On This Day

Monday, August 10, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 67 34 .663 --
Red Sox 58 45 .563 10.0
Senators 55 47 .539 12.5
Tigers 53 51 .510 15.5
White Sox 51 53 .490 17.5
Browns 50 52 .490 17.5
Yankees 46 58 .442 22.5
Naps 33 73 .311 36.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 57 39 .594 --
Braves 51 46 .526 6.5
Cubs 53 48 .525 6.5
Cardinals 54 49 .524 6.5
Phillies 46 52 .469 12.0
Reds 47 54 .465 12.5
Robins 43 52 .453 13.5
Pirates 43 54 .443 14.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Chi-Feds 58 44 .569 --
Terrapins 54 43 .557 1.5
Tip-Tops 50 43 .538 3.5
Hoosiers 52 46 .531 4.0
Buffeds 50 48 .510 6.0
Rebels 43 55 .439 13.0
Terriers 45 58 .437 13.5
Packers 44 59 .427 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hal Chase 4
1 Delos Drake 4
3 Jake Daubert 3
3 Charlie Hanford 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 1
1 Charlie Hanford 1
1 Milt Stock 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Boucher 3
2 Jack Barry 2
2 Hal Chase 2
2 Charlie Hanford 2
2 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Smith 2
2 Hal Chase 1
2 Birdie Cree 1
2 Cozy Dolan 1
2 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Bailey 1.00
2 Earl Moseley 0.80
3 Rube Benton 0.71
4 Jeff Tesreau 0.70
5 Bullet Joe Bush 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Allen 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Bob Harmon 1
1 Bill James 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Tesreau 7
2 Rube Benton 5
3 Bill Bailey 4
3 Bullet Joe Bush 4
3 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Lennox .337
2 Jack Dalton .321
3 George Burns .319
4 Dutch Zwilling .317
5 Jake Daubert .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Kenworthy 13
1 Vic Saier 13
3 Charlie Hanford 11
3 Fred Luderus 11
3 2 others tied 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 3 tied 65

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.93
2 Carl Weilman 1.47
3 Claude Hendrix 1.50
4 Joe Benz 1.61
5 Russ Ford 1.64

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 158
2 Walter Johnson 148
2 Earl Moseley 148
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 .421
2 George Burns .391
2 Doc Lavan .391
4 Del Pratt .386
5 George Anderson .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 5
2 Charlie Hanford 4
3 Home Run Baker 2
3 Gavvy Cravath 2
3 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 15
2 Sherry Magee 14
3 Eddie Collins 12
3 Benny Kauff 12
3 Mike Mitchell 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 11
2 Tris Speaker 8
3 George Anderson 6
3 Solly Hofman 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.27
2 Pete Alexander 0.30
3 Claude Hendrix 0.31
4 Walt Dickson 0.36
5 Carl Weilman 0.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill James 4
1 Dutch Leonard 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Rube Benton 3
3 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Tesreau 28
2 Dutch Leonard 27
3 Dave Davenport 24
3 Earl Moseley 24
5 4 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 2
1 Dutch Leonard 2
3 Dan Adams 1
3 Doc Ayers 1
3 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Fournier .346
2 Sherry Magee .345
3 George Burns .340
4 Birdie Cree .339
5 Beals Becker .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dutch Zwilling 7
2 Sherry Magee 6
3 Charlie Hanford 4
3 Benny Kauff 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 23
1 Sam Crawford 23
1 Sherry Magee 23
1 Jimmy Walsh 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tris Speaker 14
2 George Burns 12
2 Chet Chadbourne 12
2 Fritz Maisel 12
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.65
2 Lefty Tyler 1.05
3 Claude Hendrix 1.19
4 Bill James 1.21
5 Doc Watson 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Rudolph 7
1 Tom Seaton 7
3 Pete Alexander 6
3 Ray Caldwell 6
3 6 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 51
2 Jeff Tesreau 48
3 Dave Davenport 44
4 Walter Johnson 43
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 3
1 Dutch Leonard 3
3 Dan Adams 2
3 Doc Ayers 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .326
2 Rebel Oakes .311
3 George Burns .310
4 Heinie Zimmerman .301
5 Zack Wheat .300

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 19
2 Fred Luderus 16
2 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 98
3 Sherry Magee 97
3 Heinie Zimmerman 97
5 Vic Saier 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 68
2 Hap Myers 65
3 Eddie Collins 57
4 George Burns 52
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.37
2 Walter Johnson 1.49
3 Claude Hendrix 1.61
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.82
5 Doc Ayers 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 29
2 Tom Seaton 28
3 Ray Caldwell 26
4 Claude Hendrix 24
4 2 others tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 229
2 Dutch Leonard 213
3 Earl Moseley 192
4 Cy Falkenberg 186
5 Pete Alexander 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Cheney 10
2 Red Ames 8
3 Chief Bender 7
3 Russ Ford 7
5 Slim Sallee 6