On This Day

Sunday, August 16, 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	55	53	.509	16.0
White Sox	55	56	.495	17.5
Browns	52	54	.491	18.0
Yankees	48	59	.449	22.5
Naps	36	77	.319	37.5

Games

Tigers 13, Naps 6

White Sox 3, Browns 1

Browns 9, White Sox 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	58	43	.574	--
Braves	54	46	.540	3.5
Cardinals	57	52	.523	5.0
Cubs	54	51	.514	6.0
Robins	48	54	.471	10.5
Phillies	48	55	.466	11.0
Pirates	47	55	.461	11.5
Reds	47	57	.452	12.5

Games

Cardinals 6, Cubs 1

Robins 6, Reds 3

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Chi-Feds	60	48	.556	--
Hoosiers	57	48	.543	1.5
Terrapins	56	48	.538	2.0
Tip-Tops	53	46	.535	2.5
Buffeds	52	52	.500	6.0
Terriers	49	60	.450	11.5
Packers	48	60	.444	12.0
Rebels	45	58	.437	12.5

Games

Terrapins 1, Chi-Feds 0

Hoosiers 21, Rebels 6

Terriers 3, Buffeds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Carr	5
2	Jimmy Austin	4
2	Vin Campbell	4
2	Doc Lavan	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Bates	1
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	Doc Lavan	1
1	Del Pratt	1
1	Vic Saier	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Carr	5
2	George Moriarty	4
3	Bill Rariden	3
4	Sam Crawford	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vin Campbell	5
2	Bill McKechnie	4
3	Jimmy Austin	2
3	Benny Kauff	2
3	Nap Lajoie	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Bailey	2.00
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.17
3	Bob Groom	0.75
4	Cy Falkenberg	0.50
4	Ed Reulbach	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bailey	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Cy Falkenberg	1
1	Bob Groom	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Bailey	12
2	Bob Groom	9
3	Eddie Cicotte	7
4	Roy Mitchell	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pug Cavet	1
1	Clarence Woods	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Lennox	.337
2	Jack Dalton	.332
3	Rebel Oakes	.317
4	Jake Daubert	.316
5	George Burns	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Kenworthy	14
1	Vic Saier	14
3	Charlie Hanford	11
3	Fred Luderus	11
3	2 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank LaPorte	83
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	53
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	1.58
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	150
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	.415
2	Chief Wilson	.378
3	Zack Wheat	.357
4	Bill Sweeney	.351
5	Jake Daubert	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hanford	4
2	Sherry Magee	2
2	Tex McDonald	2
2	Vic Saier	2
2	Dutch Zwilling	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank LaPorte	14
2	Charlie Hanford	11
3	Sam Crawford	10
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	10
3	Bobby Veach	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	10
2	Benny Kauff	9
3	Bill McKechnie	7
4	Vin Campbell	6
4	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Henry Keupper	0.00
2	Joe Benz	0.35
3	Dutch Leonard	0.43
4	Lefty Tyler	0.49
5	Boardwalk Brown	0.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elmer Knetzer	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Wilbur Cooper	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Falkenberg	24
1	Lefty Tyler	24
3	Bill Bailey	23
4	Pete Alexander	22
4	2 others tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Benz	2
2	Dan Adams	1
2	Doc Ayers	1
2	Harry Billiard	1
2	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Dalton	.384
2	Rebel Oakes	.362
3	Jim Viox	.345
4	Vin Campbell	.336
5	Birdie Cree	.333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	24
1	Sam Crawford	24
3	Eddie Collins	21
3	Duke Kenworthy	21
5	2 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	14
2	Fritz Maisel	13
2	Tris Speaker	13
4	Vin Campbell	11
4	5 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Tyler	0.43
2	Rankin Johnson	0.67
3	Chief Bender	0.68
4	Dan Griner	0.86
5	Dutch Leonard	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill James	7
2	Claude Hendrix	6
2	Elmer Knetzer	6
2	Dick Rudolph	6
2	Tom Seaton	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	47
2	Pete Alexander	43
2	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	.323
2	Jake Daubert	.323
3	George Burns	.308
4	Zack Wheat	.301
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.298

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	20
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	99
2	Sherry Magee	98
3	Sam Crawford	96
4	Heinie Zimmerman	91
5	Stuffy McInnis	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	66
2	Hap Myers	61
3	Eddie Collins	58
4	Benny Kauff	53
5	George Burns	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.29
2	Walter Johnson	1.45
3	Claude Hendrix	1.69
4	Eddie Cicotte	1.71
5	Joe Benz	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	29
2	Tom Seaton	28
3	Ray Caldwell	25
3	Claude Hendrix	25
5	Dutch Leonard	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	234
2	Dutch Leonard	216
3	Cy Falkenberg	199
4	Earl Moseley	195
5	Bob Groom	191

Saves

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