On This Day

Wednesday, July 21, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	53	29	.646	--
Tigers	52	32	.619	2.0
White Sox	53	33	.616	2.0
Yankees	42	41	.506	11.5
Senators	42	42	.500	12.0
Browns	33	50	.398	20.5
Athletics	30	53	.361	23.5
Indians	29	54	.349	24.5

Games

Athletics 4, Tigers 3

Red Sox 4, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	44	34	.564	--
Robins	43	38	.531	2.5
Cubs	43	39	.524	3.0
Cardinals	42	43	.494	5.5
Pirates	40	41	.494	5.5
Giants	38	39	.494	5.5
Braves	39	44	.470	7.5
Reds	33	44	.429	10.5

Games

Phillies 1, Cubs 0

Reds 2, Braves 1

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Packers	48	34	.585	--
Whales	48	37	.565	1.5
Terriers	46	37	.554	2.5
Rebels	43	38	.531	4.5
Pepper	43	41	.512	6.0
Tip-Tops	39	48	.448	11.5
Blues	38	51	.427	13.5
Terrapins	32	51	.386	16.5

Games

Tip-Tops 4, Whales 0

Tip-Tops 9, Whales 8

Terrapins 7, Terriers 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lee Magee	6
2	Babe Ruth	4
2	Fred Smith	4
4	Vern Duncan	3
4	Benny Kauff	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Benny Kauff	1
1	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Benny Kauff	3
1	Nap Lajoie	3
1	Babe Ruth	3
4	Steve Evans	2
4	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Halt	2
1	Fred Smith	2
3	Beals Becker	1
3	Hugh Bradley	1
3	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Alexander	1.00
1	Jim Bluejacket	1.00
3	Bill Bailey	0.83
4	Iron Davis	0.57
5	George McConnell	0.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Bill Bailey	1
1	Jim Bluejacket	1
1	Gene Dale	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George McConnell	7
2	Ernie Herbert	6
3	Bill Bailey	5
4	Pete Alexander	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.338
2	Jake Daubert	.333
3	Jimmy Walsh	.324
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	Ty Cobb	55
4	Jimmy Walsh	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	60
2	Fritz Maisel	42
3	Benny Kauff	29
4	Eddie Collins	24
4	3 others tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.27
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.39
3	Walter Johnson	1.39
4	Mordecai Brown	1.67
5	Eddie Plank	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	18
2	Red Faber	16
3	Hooks Dauss	15
3	Walter Johnson	15
3	George McConnell	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	152
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	Frank Snyder	.436
3	Hi Myers	.361
4	Bob Fisher	.357
5	Dave Robertson	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Bancroft	3
1	Benny Kauff	3
1	Tex McDonald	3
4	George Burns	2
4	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dutch Zwilling	14
2	George Burns	13
2	Hal Chase	13
4	Hugh Bradley	12
4	Bobby Veach	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Kelly	10
2	Ty Cobb	9
2	Fritz Maisel	9
4	Clyde Milan	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nap Rucker	0.00
1	Wheezer Dell	0.00
3	Earl Moseley	0.33
4	Pete Alexander	0.55
5	Chick Brandom	0.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Weilman	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Jim Bluejacket	3
2	Ray Caldwell	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	26
2	Earl Moseley	23
3	Pete Alexander	22
3	Jim Shaw	22
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	3
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
3	Tom Hughes	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	21 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Konetchy	.400
2	Eddie Collins	.388
3	Steve Yerkes	.385
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.380
5	Ward Miller	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	5
1	Tex McDonald	5
3	Dave Bancroft	3
3	Hal Chase	3
3	8 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	31
2	Ty Cobb	30
3	Hal Chase	24
4	Jimmy Walsh	23
4	Dutch Zwilling	23

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	Earl Moseley	0.68
2	Nap Rucker	0.72
3	Pete Alexander	0.79
4	Walter Johnson	0.98
5	Gene Dale	1.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	George McConnell	6
2	Babe Ruth	6
2	Carl Weilman	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	44
1	Dave Davenport	44
3	Bullet Joe Bush	41
4	Dick Rudolph	39
5	2 tied	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.350
2	Jake Daubert	.347
3	Jack Fournier	.319
4	Red Smith	.311
5	Vern Duncan	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	25
2	Dutch Zwilling	17
3	Vic Saier	16
4	Beals Becker	13
5	4 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	122
2	Gavvy Cravath	105
2	Bobby Veach	105
4	Hal Chase	101
5	Rebel Oakes	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	85
2	Ty Cobb	83
3	Benny Kauff	62
4	Eddie Collins	53
5	Burt Shotton	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.59
2	Walter Johnson	1.60
3	Bill James	1.83
4	Al Mamaux	1.86
5	Bill Doak	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Walter Johnson	27
3	Dick Rudolph	25
4	Claude Hendrix	23
4	2 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	264
2	Dave Davenport	221
3	Walter Johnson	203
4	Bill Bailey	188
5	Cy Falkenberg	181

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	7
2	Eddie Cicotte	6
2	Alex Main	6
4	Rube Benton	5
5	8 tied	4