On This Day

Thursday, May 20, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 9 .654 --
Tigers 19 11 .633 0.0
White Sox 19 12 .613 0.5
Red Sox 13 10 .565 2.5
Senators 12 14 .462 5.0
Indians 12 16 .429 6.0
Browns 10 20 .333 9.0
Athletics 9 19 .321 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 17 11 .607 --
Cubs 17 12 .586 0.5
Braves 14 13 .519 2.5
Pirates 15 15 .500 3.0
Robins 14 15 .483 3.5
Cardinals 15 17 .469 4.0
Reds 12 16 .429 5.0
Giants 11 16 .407 5.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Rebels 19 12 .613 --
Pepper 18 12 .600 0.5
Whales 17 13 .567 1.5
Tip-Tops 15 13 .536 2.5
Packers 15 13 .536 2.5
Terriers 12 15 .444 5.0
Terrapins 12 18 .400 6.5
Blues 9 21 .300 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tex McDonald 4
2 Jack Dalton 3
2 Baldy Louden 3
2 Heinie Zimmerman 3
5 20 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beals Becker 1
1 Gavvy Cravath 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tex McDonald 4
2 Babe Adams 2
2 Jack Dalton 2
2 Roy Hartzell 2
2 Ham Hyatt 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 3
2 Grover Hartley 2
2 Fritz Maisel 2
4 Doug Baird 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Hughes 1.22
2 Carl Weilman 0.75
3 Gene Dale 0.71
4 Slim Sallee 0.70
5 Jack Warhop 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Gene Dale 1
1 Russ Ford 1
1 George Pierce 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hughes 11
2 Slim Sallee 7
2 Jack Warhop 7
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Benny Kauff .403
2 Lee Magee .364
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .358
4 Wilbur Good .356
5 Vin Campbell .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 7
2 Beals Becker 6
3 Fred Beck 4
3 Ed Konetchy 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Konetchy 27
2 Gavvy Cravath 24
2 Rebel Oakes 24
2 Vic Saier 24
5 Jimmy Walsh 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 18
2 Fritz Maisel 16
3 Lee Magee 13
4 Roger Bresnahan 12
4 Benny Kauff 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sailor Stroud 0.79
2 George McConnell 0.91
3 Jack Coombs 1.15
3 Jim Shaw 1.15
5 Jeff Tesreau 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 8
2 Pete Alexander 7
2 Hooks Dauss 7
2 Tom Seaton 7
5 2 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 58
2 Red Faber 47
3 Bob Groom 46
4 Grover Lowdermilk 45
4 Hippo Vaughn 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 3
2 Hugh Bedient 2
2 Eddie Cicotte 2
2 Gene Dale 2
2 George McQuillan 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .405
2 Dave Robertson .396
3 Bill Hinchman .390
4 Nemo Leibold .389
5 Art Fletcher .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 5
2 Jimmy Walsh 4
3 Ed Konetchy 3
4 Beals Becker 2
4 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Konetchy 15
2 Gavvy Cravath 13
3 Tex McDonald 12
3 Jimmy Walsh 12
5 Cy Williams 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 9
2 Max Carey 7
3 Doug Baird 6
3 Grover Gilmore 6
3 Honus Wagner 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Smoky Joe Wood 0.00
1 Dan Griner 0.00
3 Wheezer Dell 0.33
4 Sailor Stroud 0.47
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 3
1 Earl Moseley 3
1 Tom Seaton 3
1 Bob Shawkey 3
1 Carl Weilman 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hughes 23
2 Pete Alexander 22
2 Jeff Tesreau 22
4 Bill Doak 20
4 Weldon Wyckoff 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 2
2 Babe Adams 1
2 Red Ames 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .325
2 Beals Becker .318
3 Rebel Oakes .316
4 Dutch Zwilling .314
5 Zack Wheat .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 25
2 Vic Saier 21
3 Dutch Zwilling 16
4 Beals Becker 14
4 Steve Evans 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 109
2 Frank LaPorte 107
3 Benny Kauff 102
4 Harry Swacina 101
5 3 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 82
2 Benny Kauff 76
3 Eddie Collins 62
4 George Burns 58
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.46
2 Claude Hendrix 1.53
3 Walter Johnson 1.57
4 Rube Foster 1.83
5 Bill James 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 29
2 Bill James 28
2 Tom Seaton 28
2 Jeff Tesreau 28
5 3 tied 27

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 240
2 Walter Johnson 225
3 Cy Falkenberg 213
4 Jeff Tesreau 202
5 Earl Moseley 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 6
1 Slim Sallee 6
3 Eddie Cicotte 5
3 Dave Davenport 5
5 11 tied 4