On This Day

Monday, May 31, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	26	14	.650	--
Tigers	25	16	.610	1.5
Yankees	19	15	.559	4.0
Red Sox	17	15	.531	5.0
Indians	17	19	.472	7.0
Senators	15	19	.441	8.0
Browns	15	23	.395	10.0
Athletics	13	26	.333	12.5

Games

Tigers 4, White Sox 3

White Sox 3, Tigers 1

Indians 12, Browns 1

Red Sox 2, Athletics 1

Red Sox 9, Athletics 2

Yankees 11, Senators 4

Yankees 4, Senators 1

Indians 9, Browns 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	22	16	.579	--
Phillies	20	15	.571	0.5
Braves	19	18	.514	2.5
Pirates	18	19	.486	3.5
Robins	17	18	.486	3.5
Cardinals	18	20	.474	4.0
Reds	15	18	.455	4.5
Giants	14	19	.424	5.5

Games

Braves 2, Phillies 1

Giants 4, Robins 2

Robins 6, Giants 2

Pirates 1, Cubs 0

Pirates 1, Cubs 0

Phillies 5, Braves 2

Reds 2, Cardinals 1

Reds 4, Cardinals 4

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	23	16	.590	--
Whales	23	16	.590	0.0
Packers	21	17	.553	1.5
Pepper	20	17	.541	2.0
Terriers	17	17	.500	3.5
Tip-Tops	18	18	.500	3.5
Terrapins	15	22	.405	7.0
Blues	12	26	.316	10.5

Games

Pepper 5, Tip-Tops 3

Blues 2, Terrapins 0

Terrapins 5, Blues 3

Packers 3, Whales 2

Tip-Tops 5, Pepper 3

Terriers 3, Rebels 2

Rebels 0, Terriers 0

Whales 2, Packers 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jake Daubert	5
1	Clyde Engle	5
1	Jimmy Esmond	5
1	Fritz Mollwitz	5
1	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Johnson	1
1	Hap Myers	1
1	Del Pratt	1
1	Elmer Smith	1
1	Dutch Zwilling	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Hartzell	4
2	Steve Evans	3
2	Art Fletcher	3
2	Hap Myers	3
2	Heinie Wagner	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Bancroft	3
2	Max Flack	2
2	Eddie Foster	2
2	Benny Kauff	2
2	2 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Wilbur Cooper	1.60
2	Dave Davenport	1.40
3	Fred Anderson	1.29
4	Frank Allen	0.88
5	Bob Groom	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Anderson	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Pug Cavet	1
1	18 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Anderson	9
2	Wilbur Cooper	8
3	Frank Allen	7
3	Ray Caldwell	7
3	3 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Collins	1
1	Bill Upham	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lee Magee	.376
2	Benny Kauff	.375
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.364
4	Jake Daubert	.348
5	Dave Robertson	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	9
2	Beals Becker	6
3	Ed Konetchy	5
3	Vic Saier	5
3	Dutch Zwilling	5

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	23
2	Fritz Maisel	18
3	Benny Kauff	15
3	Lee Magee	15
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McConnell	1.26
2	Al Mamaux	1.38
3	Walter Johnson	1.46
4	Jack Coombs	1.56
5	Mordecai Brown	1.57

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	72
2	Red Faber	60
2	Grover Lowdermilk	60
4	Bob Groom	59
5	2 tied	58

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	3
1	Rube Benton	3
1	Eddie Cicotte	3
4	Dick Crutcher	2
4	5 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.441
2	Art Fletcher	.389
2	Rebel Oakes	.389
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.378
5	Red Smith	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Beals Becker	2
2	Walter Johnson	2
2	Red Murray	2
2	Dutch Zwilling	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Art Fletcher	12
2	Babe Borton	11
2	Nap Lajoie	11
4	Eddie Collins	10
4	3 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	9
2	Bunny Brief	5
2	Doc Cook	5
2	Happy Felsch	5
2	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Mamaux	0.00
1	Mike Prendergast	0.00
3	Wheezer Dell	0.50
4	Wilbur Cooper	0.53
5	Babe Adams	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Scott	4
2	Fred Anderson	3
2	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Gene Dale	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Weldon Wyckoff	23
2	Red Faber	21
2	Tom Hughes	21
4	Jim Scott	20
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	2
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Ray Collins	1
2	Dick Crutcher	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dave Robertson	.400
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.378
3	Jake Daubert	.371
4	Art Fletcher	.365
5	Fritz Maisel	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	7
2	Beals Becker	4
2	Ed Konetchy	4
2	Vic Saier	4
2	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Borton	21
2	Ed Konetchy	20
3	Gavvy Cravath	19
3	Art Fletcher	19
3	Rebel Oakes	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	14
2	Fritz Maisel	11
3	Grover Gilmore	10
4	Doc Cook	9
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wheezer Dell	0.40
2	Bert Humphries	0.63
3	Al Mamaux	0.80
4	Cy Falkenberg	1.01
5	Ernie Shore	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Groom	5
1	Tom Seaton	5
1	Carl Weilman	5
4	Pete Alexander	4
4	21 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Weldon Wyckoff	46
2	Pete Alexander	45
3	Fred Anderson	40
4	Grover Lowdermilk	37
5	Bob Groom	34

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	.341
2	Beals Becker	.321
3	Dutch Zwilling	.316
4	Rebel Oakes	.314
5	Zack Wheat	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	25
2	Vic Saier	20
3	Dutch Zwilling	18
4	Beals Becker	14
4	Steve Evans	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	107
1	Frank LaPorte	107
3	Steve Evans	101
3	Sherry Magee	101
5	2 tied	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	79
2	Benny Kauff	75
3	Eddie Collins	59
4	George Burns	56
5	2 tied	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.34
2	Walter Johnson	1.65
3	Claude Hendrix	1.73
4	Rube Foster	1.98
5	Ernie Shore	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	29
2	Bill James	28
2	Dick Rudolph	28
4	Jeff Tesreau	27
5	3 tied	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	244
2	Walter Johnson	227
3	Cy Falkenberg	206
4	Dave Davenport	202
4	Jeff Tesreau	202

Saves

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