On This Day

Wednesday, September 30, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 96 50 .658 --
Red Sox 88 58 .603 8.0
Senators 77 71 .520 20.0
Tigers 78 72 .520 20.0
Browns 68 80 .459 29.0
Yankees 67 80 .456 29.5
White Sox 68 82 .453 30.0
Naps 51 100 .338 47.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 89 56 .614 --
Giants 80 67 .544 10.0
Cardinals 78 69 .531 12.0
Cubs 75 73 .507 15.5
Robins 72 75 .490 18.0
Phillies 72 76 .486 18.5
Pirates 64 83 .435 26.0
Reds 58 89 .395 32.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Chi-Feds 83 64 .565 --
Hoosiers 81 65 .555 1.5
Terrapins 77 66 .538 4.0
Buffeds 76 66 .535 4.5
Tip-Tops 73 71 .507 8.5
Packers 65 79 .451 16.5
Terriers 61 83 .424 20.5
Rebels 59 81 .421 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Connolly 7
2 Donie Bush 4
2 Eddie Foster 4
4 Lena Blackburne 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beals Becker 1
1 Joe Connolly 1
1 Dots Miller 1
1 Fred Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Smith 6
2 Joe Connolly 4
3 Shano Collins 3
3 Bobby Veach 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Foster 2
1 Rebel Oakes 2
1 Fred Smith 2
4 George Anderson 1
4 26 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Doak 1.50
2 Rankin Johnson 1.00
3 Tom Seaton 0.92
4 Cy Falkenberg 0.83
4 Dick Rudolph 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Abe Bowman 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Jean Dubuc 1
1 Cy Falkenberg 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaton 11
2 Joe Benz 9
3 Rankin Johnson 8
4 Herb Pennock 7
5 Bill Doak 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alex Main 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .334
2 Sherry Magee .322
3 Jack Dalton .322
4 Zack Wheat .315
5 Tex McDonald .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 18
1 Vic Saier 18
3 Dutch Zwilling 16
4 Duke Kenworthy 15
4 Sherry Magee 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 102
2 Sherry Magee 96
3 Sam Crawford 95
4 Gavvy Cravath 94
4 Heinie Zimmerman 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 67
1 Fritz Maisel 67
3 George Burns 61
4 Eddie Collins 56
5 2 tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.00
2 Claude Hendrix 1.65
3 Walter Johnson 1.69
4 Rube Foster 1.77
5 Bill Doak 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 28
2 Pete Alexander 27
2 Walter Johnson 27
4 Bill James 26
4 Dick Rudolph 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 223
2 Walter Johnson 222
3 Pete Alexander 208
4 Earl Moseley 202
5 2 tied 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 Jake Daubert .429
2 Benny Meyer .421
3 Sherry Magee .415
4 Beals Becker .400
4 Casey Stengel .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 5
2 Sherry Magee 3
2 Dutch Zwilling 3
4 Beals Becker 2
4 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Cutshaw 23
2 Gavvy Cravath 17
3 Chick Gandil 16
3 Dutch Zwilling 16
5 Art Fletcher 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 9
2 Eddie Murphy 7
3 Eddie Foster 6
3 Red Killefer 6
3 6 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mullin 0.00
2 Dan Griner 0.48
3 Chief Bender 0.50
4 Harry Hoch 0.60
5 Hippo Vaughn 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Rudolph 5
2 Raleigh Aitchison 4
2 Jeff Pfeffer 4
2 George Suggs 4
5 12 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 33
2 Pete Alexander 29
2 Cy Falkenberg 29
2 Walter Johnson 29
5 Tom Seaton 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alex Main 2
2 George Baumgardner 1
2 Rube Bressler 1
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Benny Meyer .409
2 Casey Stengel .396
3 Jake Daubert .384
4 Zack Wheat .379
5 Jack Fournier .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 8
2 Sherry Magee 4
2 Dutch Zwilling 4
4 Beals Becker 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 37
2 George Cutshaw 33
3 Red Smith 30
4 Solly Hofman 29
5 4 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 18
2 George Burns 16
2 Charlie Hanford 16
4 Eddie Murphy 15
5 Eddie Collins 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Mullin 0.56
2 Jim Shaw 1.05
3 Bill Doak 1.50
4 Cy Falkenberg 1.51
5 Raleigh Aitchison 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Rudolph 9
2 Pete Alexander 8
2 Bill James 8
4 Claude Hendrix 7
5 5 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 79
2 Bill James 54
3 Pete Alexander 53
3 Jim Shaw 53
5 2 tied 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alex Main 3
2 Cy Falkenberg 2
2 Frank Smith 2
4 George Baumgardner 1
4 34 others tied 1