On This Day

Friday, April 23, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 8 2 .800 --
Senators 5 3 .625 2.0
Red Sox 4 3 .571 2.5
Yankees 4 4 .500 3.0
Indians 5 5 .500 3.0
White Sox 4 6 .400 4.0
Browns 3 7 .300 5.0
Athletics 2 5 .286 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 8 0 1.000 --
Reds 7 3 .700 2.0
Cubs 5 4 .556 3.5
Pirates 4 5 .444 4.5
Braves 4 5 .444 4.5
Robins 3 6 .333 5.5
Cardinals 3 7 .300 6.0
Giants 2 6 .250 6.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Tip-Tops 7 4 .636 --
Whales 5 3 .625 0.5
Pepper 7 5 .583 0.5
Rebels 6 5 .545 1.0
Packers 5 5 .500 1.5
Blues 5 6 .455 2.0
Terriers 3 6 .333 3.0
Terrapins 4 8 .333 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Bescher 3
1 Vin Campbell 3
1 Mickey Doolin 3
1 Steve Evans 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Doolin 1
1 Bob Fisher 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 3
2 Del Baker 2
2 Hal Chase 2
2 Mickey Doolin 2
2 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marty Berghammer 1
1 Roger Bresnahan 1
1 Vin Campbell 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Davenport 0.89
2 Eddie Cicotte 0.67
3 George Pierce 0.62
4 Grover Lowdermilk 0.40
5 George Suggs 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Dale 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 George Pierce 1
1 Eppa Rixey 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 8
2 George Pierce 5
3 Eddie Cicotte 4
3 Grover Lowdermilk 4
3 George Suggs 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Hippo Vaughn 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tex Wisterzil .476
2 Claude Cooper .450
3 Bob Fisher .429
4 Rube Oldring .424
5 Amos Strunk .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 William Fischer 3
2 Fred Beck 2
2 Hal Chase 2
2 Ted Easterly 2
2 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clyde Engle 11
1 Benny Kauff 11
1 Frank LaPorte 11
1 Bobby Veach 11
5 3 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 9
2 Ty Cobb 6
2 Lee Magee 6
4 Shano Collins 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McConnell 0.00
2 Rube Benton 0.47
3 Walter Johnson 0.49
4 Ray Fisher 0.50
5 Jeff Tesreau 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Frank Allen 3
2 Red Faber 3
5 21 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 25
2 Dave Davenport 21
3 Red Faber 20
3 Grover Lowdermilk 20
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Dale 2
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 Bill Doak 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .330
2 Hal Chase .321
3 Ed Lennox .321
4 Zack Wheat .316
5 Dutch Zwilling .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 19
2 Vic Saier 18
3 Duke Kenworthy 16
3 Dutch Zwilling 16
5 Fred Beck 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 110
2 Gavvy Cravath 107
3 Benny Kauff 103
4 Sam Crawford 100
5 Steve Evans 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 82
2 Fritz Maisel 77
3 George Burns 62
3 Eddie Collins 62
5 Bill McKechnie 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.11
2 Claude Hendrix 1.54
3 Walter Johnson 1.72
4 Rube Foster 1.75
5 Bill James 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Hendrix 30
2 Pete Alexander 28
2 Walter Johnson 28
4 Dick Rudolph 27
4 Jeff Tesreau 27

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 231
2 Pete Alexander 224
3 Walter Johnson 222
4 Earl Moseley 204
5 Jeff Tesreau 193

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Davenport 6
1 Slim Sallee 6
3 Red Ames 5
3 Larry Cheney 5
3 2 others tied 5