On This Day

Sunday, September 20, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 90 48 .652 --
Red Sox 83 54 .606 6.5
Tigers 75 66 .532 16.5
Senators 72 65 .526 17.5
White Sox 65 74 .468 25.5
Browns 63 75 .457 27.0
Yankees 62 77 .446 28.5
Naps 44 95 .317 46.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 78 55 .586 --
Giants 76 59 .563 3.0
Cubs 72 66 .522 8.5
Cardinals 71 66 .518 9.0
Phillies 67 71 .486 13.5
Pirates 62 73 .459 17.0
Robins 62 74 .456 17.5
Reds 56 80 .412 23.5

Games

No Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Hoosiers 78 60 .565 --
Chi-Feds 77 60 .562 0.5
Terrapins 71 62 .534 4.5
Buffeds 70 64 .522 6.0
Tip-Tops 69 65 .515 7.0
Packers 62 74 .456 15.0
Terriers 58 78 .426 19.0
Rebels 55 77 .417 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 6
2 Dick Hoblitzell 4
2 Tillie Walker 4
4 Sam Agnew 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Gainer 3
1 Tris Speaker 3
3 Ty Cobb 2
3 Chick Gandil 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Schalk 3
2 Ray Demmitt 2
3 Joe Agler 1
3 Lena Blackburne 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cy Falkenberg 1.18
2 Chief Bender 0.80
2 Guy Morton 0.80
4 Eddie Cicotte 0.67
5 Al Schulz 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Jack Bentley 1
1 Cy Falkenberg 1
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 13
2 Al Schulz 6
3 Chief Bender 4
3 Jack Bentley 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walter Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .327
2 Jack Dalton .327
3 Zack Wheat .319
4 Sherry Magee .314
5 Rebel Oakes .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 18
2 Duke Kenworthy 15
3 Gavvy Cravath 13
3 Sherry Magee 13
3 Dutch Zwilling 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 96
2 Sam Crawford 91
3 Sherry Magee 90
4 Steve Evans 87
5 2 tied 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 66
2 Fritz Maisel 64
3 George Burns 57
4 Eddie Collins 55
5 Buck Herzog 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.00
2 Claude Hendrix 1.59
3 Walter Johnson 1.73
4 Russ Ford 1.85
5 Rube Foster 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 27
2 Pete Alexander 25
2 Walter Johnson 25
4 Christy Mathewson 24
4 Jeff Tesreau 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 207
2 Walter Johnson 202
3 Earl Moseley 194
4 Pete Alexander 190
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 Ty Cobb .509
2 Hal Chase .438
3 Frank Schulte .435
4 Jake Daubert .424
5 Zack Wheat .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 3
1 Fred Merkle 3
3 Gavvy Cravath 2
3 Steve Evans 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 22
2 Hal Chase 21
3 Sherry Magee 16
4 Harry Swacina 14
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 11
2 Fritz Maisel 8
2 Eddie Murphy 8
4 Eddie Collins 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Pierce 0.00
2 Dan Griner 0.39
3 Jack Bentley 0.43
4 Rube Bressler 0.47
5 Jack Warhop 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 5
2 Bill Bailey 4
2 Jack Bentley 4
2 Pug Cavet 4
2 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 41
2 Pete Alexander 33
3 Cy Falkenberg 27
4 Jeff Tesreau 25
5 Bill James 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alex Main 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 Hal Chase .365
2 Jake Daubert .363
3 Zack Wheat .360
4 Gavvy Cravath .357
5 Joe Agler .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 4
2 Hal Chase 3
2 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Steve Evans 3
2 Fred Merkle 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 30
2 Solly Hofman 26
3 Tris Speaker 24
4 Hal Chase 23
5 4 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 18
2 Eddie Collins 15
3 George Burns 14
4 Charlie Hanford 13
5 4 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mullin 0.72
2 Jack Bentley 1.09
3 Bill Doak 1.11
4 Raleigh Aitchison 1.19
5 Mellie Wolfgang 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 7
1 Bill James 7
1 Jeff Tesreau 7
4 Pug Cavet 6
4 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 60
2 Cy Falkenberg 53
3 Pete Alexander 46
3 Bill James 46
5 Willie Mitchell 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Cicotte 2
1 Cy Falkenberg 2
1 Alex Main 2
1 Erskine Mayer 2
1 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .330
2 Jack Dalton .327
3 Zack Wheat .325
4 Rebel Oakes .313
5 Sherry Magee .313

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 Sherry Magee 101
2 Sam Crawford 98
3 Frank LaPorte 96
4 Home Run Baker 94
5 Zack Wheat 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 69
2 Benny Kauff 66
3 Eddie Collins 62
4 George Burns 59
5 Buck Herzog 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.07
2 Claude Hendrix 1.61
3 Walter Johnson 1.70
4 Bill Doak 1.85
5 Rube Foster 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 28
1 Walter Johnson 28
3 Pete Alexander 26
3 Jeff Tesreau 26
5 2 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 220
2 Pete Alexander 215
3 Cy Falkenberg 210
4 Earl Moseley 206
5 Dutch Leonard 193

Saves

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