On This Day

Sunday, September 27, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 95 49 .660 --
Red Sox 87 58 .600 8.5
Senators 77 69 .527 19.0
Tigers 76 71 .517 20.5
White Sox 68 79 .463 28.5
Yankees 67 79 .459 29.0
Browns 66 79 .455 29.5
Naps 48 100 .324 49.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 86 56 .606 --
Giants 78 65 .545 8.5
Cardinals 77 68 .531 10.5
Cubs 75 71 .514 13.0
Phillies 72 74 .493 16.0
Robins 70 75 .483 17.5
Pirates 63 80 .441 23.5
Reds 57 89 .390 31.0

Games

No Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Chi-Feds 82 62 .569 --
Hoosiers 80 63 .559 1.5
Terrapins 74 65 .532 5.5
Buffeds 73 66 .525 6.5
Tip-Tops 71 70 .504 9.5
Packers 65 77 .458 16.0
Terriers 61 80 .433 19.5
Rebels 57 80 .416 21.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Walter Barbare 4
1 Luke Boone 4
1 Tris Speaker 4
4 Lena Blackburne 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Janvrin 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Carrigan 3
1 Duffy Lewis 3
3 Chief Bender 2
3 Ben Egan 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Boone 2
1 Ray Schalk 2
1 Bobby Veach 2
4 Sam Agnew 1
4 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 0.88
2 Chief Bender 0.60
3 Guy Morton 0.56
4 Marty McHale 0.50
5 King Cole 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Joe Benz 1
1 King Cole 1
1 Ray Collins 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 7
2 Chief Bender 6
3 Abe Bowman 5
3 Guy Morton 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .335
2 Sherry Magee .325
3 Jack Dalton .322
4 Zack Wheat .314
5 Rebel Oakes .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 18
1 Vic Saier 18
3 Duke Kenworthy 15
3 Sherry Magee 15
5 Dutch Zwilling 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 101
2 Sherry Magee 96
3 Gavvy Cravath 94
3 Sam Crawford 94
5 Heinie Zimmerman 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 67
1 Fritz Maisel 67
3 George Burns 60
4 Eddie Collins 56
5 Buck Herzog 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.00
2 Claude Hendrix 1.57
3 Walter Johnson 1.67
4 Russ Ford 1.75
5 Rube Foster 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 28
2 Pete Alexander 27
2 Walter Johnson 27
4 Bill James 25
4 2 others tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 221
2 Cy Falkenberg 218
3 Pete Alexander 203
4 Earl Moseley 196
5 Jeff Tesreau 181

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sherry Magee .450
2 Jake Daubert .442
3 Eddie Murphy .440
4 Casey Stengel .418
5 2 tied .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 5
2 Sherry Magee 3
3 Larry Gardner 2
3 Red Smith 2
3 Casey Stengel 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 22
2 George Cutshaw 18
2 Chick Gandil 18
4 Al Wickland 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Murphy 9
2 Benny Kauff 8
2 Clyde Milan 8
4 Ty Cobb 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Kelly 0.00
1 George Mullin 0.00
3 Ed Lafitte 0.42
4 Walter Johnson 0.45
5 Dan Griner 0.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Rudolph 5
2 Pete Alexander 4
2 Ray Collins 4
2 Walter Johnson 4
5 16 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 39
2 Walter Johnson 32
3 Cy Falkenberg 31
4 Pete Alexander 27
5 Bill James 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Baumgardner 1
1 Rube Bressler 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Joe Engel 1
1 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .393
2 Jack Fournier .390
3 Eddie Murphy .384
4 Joe Tinker .381
5 Casey Stengel .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 8
2 Sherry Magee 4
3 Hal Chase 3
3 Steve Evans 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 38
2 Red Smith 30
3 George Cutshaw 29
4 Solly Hofman 27
5 Sherry Magee 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 18
2 George Burns 15
2 Eddie Murphy 15
4 Eddie Collins 14
4 Charlie Hanford 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mullin 0.55
2 Jim Shaw 1.05
3 Ed Lafitte 1.17
4 Claude Hendrix 1.18
5 Jeff Tesreau 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 9
2 Bill James 8
2 Dick Rudolph 8
4 Claude Hendrix 7
4 Jeff Tesreau 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 84
2 Walter Johnson 56
3 Pete Alexander 54
4 Bill James 51
5 Jim Shaw 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Cicotte 2
1 Cy Falkenberg 2
1 Alex Main 2
1 Frank Smith 2
5 35 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .336
2 Sherry Magee .325
3 Zack Wheat .323
4 Jack Dalton .322
5 Rebel Oakes .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 19
2 Vic Saier 18
3 Duke Kenworthy 15
3 Sherry Magee 15
5 Dutch Zwilling 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 101
1 Frank LaPorte 101
3 Sherry Magee 100
4 Sam Crawford 98
5 Heinie Zimmerman 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 71
2 Benny Kauff 67
3 George Burns 62
4 Eddie Collins 58
5 Buck Herzog 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.96
2 Claude Hendrix 1.61
3 Walter Johnson 1.68
4 Rube Foster 1.77
5 Russ Ford 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 28
1 Walter Johnson 28
3 Pete Alexander 27
3 Dick Rudolph 27
5 2 tied 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 230
2 Cy Falkenberg 221
3 Pete Alexander 217
4 Earl Moseley 204
5 Dutch Leonard 186

Saves

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