On This Day

Thursday, July 15, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	51	29	.638	--
Red Sox	48	28	.632	1.0
Tigers	48	31	.608	2.5
Yankees	40	39	.506	10.5
Senators	36	41	.468	13.5
Browns	31	46	.403	18.5
Athletics	29	48	.377	20.5
Indians	28	49	.364	21.5

Games

Athletics 5, White Sox 2

Red Sox 4, Indians 3

Browns 5, Senators 2

Browns 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	41	33	.554	--
Cubs	42	35	.545	0.5
Robins	40	36	.526	2.0
Cardinals	41	40	.506	3.5
Pirates	38	38	.500	4.0
Giants	34	38	.472	6.0
Reds	32	39	.451	7.5
Braves	34	43	.442	8.5

Games

Robins 4, Reds 2

Braves 3, Pirates 2

Cubs 5, Giants 2

Phillies 4, Cardinals 3

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Whales	45	32	.584	--
Packers	45	33	.577	0.5
Terriers	44	33	.571	1.0
Rebels	41	35	.539	3.5
Pepper	42	38	.525	4.5
Tip-Tops	35	46	.432	12.0
Blues	34	49	.410	14.0
Terrapins	29	49	.372	16.5

Games

Tip-Tops 4, Terrapins 2

Whales 6, Terriers 5

Pepper 7, Blues 0

Pepper 4, Blues 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank LaPorte	5
2	Danny Moeller	4
2	Del Pratt	4
2	Edd Roush	4
2	Tris Speaker	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack McCandless	1
1	Hi Myers	1
1	Vic Saier	1
1	Al Scheer	1
1	Art Watson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Pratt	4
2	Fred Beck	3
2	Edd Roush	3
2	Vic Saier	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Cutshaw	2
1	Del Pratt	2
3	Max Carey	1
3	Gavvy Cravath	1
3	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Earl Moseley	2.00
2	Jimmy Lavender	1.11
3	Hank Robinson	0.80
4	Eppa Rixey	0.64
5	Jim Shaw	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bluejacket	1
1	Rube Bressler	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gene Krapp	10
1	Jimmy Lavender	10
3	Eppa Rixey	9
4	Earl Moseley	8
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill James	1
1	Tom Seaton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.339
2	Jake Daubert	.336
3	Jimmy Walsh	.328
4	Jack Fournier	.325
5	Larry Doyle	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	13
2	Beals Becker	9
2	Vic Saier	9
4	Hal Chase	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	69
2	Bobby Veach	63
3	Ed Konetchy	52
3	Rebel Oakes	52
5	5 tied	51

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	56
2	Fritz Maisel	39
3	Benny Kauff	27
4	Eddie Collins	24
5	3 tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.32
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.35
3	Walter Johnson	1.47
4	Mordecai Brown	1.66
5	Eddie Plank	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	17
2	Red Faber	16
3	George McConnell	15
4	Hooks Dauss	14
5	4 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	140
2	Weldon Wyckoff	115
3	Red Faber	113
4	Dave Davenport	110
5	Walter Johnson	99

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	6
2	Rube Benton	5
3	Carl Mays	4
4	Eddie Cicotte	3
4	3 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Zimmerman	.408
2	Ed Konetchy	.407
3	Larry Doyle	.400
4	Eddie Collins	.389
5	Jimmy Walsh	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
1	Tex McDonald	4
3	Cy Williams	3
3	Dutch Zwilling	3
5	6 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	19
2	Sam Crawford	18
3	Bobby Veach	15
3	Jimmy Walsh	15
5	Gavvy Cravath	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doug Baird	10
2	George Cutshaw	9
3	Vic Saier	8
4	Jim Kelly	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.33
2	Jack Coombs	0.40
3	Al Mamaux	0.50
4	Phil Douglas	0.53
5	Erv Kantlehner	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Fred Anderson	3
1	Jim Bluejacket	3
1	Ray Caldwell	3
1	16 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Moseley	25
2	Al Mamaux	24
2	Lee Meadows	24
4	Eppa Rixey	23
5	Jimmy Lavender	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	3
2	Walter Johnson	2
2	Jimmy Lavender	2
2	Hooks Wiltse	2
5	17 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.402
2	Heinie Zimmerman	.392
3	Jimmy Walsh	.383
4	Ed Konetchy	.378
5	Guy Zinn	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tex McDonald	5
2	Hal Chase	4
2	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Vic Saier	4
2	Jimmy Walsh	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	32
2	Hal Chase	26
2	Ty Cobb	26
4	Jimmy Walsh	25
5	3 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	18
2	Fritz Maisel	14
3	Doug Baird	13
4	George Cutshaw	12
5	3 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.86
2	Walter Johnson	1.12
3	Eddie Plank	1.19
4	Earl Moseley	1.31
5	Mordecai Brown	1.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Davenport	7
1	George McConnell	7
3	Pete Alexander	6
3	Larry Cheney	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	42
2	Bullet Joe Bush	40
2	Red Faber	40
4	Pete Alexander	38
4	2 others tied	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	4
2	Hugh Bedient	3
3	Cy Barger	2
3	Rube Benton	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.352
2	Jake Daubert	.341
3	Jack Fournier	.324
4	Vern Duncan	.305
5	Sherry Magee	.302

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	24
2	Dutch Zwilling	18
3	Vic Saier	16
4	Beals Becker	13
5	Sherry Magee	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	124
2	Bobby Veach	107
3	Gavvy Cravath	105
4	Rebel Oakes	99
5	Hal Chase	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	83
2	Ty Cobb	79
3	Benny Kauff	63
4	Eddie Collins	54
5	Burt Shotton	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.64
2	Pete Alexander	1.74
3	Bill James	1.76
4	Al Mamaux	1.88
5	Bill Doak	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Dick Rudolph	25
3	Walter Johnson	24
3	Jeff Tesreau	24
5	4 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	257
2	Dave Davenport	219
3	Walter Johnson	210
4	Jeff Tesreau	188
5	Cy Falkenberg	184

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	7
2	Eddie Cicotte	6
2	Alex Main	6
4	Rube Benton	5
4	Dave Davenport	5