3	Pete Alexander	189
4	Cy Falkenberg	180
5	Bob Groom	175

Saves

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