On This Day

Tuesday, July 20, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	52	29	.642	--
Tigers	52	31	.627	1.0
White Sox	53	33	.616	1.5
Yankees	42	41	.506	11.0
Senators	42	42	.500	11.5
Browns	33	49	.402	19.5
Athletics	29	53	.354	23.5
Indians	29	54	.349	24.0

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 0

Indians 5, Senators 4

Tigers 6, Athletics 5

Browns 3, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	43	34	.558	--
Cubs	43	38	.531	2.0
Robins	43	38	.531	2.0
Cardinals	42	43	.494	5.0
Pirates	40	41	.494	5.0
Giants	38	39	.494	5.0
Braves	39	43	.476	6.5
Reds	32	44	.421	10.5

Games

Pirates 6, Robins 2

Cardinals 3, Giants 1

Phillies 8, Cubs 6

Braves 6, Reds 2

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Packers	48	34	.585	--
Whales	48	35	.578	0.5
Terriers	46	36	.561	2.0
Rebels	43	38	.531	4.5
Pepper	43	41	.512	6.0
Tip-Tops	37	48	.435	12.5
Blues	38	51	.427	13.5
Terrapins	31	51	.378	17.0

Games

Tip-Tops 3, Whales 1

Pepper 6, Packers 0

Blues 8, Rebels 5

Terriers 4, Terrapins 1

Terrapins 7, Terriers 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Baldy Louden	4
2	Ray Chapman	3
2	Zip Collins	3
2	Vern Duncan	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	1
1	Ernie Johnson	1
1	Tom Long	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Hinchman	3
1	Ernie Johnson	3
1	Tom Long	3
4	George Burns	2
4	17 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Boone	1
1	Roger Bresnahan	1
1	George Burns	1
1	Donie Bush	1
1	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Plank	1.50
2	Phil Douglas	0.90
3	Happy Finneran	0.83
4	Jimmy Lavender	0.75
5	Earl Moseley	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Happy Finneran	1
1	Dan Griner	1
1	Rip Hagerman	1
1	Bob Harmon	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	9
2	Ad Brennan	7
3	Eddie Plank	6
3	Roy Walker	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Al Demaree	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Slim Sallee	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.338
2	Jake Daubert	.333
3	Jimmy Walsh	.323
4	Larry Doyle	.319
5	Jack Fournier	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	14
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	65
3	Jack Fournier	56
4	Hal Chase	54
4	3 others tied	54

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	59
2	Fritz Maisel	42
3	Benny Kauff	29
4	Eddie Collins	24
4	3 others tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.30
2	Walter Johnson	1.39
3	Smoky Joe Wood	1.40
4	Mordecai Brown	1.67
5	Eddie Plank	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	17
2	Red Faber	16
3	Hooks Dauss	15
3	Walter Johnson	15
3	George McConnell	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	148
2	Dave Davenport	119
3	Weldon Wyckoff	117
4	Red Faber	115
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	6 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Konetchy	.457
2	Eddie Collins	.440
3	Frank Snyder	.419
4	Fritz Maisel	.379
5	Heinie Groh	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Bancroft	3
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
1	Tex McDonald	3
1	Cy Williams	3
5	4 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	14
1	Bobby Veach	14
1	Dutch Zwilling	14
4	Sam Crawford	13
5	5 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Kelly	10
1	Danny Moeller	10
3	Fritz Maisel	9
4	Ty Cobb	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nap Rucker	0.00
2	Earl Moseley	0.33
3	Jack Coombs	0.54
4	Chick Brandom	0.61
5	Pete Alexander	0.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Weilman	4
2	Jim Bluejacket	3
2	Ray Caldwell	3
2	Larry Cheney	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	26
2	Earl Moseley	23
3	Jim Shaw	22
4	Dick Rudolph	21
5	Al Mamaux	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	3
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
3	Bernie Boland	2
3	Tom Hughes	2
5	23 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.406
2	Ed Konetchy	.381
3	Ward Miller	.378
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.377
5	Steve Yerkes	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	5
1	Tex McDonald	5
3	Dave Bancroft	3
3	Hal Chase	3
3	9 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	31
2	Ty Cobb	29
3	Hal Chase	24
4	Dutch Zwilling	23
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	17
2	Jim Kelly	13
2	Fritz Maisel	13
2	Danny Moeller	13
5	5 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nap Rucker	0.72
2	Pete Alexander	0.85
3	Earl Moseley	0.87
4	Walter Johnson	0.98
5	Gene Dale	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	7
1	Carl Weilman	7
3	George McConnell	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	11 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	44
2	Bullet Joe Bush	41
2	Earl Moseley	41
4	Pete Alexander	40
5	Dick Rudolph	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	3
1	Carl Mays	3
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
4	Cy Barger	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.353
2	Jake Daubert	.346
3	Jack Fournier	.316
4	Red Smith	.309
5	Sherry Magee	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	25
2	Dutch Zwilling	18
3	Vic Saier	16
4	Beals Becker	13
5	3 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	123
2	Gavvy Cravath	105
2	Bobby Veach	105
4	Hal Chase	101
5	2 tied	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	86
2	Ty Cobb	82
3	Benny Kauff	62
4	Eddie Collins	53
5	Burt Shotton	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.60
2	Pete Alexander	1.62
3	Bill James	1.82
4	Al Mamaux	1.86
5	Bill Doak	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	27
3	Dick Rudolph	25
4	Jeff Tesreau	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	260
2	Dave Davenport	223
3	Walter Johnson	203
4	Jeff Tesreau	185
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