On This Day

Friday, September 4, 1914

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	83	41	.669	--
Red Sox	73	50	.593	9.5
Senators	62	58	.517	19.0
Tigers	64	61	.512	19.5
White Sox	60	63	.488	22.5
Yankees	57	68	.456	26.5
Browns	56	68	.452	27.0
Naps	39	85	.315	44.0

Games

Senators 1, Yankees 0

Red Sox 4, Athletics 2

Tigers 4, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	66	51	.564	--
Braves	66	52	.559	0.5
Cubs	64	59	.520	5.0
Cardinals	64	61	.512	6.0
Pirates	56	63	.471	11.0
Reds	56	65	.463	12.0
Phillies	54	64	.458	12.5
Robins	54	65	.454	13.0

Games

Giants 4, Robins 3

Reds 4, Cubs 2

Braves 6, Phillies 5

Pirates 2, Cardinals 1

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Hoosiers	69	53	.566	--
Chi-Feds	67	55	.549	2.0
Terrapins	62	56	.525	5.0
Buffeds	60	58	.508	7.0
Tip-Tops	60	58	.508	7.0
Packers	58	65	.472	11.5
Terriers	55	69	.444	15.0
Rebels	50	67	.427	16.5

Games

Buffeds 2, Terrapins 1

Chi-Feds 2, Hoosiers 1

Tip-Tops 7, Rebels 6

Packers 1, Terriers 0

Terriers 2, Packers 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Larry Doyle	4
2	Beals Becker	3
2	Chet Chadbourne	3
2	Sam Crawford	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Steve Evans	1
1	Rebel Oakes	1
1	Jimmie Savage	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	3
1	Jimmie Savage	3
3	Steve Evans	2
3	Larry Gardner	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Duffy Lewis	2
1	Jack Tobin	2
4	Sam Crawford	1
4	21 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Shaw	1.75
2	Ray Fisher	1.33
3	Claude Hendrix	1.17
4	Chief Johnson	1.00
5	Harry Coveleski	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Collins	1
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Bob Harmon	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Shaw	14
2	Ray Fisher	8
2	Bill James	8
4	Harry Coveleski	7
4	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Dalton	.336
2	Rebel Oakes	.326
3	Jake Daubert	.313
4	George Burns	.304
5	Zack Wheat	.302

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	16
2	Duke Kenworthy	14
3	Sherry Magee	12
3	Dutch Zwilling	12
5	4 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank LaPorte	90
2	Home Run Baker	83
2	Sam Crawford	83
4	Stuffy McInnis	80
4	Heinie Zimmerman	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	58
2	Fritz Maisel	56
3	Eddie Collins	48
4	George Burns	45
5	Buck Herzog	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.00
2	Claude Hendrix	1.56
3	Rube Foster	1.62
4	Russ Ford	1.64
5	Walter Johnson	1.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Hendrix	23
2	Walter Johnson	22
2	Christy Mathewson	22
4	Pete Alexander	20
4	4 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	178
2	Dutch Leonard	177
3	Cy Falkenberg	176
4	Earl Moseley	173
5	Claude Hendrix	161

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	Eddie Collins	.444
2	Fred Merkle	.400
3	Tex McDonald	.383
4	George Cutshaw	.380
5	Charlie Hanford	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walton Cruise	2
1	Jack Fournier	2
1	Vic Saier	2
1	Wally Schang	2
1	Al Scheer	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	14
1	George Perring	14
3	Solly Hofman	13
4	Heinie Zimmerman	12
5	Eddie Collins	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	10
2	Eddie Collins	8
2	Baldy Louden	8
4	Charlie Hanford	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Mamaux	0.00
2	Bill Doak	0.33
3	Rube Benton	0.50
4	Pug Cavet	0.60
5	Claude Hendrix	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill James	4
2	Chief Bender	3
2	Larry Cheney	3
2	Dave Davenport	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Shaw	27
2	Phil Douglas	24
3	Bill James	23
3	Smoky Joe Wood	23
5	Cy Falkenberg	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Kaiser Wilhelm	2
2	Hugh Bedient	1
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Cy Falkenberg	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fritz Maisel	.359
2	Birdie Cree	.356
3	Jake Daubert	.351
4	Stuffy McInnis	.346
5	Sherry Magee	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	4
2	Jack Fournier	3
2	Charlie Hanford	3
2	Dutch Zwilling	3
5	10 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	23
2	Benny Kauff	21
3	George Perring	20
4	George Burns	19
4	2 others tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	21
2	Benny Kauff	14
2	Baldy Louden	14
4	Eddie Collins	11
4	2 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Doak	0.62
2	Chief Bender	0.84
3	Dutch Leonard	0.99
4	Herb Pennock	1.00
5	Rankin Johnson	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill James	8
2	Chief Johnson	6
2	Jeff Tesreau	6
4	Chief Bender	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Bailey	47
2	Cy Falkenberg	44
3	Jeff Tesreau	41
4	Dave Davenport	40
4	Jim Shaw	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Benz	2
1	Art Fromme	2
1	Bob Harmon	2
1	Kaiser Wilhelm	2
5	29 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.311
2	Zack Wheat	.306
3	George Burns	.299
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.295
5	Jim Viox	.278

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	20
2	Duke Kenworthy	14
2	Sherry Magee	14
4	Fred Luderus	13
5	2 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	100
2	Sam Crawford	96
3	Heinie Zimmerman	94
4	Stuffy McInnis	92
5	Frank LaPorte	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	71
2	Eddie Collins	60
3	Benny Kauff	58
4	Hap Myers	53
5	2 tied	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.27
2	Walter Johnson	1.51
3	Claude Hendrix	1.59
4	Rube Foster	1.62
5	Bill Doak	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	29
2	Claude Hendrix	27
3	Tom Seaton	25
3	Jeff Tesreau	25
5	Christy Mathewson	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	228
2	Dutch Leonard	209
3	Earl Moseley	199
4	Pete Alexander	197
5	Cy Falkenberg	195

Saves

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