On This Day

Monday, May 3, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 10 4 .714 --
Tigers 13 6 .684 -0.5
White Sox 11 8 .579 1.5
Senators 8 6 .571 2.0
Red Sox 5 6 .455 3.5
Indians 8 10 .444 4.0
Browns 5 13 .278 7.0
Athletics 4 11 .267 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 12 4 .750 --
Cubs 11 6 .647 1.5
Braves 8 7 .533 3.5
Reds 9 8 .529 3.5
Cardinals 10 9 .526 3.5
Robins 7 10 .412 5.5
Pirates 5 12 .294 7.5
Giants 4 10 .286 7.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Whales 12 5 .706 --
Rebels 11 8 .579 2.0
Pepper 11 8 .579 2.0
Tip-Tops 10 8 .556 2.5
Packers 9 9 .500 3.5
Terriers 7 10 .412 5.0
Terrapins 7 12 .368 6.0
Blues 6 13 .316 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Robertson 4
2 Claude Cooper 3
2 Steve Evans 3
2 Al Halt 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Fritz 2
2 George Anderson 1
2 Beals Becker 1
2 Bill Hinchman 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Fritz 4
2 Steve Evans 3
2 Rebel Oakes 3
2 Al Shaw 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 3
2 Hugh High 2
2 Dave Robertson 2
2 Hippo Vaughn 2
5 14 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Pierce 1.00
2 Frank Smith 0.67
3 Hugh Bedient 0.56
4 Art Fromme 0.50
4 Dick Rudolph 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wheezer Dell 1
1 Ray Fisher 1
1 Bunny Hearn 1
1 Rankin Johnson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Smith 8
2 Hugh Bedient 5
2 Rankin Johnson 5
2 Tom Seaton 5
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bert Humphries 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lee Magee .426
2 Fred Luderus .396
3 Benny Kauff .378
4 Red Smith .362
5 Vern Duncan .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beals Becker 4
2 Fred Beck 3
2 William Fischer 3
4 Luke Boone 2
4 11 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Saier 18
2 Butch Schmidt 17
3 Clyde Engle 16
3 Rebel Oakes 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 11
2 Benny Kauff 10
3 Ty Cobb 9
3 Shano Collins 9
5 Lee Magee 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McConnell 0.00
2 Bernie Boland 0.30
3 Jeff Tesreau 0.35
4 Walter Johnson 0.76
5 Eppa Rixey 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 6
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Frank Allen 5
2 Red Faber 5
5 4 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 35
2 Pete Alexander 31
2 Red Faber 31
4 Bob Groom 29
4 Reb Russell 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 3
2 Gene Dale 2
3 Eddie Cicotte 1
3 Wilbur Cooper 1
3 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .326
2 Beals Becker .317
3 Zack Wheat .312
4 Dutch Zwilling .309
5 Rebel Oakes .306

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 20
1 Vic Saier 20
3 Dutch Zwilling 16
4 Duke Kenworthy 15
5 Fred Beck 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 110
2 Benny Kauff 102
3 Gavvy Cravath 101
3 Sam Crawford 101
5 Harry Swacina 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 83
2 Fritz Maisel 82
3 George Burns 62
4 Eddie Collins 60
5 Bill McKechnie 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.24
2 Claude Hendrix 1.57
3 Rube Foster 1.57
4 Walter Johnson 1.58
5 Bill Doak 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 29
1 Claude Hendrix 29
1 Walter Johnson 29
4 Dick Rudolph 28
5 Jeff Tesreau 27

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 231
2 Cy Falkenberg 225
3 Walter Johnson 219
4 Earl Moseley 195
5 Jeff Tesreau 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Davenport 6
1 Slim Sallee 6
3 Red Ames 5
3 Rube Benton 5
3 Claude Hendrix 5