On This Day

Tuesday, May 11, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 18 7 .720 --
Yankees 12 8 .600 3.5
White Sox 14 10 .583 3.5
Red Sox 9 9 .500 5.5
Indians 11 12 .478 6.0
Senators 10 11 .476 6.0
Athletics 8 13 .381 8.0
Browns 6 18 .250 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 14 7 .667 --
Cubs 14 8 .636 0.5
Braves 12 9 .571 2.0
Reds 11 10 .524 3.0
Pirates 11 13 .458 4.5
Cardinals 11 14 .440 5.0
Robins 9 13 .409 5.5
Giants 6 14 .300 7.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Rebels 16 8 .667 --
Whales 14 11 .560 2.5
Pepper 14 11 .560 2.5
Packers 13 11 .542 3.0
Tip-Tops 12 12 .500 4.0
Terriers 10 13 .435 5.5
Terrapins 11 15 .423 6.0
Blues 8 17 .320 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Archer 3
1 Claude Berry 3
1 Al Bridwell 3
1 Donie Bush 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Kelly 1
1 Danny Moeller 1
1 Vic Saier 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Bancroft 2
1 Fred Beck 2
1 Babe Borton 2
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
1 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doug Baird 2
2 George Anderson 1
2 Donie Bush 1
2 Max Carey 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hooks Dauss 0.83
2 Fred Anderson 0.82
3 Pete Alexander 0.71
4 Rube Benton 0.67
5 Bill Doak 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Anderson 9
2 Rube Benton 6
2 Bill Doak 6
2 Dick Rudolph 6
2 Sailor Stroud 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lee Magee .406
2 Benny Kauff .396
3 Wilbur Good .365
4 Claude Cooper .351
5 Al Scheer .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beals Becker 4
1 Fred Beck 4
1 Vic Saier 4
4 Gavvy Cravath 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rebel Oakes 23
2 Vic Saier 22
3 Butch Schmidt 20
4 Bobby Veach 19
4 Jimmy Walsh 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 13
2 Roger Bresnahan 12
2 Ty Cobb 12
4 Benny Kauff 11
5 Lee Magee 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George McConnell 0.67
2 Sailor Stroud 0.69
3 Walter Johnson 1.05
4 Pete Alexander 1.16
5 Bert Gallia 1.24

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 42
2 Pete Alexander 41
3 Bob Groom 36
3 Grover Lowdermilk 36
3 Reb Russell 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 2
2 Gene Dale 2
4 Babe Adams 1
4 23 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wilbur Good .457
2 Rabbit Maranville .447
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .432
4 Dave Robertson .425
5 Cy Williams .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 3
1 Jimmy Walsh 3
3 Beals Becker 2
3 Fred Beck 2
3 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rebel Oakes 13
2 Jimmy Walsh 12
3 Babe Borton 10
3 Ed Konetchy 10
3 Dutch Zwilling 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Bresnahan 8
2 Fritz Maisel 7
3 Doug Baird 5
3 Cozy Dolan 5
3 Max Flack 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sailor Stroud 0.45
2 Ernie Shore 0.67
3 Rube Foster 0.69
4 Dave Black 0.71
5 Erskine Mayer 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 3
1 Wheezer Dell 3
1 Bob Harmon 3
1 Guy Morton 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Anderson 23
2 Harry Coveleski 20
3 Reb Russell 18
4 Tom Seaton 17
5 5 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Red Ames 1
1 Hugh Bedient 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .320
2 Dutch Zwilling .313
3 Rebel Oakes .313
4 Beals Becker .312
5 Zack Wheat .305

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 22
2 Gavvy Cravath 21
3 Dutch Zwilling 16
4 Fred Beck 14
5 2 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 112
2 Benny Kauff 103
3 Gavvy Cravath 101
4 Sam Crawford 99
5 Steve Evans 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 79
1 Fritz Maisel 79
3 George Burns 60
3 Eddie Collins 60
5 Bill McKechnie 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.39
2 Walter Johnson 1.49
3 Claude Hendrix 1.53
4 Rube Foster 1.55
5 Bill James 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Walter Johnson 28
2 Jeff Tesreau 28
4 Claude Hendrix 27
4 3 others tied 27

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 235
2 Walter Johnson 222
3 Cy Falkenberg 219
4 Earl Moseley 195
4 Jeff Tesreau 195

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