On This Day

Thursday, May 6, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 15 6 .714 --
Yankees 11 5 .688 1.5
White Sox 12 9 .571 3.0
Senators 9 8 .529 4.0
Red Sox 7 7 .500 4.5
Indians 9 11 .450 5.5
Athletics 5 12 .294 8.0
Browns 5 15 .250 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 13 5 .722 --
Cubs 12 6 .667 1.0
Braves 9 8 .529 3.5
Reds 9 9 .500 4.0
Cardinals 10 11 .476 4.5
Giants 6 10 .375 6.0
Pirates 7 12 .368 6.5
Robins 7 12 .368 6.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Rebels 12 8 .600 --
Whales 12 8 .600 0.0
Tip-Tops 11 9 .550 1.0
Pepper 11 9 .550 1.0
Packers 10 10 .500 2.0
Terrapins 10 12 .455 3.0
Terriers 8 11 .421 3.5
Blues 7 14 .333 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Daly 3
1 Art Fletcher 3
1 Hugh High 3
1 Duffy Lewis 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Easterly 1
1 John Henry 1
1 Les Mann 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clyde Milan 3
1 Rebel Oakes 3
1 Braggo Roth 3
1 Hack Simmons 3
1 Joe Tinker 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Cook 2
1 Benny Meyer 2
1 Jimmy Walsh 2
4 Joe Connolly 1
4 24 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Anderson 2.00
2 Alex Main 1.00
3 Bert Gallia 0.83
4 Jeff Tesreau 0.64
5 Erskine Mayer 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Frank Allen 1
1 Joe Benz 1
1 Bert Gallia 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Anderson 8
2 George Mullin 7
2 Jeff Tesreau 7
4 Frank Allen 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Harry Harper 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lee Magee .426
2 Fred Luderus .396
3 Benny Kauff .378
4 Wilbur Good .363
5 Al Scheer .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beals Becker 4
1 Fred Beck 4
3 Ted Easterly 3
3 William Fischer 3
3 Rube Oldring 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rebel Oakes 19
1 Vic Saier 19
3 Clyde Engle 17
3 Butch Schmidt 17
5 Bobby Veach 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 12
2 Benny Kauff 10
3 Ty Cobb 9
3 Shano Collins 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bernie Boland 0.46
2 Jeff Tesreau 0.51
3 George McConnell 0.60
4 Bert Gallia 0.95
5 Walter Johnson 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Allen 6
1 Hooks Dauss 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Red Faber 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 36
2 Hippo Vaughn 35
3 Dave Davenport 32
3 Grover Lowdermilk 32
5 Red Faber 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 2
2 Gene Dale 2
4 Wilbur Cooper 1
4 15 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Walsh .413
2 Fred Luderus .400
3 Beals Becker .371
4 Fritz Maisel .368
5 Jack Graney .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beals Becker 3
2 Fred Beck 2
2 Luke Boone 2
2 Harry Fritz 2
2 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rebel Oakes 14
2 Tom Long 12
2 Vic Saier 12
4 Dutch Zwilling 11
5 4 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 7
2 Roger Bresnahan 6
2 Dots Miller 6
4 Ty Cobb 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Gallia 0.00
2 Bernie Boland 0.33
3 Pete Standridge 0.42
4 Rube Foster 0.47
5 Bunny Hearn 0.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Frank Allen 3
1 Joe Benz 3
1 Bernie Boland 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 26
2 Reb Russell 22
3 Dave Davenport 19
4 Hippo Vaughn 18
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 Wilbur Cooper 1
2 Fritz Coumbe 1
2 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .324
2 Beals Becker .314
3 Rebel Oakes .313
4 Dutch Zwilling .312
5 Zack Wheat .310

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 100
3 Sam Crawford 100
5 Harry Swacina 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 82
2 Benny Kauff 81
3 George Burns 62
4 Eddie Collins 60
5 Bill McKechnie 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.25
2 Rube Foster 1.51
3 Claude Hendrix 1.61
4 Walter Johnson 1.63
5 Bill Doak 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 29
2 Claude Hendrix 28
2 Walter Johnson 28
2 Jeff Tesreau 28
5 2 tied 27

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 230
2 Cy Falkenberg 217
2 Walter Johnson 217
4 Earl Moseley 195
5 Jeff Tesreau 194

Saves

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