On This Day

Saturday, September 5, 1914

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	83	42	.664	--
Red Sox	74	50	.597	8.5
Senators	63	58	.521	18.0
Tigers	64	62	.508	19.5
White Sox	61	64	.488	22.0
Browns	57	68	.456	26.0
Yankees	57	69	.452	26.5
Naps	40	86	.317	43.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Athletics 1

Naps 6, White Sox 4

White Sox 3, Naps 0

Senators 4, Yankees 1

Browns 7, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	67	52	.563	--
Braves	67	52	.563	0.0
Cubs	65	59	.524	4.5
Cardinals	65	61	.516	5.5
Pirates	56	64	.467	11.5
Reds	56	66	.459	12.5
Robins	55	66	.455	13.0
Phillies	54	65	.454	13.0

Games

Giants 8, Robins 5

Robins 4, Giants 1

Cubs 3, Pirates 2

Braves 7, Phillies 1

Cardinals 12, Reds 2

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Hoosiers	70	53	.569	--
Chi-Feds	67	56	.545	3.0
Terrapins	62	57	.521	6.0
Tip-Tops	62	58	.517	6.5
Buffeds	61	58	.513	7.0
Packers	58	66	.468	12.5
Terriers	56	69	.448	15.0
Rebels	50	69	.420	18.0

Games

Tip-Tops 7, Rebels 1

Tip-Tops 3, Rebels 2

Buffeds 4, Terrapins 2

Hoosiers 3, Chi-Feds 2

Terriers 3, Packers 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Anderson	5
1	Casey Stengel	5
3	Steve Evans	4
3	Eddie Grant	4
3	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Delos Drake	1
1	Wilbur Good	1
1	Red Smith	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Steve Evans	3
1	Wilbur Good	3
1	Rabbit Maranville	3
1	Casey Stengel	3
5	15 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Solly Hofman	3
2	Max Carey	2
2	Claude Cooper	2
2	Carl Vandagrift	2
5	38 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mellie Wolfgang	1.60
2	Walter Johnson	1.29
3	Ed Lafitte	0.75
4	Erskine Mayer	0.62
5	Russ Ford	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Cocreham	1
1	Al Demaree	1
1	Cy Falkenberg	1
1	Russ Ford	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	9
2	Erskine Mayer	8
2	Mellie Wolfgang	8
4	Russ Ford	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Davenport	1
1	Al Schulz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Dalton	.332
2	Rebel Oakes	.325
3	Jake Daubert	.312
4	Zack Wheat	.306
5	George Burns	.303

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	Benny Kauff	80
4	2 others tied	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	59
2	Fritz Maisel	56
3	Eddie Collins	48
4	George Burns	46
5	Buck Herzog	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.00
2	Claude Hendrix	1.56
3	Russ Ford	1.61
4	Rube Foster	1.62
5	Walter Johnson	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Hendrix	23
1	Walter Johnson	23
3	Christy Mathewson	22
4	Tom Seaton	21
5	5 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	187
2	Cy Falkenberg	180
3	Dutch Leonard	177
4	Earl Moseley	173
5	Claude Hendrix	161

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.458
2	Fred Merkle	.372
3	George Cutshaw	.370
4	Tillie Walker	.359
5	Charlie Hanford	.349

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	Rabbit Maranville	12
4	George Burns	11
4	4 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Mamaux	0.00
2	Bill Doak	0.33
3	Mellie Wolfgang	0.42
4	Pug Cavet	0.60
5	Claude Hendrix	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Falkenberg	4
1	Bill James	4
3	Chief Bender	3
3	Larry Cheney	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Shaw	27
2	Cy Falkenberg	26
2	Walter Johnson	26
4	Phil Douglas	24
5	3 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Kaiser Wilhelm	2
2	Hugh Bedient	1
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Dave Davenport	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Dalton	.353
2	Casey Stengel	.349
3	Zack Wheat	.346
4	Max Carey	.345
5	Jake Daubert	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	4
2	Jack Fournier	3
2	Charlie Hanford	3
2	Dutch Zwilling	3
5	9 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Benny Kauff	22
2	Sam Crawford	21
3	George Perring	20
4	George Burns	19
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	18
2	Benny Kauff	15
3	Baldy Louden	14
4	Eddie Collins	11
5	5 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Doak	0.73
2	Chief Bender	0.84
3	Mellie Wolfgang	0.84
4	Herb Pennock	1.00
5	Rankin Johnson	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill James	7
2	Cy Falkenberg	6
2	Chief Johnson	6
4	Chief Bender	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Falkenberg	48
2	Bill Bailey	47
3	Walter Johnson	44
4	Willie Mitchell	43
5	2 tied	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Benz	2
1	Dave Davenport	2
1	Art Fromme	2
1	Bob Harmon	2
1	Kaiser Wilhelm	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zack Wheat	.311
2	Jake Daubert	.310
3	George Burns	.301
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.295
5	Jim Viox	.283

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	99
2	Sam Crawford	96
3	Heinie Zimmerman	94
4	Frank LaPorte	90
5	Stuffy McInnis	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	71
2	Eddie Collins	60
3	Benny Kauff	59
4	Hap Myers	53
5	George Burns	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.17
2	Walter Johnson	1.48
3	Claude Hendrix	1.57
4	Rube Foster	1.62
5	Bill Doak	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	30
2	Claude Hendrix	26
2	Tom Seaton	26
4	Cy Falkenberg	24
4	2 others tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	237
2	Dutch Leonard	205
3	Cy Falkenberg	199
3	Earl Moseley	199
5	Pete Alexander	197

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	8
2	Larry Cheney	7
2	Russ Ford	7
4	Dave Davenport	6
5	4 tied	5