On This Day

Saturday, August 8, 1914

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	65	34	.657	--
Red Sox	57	45	.559	9.5
Senators	55	46	.545	11.0
Tigers	53	50	.515	14.0
White Sox	50	53	.485	17.0
Browns	48	52	.480	17.5
Yankees	46	56	.451	20.5
Naps	33	71	.317	34.5

Games

White Sox 4, Senators 3

Senators 3, White Sox 1

Athletics 5, Naps 4

Red Sox 5, Tigers 2

Yankees 2, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	56	39	.589	--
Cubs	53	47	.530	5.5
Cardinals	54	48	.529	5.5
Braves	50	46	.521	6.5
Phillies	46	51	.474	11.0
Reds	47	53	.470	11.5
Robins	42	52	.447	13.5
Pirates	42	54	.438	14.5

Games

Robins 6, Cubs 1

Cardinals 3, Giants 2

Pirates 4, Phillies 3

Braves 4, Reds 3

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Chi-Feds	58	44	.569	--
Terrapins	54	42	.563	1.0
Tip-Tops	50	43	.538	3.5
Hoosiers	51	46	.526	4.5
Buffeds	48	48	.500	7.0
Rebels	42	54	.438	13.0
Packers	44	57	.436	13.5
Terriers	44	57	.436	13.5

Games

Chi-Feds 2, Tip-Tops 1

Chi-Feds 5, Tip-Tops 1

Hoosiers 4, Terrapins 1

Terrapins 9, Hoosiers 0

Packers 8, Buffeds 2

Terriers 6, Rebels 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Anderson	4
1	Ray Demmitt	4
1	Eddie Foster	4
1	George Stovall	4
1	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dutch Zwilling	2
2	Doc Crandall	1
2	Sherry Magee	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dutch Zwilling	4
2	Frank LaPorte	3
3	Harry Chapman	2
3	Cecil Coombs	2
3	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Breton	2
1	Fritz Maisel	2
1	Gus Williams	2
4	George Anderson	1
4	23 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Billiard	1.12
2	Snipe Conley	1.00
3	Boardwalk Brown	0.80
3	Nick Cullop	0.80
5	Jim Shaw	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Billiard	1
1	Boardwalk Brown	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Snipe Conley	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Boardwalk Brown	12
2	Harry Billiard	9
2	Jim Shaw	9
4	Nick Cullop	8
5	5 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Benz	1
1	Joe Conzelman	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	Pol Perritt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Lennox	.337
2	Jack Dalton	.321
3	George Burns	.318
4	Dutch Zwilling	.317
5	Tex McDonald	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Kenworthy	13
1	Vic Saier	13
3	Fred Luderus	11
3	Sherry Magee	11
3	Dutch Zwilling	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank LaPorte	76
2	Home Run Baker	74
3	Duke Kenworthy	69
4	Sherry Magee	67
5	Ed Lennox	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	46
2	George Burns	42
3	Fritz Maisel	41
3	Hap Myers	41
5	Buck Herzog	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.95
2	Claude Hendrix	1.50
3	Rube Foster	1.54
4	Carl Weilman	1.54
5	Joe Benz	1.61

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	154
2	Earl Moseley	144
3	Walter Johnson	143
4	Cy Falkenberg	136
5	Claude Hendrix	135

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	Sherry Magee	.429
2	George Burns	.404
3	Doc Lavan	.385
4	George Anderson	.378
5	Jimmie Savage	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	5
2	Dutch Zwilling	3
3	Home Run Baker	2
3	Gavvy Cravath	2
3	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	16
1	Sherry Magee	16
3	Home Run Baker	14
4	Eddie Collins	13
5	4 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	10
2	George Anderson	6
2	George Cutshaw	6
2	Solly Hofman	6
2	Tris Speaker	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.23
2	Dick Rudolph	0.55
3	Harry Billiard	0.56
4	Russ Ford	0.67
4	Willie Mitchell	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Jeff Pfeffer	4
3	Red Ames	3
3	Rube Benton	3
3	13 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doc Ayers	27
2	Dutch Leonard	24
2	Jeff Pfeffer	24
4	Pete Alexander	22
4	3 others tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dan Adams	2
1	Red Ames	2
1	Doc Ayers	2
1	Dutch Leonard	2
5	14 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sherry Magee	.342
2	Jack Fournier	.339
3	Beals Becker	.336
4	Zack Wheat	.323
5	Dutch Zwilling	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dutch Zwilling	7
2	Sherry Magee	6
3	Benny Kauff	4
3	Duke Kenworthy	4
3	Vic Saier	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	27
2	Home Run Baker	24
2	Eddie Collins	24
4	Sherry Magee	23
5	3 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chet Chadbourne	14
2	Fritz Maisel	13
3	George Burns	12
3	Tris Speaker	12
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.69
2	Lefty Tyler	1.05
3	Wilbur Cooper	1.20
4	Bill James	1.21
5	Doc Watson	1.21

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	47
1	Dutch Leonard	47
3	Jeff Tesreau	42
4	Nick Cullop	41
4	Walter Johnson	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	3
1	Dutch Leonard	3
3	Dan Adams	2
3	Doc Ayers	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.323
2	George Burns	.311
3	Rebel Oakes	.308
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.300
5	Zack Wheat	.299

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	19
2	Fred Luderus	18
3	Sherry Magee	16
4	Gavvy Cravath	15
5	Duke Kenworthy	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	102
2	Sam Crawford	99
3	Sherry Magee	97
3	Heinie Zimmerman	97
5	Vic Saier	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	67
2	Hap Myers	65
3	Eddie Collins	57
4	George Burns	52
5	Max Carey	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.39
2	Walter Johnson	1.49
3	Claude Hendrix	1.61
4	Eddie Cicotte	1.82
5	Slim Sallee	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	30
2	Tom Seaton	28
3	Ray Caldwell	26
4	Claude Hendrix	24
4	Christy Mathewson	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	230
2	Dutch Leonard	209
3	Earl Moseley	190
4	Pete Alexander	188
5	Cy Falkenberg	186

Saves

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