On This Day

Tuesday, August 11, 1914

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	67	34	.663	--
Red Sox	58	45	.563	10.0
Senators	55	47	.539	12.5
Tigers	53	51	.510	15.5
White Sox	53	53	.500	16.5
Browns	50	52	.490	17.5
Yankees	46	58	.442	22.5
Naps	33	75	.306	37.5

Games

White Sox 2, Naps 0

White Sox 2, Naps 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	57	40	.588	--
Cardinals	55	49	.529	5.5
Braves	51	46	.526	6.0
Cubs	53	49	.520	6.5
Phillies	47	52	.475	11.0
Reds	47	54	.465	12.0
Robins	44	52	.458	12.5
Pirates	43	55	.439	14.5

Games

Robins 3, Cubs 2

Cardinals 3, Giants 2

Phillies 5, Pirates 4

Reds 0, Braves 0

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Chi-Feds	59	45	.567	--
Terrapins	55	44	.556	1.5
Tip-Tops	51	44	.537	3.5
Hoosiers	53	47	.530	4.0
Buffeds	51	48	.515	5.5
Terriers	46	58	.442	13.0
Rebels	43	56	.434	13.5
Packers	44	60	.423	15.0

Games

Tip-Tops 2, Chi-Feds 0

Hoosiers 7, Terrapins 3

Chi-Feds 5, Tip-Tops 3

Terrapins 5, Hoosiers 4

Buffeds 5, Packers 2

Terriers 4, Rebels 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Carr	5
1	Frank LaPorte	5
3	Johnny Bates	4
3	Vern Duncan	4
3	Harry Fritz	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Shano Collins	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Carr	3
1	Frank LaPorte	3
1	Mike Simon	3
4	Johnny Bates	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Esmond	2
1	Wilbur Good	2
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	2
4	George Anderson	1
4	20 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Snipe Conley	1.14
2	Willie Mitchell	1.00
2	Tom Seaton	1.00
4	Red Ames	0.88
5	2 tied	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Snipe Conley	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	9
1	Lefty Tyler	9
3	Snipe Conley	8
4	Red Ames	7
4	Willie Mitchell	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dan Griner	1
1	George Suggs	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Lennox	.337
2	Jack Dalton	.323
3	George Burns	.317
4	Jake Daubert	.314
5	Dutch Zwilling	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Kenworthy	13
1	Vic Saier	13
3	Charlie Hanford	11
3	Fred Luderus	11
3	2 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank LaPorte	79
2	Home Run Baker	74
3	Duke Kenworthy	71
4	Sherry Magee	68
5	3 tied	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	47
2	George Burns	42
2	Fritz Maisel	42
4	Hap Myers	41
5	Buck Herzog	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.93
2	Carl Weilman	1.47
3	Claude Hendrix	1.49
4	Joe Benz	1.61
5	Russ Ford	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Seaton	20
2	Claude Hendrix	19
2	Walter Johnson	19
2	Christy Mathewson	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	158
2	Walter Johnson	148
2	Earl Moseley	148
4	Pete Alexander	137
5	2 tied	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	6
1	Larry Cheney	6
1	Russ Ford	6
4	Slim Sallee	5
5	7 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.400
2	Doc Lavan	.391
3	Austin Walsh	.379
4	Sherry Magee	.377
5	Bob Bescher	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hanford	4
1	Sherry Magee	4
3	Home Run Baker	2
3	Gavvy Cravath	2
3	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	15
2	Charlie Hanford	12
2	Frank LaPorte	12
2	Sherry Magee	12
2	Mike Mitchell	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	11
2	Tris Speaker	8
3	George Anderson	7
4	Ray Chapman	6
4	6 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Rudolph	0.35
2	Walt Dickson	0.36
3	Joe Benz	0.36
4	Dutch Leonard	0.38
5	Claude Hendrix	0.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Bill James	4
3	Bullet Joe Bush	3
3	Wilbur Cooper	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jeff Tesreau	28
2	Pete Alexander	26
3	Dave Davenport	24
3	Earl Moseley	24
5	Lefty Tyler	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Leonard	2
2	Dan Adams	1
2	Red Ames	1
2	Doc Ayers	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sherry Magee	.357
2	Beals Becker	.352
3	Jim Viox	.337
4	Jimmie Savage	.333
5	Steve Evans	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	6
1	Dutch Zwilling	6
3	Charlie Hanford	4
3	Benny Kauff	4
3	Duke Kenworthy	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Kenworthy	24
1	Sherry Magee	24
3	Sam Crawford	23
3	Jimmy Walsh	23
5	Charlie Hanford	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tris Speaker	13
2	Fritz Maisel	12
3	George Burns	11
3	Chet Chadbourne	11
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.68
2	Lefty Tyler	0.84
3	Carl Weilman	0.95
4	Dan Griner	1.01
4	Willie Mitchell	1.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
1	Tom Seaton	7
3	Ray Caldwell	6
3	Claude Hendrix	6
3	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jeff Tesreau	48
2	Dutch Leonard	47
3	Pete Alexander	44
3	Dave Davenport	44
5	Walter Johnson	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	3
2	Dan Adams	2
2	Doc Ayers	2
2	Dave Davenport	2
2	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.327
2	Rebel Oakes	.316
3	George Burns	.308
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.300
5	Zack Wheat	.299

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Saier	19
2	Fred Luderus	16
2	Sherry Magee	16
4	Gavvy Cravath	15
5	Duke Kenworthy	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	102
2	Sam Crawford	98
2	Sherry Magee	98
4	Heinie Zimmerman	97
5	Vic Saier	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	68
2	Hap Myers	65
3	Eddie Collins	57
4	George Burns	52
5	Max Carey	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.37
2	Walter Johnson	1.49
3	Claude Hendrix	1.59
4	Eddie Cicotte	1.76
5	Doc Ayers	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	29
1	Tom Seaton	29
3	Ray Caldwell	26
4	Claude Hendrix	24
4	2 others tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	229
2	Dutch Leonard	213
3	Pete Alexander	192
3	Earl Moseley	192
5	Cy Falkenberg	186

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	10
2	Red Ames	8
3	Chief Bender	7
3	Russ Ford	7
5	Slim Sallee	6