On This Day

Sunday, May 23, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 22 12 .647 --
Tigers 21 12 .636 0.5
Yankees 17 12 .586 2.5
Red Sox 13 13 .500 5.0
Senators 13 15 .464 6.0
Indians 13 17 .433 7.0
Browns 13 20 .394 8.5
Athletics 10 21 .323 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 19 12 .613 --
Phillies 17 11 .607 0.5
Pirates 15 15 .500 3.5
Braves 14 15 .483 4.0
Robins 14 15 .483 4.0
Cardinals 15 17 .469 4.5
Reds 12 16 .429 5.5
Giants 11 16 .407 6.0

Games

No Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Rebels 20 12 .625 --
Whales 20 14 .588 1.0
Pepper 19 14 .576 1.5
Packers 17 14 .548 2.5
Tip-Tops 15 15 .500 4.0
Terriers 14 16 .467 5.0
Terrapins 13 20 .394 7.5
Blues 10 23 .303 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Baldy Louden 3
1 Bill McKechnie 3
1 Bobby Veach 3
1 Dutch Zwilling 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Downey 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Art Kruger 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Borton 4
1 Art Kruger 4
3 Shano Collins 2
3 Sam Crawford 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bunny Brief 1
1 Ray Chapman 1
1 Doc Cook 1
1 Happy Felsch 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chief Bender 1.33
2 Walter Johnson 1.20
3 Mike Prendergast 0.75
4 Doc Crandall 0.67
5 George McConnell 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Crandall 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Gene Packard 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 8
2 Gene Packard 7
3 Doc Crandall 6
3 Walter Johnson 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Benny Kauff .392
2 Steve Evans .355
3 Lee Magee .354
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .348
5 Hans Lobert .337

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
2 Bobby Veach 25
4 Gavvy Cravath 24
4 Vic Saier 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 19
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 Jim Shaw 0.93
3 George McConnell 1.05
4 Jack Coombs 1.15
5 Jeff Tesreau 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 9
2 Hooks Dauss 8
3 Pete Alexander 7
3 Tom Seaton 7
5 3 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 58
2 Red Faber 55
3 Hippo Vaughn 52
4 Grover Lowdermilk 51
5 Bob Groom 46

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Viox .387
2 Doc Johnston .385
3 Jake Daubert .379
4 Dave Robertson .371
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
2 Ed Konetchy 3
3 Beals Becker 2
3 Vic Saier 2
3 Dutch Zwilling 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Konetchy 12
1 Tex McDonald 12
3 Babe Borton 11
3 Nap Lajoie 11
5 5 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 8
2 Max Carey 7
3 Jimmy Austin 6
3 Doug Baird 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Griner 0.00
2 Wheezer Dell 0.33
3 Bill James 0.45
4 Sailor Stroud 0.47
5 George Chalmers 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 3
1 Cy Falkenberg 3
1 Clint Rogge 3
1 Jim Scott 3
1 Carl Weilman 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 24
2 Pete Alexander 22
3 Chief Bender 21
3 Weldon Wyckoff 21
5 Red Faber 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Hugh Bedient 1
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Robertson .370
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .361
3 Jimmy Walsh .353
4 Rabbit Maranville .338
5 3 tied .333

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 Shano Collins 20
1 Ed Konetchy 20
1 Rebel Oakes 20
4 Babe Borton 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sailor Stroud 0.64
2 Jim Shaw 0.91
3 Jack Coombs 1.00
4 Bert Gallia 1.07
5 Al Mamaux 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 6
2 Hooks Dauss 5
2 Tom Seaton 5
2 Carl Weilman 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 41
2 Walter Johnson 37
2 Weldon Wyckoff 37
4 Red Faber 35
4 Grover Lowdermilk 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 3
2 Hugh Bedient 2
2 Bert Humphries 2
2 Alex Main 2
5 19 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .329
2 Beals Becker .319
3 Dutch Zwilling .319
4 Zack Wheat .316
5 Rebel Oakes .316

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 107
1 Frank LaPorte 107
3 Sherry Magee 100
3 Harry Swacina 100
5 3 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 80
2 Benny Kauff 75
3 Eddie Collins 62
4 George Burns 56
5 Bill McKechnie 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.42
2 Claude Hendrix 1.53
3 Walter Johnson 1.59
4 Bill James 1.91
5 Rube Foster 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 29
2 Claude Hendrix 28
2 Bill James 28
4 Walter Johnson 27
4 3 others tied 27

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 239
2 Walter Johnson 229
3 Cy Falkenberg 214
4 Jeff Tesreau 200
5 Dave Davenport 194

Saves

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