On This Day

Thursday, September 17, 1914

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	89	46	.659	--
Red Sox	80	53	.602	8.0
Tigers	73	64	.533	17.0
Senators	69	63	.523	18.5
White Sox	63	72	.467	26.0
Browns	61	73	.455	27.5
Yankees	61	75	.449	28.5
Naps	43	93	.316	46.5

Games

Yankees 7, White Sox 2

Red Sox 8, Naps 1

Athletics 8, Tigers 3

Senators 12, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	77	55	.583	--
Giants	74	59	.556	3.5
Cubs	72	64	.529	7.0
Cardinals	71	64	.526	7.5
Phillies	64	71	.474	14.5
Pirates	62	71	.466	15.5
Robins	59	74	.444	18.5
Reds	56	77	.421	21.5

Games

Cubs 5, Robins 1

Braves 5, Cardinals 1

Giants 10, Reds 1

Phillies 6, Pirates 3

Phillies 2, Pirates 0

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Chi-Feds	76	59	.563	--
Hoosiers	76	59	.563	0.0
Terrapins	71	60	.542	3.0
Buffeds	68	63	.519	6.0
Tip-Tops	67	64	.511	7.0
Packers	61	72	.459	14.0
Terriers	58	76	.433	17.5
Rebels	53	77	.408	20.5

Games

Terrapins 3, Packers 2

Buffeds 7, Terriers 2

Chi-Feds 6, Rebels 2

Hoosiers 7, Tip-Tops 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hal Chase	3
1	Zip Collins	3
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
1	Vern Duncan	3
1	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	1
1	Charlie Hanford	1
1	Ed Lennox	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hanford	4
2	George Burns	3
3	Bill Carrigan	2
3	Charlie Carr	2
3	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	2
1	Bill McKechnie	2
1	Eddie Murphy	2
1	Dutch Schirick	2
1	Honus Wagner	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Quinn	0.86
2	Slim Sallee	0.56
3	Ed Reulbach	0.54
4	Joe Benz	0.50
5	Jack Warhop	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Bentley	1
1	Ad Brennan	1
1	Rube Foster	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Benz	7
1	Ed Reulbach	7
3	Jack Quinn	6
4	Willie Mitchell	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dan Woodman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Dalton	.328
2	Jake Daubert	.324
3	Zack Wheat	.314
4	Rebel Oakes	.313
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	3 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank LaPorte	95
2	Sam Crawford	91
3	Sherry Magee	88
4	Home Run Baker	85
5	3 tied	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	65
2	Fritz Maisel	63
3	George Burns	57
4	Eddie Collins	53
5	Buck Herzog	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.00
2	Claude Hendrix	1.46
3	Walter Johnson	1.78
4	Russ Ford	1.84
5	Rube Foster	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Hendrix	26
2	Pete Alexander	24
2	Walter Johnson	24
2	Christy Mathewson	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Falkenberg	194
2	Walter Johnson	193
3	Earl Moseley	188
4	Pete Alexander	179
5	Dutch Leonard	177

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 Yerkes	.424
2	Frank Schulte	.412
3	Zack Wheat	.397
4	Hal Chase	.388
5	Joe Tinker	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	3
1	Steve Evans	3
1	Fred Merkle	3
4	George Burns	2
4	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	21
2	Hal Chase	18
3	Steve Evans	16
3	Sherry Magee	16
3	Red Smith	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	12
2	Fritz Maisel	10
3	Charlie Hanford	9
4	Max Carey	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Pierce	0.00
2	Ray Collins	0.30
3	Claude Hendrix	0.44
4	Ray Keating	0.56
5	Ross Reynolds	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	5
1	Bill Bailey	5
3	Claude Hendrix	4
3	Bill James	4
3	2 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Bailey	46
2	Bill James	26
3	Willie Mitchell	25
4	Pete Alexander	24
4	Jim Shaw	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cy Falkenberg	2
1	Frank Smith	2
3	George Baumgardner	1
3	Jim Bluejacket	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gavvy Cravath	.368
2	Hal Chase	.365
3	Jake Daubert	.354
4	Eddie Collins	.351
5	Casey Stengel	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	3
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
1	Steve Evans	3
1	Fred Merkle	3
1	Vic Saier	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	27
2	George Perring	25
3	Sam Crawford	24
4	Red Smith	23
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	20
2	George Burns	14
2	Eddie Collins	14
4	Charlie Hanford	12
4	Eddie Murphy	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Hendrix	0.91
2	Jack Bentley	1.04
3	Pug Cavet	1.13
4	Ben Tincup	1.13
5	Bill Doak	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill James	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Claude Hendrix	6
2	Rankin Johnson	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Bailey	61
2	Willie Mitchell	46
3	Cy Falkenberg	44
4	Bill James	41
5	3 tied	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cy Falkenberg	2
1	Erskine Mayer	2
1	Frank Smith	2
1	Kaiser Wilhelm	2
5	29 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.325
2	Zack Wheat	.317
3	Rebel Oakes	.314
4	Sherry Magee	.309
5	George Burns	.299

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	18
2	Duke Kenworthy	15
3	Gavvy Cravath	14
4	Fred Luderus	13
4	2 others tied	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	99
2	Sam Crawford	98
3	Frank LaPorte	95
4	Home Run Baker	93
4	Heinie Zimmerman	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	70
2	Benny Kauff	65
3	Eddie Collins	61
4	George Burns	59
5	Hap Myers	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.07
2	Claude Hendrix	1.50
3	Walter Johnson	1.75
4	Rube Foster	1.86
5	Bill Doak	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Hendrix	28
2	Walter Johnson	27
3	Pete Alexander	25
3	Christy Mathewson	25
3	2 others tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	211
2	Pete Alexander	204
3	Earl Moseley	203
4	Dutch Leonard	201
5	Cy Falkenberg	199

Saves

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