On This Day
Saturday, May 8, 1915
Standings
American league
Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tigers | 16 | 7 | .696 | -- |
Yankees | 12 | 6 | .667 | 1.5 |
White Sox | 13 | 9 | .591 | 2.5 |
Red Sox | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4.5 |
Senators | 9 | 10 | .474 | 5.0 |
Indians | 9 | 12 | .429 | 6.0 |
Athletics | 7 | 12 | .368 | 7.0 |
Browns | 6 | 16 | .273 | 9.5 |
Games
National League
Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Phillies | 13 | 6 | .684 | -- |
Cubs | 12 | 7 | .632 | 1.0 |
Braves | 11 | 8 | .579 | 2.0 |
Reds | 10 | 9 | .526 | 3.0 |
Cardinals | 10 | 13 | .435 | 5.0 |
Pirates | 9 | 12 | .429 | 5.0 |
Robins | 8 | 12 | .400 | 5.5 |
Giants | 6 | 12 | .333 | 6.5 |
Games
Federal League
Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rebels | 14 | 8 | .636 | -- |
Pepper | 13 | 9 | .591 | 1.0 |
Tip-Tops | 12 | 10 | .545 | 2.0 |
Whales | 12 | 10 | .545 | 2.0 |
Packers | 11 | 11 | .500 | 3.0 |
Terriers | 9 | 12 | .429 | 4.5 |
Terrapins | 10 | 14 | .417 | 5.0 |
Blues | 8 | 15 | .348 | 6.5 |
Games
Daily Leaders
Hits
Rk | Player | H |
---|---|---|
1 | Solly Hofman | 5 |
2 | Nick Allen | 3 |
2 | Cozy Dolan | 3 |
2 | Delos Drake | 3 |
2 | 9 others tied | 3 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Gavvy Cravath | 1 |
1 | Cozy Dolan | 1 |
1 | Grover Hartley | 1 |
1 | Jimmy Walsh | 1 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Shano Collins | 3 |
2 | Luke Boone | 2 |
2 | Hal Chase | 2 |
2 | Claude Cooper | 2 |
2 | 8 others tied | 2 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Frank LaPorte | 2 |
1 | Burt Shotton | 2 |
3 | Jack Barry | 1 |
3 | Hugh Bradley | 1 |
3 | 24 others tied | 1 |
Dominance
Rk | Player | DOM |
---|---|---|
1 | Rube Marquard | 1.00 |
2 | Earl Moseley | 0.50 |
3 | Weldon Wyckoff | 0.44 |
4 | George McConnell | 0.43 |
4 | Hub Perdue | 0.43 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Jack Coombs | 1 |
1 | Nick Cullop | 1 |
1 | Red Faber | 1 |
1 | Ray Fisher | 1 |
1 | 8 others tied | 1 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Bob Groom | 7 |
2 | Tom Hughes | 5 |
2 | Earl Moseley | 5 |
2 | Carl Weilman | 5 |
5 | 9 tied | 4 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Hugh Bedient | 1 |
1 | Herb Pennock | 1 |
Season Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Lee Magee | .426 |
2 | Claude Cooper | .380 |
3 | Benny Kauff | .375 |
4 | Wilbur Good | .361 |
5 | Jimmy Walsh | .359 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Beals Becker | 4 |
1 | Fred Beck | 4 |
3 | Gavvy Cravath | 3 |
3 | Ted Easterly | 3 |
3 | 3 others tied | 3 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Rebel Oakes | 22 |
2 | Vic Saier | 19 |
3 | Clyde Engle | 18 |
3 | Butch Schmidt | 18 |
3 | Bobby Veach | 18 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Fritz Maisel | 13 |
2 | Ty Cobb | 11 |
3 | Roger Bresnahan | 10 |
3 | Benny Kauff | 10 |
5 | Shano Collins | 9 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Jeff Tesreau | 0.51 |
2 | George McConnell | 0.71 |
3 | Walter Johnson | 1.04 |
4 | Bert Gallia | 1.24 |
5 | Zip Zabel | 1.25 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Frank Allen | 6 |
1 | Hooks Dauss | 6 |
1 | Red Faber | 6 |
4 | Pete Alexander | 5 |
4 | 2 others tied | 5 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Hippo Vaughn | 37 |
2 | Pete Alexander | 36 |
2 | Bob Groom | 36 |
4 | Red Faber | 35 |
5 | 2 tied | 32 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Rube Benton | 3 |
2 | Eddie Cicotte | 2 |
2 | Gene Dale | 2 |
4 | Red Ames | 1 |
4 | 19 others tied | 1 |
14 Day Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Jimmy Walsh | .435 |
2 | Charlie Hanford | .410 |
3 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | .400 |
4 | Wilbur Good | .396 |
5 | Fritz Maisel | .395 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Beals Becker | 3 |
1 | Jimmy Walsh | 3 |
3 | Fred Beck | 2 |
3 | Max Carey | 2 |
3 | 6 others tied | 2 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Rebel Oakes | 16 |
2 | Shano Collins | 11 |
2 | Sherry Magee | 11 |
2 | Vic Saier | 11 |
2 | 2 others tied | 11 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Fritz Maisel | 8 |
2 | Roger Bresnahan | 7 |
3 | Dots Miller | 6 |
4 | Chet Chadbourne | 5 |
4 | 5 others tied | 5 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Pete Standridge | 0.00 |
2 | Rube Foster | 0.47 |
3 | Jeff Tesreau | 0.50 |
4 | Ernie Shore | 0.67 |
5 | Zip Zabel | 0.77 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Frank Allen | 3 |
1 | Joe Benz | 3 |
1 | Bernie Boland | 3 |
1 | Red Faber | 3 |
1 | 9 others tied | 3 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Reb Russell | 22 |
2 | Harry Coveleski | 20 |
2 | Bob Groom | 20 |
2 | Tom Seaton | 20 |
5 | Pete Alexander | 19 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Rube Benton | 2 |
2 | Red Ames | 1 |
2 | Hugh Bedient | 1 |
2 | Eddie Cicotte | 1 |
2 | 8 others tied | 1 |
365 Day Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Jake Daubert | .322 |
2 | Rebel Oakes | .318 |
3 | Dutch Zwilling | .312 |
4 | Beals Becker | .312 |
5 | Zack Wheat | .306 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Gavvy Cravath | 21 |
2 | Vic Saier | 20 |
3 | Dutch Zwilling | 16 |
4 | Fred Beck | 14 |
5 | 2 tied | 13 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Frank LaPorte | 110 |
2 | Benny Kauff | 104 |
3 | Gavvy Cravath | 102 |
4 | Sam Crawford | 100 |
5 | 3 tied | 96 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Benny Kauff | 81 |
2 | Fritz Maisel | 80 |
3 | George Burns | 60 |
3 | Eddie Collins | 60 |
5 | Bill McKechnie | 49 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Dutch Leonard | 1.33 |
2 | Rube Foster | 1.57 |
3 | Claude Hendrix | 1.60 |
4 | Walter Johnson | 1.63 |
5 | Bill James | 1.94 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Pete Alexander | 29 |
2 | Walter Johnson | 28 |
2 | Jeff Tesreau | 28 |
4 | Claude Hendrix | 27 |
4 | 3 others 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 | Red Ames | 6 |
1 | Dave Davenport | 6 |
1 | Slim Sallee | 6 |
4 | Rube Benton | 5 |
4 | 2 others tied | 5 |