On This Day

Wednesday, August 19, 1914

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	72	36	.667	--
Red Sox	61	47	.565	11.0
Senators	58	51	.532	14.5
Tigers	56	55	.505	17.5
Browns	53	55	.491	19.0
White Sox	55	58	.487	19.5
Yankees	50	61	.450	23.5
Naps	37	79	.319	39.0

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 1

Red Sox 4, White Sox 1

Yankees 7, Naps 5

Athletics 7, Tigers 6

Browns 8, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	59	45	.567	--
Braves	57	47	.548	2.0
Cardinals	59	52	.532	3.5
Cubs	56	52	.519	5.0
Pirates	49	56	.467	10.5
Robins	49	56	.467	10.5
Phillies	48	57	.457	11.5
Reds	48	60	.444	13.0

Games

Robins 6, Cubs 0

Pirates 5, Giants 1

Braves 3, Reds 2

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Chi-Feds	61	49	.555	--
Hoosiers	59	49	.546	1.0
Terrapins	57	49	.538	2.0
Tip-Tops	54	48	.529	3.0
Buffeds	53	52	.505	5.5
Packers	50	61	.450	11.5
Terriers	49	61	.445	12.0
Rebels	46	60	.434	13.0

Games

Chi-Feds 5, Terrapins 4

Rebels 3, Hoosiers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Hoblitzell	4
1	Mike Mitchell	4
3	Larry Chappell	3
3	Bob Coleman	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max Flack	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Hooper	4
2	Luke Boone	2
2	George Burns	2
2	Wilbur Cooper	2
2	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	2
1	Del Pratt	2
1	Burt Shotton	2
1	Terry Turner	2
5	13 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dutch Leonard	0.86
2	Boardwalk Brown	0.75
3	Howie Camnitz	0.50
4	Jim Scott	0.43
4	Carl Weilman	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Raleigh Aitchison	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Claude Hendrix	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Boardwalk Brown	6
1	Dutch Leonard	6
3	Howie Camnitz	5
4	Rube Bressler	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	George McQuillan	1
1	Roy Mitchell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Dalton	.332
2	Rebel Oakes	.322
3	Jake Daubert	.316
4	George Burns	.314
5	Dutch Zwilling	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Kenworthy	14
1	Vic Saier	14
3	Dutch Zwilling	12
4	Charlie Hanford	11
4	2 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank LaPorte	84
2	Home Run Baker	80
3	Duke Kenworthy	75
4	Stuffy McInnis	72
5	Benny Kauff	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	54
2	Fritz Maisel	45
3	George Burns	43
4	Hap Myers	42
5	Buck Herzog	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.95
2	Carl Weilman	1.53
3	Russ Ford	1.64
4	Joe Benz	1.64
5	Claude Hendrix	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Hendrix	21
2	Walter Johnson	20
2	Tom Seaton	20
4	Christy Mathewson	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	169
2	Earl Moseley	160
3	Walter Johnson	159
4	Cy Falkenberg	154
5	Pete Alexander	144

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	6
1	Larry Cheney	6
1	Russ Ford	6
4	Dave Davenport	5
4	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.405
2	Zack Wheat	.400
3	Jack Dalton	.368
4	Fred Beck	.366
5	Sherry Magee	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hanford	3
1	Dutch Zwilling	3
3	Vic Saier	2
4	Babe Adams	1
4	39 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank LaPorte	13
1	Chief Wilson	13
3	Benny Kauff	12
3	Rebel Oakes	12
5	2 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	10
1	Fritz Maisel	10
3	Roger Peckinpaugh	7
4	George Anderson	6
4	6 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chief Bender	0.00
1	Raleigh Aitchison	0.00
3	Dutch Leonard	0.60
4	Marty McHale	0.64
5	Rankin Johnson	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill James	4
2	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Bullet Joe Bush	3
2	Wilbur Cooper	3
2	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jeff Tesreau	26
2	Dutch Leonard	24
3	Pete Alexander	23
3	Bill Bailey	23
3	2 others tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Benz	2
1	Art Fromme	2
3	Dan Adams	1
3	Harry Billiard	1
3	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.408
2	Jack Dalton	.394
3	Rebel Oakes	.377
4	Vin Campbell	.355
5	Jake Daubert	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dutch Zwilling	6
2	Sherry Magee	5
3	Charlie Hanford	4
4	Vic Saier	3
5	18 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	26
2	Home Run Baker	25
3	Benny Kauff	23
3	Rebel Oakes	23
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	15
2	Benny Kauff	12
3	Chet Chadbourne	11
3	Eddie Collins	11
3	2 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Tyler	0.50
2	Rankin Johnson	0.67
3	Chief Bender	0.87
4	Dick Rudolph	0.90
5	Dutch Leonard	0.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	48
2	Earl Moseley	45
3	Jeff Tesreau	43
4	Pete Alexander	42
4	2 others tied	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dan Adams	3
1	Dave Davenport	3
3	Red Ames	2
3	Doc Ayers	2
3	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.315
2	Zack Wheat	.305
3	George Burns	.299
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.294
5	Jim Viox	.285

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	19
2	Sherry Magee	16
3	Fred Luderus	15
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	Stuffy McInnis	91
5	Heinie Zimmerman	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	68
2	Hap Myers	61
3	Eddie Collins	57
4	Benny Kauff	54
5	2 tied	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.32
2	Walter Johnson	1.49
3	Eddie Cicotte	1.71
4	Claude Hendrix	1.73
5	Bill James	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	29
2	Tom Seaton	28
3	Claude Hendrix	26
4	Ray Caldwell	25
5	Dutch Leonard	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	239
2	Dutch Leonard	217
3	Cy Falkenberg	203
4	Earl Moseley	202
5	Pete Alexander	192

Saves

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