On This Day

Friday, July 23, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	55	29	.655	--
White Sox	56	33	.629	1.5
Tigers	53	32	.624	2.5
Senators	42	43	.494	13.5
Yankees	42	44	.488	14.0
Browns	33	52	.388	22.5
Athletics	30	54	.357	25.0
Indians	30	54	.357	25.0

Games

White Sox 3, Yankees 2

Indians 11, Athletics 3

Tigers 2, Senators 1

Red Sox 8, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	45	36	.556	--
Robins	45	39	.536	1.5
Cubs	43	41	.512	3.5
Pirates	42	41	.506	4.0
Cardinals	43	45	.489	5.5
Braves	41	44	.482	6.0
Giants	38	41	.481	6.0
Reds	35	45	.438	9.5

Games

Robins 9, Cardinals 7

Braves 2, Cubs 1

Pirates 6, Giants 1

Pirates 4, Giants 3

Reds 3, Phillies 2

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Whales	50	37	.575	--
Packers	48	36	.571	0.5
Rebels	45	38	.542	3.0
Terriers	46	39	.541	3.0
Pepper	43	43	.500	6.5
Tip-Tops	41	48	.461	10.0
Blues	40	51	.440	12.0
Terrapins	32	53	.376	17.0

Games

Whales 4, Terrapins 1

Blues 7, Packers 5

Rebels 3, Pepper 1

Tip-Tops 6, Terriers 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Viox	4
2	Jimmy Austin	3
2	Beals Becker	3
2	Max Carey	3
2	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	2
2	Bob Bescher	1
2	Doc Johnston	1
2	Art Kruger	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	4
1	Doc Johnston	4
3	Bill Hinchman	3
3	Tom Long	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	3
2	Fred Smith	2
3	Doug Baird	1
3	Walter Barbare	1
3	22 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.83
2	George Chalmers	0.80
2	Jeff Tesreau	0.80
4	Mike Prendergast	0.75
5	2 tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Cicotte	11
2	George Chalmers	8
2	Jeff Tesreau	8
4	Elmer Knetzer	5
4	Al Mamaux	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	1
1	Ray Collins	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Gene Dale	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.349
2	Jake Daubert	.330
3	Jack Fournier	.320
4	Larry Doyle	.318
5	Jimmy Walsh	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	14
2	Hal Chase	10
3	Beals Becker	9
3	Vic Saier	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	69
2	Bobby Veach	65
3	Hal Chase	58
4	Jack Fournier	57
5	Rebel Oakes	56

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	61
2	Fritz Maisel	42
3	Benny Kauff	30
4	Max Carey	26
5	Danny Moeller	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.27
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.38
3	Walter Johnson	1.39
4	Fred Toney	1.62
5	Mordecai Brown	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	18
2	Red Faber	17
3	Hooks Dauss	15
3	Walter Johnson	15
3	George McConnell	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	152
2	Dave Davenport	129
3	Red Faber	122
4	Weldon Wyckoff	117
5	2 tied	101

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	7
2	Rube Benton	5
3	Carl Mays	4
4	Eddie Cicotte	3
4	9 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Konetchy	.469
2	Eddie Collins	.455
3	Frank Snyder	.451
4	Possum Whitted	.370
5	Hi Myers	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Bancroft	3
1	Benny Kauff	3
3	George Burns	2
3	Hal Chase	2
3	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	17
2	Hugh Bradley	15
3	Dutch Zwilling	14
4	George Burns	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	10
2	Danny Moeller	9
3	Jim Kelly	8
3	Fritz Maisel	8
3	Clyde Milan	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nap Rucker	0.00
2	Earl Moseley	0.33
3	Pete Alexander	0.55
4	Wilbur Cooper	0.75
5	Hank Robinson	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Coveleski	4
1	Al Schulz	4
1	Carl Weilman	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Moseley	23
2	Pete Alexander	22
2	Dave Davenport	22
2	Jim Shaw	22
5	Phil Douglas	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	3
1	Tom Hughes	3
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
4	Wilbur Cooper	2
4	Smoky Joe Wood	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Konetchy	.422
2	Steve Yerkes	.422
3	Eddie Collins	.406
4	Frank Snyder	.391
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	5
1	Gavvy Cravath	5
1	Tex McDonald	5
4	Dave Bancroft	3
4	8 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	30
2	Sam Crawford	27
3	Hal Chase	26
4	Doc Johnston	23
4	Jimmy Walsh	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	18
2	Jim Kelly	13
2	Danny Moeller	13
4	Doug Baird	12
4	Fritz Maisel	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moseley	0.68
2	Nap Rucker	0.72
3	Pete Alexander	0.75
4	Walter Johnson	0.98
5	Gene Dale	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Elmer Knetzer	6
2	Al Schulz	6
5	14 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	47
2	Pete Alexander	40
3	Red Faber	38
4	Elmer Knetzer	37
5	4 tied	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	4
2	Tom Hughes	3
2	Carl Mays	3
2	Hooks Wiltse	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.352
2	Jake Daubert	.343
3	Jack Fournier	.317
4	Red Smith	.310
5	Sherry Magee	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	25
2	Dutch Zwilling	17
3	Vic Saier	16
4	Beals Becker	13
4	Hal Chase	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	118
2	Hal Chase	105
2	Gavvy Cravath	105
4	Bobby Veach	104
5	Rebel Oakes	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	85
2	Ty Cobb	84
3	Benny Kauff	62
4	Eddie Collins	52
5	Burt Shotton	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.60
2	Walter Johnson	1.64
3	Bill James	1.91
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.92
5	Gene Dale	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Walter Johnson	26
3	Dick Rudolph	24
4	Claude Hendrix	23
4	3 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	260
2	Dave Davenport	224
3	Walter Johnson	199
4	Bill Bailey	188
5	Jeff Tesreau	187

Saves

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