On This Day

Tuesday, June 15, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	32	19	.627	--
Tigers	32	21	.604	1.0
Red Sox	25	18	.581	3.0
Yankees	25	23	.521	5.5
Senators	22	22	.500	6.5
Indians	20	27	.426	10.0
Browns	19	32	.373	13.0
Athletics	18	31	.367	13.0

Games

Yankees 9, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	27	20	.574	--
Cubs	27	20	.574	0.0
Cardinals	27	26	.509	3.0
Robins	24	25	.490	4.0
Braves	23	24	.489	4.0
Pirates	22	24	.478	4.5
Giants	19	24	.442	6.0
Reds	19	25	.432	6.5

Games

Cubs 4, Braves 0

Giants 8, Reds 0

Cardinals 4, Robins 2

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Packers	32	21	.604	--
Terriers	26	21	.553	3.0
Rebels	26	22	.542	3.5
Tip-Tops	27	24	.529	4.0
Pepper	26	24	.520	4.5
Whales	26	25	.510	5.0
Terrapins	19	30	.388	11.0
Blues	19	34	.358	13.0

Games

Packers 9, Terrapins 4

Rebels 5, Tip-Tops 2

Terriers 1, Pepper 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Fritz Maisel	4
1	Red Smith	4
3	Bob Bescher	2
3	Art Butler	2
3	22 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Walsh	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fritz Maisel	5
2	Duke Kenworthy	4
3	Ed Konetchy	3
3	Fred Merkle	3
5	5 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Butler	2
1	Enos Kirkpatrick	2
1	Burt Shotton	2
4	Wilbur Good	1
4	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Gene Dale	0.71
2	Slim Sallee	0.67
3	Cy Barger	0.57
4	Tom Hughes	0.50
4	Hippo Vaughn	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Barger	1
1	Dave Davenport	1
1	Chief Johnson	1
1	Slim Sallee	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gene Dale	5
1	Tom Hughes	5
3	Cy Barger	4
3	Ed Lafitte	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.361
2	Jack Fournier	.359
3	Lee Magee	.359
4	Steve Evans	.339
5	Benny Kauff	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	9
2	Beals Becker	7
3	Ed Konetchy	5
3	Vic Saier	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	45
2	Rebel Oakes	38
3	Sam Crawford	37
4	Ed Konetchy	35
5	Butch Schmidt	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	38
2	Fritz Maisel	26
3	Burt Shotton	20
4	Doc Cook	18
4	Benny Kauff	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1.05
2	Cy Barger	1.42
3	Pete Alexander	1.53
4	Al Mamaux	1.64
5	Walter Johnson	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	11
1	Hooks Dauss	11
3	Nick Cullop	10
3	Red Faber	10
3	2 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	102
2	Weldon Wyckoff	89
3	Dave Davenport	73
3	Red Faber	73
5	Bob Groom	70

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	3
1	Rube Benton	3
1	Eddie Cicotte	3
1	Alex Main	3
5	9 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Veach	.432
2	Eddie Collins	.415
3	Vern Duncan	.410
4	Max Carey	.395
5	Jake Daubert	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Caldwell	3
2	Hal Chase	2
2	Fritz Maisel	2
2	Tillie Walker	2
5	43 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	16
2	Sam Crawford	11
2	Jack Fournier	11
2	Fred Merkle	11
2	Tillie Walker	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	15
2	Burt Shotton	10
3	Baldy Louden	9
4	Fritz Maisel	8
5	Clyde Engle	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Appleton	0.37
2	Bert Humphries	0.53
3	Sad Sam Jones	0.60
4	Ernie Shore	0.73
5	Smoky Joe Wood	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Cullop	4
1	Bill Upham	4
1	Smoky Joe Wood	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Weldon Wyckoff	31
2	Pete Alexander	30
3	Al Mamaux	19
3	Al Schulz	19
5	5 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gene Packard	2
2	Doc Ayers	1
2	Dave Davenport	1
2	Dan Griner	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.409
2	Lee Magee	.340
3	Eddie Collins	.333
4	Vern Duncan	.319
5	Fritz Maisel	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Beals Becker	3
2	Ray Caldwell	3
4	Hal Chase	2
4	11 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	25
2	Jack Fournier	20
3	Roy Hartzell	19
4	Shano Collins	18
4	Sam Crawford	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	24
2	Fritz Maisel	13
2	Burt Shotton	13
4	Baldy Louden	11
5	Doc Cook	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bert Humphries	0.63
2	Ed Appleton	0.71
3	Cy Barger	0.86
4	Bob Harmon	0.87
5	Pete Henning	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Scott	7
2	Nick Cullop	6
2	Erskine Mayer	6
4	Harry Coveleski	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Weldon Wyckoff	54
2	Pete Alexander	49
3	Dave Davenport	41
4	Chief Bender	36
5	2 tied	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	2
1	Alex Main	2
1	Gene Packard	2
4	Doc Ayers	1
4	19 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.351
2	Jack Fournier	.335
3	Beals Becker	.320
4	Rebel Oakes	.307
5	Red Smith	.303

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	21
2	Vic Saier	19
3	Dutch Zwilling	18
4	Beals Becker	15
5	Fred Beck	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	106
2	Bobby Veach	105
3	Gavvy Cravath	102
3	Sherry Magee	102
5	Harry Swacina	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	78
2	Benny Kauff	68
3	Ty Cobb	63
4	Eddie Collins	54
5	George Burns	52

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.42
2	Walter Johnson	1.70
3	Bert Humphries	1.92
4	Rube Foster	1.96
5	Ernie Shore	1.97

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	248
2	Dave Davenport	215
3	Walter Johnson	213
4	Jeff Tesreau	197
5	Cy Falkenberg	193

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	6
1	Alex Main	6
3	Red Ames	5
3	Hugh Bedient	5
3	2 others tied	5