On This Day

Sunday, August 23, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 74 37 .667 --
Red Sox 63 47 .573 10.5
Senators 60 51 .541 14.0
Tigers 56 57 .496 19.0
Browns 54 57 .486 20.0
White Sox 55 60 .478 21.0
Yankees 51 62 .451 24.0
Naps 38 80 .322 39.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 59 48 .551 --
Braves 59 48 .551 0.0
Cardinals 62 53 .539 1.0
Cubs 58 53 .523 3.0
Phillies 50 58 .463 9.5
Pirates 50 58 .463 9.5
Reds 51 60 .459 10.0
Robins 49 60 .450 11.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Hoosiers 63 49 .563 --
Chi-Feds 62 51 .549 1.5
Terrapins 58 52 .527 4.0
Buffeds 56 53 .514 5.5
Tip-Tops 54 53 .505 6.5
Packers 53 62 .461 11.5
Terriers 52 63 .452 12.5
Rebels 47 62 .431 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Bates 3
1 Mike Gonzalez 3
1 Herbie Moran 3
4 Bob Bescher 2
4 17 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walton Cruise 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Grover Gilmore 3
1 George Perring 3
1 George Stovall 3
4 Bob Bescher 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Potts 2
2 Zinn Beck 1
2 Cozy Dolan 1
2 Miller Huggins 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chief Johnson 0.45
2 Pol Perritt 0.43
3 Cy Barger 0.24
4 Red Ames 0.17
5 Charlie Schmutz 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Dave Davenport 1
1 Chief Johnson 1
1 Pol Perritt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Snipe Conley 6
2 Chief Johnson 5
3 Cy Barger 4
4 Pol Perritt 3
5 7 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Dalton .331
2 Rebel Oakes .317
3 Jake Daubert .316
4 Zack Wheat .311
5 George Burns .307

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 90
2 Home Run Baker 80
3 Duke Kenworthy 79
4 Benny Kauff 74
5 Stuffy McInnis 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 55
2 Fritz Maisel 46
3 George Burns 43
4 Hap Myers 42
5 Buck Herzog 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.95
2 Russ Ford 1.64
3 Walter Johnson 1.64
4 Claude Hendrix 1.66
5 Carl Weilman 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 22
2 Claude Hendrix 21
3 Tom Seaton 20
4 Christy Mathewson 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 169
2 Cy Falkenberg 165
3 Earl Moseley 163
4 Walter Johnson 162
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 Shoeless Joe Jackson .423
2 Zack Wheat .404
3 Jake Daubert .400
4 Stuffy McInnis .378
5 Vern Duncan .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hanford 2
1 Tex McDonald 2
1 Chief Wilson 2
4 Babe Adams 1
4 39 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Benny Kauff 14
1 Frank LaPorte 14
3 Chief Wilson 13
4 Charlie Hanford 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 9
2 Cozy Dolan 8
3 Baldy Louden 7
4 Charlie Carr 6
4 Grover Gilmore 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Tyler 0.28
2 Rankin Johnson 0.33
3 Bullet Joe Bush 0.47
4 Chief Bender 0.50
5 Marty McHale 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Johnson 4
1 George Kaiserling 4
1 Al Schulz 4
4 Howie Camnitz 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 29
2 Bill Bailey 28
3 Chief Johnson 22
4 Bob Groom 21
4 Bill James 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Art Fromme 2
2 Dan Adams 1
2 Joe Benz 1
2 Bullet Joe Bush 1
2 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sherry Magee .384
2 Zack Wheat .375
3 Jake Daubert .356
4 Hack Simmons .346
5 Casey Stengel .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 5
2 Charlie Hanford 4
2 Dutch Zwilling 4
4 Benny Kauff 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Benny Kauff 26
2 Frank LaPorte 23
2 Zack Wheat 23
4 Charlie Hanford 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 15
2 Benny Kauff 12
3 Chet Chadbourne 11
4 George Anderson 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rankin Johnson 0.50
2 Lefty Tyler 0.65
3 Chief Bender 0.95
4 Russ Ford 0.98
5 Dan Griner 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Cullop 6
1 Bill James 6
1 Dick Rudolph 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 50
2 Dave Davenport 42
3 Earl Moseley 40
4 Bill James 39
4 Dutch Leonard 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Adams 3
2 Red Ames 2
2 Doc Ayers 2
2 Joe Benz 2
2 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .314
2 Zack Wheat .305
3 George Burns .294
4 Heinie Zimmerman .291
5 Jim Viox .278

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 19
2 Sherry Magee 16
3 Fred Luderus 15
4 Duke Kenworthy 14
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 100
2 Sherry Magee 96
3 Sam Crawford 91
4 Frank LaPorte 90
5 Stuffy McInnis 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 65
2 Hap Myers 57
3 Eddie Collins 55
3 Benny Kauff 55
5 Cozy Dolan 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.36
2 Walter Johnson 1.52
3 Claude Hendrix 1.73
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.79
5 Joe Benz 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 30
2 Tom Seaton 28
3 Claude Hendrix 26
4 Ray Caldwell 25
5 Cy Falkenberg 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 237
2 Dutch Leonard 214
3 Cy Falkenberg 204
4 Earl Moseley 202
5 Bob Groom 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 8
2 Larry Cheney 7
2 Russ Ford 7
4 Chief Bender 5
4 5 others tied 5