On This Day

Monday, June 21, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 37 20 .649 --
Red Sox 29 19 .604 3.5
Tigers 34 24 .586 3.5
Yankees 27 26 .509 8.0
Senators 25 25 .500 8.5
Indians 21 32 .396 14.0
Athletics 21 34 .382 15.0
Browns 20 34 .370 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 30 21 .588 --
Cardinals 32 26 .552 1.5
Phillies 28 24 .538 2.5
Pirates 26 25 .510 4.0
Braves 24 28 .462 6.5
Robins 24 29 .453 7.0
Giants 21 26 .447 7.0
Reds 21 27 .438 7.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Packers 36 23 .610 --
Terriers 32 21 .604 1.0
Rebels 29 26 .527 5.0
Whales 30 27 .526 5.0
Pepper 29 28 .509 6.0
Tip-Tops 28 29 .491 7.0
Terrapins 21 32 .396 12.0
Blues 21 40 .344 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Deal 4
1 Harry Hooper 4
1 Hal Janvrin 4
1 Amos Strunk 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Otto Knabe 1
1 Honus Wagner 1
1 Guy Zinn 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hugh High 4
1 Clyde Milan 4
1 Guy Zinn 4
4 Rube Oldring 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Morgan 2
1 Bobby Vaughn 2
3 Paddy Baumann 1
3 Walter Blair 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Davenport 0.70
1 Babe Ruth 0.70
3 Babe Adams 0.67
3 Ray Keating 0.67
5 Rube Bressler 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Joe Boehling 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Nick Cullop 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Keating 8
2 Dave Davenport 7
2 Babe Ruth 7
4 Babe Adams 6
4 Rube Bressler 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Fournier .364
2 Benny Kauff .352
3 Lee Magee .351
4 Jake Daubert .351
5 Vern Duncan .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 9
2 Beals Becker 7
2 Vic Saier 7
4 Hal Chase 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 46
2 Rebel Oakes 40
3 Sam Crawford 38
3 Jack Fournier 38
3 Ed Konetchy 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 43
2 Fritz Maisel 30
3 Eddie Collins 22
4 Benny Kauff 20
4 Burt Shotton 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Smoky Joe Wood 1.05
2 Jim Scott 1.48
3 Pete Alexander 1.50
4 Walter Johnson 1.60
5 Mordecai Brown 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 12
1 Nick Cullop 12
3 Hooks Dauss 11
3 Red Faber 11
3 Tom Seaton 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 108
2 Weldon Wyckoff 98
3 Dave Davenport 82
4 Red Faber 77
5 2 tied 73

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 4
2 Hugh Bedient 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 3
2 Alex Main 3
5 12 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .413
2 Jack Fournier .388
2 Jack McCandless .388
4 Zip Collins .387
5 Vern Duncan .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Caldwell 3
1 Hal Chase 3
1 Ernie Johnson 3
1 Al Shaw 3
5 6 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Fournier 15
2 Hal Chase 12
2 Wally Pipp 12
4 Vern Duncan 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 14
2 Fritz Maisel 11
3 Eddie Collins 9
4 Ray Chapman 8
4 Burt Shotton 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Harmon 0.00
2 Ed Appleton 0.42
3 Eddie Plank 0.44
4 Smoky Joe Wood 0.45
5 Fred Toney 0.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Crandall 4
1 Nick Cullop 4
1 Jim Scott 4
4 Pete Alexander 3
4 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Weldon Wyckoff 27
2 Pete Alexander 25
3 Rube Benton 20
3 Bullet Joe Bush 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Ayers 2
1 Gene Packard 2
1 Bill Steen 2
4 Babe Adams 1
4 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Fournier .356
2 Eddie Collins .352
3 Vern Duncan .351
4 Lee Magee .345
5 Larry Doyle .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Johnson 4
2 Ray Caldwell 3
2 Hal Chase 3
2 Benny Kauff 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 23
2 Jack Fournier 20
3 Shano Collins 19
3 Sam Crawford 19
5 4 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 25
2 Fritz Maisel 13
3 Eddie Collins 12
3 Baldy Louden 12
3 Burt Shotton 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Appleton 0.57
2 Bob Harmon 0.66
3 Eddie Plank 0.99
4 Bert Humphries 1.05
5 Pete Henning 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Cullop 7
1 Jim Scott 7
3 Doc Crandall 6
3 Walter Johnson 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Weldon Wyckoff 60
2 Pete Alexander 50
3 Dave Davenport 42
4 Fred Anderson 33
5 2 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Ayers 2
1 Gene Packard 2
1 Bill Steen 2
4 Babe Adams 1
4 25 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .349
2 Eddie Collins .345
3 Jack Fournier .338
4 Beals Becker .307
5 Red Smith .306

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 21
2 Vic Saier 20
3 Dutch Zwilling 17
4 Beals Becker 12
4 Fred Beck 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 106
2 Bobby Veach 103
3 Gavvy Cravath 100
3 Sherry Magee 100
3 Harry Swacina 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 80
2 Benny Kauff 67
3 Ty Cobb 66
4 Eddie Collins 59
5 George Burns 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.50
2 Walter Johnson 1.64
3 Pete Alexander 1.87
4 Al Mamaux 1.94
5 Bert Humphries 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Walter Johnson 29
3 Dick Rudolph 27
4 Tom Seaton 26
5 2 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 249
2 Walter Johnson 222
3 Dave Davenport 209
4 Cy Falkenberg 189
5 Jeff Tesreau 187

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