On This Day

Thursday, May 27, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	25	12	.676	--
Tigers	23	14	.622	2.0
Yankees	17	15	.531	5.5
Red Sox	13	14	.481	7.0
Senators	15	17	.469	7.5
Indians	14	19	.424	9.0
Browns	14	20	.412	9.5
Athletics	12	22	.353	11.5

Games

White Sox 8, Yankees 2

Indians 9, Athletics 8

Senators 8, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	19	11	.633	--
Cubs	20	14	.588	1.0
Robins	16	15	.516	3.5
Cardinals	17	17	.500	4.0
Pirates	15	17	.469	5.0
Braves	15	17	.469	5.0
Reds	13	17	.433	6.0
Giants	11	18	.379	7.5

Games

Robins 2, Pirates 0

Cardinals 6, Giants 5

Phillies 8, Cubs 5

Reds 6, Braves 0

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Whales	21	14	.600	--
Rebels	21	15	.583	0.5
Packers	19	14	.576	1.0
Pepper	19	16	.543	2.0
Tip-Tops	17	16	.515	3.0
Terriers	15	16	.484	4.0
Terrapins	13	21	.382	7.5
Blues	11	24	.314	10.0

Games

Blues 9, Rebels 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	3
1	Clyde Engle	3
1	Nap Lajoie	3
1	Baldy Louden	3
1	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Bancroft	1
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Nap Lajoie	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Clyde Engle	3
2	Art Fletcher	3
2	Vic Saier	3
5	12 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Happy Felsch	2
2	Zinn Beck	1
2	Gavvy Cravath	1
2	Jack Dalton	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Benz	0.60
2	Fred Anderson	0.55
3	Wheezer Dell	0.44
4	Clint Rogge	0.36
5	Erskine Mayer	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Anderson	1
1	Joe Benz	1
1	Gene Dale	1
1	Wheezer Dell	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Anderson	6
1	Hank Robinson	6
3	Clint Rogge	5
4	Wheezer Dell	4
4	Erskine Mayer	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Benny Kauff	.407
2	Lee Magee	.389
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.359
4	Steve Evans	.348
5	2 tied	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	8
2	Beals Becker	6
3	Vic Saier	5
4	Fred Beck	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	29
1	Ed Konetchy	29
1	Rebel Oakes	29
1	Vic Saier	29
5	Bobby Veach	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	20
2	Fritz Maisel	18
3	Lee Magee	14
4	Benny Kauff	13
5	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sailor Stroud	0.99
2	George McConnell	1.05
3	George Chalmers	1.26
4	Pete Alexander	1.31
5	Walter Johnson	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	9
2	Pete Alexander	8
2	Hooks Dauss	8
2	Tom Seaton	8
5	Frank Allen	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	67
2	Red Faber	58
2	Grover Lowdermilk	58
4	Hippo Vaughn	53
5	Bob Groom	51

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	3
1	Rube Benton	3
1	Eddie Cicotte	3
4	Gene Dale	2
4	3 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Kenworthy	.444
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.385
3	Doc Johnston	.371
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.366
5	Lee Magee	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	5
2	Beals Becker	2
2	Jimmy Esmond	2
2	Walter Johnson	2
2	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
2	Nap Lajoie	12
2	Tex McDonald	12
4	Babe Borton	10
4	3 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	8
2	Happy Felsch	6
3	Max Carey	5
3	Doc Cook	5
3	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wheezer Dell	0.33
2	Harry Coveleski	0.50
2	Jeff Pfeffer	0.50
4	Bert Humphries	0.54
5	George Chalmers	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Scott	4
2	Nick Cullop	3
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	Tom Seaton	3
5	25 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	26
2	Weldon Wyckoff	24
3	Grover Lowdermilk	22
4	Tom Hughes	21
4	2 others tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	2
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Dan Griner	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.400
2	Jack Fournier	.354
3	Jake Daubert	.352
3	Dave Robertson	.352
5	Nemo Leibold	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	7
2	Beals Becker	4
2	Vic Saier	4
2	Jimmy Walsh	4
2	Dutch Zwilling	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Konetchy	21
2	Babe Borton	20
3	Gavvy Cravath	19
3	Rebel Oakes	19
5	Jack Fournier	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	12
1	Fritz Maisel	12
3	Doug Baird	8
3	Roger Bresnahan	8
3	6 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wheezer Dell	0.83
2	Sailor Stroud	0.89
3	Jack Coombs	1.00
4	Cy Falkenberg	1.01
5	Al Mamaux	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Seaton	6
2	Nick Cullop	5
2	Wheezer Dell	5
2	Red Faber	5
5	17 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Weldon Wyckoff	44
2	Pete Alexander	40
3	Grover Lowdermilk	38
4	Tom Seaton	35
5	Walter Johnson	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	3
2	Eddie Cicotte	2
2	Bert Humphries	2
2	Alex Main	2
5	19 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.333
2	Dutch Zwilling	.318
3	Beals Becker	.318
4	Rebel Oakes	.316
5	Zack Wheat	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	26
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	111
2	Frank LaPorte	105
3	Sam Crawford	101
4	Steve Evans	100
5	2 tied	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	79
2	Benny Kauff	73
3	Eddie Collins	59
4	George Burns	58
5	Bill McKechnie	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.44
2	Claude Hendrix	1.57
3	Walter Johnson	1.61
4	Rube Foster	2.04
5	Russ Ford	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Dick Rudolph	28
3	Claude Hendrix	27
3	Bill James	27
3	2 others tied	27

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	248
2	Walter Johnson	230
3	Cy Falkenberg	214
4	Jeff Tesreau	201
5	Dave Davenport	194

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	6
1	Eddie Cicotte	6
3	Hugh Bedient	5
3	Dave Davenport	5
3	Alex Main	5