On This Day

Wednesday, September 9, 1914

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	85	45	.654	--
Red Sox	77	51	.602	7.0
Senators	66	60	.524	17.0
Tigers	67	63	.515	18.0
White Sox	63	66	.488	21.5
Yankees	58	72	.446	27.0
Browns	57	71	.445	27.0
Naps	42	87	.326	42.5

Games

Senators 1, Yankees 0

Red Sox 2, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	70	54	.565	--
Giants	68	55	.553	1.5
Cubs	69	60	.535	3.5
Cardinals	67	62	.519	5.5
Phillies	58	66	.468	12.0
Pirates	58	66	.468	12.0
Robins	56	69	.448	14.5
Reds	56	70	.444	15.0

Games

Phillies 10, Braves 3

Robins 9, Giants 3

Pirates 5, Cubs 1

Braves 7, Phillies 0

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Hoosiers	71	56	.559	--
Chi-Feds	69	56	.552	1.0
Tip-Tops	66	58	.532	3.5
Terrapins	64	59	.520	5.0
Buffeds	62	59	.512	6.0
Packers	59	67	.468	11.5
Terriers	56	71	.441	15.0
Rebels	51	72	.415	18.0

Games

Chi-Feds 5, Buffeds 5

Rebels 7, Packers 6

Terrapins 6, Hoosiers 3

Hoosiers 4, Terrapins 2

Tip-Tops 2, Terriers 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Agler	4
1	Fred Jacklitsch	4
1	Sherry Magee	4
1	Al Scheer	4
1	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Anderson	1
1	Hal Chase	1
1	Fred Merkle	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	6
2	Dode Paskert	3
2	Harry Swacina	3
4	Hugh Bradley	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	2
2	George Anderson	1
2	George Burns	1
2	Bobby Byrne	1
2	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Bentley	2.00
2	Eddie Plank	1.22
3	Pete Alexander	1.00
4	Iron Davis	0.80
5	Bob Groom	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Jack Bentley	1
1	Ray Collins	1
1	Iron Davis	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Plank	11
2	Pete Alexander	8
2	Tom Seaton	8
4	Bill Bailey	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Howie Camnitz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Dalton	.331
2	Jake Daubert	.322
3	Rebel Oakes	.320
4	Zack Wheat	.314
5	George Burns	.304

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	17
2	Duke Kenworthy	15
3	Gavvy Cravath	13
3	Dutch Zwilling	13
5	Sherry Magee	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank LaPorte	90
2	Sam Crawford	87
3	Home Run Baker	83
3	Benny Kauff	83
3	Sherry Magee	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	59
2	Fritz Maisel	57
3	George Burns	50
4	Eddie Collins	49
5	Buck Herzog	44

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.00
2	Rube Foster	1.53
3	Claude Hendrix	1.57
4	Russ Ford	1.58
5	Walter Johnson	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Hendrix	23
1	Walter Johnson	23
3	Pete Alexander	22
3	Christy Mathewson	22
3	Tom Seaton	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	189
2	Cy Falkenberg	183
3	Dutch Leonard	177
3	Earl Moseley	177
5	Pete Alexander	168

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	Steve Evans	.414
2	Casey Stengel	.388
3	Sherry Magee	.375
4	Jack Fournier	.362
5	Joe Agler	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
1	Vic Saier	3
3	Hal Chase	2
3	Steve Evans	2
3	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	16
1	Solly Hofman	16
3	Steve Evans	14
3	Red Smith	14
3	Tris Speaker	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	9
2	George Burns	7
2	Max Carey	7
2	Eddie Collins	7
2	4 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Shaw	0.44
2	Tom Seaton	0.50
3	Rube Foster	0.67
4	Russ Ford	0.75
5	Bob Harmon	0.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Bill James	4
1	Jeff Tesreau	4
1	Mellie Wolfgang	4
5	13 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Bailey	36
2	Jim Shaw	27
3	Walter Johnson	24
3	Jeff Tesreau	24
3	Smoky Joe Wood	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Kaiser Wilhelm	2
2	Jim Bluejacket	1
2	Howie Camnitz	1
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Dalton	.372
2	Jake Daubert	.370
3	Zack Wheat	.365
4	Casey Stengel	.359
5	Sherry Magee	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	4
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Jack Fournier	3
4	Hal Chase	2
4	14 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	22
1	Solly Hofman	22
3	Benny Kauff	21
3	George Perring	21
3	Tex Wisterzil	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	16
2	Benny Kauff	13
3	Baldy Louden	12
4	Eddie Collins	11
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ernie Shore	0.99
2	Herb Pennock	1.00
3	Rube Foster	1.17
4	Bill Doak	1.24
5	Bob Groom	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill James	8
2	Chief Johnson	7
3	Cy Falkenberg	6
3	Jeff Tesreau	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Bailey	64
2	Cy Falkenberg	47
3	Willie Mitchell	42
4	Walter Johnson	41
5	Pete Alexander	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Davenport	2
1	Art Fromme	2
1	Bob Harmon	2
1	Erskine Mayer	2
1	Kaiser Wilhelm	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.322
2	Zack Wheat	.318
3	George Burns	.305
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.297
5	Jim Viox	.281

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	19
2	Duke Kenworthy	15
3	Gavvy Cravath	14
3	Sherry Magee	14
5	2 tied	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	98
2	Sherry Magee	96
3	Home Run Baker	95
4	Heinie Zimmerman	92
5	Frank LaPorte	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	72
2	Benny Kauff	59
3	Eddie Collins	58
4	George Burns	54
5	Hap Myers	52

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.17
2	Rube Foster	1.53
3	Claude Hendrix	1.56
4	Walter Johnson	1.68
5	Russ Ford	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	29
2	Claude Hendrix	26
3	Tom Seaton	25
3	Jeff Tesreau	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	230
2	Dutch Leonard	205
3	Earl Moseley	203
4	Pete Alexander	199
5	Cy Falkenberg	196

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	8
2	Russ Ford	7
3	Larry Cheney	6
3	Dave Davenport	6
5	3 tied	5