On This Day

Friday, July 31, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 59 33 .641 --
Red Sox 54 41 .568 6.5
Senators 51 42 .548 8.5
Tigers 49 47 .510 12.0
White Sox 47 48 .495 13.5
Browns 45 48 .484 14.5
Yankees 42 52 .447 18.0
Naps 30 66 .313 31.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 52 35 .598 --
Cubs 52 41 .559 3.0
Cardinals 51 44 .537 5.0
Braves 44 45 .494 9.0
Reds 44 48 .478 10.5
Phillies 41 49 .456 12.5
Pirates 39 49 .443 13.5
Robins 37 49 .430 14.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Chi-Feds 54 40 .574 --
Terrapins 49 40 .551 2.5
Hoosiers 48 41 .539 3.5
Tip-Tops 46 40 .535 4.0
Buffeds 44 45 .494 7.5
Packers 43 52 .453 11.5
Rebels 39 49 .443 12.0
Terriers 39 55 .415 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doc Cook 4
1 Bert Daniels 4
3 Home Run Baker 3
3 Jack Farrell 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 Beals Becker 1
1 Charlie Carr 1
1 Frank Delahanty 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zack Wheat 4
2 Home Run Baker 3
2 Beals Becker 3
2 Doc Lavan 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 2
1 Tris Speaker 2
3 Home Run Baker 1
3 Jack Barry 1
3 31 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Leonard 1.17
2 Cy Falkenberg 1.00
2 Dick Rudolph 1.00
4 Jack Quinn 0.64
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Cy Falkenberg 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 7
1 Jack Quinn 7
3 Ray Caldwell 6
3 Eddie Plank 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Moore 1
1 Kaiser Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Lennox .337
2 Jack Dalton .328
3 Dutch Zwilling .319
4 Rebel Oakes .315
5 George Burns .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Kenworthy 13
2 Vic Saier 12
3 Fred Luderus 11
4 Fred Beck 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 69
2 Frank LaPorte 68
3 Duke Kenworthy 66
4 Ed Lennox 65
5 Heinie Zimmerman 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 44
2 Hap Myers 41
3 George Burns 40
4 Buck Herzog 39
5 Eddie Collins 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.00
2 Rube Foster 1.61
3 Claude Hendrix 1.63
4 Ray Caldwell 1.63
5 Walter Johnson 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 18
1 Christy Mathewson 18
3 Ray Caldwell 17
3 Claude Hendrix 17
3 Tom Seaton 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 145
2 Walter Johnson 137
3 Claude Hendrix 128
4 Earl Moseley 127
5 Cy Falkenberg 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 6
1 Larry Cheney 6
1 Russ Ford 6
4 Slim Sallee 5
5 7 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rebel Oakes .404
2 Jim Viox .400
3 Ed Lennox .394
4 Vin Campbell .389
5 Wilbur Good .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vin Campbell 3
1 Duke Kenworthy 3
1 Sherry Magee 3
1 Dutch Zwilling 3
5 5 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 16
2 Sam Crawford 14
3 Eddie Collins 13
3 Duke Kenworthy 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chet Chadbourne 9
1 Tris Speaker 9
3 Eddie Collins 8
3 George Cutshaw 8
3 Duke Kenworthy 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Bender 0.00
1 Pug Cavet 0.00
3 Lefty Tyler 0.35
4 Dan Griner 0.39
5 Snipe Conley 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Caldwell 4
1 Dick Rudolph 4
1 Hippo Vaughn 4
4 Chief Bender 3
4 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 25
2 Dave Davenport 23
3 Walter Johnson 22
4 Pete Alexander 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Adams 2
1 Red Ames 2
1 Dave Davenport 2
1 Casey Hageman 2
1 Bill James 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .385
2 Home Run Baker .381
3 Al Shaw .379
4 Jack Fournier .370
5 Stuffy McInnis .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 6
2 Dutch Zwilling 5
3 Fred Beck 4
3 Benny Kauff 4
3 Duke Kenworthy 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 26
2 Sam Crawford 24
3 Steve Evans 22
3 Jimmy Walsh 22
3 Dutch Zwilling 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chet Chadbourne 15
1 Hap Myers 15
3 George Burns 14
4 Frank Delahanty 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.01
2 Alex Main 1.04
3 Ray Caldwell 1.06
4 Walter Johnson 1.16
5 Eddie Cicotte 1.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Caldwell 7
1 Claude Hendrix 7
1 Dick Rudolph 7
1 Tom Seaton 7
5 3 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 50
2 Walter Johnson 46
3 Nick Cullop 45
4 Earl Moseley 38
4 Hippo Vaughn 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 4
2 Red Faber 3
2 Pat Ragan 3
4 Dan Adams 2
4 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .324
2 George Burns .304
3 Heinie Zimmerman .299
4 Zack Wheat .297
5 Jim Viox .294

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 20
2 Fred Luderus 19
3 Gavvy Cravath 17
4 Duke Kenworthy 13
4 Sherry Magee 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 107
2 Sam Crawford 98
3 Heinie Zimmerman 97
4 Vic Saier 95
5 Sherry Magee 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hap Myers 65
2 Fritz Maisel 59
3 Eddie Collins 57
4 George Burns 53
4 Max Carey 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.46
2 Dutch Leonard 1.52
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.67
4 Claude Hendrix 1.81
5 Slim Sallee 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 31
2 Tom Seaton 27
3 Ray Caldwell 26
4 Dutch Leonard 24
4 Christy Mathewson 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 231
2 Dutch Leonard 210
3 Pete Alexander 191
4 Cy Falkenberg 182
5 Earl Moseley 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 11
2 Red Ames 8
3 Chief Bender 7
3 Russ Ford 7
5 Slim Sallee 6