On This Day

Tuesday, August 4, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 62 34 .646 --
Senators 54 43 .557 8.5
Red Sox 55 44 .556 8.5
Tigers 52 48 .520 12.0
Browns 48 49 .495 14.5
White Sox 48 51 .485 15.5
Yankees 43 56 .434 20.5
Naps 32 69 .317 32.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 54 37 .593 --
Cubs 52 44 .542 4.5
Cardinals 51 47 .520 6.5
Braves 47 45 .511 7.5
Reds 46 50 .479 10.5
Phillies 44 49 .473 11.0
Robins 40 50 .444 13.5
Pirates 40 52 .435 14.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Terrapins 52 40 .565 --
Chi-Feds 55 43 .561 0.0
Tip-Tops 48 41 .539 2.5
Hoosiers 49 43 .533 3.0
Buffeds 46 46 .500 6.0
Rebels 41 51 .446 11.0
Packers 43 55 .439 12.0
Terriers 41 56 .423 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Anderson 3
1 Bob Bescher 3
1 Donie Bush 3
1 Eddie Collins 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Charlie Hanford 1
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 3
2 Luke Boone 2
2 Eddie Collins 2
2 Sam Crawford 2
2 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Cook 2
1 Tom Downey 2
1 Charlie Hanford 2
1 Del Pratt 2
1 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Max Fiske 1.67
2 Jeff Pfeffer 1.00
3 Rube Marquard 0.83
4 Happy Finneran 0.82
5 Fred Anderson 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Anderson 1
1 Joe Boehling 1
1 Rube Bressler 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Morton 11
2 Happy Finneran 9
3 Fred Anderson 8
3 Jeff Pfeffer 8
5 Cy Falkenberg 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Shaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Lennox .337
2 Jack Dalton .328
3 Dutch Zwilling .320
4 Tex McDonald .318
5 George Burns .312

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 74
2 Frank LaPorte 71
3 Duke Kenworthy 68
4 Ed Lennox 65
4 Sherry Magee 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 44
2 George Burns 41
2 Hap Myers 41
4 Buck Herzog 40
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
1 Christy Mathewson 19
3 Claude Hendrix 18
3 Tom Seaton 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 145
2 Walter Johnson 142
3 Earl Moseley 137
4 Cy Falkenberg 132
4 Claude Hendrix 132

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 .455
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .408
3 Jack Fournier .404
4 Ed Lennox .394
5 Red Smith .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 4
2 Home Run Baker 2
2 Vin Campbell 2
2 Gavvy Cravath 2
2 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 18
2 Eddie Collins 16
2 Sam Crawford 16
4 Sherry Magee 15
5 Zack Wheat 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chet Chadbourne 9
1 George Cutshaw 9
3 Eddie Collins 8
3 Duke Kenworthy 8
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Rudolph 0.26
2 Lefty Tyler 0.33
3 Dan Griner 0.36
4 Pete Alexander 0.49
5 Mike Prendergast 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Rudolph 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Red Ames 3
2 Fred Anderson 3
2 16 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Mitchell 26
2 Guy Morton 25
3 Doc Ayers 24
3 Dave Davenport 24
3 Jeff Pfeffer 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Adams 2
1 Red Ames 2
1 Doc Ayers 2
1 Casey Hageman 2
5 14 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Lennox .359
2 Beals Becker .358
2 Jack Fournier .358
4 Sherry Magee .346
5 Dutch Zwilling .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 5
1 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 25
1 Sam Crawford 25
3 Sherry Magee 24
4 Jimmy Walsh 23
5 Eddie Collins 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chet Chadbourne 14
2 George Burns 12
2 Hap Myers 12
4 Bob Bescher 11
4 4 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.94
2 Doc Watson 1.03
3 Lefty Tyler 1.10
4 Walter Johnson 1.13
5 Dan Griner 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Rudolph 8
2 Claude Hendrix 7
2 Tom Seaton 7
4 Ray Caldwell 6
4 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 46
2 Dave Davenport 42
2 Dutch Leonard 42
4 Fred Anderson 41
4 Nick Cullop 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 3
1 Red Faber 3
3 Dan Adams 2
3 Doc Ayers 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .317
2 George Burns .306
3 Heinie Zimmerman .301
4 Zack Wheat .298
5 Jim Viox .294

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 19
1 Vic Saier 19
3 Gavvy Cravath 17
4 Sherry Magee 15
5 Duke Kenworthy 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 110
2 Sam Crawford 101
3 Heinie Zimmerman 97
4 Sherry Magee 95
5 Vic Saier 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hap Myers 65
2 Fritz Maisel 61
3 Eddie Collins 57
4 George Burns 52
4 Max Carey 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.44
2 Dutch Leonard 1.45
3 Eddie Cicotte 1.63
4 Claude Hendrix 1.66
5 Slim Sallee 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 31
2 Tom Seaton 27
3 Ray Caldwell 25
4 Dutch Leonard 24
4 Christy Mathewson 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 232
2 Dutch Leonard 210
3 Pete Alexander 188
4 Cy Falkenberg 186
5 Earl Moseley 184

Saves

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