On This Day

Friday, July 16, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	52	29	.642	--
Red Sox	48	28	.632	1.5
Tigers	48	31	.608	3.0
Yankees	40	39	.506	11.0
Senators	37	41	.474	13.5
Browns	31	47	.397	19.5
Athletics	29	49	.372	21.5
Indians	28	49	.364	22.0

Games

White Sox 6, Athletics 2

Senators 6, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	41	33	.554	--
Cubs	42	36	.538	1.0
Robins	41	36	.532	1.5
Cardinals	41	40	.506	3.5
Pirates	38	39	.494	4.5
Giants	35	38	.479	5.5
Braves	35	43	.449	8.0
Reds	32	40	.444	8.0

Games

Robins 2, Reds 1

Braves 6, Pirates 5

Giants 2, Cubs 0

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Whales	46	32	.590	--
Packers	45	33	.577	1.0
Terriers	44	34	.564	2.0
Rebels	41	36	.532	4.5
Pepper	42	38	.525	5.0
Tip-Tops	35	46	.432	12.5
Blues	35	49	.417	14.0
Terrapins	29	49	.372	17.0

Games

Blues 4, Rebels 3

Whales 6, Terriers 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Butch Schmidt	4
2	Johnny Evers	3
2	Sherry Magee	3
2	Danny Moeller	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Fritz	3
2	Chick Gandil	2
2	Ivan Howard	2
2	Al Mamaux	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Chase	1
1	Eddie Foster	1
1	Ernie Johnson	1
1	Jim Kelly	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Christy Mathewson	0.80
2	Dave Davenport	0.60
2	Al Mamaux	0.60
4	Ed Walsh	0.56
5	Gene Dale	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Appleton	1
1	Hugh Bedient	1
1	Dave Black	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	6
1	Al Mamaux	6
3	Lefty Tyler	5
3	Ed Walsh	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wheezer Dell	1
1	Claude Hendrix	1
1	Ed Lafitte	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.339
2	Jake Daubert	.335
3	Jimmy Walsh	.328
4	Larry Doyle	.323
5	Jack Fournier	.321

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	Shano Collins	52
3	Ed Konetchy	52
3	Rebel Oakes	52

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	1.45
4	Bert Humphries	1.63
5	Mordecai Brown	1.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	140
2	Dave Davenport	116
3	Weldon Wyckoff	115
4	Red Faber	113
5	Walter Johnson	101

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	Ed Konetchy	.447
2	Heinie Groh	.444
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.395
4	Eddie Collins	.389
5	Larry Doyle	.381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	18
1	Sam Crawford	18
3	Bobby Veach	15
4	Jimmy Walsh	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.33
2	Jack Coombs	0.40
3	Phil Douglas	0.53
4	Erv Kantlehner	0.64
5	Earl Moseley	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Fred Anderson	3
1	Hugh Bedient	3
1	Jim Bluejacket	3
1	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Mamaux	27
2	Earl Moseley	25
3	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	19 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.400
2	Heinie Zimmerman	.381
3	Ed Konetchy	.381
4	Jimmy Walsh	.376
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
5	6 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	32
2	Hal Chase	26
2	Ty Cobb	26
4	Jimmy Walsh	24
4	Dutch Zwilling	24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.86
2	Walter Johnson	1.10
3	Eddie Plank	1.19
4	Dave Black	1.26
5	Gene Dale	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George McConnell	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Larry Cheney	6
2	Dave Davenport	6
2	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	44
2	Dave Davenport	43
3	Bullet Joe Bush	40
3	Red Faber	40
5	2 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	.321
4	Vern Duncan	.306
5	Sherry Magee	.304

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	104
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	1.62
2	Pete Alexander	1.74
3	Bill James	1.76
4	Bill Doak	1.89
5	George McConnell	1.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	257
2	Dave Davenport	225
3	Walter Johnson	212
4	Cy Falkenberg	184
5	Bill Bailey	183

Saves

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