On This Day

Saturday, August 1, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 60 33 .645 --
Red Sox 55 41 .573 6.5
Senators 52 42 .553 8.5
Tigers 49 48 .505 13.0
White Sox 47 49 .490 14.5
Browns 45 49 .479 15.5
Yankees 43 53 .448 18.5
Naps 31 67 .316 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 52 36 .591 --
Cubs 52 42 .553 3.0
Cardinals 51 45 .531 5.0
Braves 45 45 .500 8.0
Reds 45 48 .484 9.5
Phillies 42 49 .462 11.5
Robins 39 49 .443 13.0
Pirates 39 51 .433 14.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Chi-Feds 55 40 .579 --
Terrapins 50 40 .556 2.5
Tip-Tops 47 40 .540 4.0
Hoosiers 48 42 .533 4.5
Buffeds 44 46 .489 8.5
Packers 43 53 .448 12.5
Rebels 39 50 .438 13.0
Terriers 40 55 .421 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Chapman 4
1 Jack Dalton 4
1 Jake Daubert 4
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 Heinie Groh 1
1 LaRue Kirby 1
1 Tommy Leach 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jake Daubert 4
1 Casey Stengel 4
3 Zack Wheat 3
4 Home Run Baker 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Halt 2
1 Eddie Murphy 2
1 Larry Pezold 2
1 Tex Wisterzil 2
5 23 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Moseley 1.00
2 Dave Davenport 0.89
3 Willie Mitchell 0.80
4 Ray Collins 0.71
5 Phil Douglas 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Ray Collins 1
1 Dave Davenport 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moseley 10
2 Dave Davenport 8
2 Willie Mitchell 8
4 Bill James 6
4 Ed Reulbach 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Herb Pennock 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Lennox .337
2 Jack Dalton .333
3 Dutch Zwilling .316
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 71
2 Frank LaPorte 69
3 Duke Kenworthy 66
4 Ed Lennox 65
5 Heinie Zimmerman 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 44
2 George Burns 41
2 Hap Myers 41
4 Buck Herzog 39
5 Eddie Collins 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.00
2 Claude Hendrix 1.56
3 Walter Johnson 1.59
4 Rube Foster 1.61
5 Ray Caldwell 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 19
2 Claude Hendrix 18
2 Christy Mathewson 18
2 Tom Seaton 18
5 Ray Caldwell 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 145
2 Walter Johnson 142
3 Earl Moseley 137
4 Claude Hendrix 132
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 Vin Campbell .407
2 Jim Viox .400
3 Ed Lennox .394
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .391
5 2 tied .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 4
2 Duke Kenworthy 3
2 Dutch Zwilling 3
4 Home Run Baker 2
4 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 18
2 Sam Crawford 14
2 Sherry Magee 14
4 Eddie Collins 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chet Chadbourne 9
1 Eddie Collins 9
1 George Cutshaw 9
4 Duke Kenworthy 8
5 Tris Speaker 7

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Caldwell 4
1 Claude Hendrix 4
1 Dick Rudolph 4
1 Tom Seaton 4
5 13 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 31
2 Willie Mitchell 26
3 Dutch Leonard 25
4 Earl Moseley 24
5 Pete Alexander 21

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 .404
2 Al Shaw .381
3 Home Run Baker .376
4 Jack Fournier .375
5 Rebel Oakes .347

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 28
2 Sam Crawford 24
3 Jimmy Walsh 23
4 Sherry Magee 22
4 Dutch Zwilling 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 8
1 Tom Seaton 8
3 Ray Caldwell 7
3 Walter Johnson 7
3 Dick Rudolph 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 51
2 Dutch Leonard 50
3 Earl Moseley 48
4 Dave Davenport 43
5 2 tied 41

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 .305
3 Heinie Zimmerman .299
4 Zack Wheat .296
5 Jim Viox .293

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 20
2 Fred Luderus 19
3 Gavvy Cravath 17
4 Sherry Magee 14
5 Duke Kenworthy 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 107
2 Sam Crawford 98
2 Heinie Zimmerman 98
4 Vic Saier 93
5 Sherry Magee 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hap Myers 65
2 Fritz Maisel 59
3 Eddie Collins 58
4 George Burns 54
5 Max Carey 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.43
2 Dutch Leonard 1.52
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.60
4 Claude Hendrix 1.75
5 Slim Sallee 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 32
2 Tom Seaton 27
3 Ray Caldwell 25
4 Dutch Leonard 24
4 Christy Mathewson 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 236
2 Dutch Leonard 210
3 Pete Alexander 191
4 Earl Moseley 189
5 Cy Falkenberg 180

Saves

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