On This Day

Wednesday, August 12, 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 53 54 .495 17.0
Browns 50 52 .490 17.5
Yankees 46 58 .442 22.5
Naps 34 75 .312 37.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 58 40 .592 --
Braves 51 46 .526 6.5
Cubs 54 49 .524 6.5
Cardinals 55 50 .524 6.5
Phillies 47 52 .475 11.5
Reds 47 54 .465 12.5
Robins 44 53 .454 13.5
Pirates 43 55 .439 15.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Chi-Feds 59 46 .562 --
Terrapins 55 44 .556 1.0
Hoosiers 54 47 .535 3.0
Tip-Tops 51 45 .531 3.5
Buffeds 51 49 .510 5.5
Terriers 47 58 .448 12.0
Rebels 44 56 .440 12.5
Packers 44 60 .423 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Evans 3
1 Al Shaw 3
1 Bill Sweeney 3
1 Zack Wheat 3
1 Chief Wilson 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 3
2 Dave Davenport 2
2 Delos Drake 2
2 Steve Evans 2
5 23 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Steve Evans 2
1 Nap Lajoie 2
3 Jake Daubert 1
3 Cozy Dolan 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cy Falkenberg 4.50
2 Larry Cheney 1.75
3 Slim Sallee 1.00
4 Howie Camnitz 0.50
5 Fred Blanding 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Blanding 1
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Al Demaree 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 9
2 Larry Cheney 7
3 Slim Sallee 6
4 Fred Blanding 5
5 Jeff Pfeffer 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Davenport 1
1 Art Fromme 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Lennox .337
2 Jack Dalton .319
3 George Burns .316
4 Rebel Oakes .313
5 Tex McDonald .313

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 80
2 Home Run Baker 74
3 Duke Kenworthy 71
4 Sherry Magee 68
5 4 tied 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 48
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 1.49
4 Joe Benz 1.57
5 Russ Ford 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaton 20
2 Claude Hendrix 19
2 Walter Johnson 19
2 Christy Mathewson 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 158
2 Walter Johnson 148
2 Earl Moseley 148
4 Cy Falkenberg 145
5 Pete Alexander 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 6
1 Larry Cheney 6
1 Russ Ford 6
4 Dave Davenport 5
4 Slim Sallee 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .403
2 Doc Lavan .381
3 Sherry Magee .377
4 Beals Becker .358
5 Casey Stengel .357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 13
2 Sam Crawford 12
2 Charlie Hanford 12
2 Sherry Magee 12
5 Mike Mitchell 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 11
2 Tris Speaker 8
3 George Anderson 7
3 Solly Hofman 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Benz 0.30
2 Claude Hendrix 0.31
3 Dick Rudolph 0.35
4 Walt Dickson 0.36
5 Dutch Leonard 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Bill James 4
3 Bullet Joe Bush 3
3 Wilbur Cooper 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Tesreau 28
2 Pete Alexander 26
2 Dave Davenport 26
4 Cy Falkenberg 24
4 Jeff Pfeffer 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dutch Leonard 2
2 Dan Adams 1
2 Red Ames 1
2 Doc Ayers 1
2 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Evans .346
2 Sherry Magee .343
3 Jim Viox .337
4 Rebel Oakes .330
5 Beals Becker .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 6
2 Dutch Zwilling 5
3 Charlie Hanford 4
3 Duke Kenworthy 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Kenworthy 24
2 Sam Crawford 23
2 Jimmy Walsh 23
4 Charlie Hanford 22
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tris Speaker 13
2 Fritz Maisel 12
3 George Burns 11
3 Chet Chadbourne 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Tyler 0.59
2 Dutch Leonard 0.68
3 Carl Weilman 0.95
4 Claude Hendrix 0.99
5 2 tied 1.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 7
1 Tom Seaton 7
3 Ray Caldwell 6
3 Bill James 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 47
2 Pete Alexander 44
3 Walter Johnson 43
4 Jeff Tesreau 42
5 Dave Davenport 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 3
1 Dave Davenport 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 .325
2 Rebel Oakes .317
3 George Burns .307
4 Zack Wheat .303
5 Heinie Zimmerman .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 99
2 Sherry Magee 98
3 Sam Crawford 97
3 Heinie Zimmerman 97
5 Vic Saier 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 67
2 Hap Myers 65
3 Eddie Collins 57
4 George Burns 52
5 3 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.29
2 Walter Johnson 1.49
3 Claude Hendrix 1.59
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.77
5 Joe Benz 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 29
1 Tom Seaton 29
3 Ray Caldwell 25
4 Claude Hendrix 24
4 2 others tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 229
2 Dutch Leonard 211
3 Cy Falkenberg 195
4 Pete Alexander 192
4 Earl Moseley 192

Saves

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