On This Day

Saturday, May 29, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	25	12	.676	--
Tigers	24	14	.632	1.5
Yankees	17	15	.531	5.5
Red Sox	15	15	.500	6.5
Senators	15	17	.469	7.5
Indians	14	19	.424	9.0
Browns	14	21	.400	10.0
Athletics	13	24	.351	12.0

Games

Athletics 2, Red Sox 1

Red Sox 6, Athletics 5

Tigers 7, Browns 1

Tigers 3, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	21	14	.600	--
Phillies	19	14	.576	1.0
Braves	18	17	.514	3.0
Cardinals	18	18	.500	3.5
Robins	16	17	.485	4.0
Pirates	16	18	.471	4.5
Giants	13	18	.419	6.0
Reds	13	18	.419	6.0

Games

Braves 9, Phillies 4

Cubs 3, Reds 1

Giants 5, Robins 1

Cardinals 0, Pirates 0

Cardinals 5, Pirates 3

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Whales	21	14	.600	--
Rebels	22	15	.595	0.0
Packers	19	15	.559	1.5
Pepper	19	16	.543	2.0
Terriers	16	16	.500	3.5
Tip-Tops	17	17	.500	3.5
Terrapins	14	21	.400	7.0
Blues	11	25	.306	10.5

Games

Terrapins 4, Packers 1

Terriers 11, Tip-Tops 0

Tip-Tops 4, Terriers 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Del Pratt	6
2	Babe Borton	5
2	Jack Tobin	5
4	Charlie Deal	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Benny Kauff	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Borton	3
1	Jack Quinn	3
1	Butch Schmidt	3
1	Ernie Shore	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Tobin	3
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Hal Janvrin	2
4	Sam Crawford	1
4	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Babe Adams	1.33
2	Eddie Plank	1.00
2	Dick Rudolph	1.00
4	Ernie Shore	0.88
5	2 tied	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Bert Humphries	1
1	Lee Meadows	1
1	Eddie Plank	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Rudolph	8
2	Ernie Shore	7
2	Fin Wilson	7
2	Weldon Wyckoff	7
5	4 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Crutcher	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Benny Kauff	.392
2	Lee Magee	.376
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.359
4	Steve Evans	.342
5	Red Smith	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	9
2	Beals Becker	6
3	Vic Saier	5
4	Fred Beck	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rebel Oakes	32
2	Gavvy Cravath	30
3	Ed Konetchy	29
3	Vic Saier	29
3	Bobby Veach	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	22
2	Fritz Maisel	18
3	Lee Magee	14
4	Benny Kauff	13
5	3 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sailor Stroud	0.99
2	George McConnell	1.05
3	Walter Johnson	1.46
4	Jim Shaw	1.54
5	Jack Coombs	1.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	72
2	Grover Lowdermilk	60
3	Red Faber	58
4	Weldon Wyckoff	57
5	2 tied	53

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	3
1	Rube Benton	3
1	Eddie Cicotte	3
4	Dick Crutcher	2
4	4 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Zimmerman	.405
2	Doc Johnston	.395
3	Rebel Oakes	.394
4	Bill Hinchman	.393
5	Braggo Roth	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Beals Becker	2
2	Walter Johnson	2
2	Red Murray	2
5	30 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	14
2	Babe Borton	12
2	Nap Lajoie	12
4	Art Fletcher	11
5	Eddie Collins	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	Al Mamaux	0.00
2	Wheezer Dell	0.33
3	Babe Adams	0.64
4	Bert Humphries	0.70
5	Bob Harmon	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Scott	4
2	Walter Johnson	3
3	Pete Alexander	2
3	Fred Anderson	2
3	29 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	31
1	Weldon Wyckoff	31
3	Dick Rudolph	20
4	Dave Davenport	19
4	Red Faber	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	2
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Dick Crutcher	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.378
2	Bill Hinchman	.371
3	Dave Robertson	.368
4	Jake Daubert	.357
5	Art Fletcher	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	7
2	Beals Becker	4
2	Vic Saier	4
2	Jimmy Walsh	4
5	3 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Borton	22
2	Ed Konetchy	21
2	Rebel Oakes	21
4	Gavvy Cravath	19
5	Bobby Veach	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	13
2	Fritz Maisel	12
3	Doug Baird	8
3	Doc Cook	8
3	6 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bert Humphries	0.63
2	Wheezer Dell	0.83
3	Sailor Stroud	0.89
4	Bill James	0.94
5	Al Mamaux	0.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Seaton	6
2	Wheezer Dell	5
2	Red Faber	5
4	Pete Alexander	4
4	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Weldon Wyckoff	46
2	Pete Alexander	45
3	Grover Lowdermilk	37
4	Tom Seaton	36
5	2 tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	3
2	Eddie Cicotte	2
2	Dick Crutcher	2
2	Bert Humphries	2
5	17 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.332
2	Rebel Oakes	.320
3	Beals Becker	.319
4	Dutch Zwilling	.318
5	Zack Wheat	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	27
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	Sherry Magee	101
4	Sam Crawford	100
4	Steve Evans	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	79
2	Benny Kauff	73
3	George Burns	58
3	Eddie Collins	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	Ernie Shore	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Bill James	28
2	Dick Rudolph	28
2	Jeff Tesreau	28
5	2 tied	27

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	253
2	Walter Johnson	230
3	Cy Falkenberg	214
4	Jeff Tesreau	203
5	Dave Davenport	200

Saves

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