On This Day

Monday, August 31, 1914

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	82	38	.683	--
Red Sox	67	49	.578	13.0
Senators	61	56	.521	19.5
Tigers	61	61	.500	22.0
White Sox	59	63	.484	24.0
Yankees	56	65	.463	26.5
Browns	55	64	.462	26.5
Naps	39	84	.317	44.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Browns 1

Tigers 9, Yankees 6

Athletics 9, Naps 3

White Sox 4, Senators 3

Browns 3, Red Sox 3

Yankees 3, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	63	50	.558	--
Braves	63	51	.553	0.5
Cardinals	64	57	.529	3.0
Cubs	62	57	.521	4.0
Phillies	53	61	.465	10.5
Reds	54	63	.462	11.0
Robins	53	62	.461	11.0
Pirates	52	63	.452	12.0

Games

Cubs 4, Reds 2

Giants 1, Pirates 1

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Chi-Feds	66	52	.559	--
Hoosiers	66	52	.559	0.0
Terrapins	61	53	.535	3.0
Tip-Tops	58	56	.509	6.0
Buffeds	57	57	.500	7.0
Packers	56	63	.471	10.5
Terriers	53	67	.442	14.0
Rebels	48	65	.425	15.5

Games

Tip-Tops 4, Buffeds 1

Chi-Feds 4, Terriers 3

Chi-Feds 1, Terriers 0

Terrapins 7, Rebels 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luke Boone	6
2	George Burns	5
3	Sam Crawford	4
3	Roy Hartzell	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	2
2	Sam Crawford	1
2	Mickey Doolin	1
2	Ward Miller	1
2	Al Wickland	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	5
2	Eddie Collins	2
2	Birdie Cree	2
2	Bert Daniels	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Boone	3
1	Eddie Collins	3
1	Gus Williams	3
4	Ray Chapman	2
4	4 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Claude Hendrix	2.50
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.30
3	Herb Pennock	0.91
4	Jack Quinn	0.88
5	Phil Douglas	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Happy Finneran	1
1	Ray Fisher	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	13
2	Herb Pennock	10
3	Hooks Dauss	9
4	Jack Quinn	7
5	5 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Dalton	.333
2	Jake Daubert	.318
3	Rebel Oakes	.318
4	Dutch Zwilling	.304
5	George Burns	.302

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	16
2	Duke Kenworthy	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
3	Stuffy McInnis	79
5	2 tied	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	56
2	Fritz Maisel	51
3	George Burns	45
3	Eddie Collins	45
5	Buck Herzog	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.00
2	Carl Weilman	1.60
3	Claude Hendrix	1.61
4	Russ Ford	1.64
5	Walter Johnson	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Hendrix	22
1	Walter Johnson	22
3	Christy Mathewson	21
4	Jack Quinn	20
4	Tom Seaton	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	177
2	Cy Falkenberg	171
2	Walter Johnson	171
4	Earl Moseley	166
5	Pete Alexander	155

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	Al Scheer	.444
2	Eddie Collins	.440
3	Bill McKechnie	.431
4	Ted Easterly	.400
5	Benny Kauff	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walton Cruise	2
1	Jack Fournier	2
1	Vic Saier	2
1	Wally Schang	2
1	Chief Wilson	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Collins	14
1	George Perring	14
3	Benny Kauff	13
4	Stuffy McInnis	11
5	3 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	8
2	Grover Gilmore	7
3	Eddie Collins	6
3	Baldy Louden	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Mamaux	0.00
1	Ed Reulbach	0.00
1	Mike Prendergast	0.00
4	Bill Doak	0.36
5	Pug Cavet	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	4
2	Bullet Joe Bush	3
2	Dave Davenport	3
2	Phil Douglas	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doc Ayers	21
1	Phil Douglas	21
1	Cy Falkenberg	21
1	Willie Mitchell	21
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Ray Fisher	1
1	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.451
2	Jake Daubert	.358
3	Birdie Cree	.343
4	Bob Bescher	.333
4	Stuffy McInnis	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hanford	4
1	Vic Saier	4
3	Jack Fournier	3
3	Sherry Magee	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Collins	22
1	Frank LaPorte	22
3	Stuffy McInnis	21
4	Sam Crawford	20
4	Benny Kauff	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	18
2	Benny Kauff	12
2	Baldy Louden	12
4	Roger Peckinpaugh	11
5	7 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Doak	0.57
2	Rankin Johnson	0.82
3	Dutch Leonard	1.00
4	Bill James	1.07
5	Lefty Tyler	1.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill James	7
2	Bullet Joe Bush	6
3	Larry Cheney	5
3	Claude Hendrix	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Falkenberg	45
1	Willie Mitchell	45
1	Jeff Tesreau	45
4	Dave Davenport	42
5	Earl Moseley	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Benz	2
1	Art Fromme	2
1	Jim Shaw	2
4	Dan Adams	1
4	27 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.320
2	Zack Wheat	.304
3	George Burns	.293
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.286
5	Jim Viox	.281

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	21
2	Duke Kenworthy	14
3	Fred Luderus	13
3	Sherry Magee	13
5	Dutch Zwilling	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	103
2	Sam Crawford	95
3	Stuffy McInnis	92
4	Heinie Zimmerman	91
5	2 tied	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	69
2	Eddie Collins	58
3	Benny Kauff	56
4	Hap Myers	53
5	George Burns	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.26
2	Walter Johnson	1.58
3	Claude Hendrix	1.68
4	Bill James	1.81
5	Russ Ford	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	29
2	Claude Hendrix	26
2	Tom Seaton	26
4	Dutch Leonard	24
4	Jeff Tesreau	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	230
2	Dutch Leonard	213
3	Cy Falkenberg	197
4	Pete Alexander	196
4	Earl Moseley	196

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