On This Day

Friday, May 21, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 10 .630 --
White Sox 20 12 .625 -0.5
Tigers 19 12 .613 0.0
Red Sox 13 11 .542 2.5
Senators 12 14 .462 4.5
Indians 12 16 .429 5.5
Browns 11 20 .355 8.0
Athletics 10 19 .345 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 17 11 .607 --
Cubs 18 12 .600 0.0
Braves 14 14 .500 3.0
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 20 12 .625 --
Pepper 19 12 .613 0.5
Whales 18 13 .581 1.5
Packers 16 13 .552 2.5
Tip-Tops 15 14 .517 3.5
Terriers 12 16 .429 6.0
Terrapins 12 19 .387 7.5
Blues 9 22 .290 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hick Cady 4
1 Sam Crawford 4
1 Art Kruger 4
4 Max Flack 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 Dutch Zwilling 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Claude Hendrix 4
1 Nap Lajoie 4
3 Drummond Brown 3
4 Claude Berry 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill McKechnie 2
2 Jimmy Austin 1
2 Luke Boone 1
2 Bunny Brief 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Claude Hendrix 0.78
2 Grover Lowdermilk 0.75
3 Jimmy Lavender 0.56
4 Dick Rudolph 0.33
4 Reb Russell 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Cullop 1
1 Chick Davies 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Cy Falkenberg 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 8
2 Claude Hendrix 7
3 Grover Lowdermilk 6
4 Jimmy Lavender 5
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alex Main 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Benny Kauff .400
2 Lee Magee .359
3 Steve Evans .350
4 Hans Lobert .337
5 Dave Robertson .326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Konetchy 27
2 Rebel Oakes 25
3 Gavvy Cravath 24
3 Vic Saier 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 18
2 Fritz Maisel 17
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 9
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 55
3 Grover Lowdermilk 51
4 Bob Groom 46
5 Hippo Vaughn 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 3
2 Hugh Bedient 2
2 Eddie Cicotte 2
2 Gene Dale 2
2 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Robertson .409
2 Bill Hinchman .385
3 Jim Viox .378
4 Rabbit Maranville .368
5 Jake Daubert .364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Konetchy 15
2 Tex McDonald 13
3 Gavvy Cravath 12
4 Nap Lajoie 11
4 Jimmy Walsh 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 9
2 Max Carey 7
3 Jimmy Austin 6
3 Doug Baird 6
3 2 others tied 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 Bill James 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 4
2 Nick Cullop 3
2 Cy Falkenberg 3
2 Earl Moseley 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 24
2 Tom Hughes 23
3 Pete Alexander 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 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Evans .368
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .363
3 Jimmy Walsh .360
4 Dave Robertson .350
5 Nemo Leibold .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 6
2 Beals Becker 5
3 Vic Saier 4
3 Jimmy Walsh 4
3 Dutch Zwilling 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rebel Oakes 21
2 Ed Konetchy 20
3 Jimmy Walsh 19
4 Shano Collins 18
4 Sherry Magee 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 14
2 Fritz Maisel 12
3 Roger Bresnahan 10
4 Max Flack 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sailor Stroud 0.59
2 Jack Coombs 1.00
3 Bert Gallia 1.07
4 Al Mamaux 1.13
5 George McConnell 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 7
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Wheezer Dell 5
2 Ray Fisher 5
2 Tom Seaton 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 48
2 Red Faber 39
2 Reb Russell 39
4 Tom Seaton 37
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 3
2 Hugh Bedient 2
2 Alex Main 2
4 Babe Adams 1
4 19 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .327
2 Beals Becker .319
3 Rebel Oakes .317
4 Dutch Zwilling .317
5 Zack Wheat .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 25
2 Vic Saier 20
3 Dutch Zwilling 17
4 Beals Becker 14
4 Steve Evans 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 108
2 Frank LaPorte 107
3 Benny Kauff 102
4 Steve Evans 101
5 2 tied 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 81
2 Benny Kauff 75
3 Eddie Collins 62
4 George Burns 56
5 Bill McKechnie 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.46
2 Claude Hendrix 1.54
3 Walter Johnson 1.61
4 Rube Foster 1.83
5 Bill James 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 29
2 Claude Hendrix 28
2 Bill James 28
4 Dick Rudolph 27
4 2 others tied 27

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 240
2 Walter Johnson 223
3 Cy Falkenberg 214
4 Jeff Tesreau 200
5 Earl Moseley 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 6
1 Slim Sallee 6
3 Eddie Cicotte 5
3 Dave Davenport 5
3 Alex Main 5