On This Day

Monday, August 24, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 76 37 .673 --
Red Sox 64 47 .577 11.0
Senators 60 53 .531 16.0
Tigers 58 57 .504 19.0
White Sox 56 60 .483 21.5
Browns 54 59 .478 22.0
Yankees 51 63 .447 25.5
Naps 38 81 .319 41.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 59 48 .551 --
Braves 59 49 .546 0.5
Cardinals 62 53 .539 1.0
Cubs 59 53 .527 2.5
Phillies 51 58 .468 9.0
Reds 52 60 .464 9.5
Pirates 50 59 .459 10.0
Robins 49 61 .445 11.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Hoosiers 65 49 .570 --
Chi-Feds 62 51 .549 2.5
Terrapins 58 52 .527 5.0
Buffeds 56 53 .514 6.5
Tip-Tops 54 55 .495 8.5
Packers 53 62 .461 12.5
Terriers 52 63 .452 13.5
Rebels 47 62 .431 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Scheer 5
2 Home Run Baker 4
2 Ty Cobb 4
2 Hal Janvrin 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Connolly 1
1 Bill McKechnie 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 3
1 Joe Connolly 3
1 Duffy Lewis 3
1 Bobby Veach 3
1 Tex Wisterzil 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Crawford 3
2 Joe Jenkins 2
2 Eddie Murphy 2
2 Burt Shotton 2
5 18 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Plank 1.17
2 Hooks Dauss 1.00
3 Rube Marshall 0.71
4 Rube Benton 0.67
4 2 others tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Harry Billiard 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Plank 7
2 Bullet Joe Bush 6
2 Jim Scott 6
4 Hooks Dauss 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 1
1 Erskine Mayer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Dalton .331
2 Rebel Oakes .317
3 Jake Daubert .316
4 Zack Wheat .307
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 83
3 Duke Kenworthy 79
4 Benny Kauff 76
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 0.96
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 Dutch Leonard 19
4 Christy Mathewson 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 173
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 Vern Duncan .408
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .404
3 Jake Daubert .400
4 Jim Viox .380
5 Zack Wheat .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Connolly 2
1 Tex McDonald 2
1 Chief Wilson 2
4 Babe Adams 1
4 38 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Benny Kauff 14
1 Frank LaPorte 14
3 Chief Wilson 13
4 Joe Connolly 11
4 4 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 9
2 Cozy Dolan 8
3 Charlie Carr 6
3 Grover Gilmore 6
3 Bill McKechnie 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie Shore 0.00
2 Rankin Johnson 0.33
3 Chief Bender 0.50
4 Marty McHale 0.69
5 Red Ames 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Kaiserling 5
2 Chief Johnson 4
3 Bullet Joe Bush 3
3 Howie Camnitz 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 29
2 Bill Bailey 28
3 Dave Davenport 20
3 Lefty Tyler 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Art Fromme 2
2 Dan Adams 1
2 Hugh Bedient 1
2 Joe Benz 1
2 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sherry Magee .380
2 Zack Wheat .361
3 Jake Daubert .356
4 Beals Becker .340
5 2 tied .333

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 28
2 Home Run Baker 23
2 Sam Crawford 23
2 Frank LaPorte 23
2 Zack Wheat 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 15
2 Benny Kauff 12
3 George Anderson 10
3 Grover Gilmore 10
3 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rankin Johnson 0.50
2 Russ Ford 0.67
3 Chief Bender 0.95
4 Dan Griner 1.02
5 Ernie Shore 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill James 6
1 Dutch Leonard 6
1 Dick Rudolph 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 14 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 50
2 Dutch Leonard 43
3 Dave Davenport 42
4 Doc Ayers 40
4 Earl Moseley 40

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 .313
2 Zack Wheat .305
3 Heinie Zimmerman .294
4 George Burns .293
5 Jim Viox .282

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 19
2 Sherry Magee 15
3 Duke Kenworthy 14
4 Fred Luderus 13
5 Dutch Zwilling 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 103
2 Sherry Magee 93
3 Sam Crawford 91
4 Frank LaPorte 90
5 Heinie Zimmerman 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 65
2 Hap Myers 56
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 1.71
4 Eddie Cicotte 1.72
5 Joe Benz 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 30
2 Tom Seaton 28
3 Claude Hendrix 25
4 Ray Caldwell 24
4 2 others tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 237
2 Dutch Leonard 218
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