On This Day

Sunday, October 4, 1914

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 97 52 .651 --
Red Sox 90 60 .600 7.5
Senators 79 72 .523 19.0
Tigers 80 73 .523 19.0
Browns 71 82 .464 28.0
Yankees 69 82 .457 29.0
White Sox 70 84 .455 29.5
Naps 51 102 .333 48.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 91 58 .611 --
Giants 82 69 .543 10.0
Cardinals 81 71 .533 11.5
Cubs 77 76 .503 16.0
Robins 74 76 .493 17.5
Phillies 73 78 .483 19.0
Pirates 68 84 .447 24.5
Reds 59 93 .388 33.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Chi-Feds 85 65 .567 --
Hoosiers 84 65 .564 0.5
Terrapins 79 67 .541 4.0
Buffeds 76 68 .528 6.0
Tip-Tops 74 73 .503 9.5
Packers 65 82 .442 18.5
Rebels 61 81 .430 20.0
Terriers 62 85 .422 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tiny Graham 4
1 Tommy Leach 4
3 Roger Bresnahan 3
3 Jim Breton 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Tommy Leach 1
1 Earl Yingling 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Viox 3
2 Bert Daniels 2
2 Wally Gerber 2
2 Wilbur Good 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Esmond 3
2 Lena Blackburne 2
2 Vin Campbell 2
2 Shano Collins 2
2 3 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hippo Vaughn 1.17
2 Red Faber 1.00
3 Earl Moseley 0.80
4 Babe Adams 0.50
4 Dick Niehaus 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 Jean Dubuc 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Cy Falkenberg 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Johnson 10
2 Hippo Vaughn 7
3 Red Faber 6
3 Cy Falkenberg 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .332
2 Jack Dalton .320
3 Sherry Magee .320
4 Zack Wheat .314
5 Dutch Zwilling .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 19
2 Vic Saier 18
3 Dutch Zwilling 16
4 Duke Kenworthy 15
4 Sherry Magee 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 103
2 Sherry Magee 99
3 Gavvy Cravath 98
4 Sam Crawford 97
5 Heinie Zimmerman 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 71
1 Fritz Maisel 71
3 George Burns 63
4 Eddie Collins 56
5 2 tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.00
2 Claude Hendrix 1.63
3 Walter Johnson 1.69
4 Russ Ford 1.82
5 Rube Foster 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 29
2 Pete Alexander 27
2 Walter Johnson 27
4 Bill James 26
4 2 others tied 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 229
2 Walter Johnson 222
3 Pete Alexander 214
4 Earl Moseley 206
5 Jeff Tesreau 189

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 Chief Meyers .441
2 Red Smith .417
2 Casey Stengel .417
4 Heinie Zimmerman .407
5 Beals Becker .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 6
2 Bob Bescher 3
2 Dutch Zwilling 3
4 Beals Becker 2
4 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Cutshaw 23
2 Chick Gandil 20
3 Gavvy Cravath 16
3 Dutch Zwilling 16
5 Red Smith 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Del Pratt 9
2 Ty Cobb 8
3 Red Killefer 7
3 Fritz Maisel 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elmer Knetzer 0.00
1 George Mullin 0.00
3 Pol Perritt 0.32
4 Dan Griner 0.40
5 Chief Bender 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Pfeffer 4
1 Dick Rudolph 4
1 George Suggs 4
4 Raleigh Aitchison 3
4 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 35
2 Bill Bailey 29
3 Pete Alexander 24
3 Tom Seaton 24
3 Jim Shaw 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Bressler 1
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 Pete Henning 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Casey Stengel .402
2 Jake Daubert .385
3 Benny Meyer .384
4 Zack Wheat .374
5 2 tied .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 8
2 Dutch Zwilling 4
3 Bob Bescher 3
3 Hal Chase 3
3 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 39
2 George Cutshaw 35
3 Red Smith 30
4 Dutch Zwilling 29
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 18
2 Fritz Maisel 16
3 Ty Cobb 15
4 Benny Kauff 14
5 Eddie Murphy 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Griner 0.39
2 George Mullin 0.56
3 Jim Shaw 0.92
4 Dick Rudolph 1.20
5 Raleigh Aitchison 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Rudolph 8
2 Pete Alexander 7
2 Claude Hendrix 7
2 Bill James 7
2 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 70
2 Pete Alexander 57
3 Cy Falkenberg 53
4 Jim Shaw 51
5 Bill James 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alex Main 3
2 Frank Smith 2
3 George Baumgardner 1
3 Jim Bluejacket 1
3 28 others tied 1