On This Day

Saturday, August 15, 1914

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	69	35	.663	--
Red Sox	59	47	.557	11.0
Senators	56	49	.533	13.5
Tigers	54	53	.505	16.5
White Sox	54	55	.495	17.5
Browns	51	53	.490	18.0
Yankees	48	59	.449	22.5
Naps	36	76	.321	37.0

Games

Red Sox 1, Yankees 0

Athletics 6, Senators 0

Browns 7, White Sox 4

Naps 7, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	58	43	.574	--
Braves	54	46	.540	3.5
Cubs	54	50	.519	5.5
Cardinals	56	52	.519	5.5
Phillies	48	55	.466	11.0
Robins	47	54	.465	11.0
Pirates	47	55	.461	11.5
Reds	47	56	.456	12.0

Games

Robins 8, Phillies 4

Robins 13, Phillies 5

Cardinals 2, Cubs 1

Braves 2, Giants 0

Pirates 2, Reds 0

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Chi-Feds	60	47	.561	--
Hoosiers	56	48	.538	2.5
Tip-Tops	53	46	.535	3.0
Terrapins	55	48	.534	3.0
Buffeds	52	51	.505	6.0
Packers	48	60	.444	12.5
Terriers	48	60	.444	12.5
Rebels	45	57	.441	12.5

Games

Chi-Feds 10, Rebels 6

Packers 4, Terrapins 3

Buffeds 8, Hoosiers 3

Packers 11, Terrapins 2

Terriers 11, Tip-Tops 6

Hoosiers 5, Buffeds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Dalton	6
2	Hi Myers	5
3	Joe Agler	4
3	Gavvy Cravath	4
3	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Chief Johnson	1
1	Tex McDonald	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hi Myers	5
2	Al Boucher	4
3	Dick Egan	3
3	Gus Getz	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Carr	5
2	Benny Kauff	3
3	Chet Chadbourne	2
3	Claude Cooper	2
3	3 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Tyler	0.88
2	Willie Mitchell	0.80
3	Bill Doak	0.75
4	Chief Bender	0.71
5	Bill James	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Joe Conzelman	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill James	8
1	Willie Mitchell	8
3	Lefty Tyler	7
4	Bill Doak	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ernie Shore	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Lennox	.337
2	Jack Dalton	.332
3	Rebel Oakes	.316
4	George Burns	.314
5	Jake Daubert	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Kenworthy	14
2	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	81
2	Home Run Baker	77
3	Duke Kenworthy	74
4	Sherry Magee	68
4	Stuffy McInnis	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	51
2	George Burns	43
2	Fritz Maisel	43
4	Hap Myers	42
5	Buck Herzog	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.94
2	Carl Weilman	1.54
3	Joe Benz	1.56
4	Claude Hendrix	1.61
5	Walter Johnson	1.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	163
2	Walter Johnson	154
3	Earl Moseley	153
4	Cy Falkenberg	145
5	Pete Alexander	141

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	Hi Myers	.444
2	Jack Dalton	.358
2	Jimmie Savage	.358
4	Jake Daubert	.347
5	5 tied	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hanford	4
2	Sherry Magee	3
3	Tommy Leach	2
3	Tex McDonald	2
3	Dutch Zwilling	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank LaPorte	13
2	Charlie Hanford	10
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	10
2	Stuffy McInnis	10
2	Bobby Veach	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	10
2	Benny Kauff	7
3	George Anderson	6
3	Baldy Louden	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Henry Keupper	0.00
2	Joe Benz	0.30
3	Dutch Leonard	0.43
4	Lefty Tyler	0.49
5	Rankin Johnson	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill James	4
1	Elmer Knetzer	4
1	Jeff Pfeffer	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jeff Tesreau	27
2	Earl Moseley	26
3	Dave Davenport	24
3	Willie Mitchell	24
3	Lefty Tyler	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Benz	2
2	Dan Adams	1
2	Doc Ayers	1
2	Harry Billiard	1
2	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Dalton	.384
2	Jimmie Savage	.340
3	Birdie Cree	.339
4	Steve Evans	.337
4	Jack Fournier	.337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	24
2	Sam Crawford	23
3	Eddie Collins	22
3	Duke Kenworthy	22
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	13
1	Tris Speaker	13
3	Benny Kauff	12
3	Duke Kenworthy	12
5	3 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Tyler	0.43
2	Dan Griner	0.86
3	Dutch Leonard	0.88
4	Bill James	0.90
5	Willie Mitchell	1.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill James	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Claude Hendrix	6
2	Elmer Knetzer	6
2	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	47
2	Pete Alexander	44
3	Dutch Leonard	43
4	Willie Mitchell	42
5	2 tied	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dan Adams	3
1	Dave Davenport	3
3	Red Ames	2
3	Doc Ayers	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rebel Oakes	.322
2	Jake Daubert	.322
3	George Burns	.306
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.302
5	Zack Wheat	.301

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	19
2	Fred Luderus	16
2	Sherry Magee	16
4	Duke Kenworthy	14
5	Gavvy Cravath	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	101
2	Sherry Magee	98
3	Sam Crawford	96
4	Heinie Zimmerman	94
5	Stuffy McInnis	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	66
2	Hap Myers	61
3	Eddie Collins	58
4	George Burns	51
4	Benny Kauff	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.29
2	Walter Johnson	1.48
3	Claude Hendrix	1.69
4	Eddie Cicotte	1.77
5	Joe Benz	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	30
2	Tom Seaton	28
3	Ray Caldwell	25
3	Claude Hendrix	25
5	Dutch Leonard	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	235
2	Dutch Leonard	216
3	Earl Moseley	197
4	Cy Falkenberg	195
5	Pete Alexander	191

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	9
2	Red Ames	8
3	Chief Bender	7
3	Russ Ford	7
5	Slim Sallee	6