On This Day

Sunday, August 2, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 61 33 .649 --
Red Sox 55 42 .567 7.5
Senators 52 43 .547 9.5
Tigers 50 48 .510 13.0
White Sox 47 50 .485 15.5
Browns 46 49 .484 15.5
Yankees 43 54 .443 19.5
Naps 32 67 .323 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

No Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Chi-Feds 55 41 .573 --
Terrapins 50 40 .556 2.0
Tip-Tops 47 40 .540 3.5
Hoosiers 48 42 .533 4.0
Buffeds 44 46 .489 8.0
Packers 43 53 .448 12.0
Rebels 40 50 .444 12.0
Terriers 40 55 .421 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve O'Neill 4
2 Eddie Foster 3
2 Jack Graney 3
2 Hugh High 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ivy Olson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Mitchell 3
1 Ivy Olson 3
1 Bobby Veach 3
4 Jack Graney 2
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Gardner 1
1 Duffy Lewis 1
1 Ed Sweeney 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Prendergast 0.89
2 Bob Shawkey 0.60
3 Bill Steen 0.46
4 Elmer Knetzer 0.42
5 Joe Boehling 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pug Cavet 1
1 Elmer Knetzer 1
1 Bob Shawkey 1
1 Bill Steen 1
1 Carl Weilman 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Prendergast 8
2 Bill Steen 6
3 Elmer Knetzer 5
4 Jack Bentley 3
4 Bob Shawkey 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Lennox .337
2 Jack Dalton .333
3 Dutch Zwilling .319
4 George Burns .314
5 Tex McDonald .313

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 72
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 Rube Foster 1.54
3 Claude Hendrix 1.56
4 Carl Weilman 1.57
5 Walter Johnson 1.59

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 .420
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .415
3 Ed Lennox .394
4 Casey Stengel .379
4 Jim Viox .379

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 17
2 Sam Crawford 15
3 Eddie Collins 13
3 Duke Kenworthy 13
3 Zack Wheat 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Snipe Conley 0.00
2 Lefty Tyler 0.35
3 Dick Rudolph 0.36
4 Dan Griner 0.54
5 Pete Alexander 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 4
2 Ray Caldwell 3
2 Bill James 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 26
1 Willie Mitchell 26
3 Dutch Leonard 24
4 Earl Moseley 22
5 2 tied 19

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 .418
2 Al Shaw .378
3 Jack Fournier .375
4 Beals Becker .346
5 Sherry Magee .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dutch Zwilling 5
2 Fred Beck 4
2 Benny Kauff 4
2 Duke Kenworthy 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 26
2 Sam Crawford 24
3 Jimmy Walsh 23
4 Sherry Magee 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 15
2 Chet Chadbourne 14
2 Hap Myers 14
4 Bob Bescher 11
4 3 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.94
2 Mordecai Brown 1.01
3 Walter Johnson 1.01
4 Alex Main 1.04
5 Ray Caldwell 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 7
1 Walter Johnson 7
1 Dick Rudolph 7
1 Tom Seaton 7
5 4 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 51
2 Earl Moseley 48
3 Dave Davenport 42
3 Dutch Leonard 42
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 .321
2 George Burns .307
3 Heinie Zimmerman .302
4 Zack Wheat .297
5 Jim Viox .296

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 108
2 Sam Crawford 99
3 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 57
4 George Burns 54
5 Max Carey 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.43
2 Dutch Leonard 1.45
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.63
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
5 3 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 236
2 Dutch Leonard 210
3 Pete Alexander 186
4 Earl Moseley 184
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