On This Day

Thursday, July 29, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	57	32	.640	--
White Sox	57	34	.626	1.0
Tigers	56	35	.615	2.0
Senators	46	45	.505	12.0
Yankees	43	46	.483	14.0
Browns	37	54	.407	21.0
Indians	35	56	.385	23.0
Athletics	31	60	.341	27.0

Games

Tigers 7, Yankees 6

Browns 5, Athletics 1

Senators 2, Indians 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	50	38	.568	--
Robins	48	41	.539	2.5
Braves	47	44	.516	4.5
Pirates	45	44	.506	5.5
Cubs	43	43	.500	6.0
Giants	41	43	.488	7.0
Cardinals	44	49	.473	8.5
Reds	36	52	.409	14.0

Games

Pirates 8, Robins 2

Braves 10, Reds 5

Braves 7, Reds 6

Phillies 3, Cardinals 1

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Whales	52	39	.571	--
Packers	52	40	.565	0.5
Rebels	50	41	.549	2.0
Terriers	49	43	.533	3.5
Pepper	48	43	.527	4.0
Tip-Tops	44	53	.454	11.0
Blues	42	54	.438	12.5
Terrapins	34	58	.370	18.5

Games

Whales 4, Blues 2

Tip-Tops 4, Packers 0

Rebels 5, Terrapins 2

Pepper 11, Terriers 8

Rebels 3, Terrapins 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Griffith	4
1	Rabbit Maranville	4
1	Herbie Moran	4
1	Bill Rariden	4
5	19 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Borton	1
1	Sam Crawford	1
1	Honus Wagner	1
1	Tillie Walker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	5
2	Babe Borton	3
2	Frank LaPorte	3
2	Rebel Oakes	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Lapp	2
1	Herbie Moran	2
3	Merito Acosta	1
3	George Anderson	1
3	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Allen	1.40
2	Erskine Mayer	1.20
3	Walter Johnson	0.75
4	Claude Hendrix	0.67
5	Ernie Koob	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pat Ragan	2
2	Frank Allen	1
2	Bernie Boland	1
2	Cy Falkenberg	1
2	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Allen	7
2	Claude Hendrix	6
2	Walter Johnson	6
2	Erv Kantlehner	6
2	Erskine Mayer	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Bill Steen	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.341
2	Jake Daubert	.321
3	Larry Doyle	.318
4	Jack Fournier	.316
5	Jimmy Walsh	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
2	Hal Chase	11
3	Beals Becker	9
3	Ed Konetchy	9
3	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	71
2	Bobby Veach	68
3	Rebel Oakes	61
4	Hal Chase	60
4	Ed Konetchy	60

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	62
2	Fritz Maisel	44
3	Benny Kauff	31
4	Danny Moeller	28
5	Burt Shotton	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.26
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.33
3	Walter Johnson	1.35
4	Mordecai Brown	1.64
5	Eddie Plank	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	19
2	Red Faber	17
3	Frank Allen	16
3	Walter Johnson	16
5	6 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	163
2	Dave Davenport	142
3	Weldon Wyckoff	126
4	Red Faber	123
5	Walter Johnson	111

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	7
2	Rube Benton	5
2	Tom Hughes	5
4	Carl Mays	4
4	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Snyder	.500
2	Ed Konetchy	.390
3	Casey Stengel	.389
4	Ray Chapman	.386
5	Max Flack	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	3
1	Hal Chase	3
1	Benny Kauff	3
4	Dave Bancroft	2
4	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Pratt	15
2	Al Scheer	14
3	George Burns	12
3	Harry Fritz	12
3	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Moeller	10
2	Ivan Howard	7
3	Ty Cobb	6
3	Jim Kelly	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Smith	0.52
2	Harry Moran	0.66
3	Bert Gallia	0.75
4	Walter Johnson	0.77
5	Tom Hughes	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pat Ragan	5
2	Walter Johnson	4
2	Dick Rudolph	4
4	Frank Allen	3
4	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	33
2	Pete Alexander	23
3	Dutch Leonard	22
4	Phil Douglas	21
4	Jack Quinn	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	4
2	Bill Steen	2
2	Hooks Wiltse	2
2	Smoky Joe Wood	2
5	23 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Snyder	.402
2	Ed Konetchy	.393
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.361
4	Eddie Collins	.355
5	Hi Myers	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	6
1	Gavvy Cravath	6
3	Dave Bancroft	4
3	Tex McDonald	4
3	Dutch Zwilling	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	28
2	Hal Chase	25
2	Zack Wheat	25
4	Gavvy Cravath	23
4	Del Pratt	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Moeller	16
2	George Cutshaw	13
2	Jim Kelly	13
4	Doug Baird	12
4	Fritz Maisel	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Moseley	0.78
2	Pete Alexander	0.95
3	Walter Johnson	1.24
4	Al Mamaux	1.35
5	Erv Kantlehner	1.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Harry Coveleski	6
1	Elmer Knetzer	6
1	Pat Ragan	6
1	Al Schulz	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	45
1	Dave Davenport	45
3	Al Mamaux	38
4	Elmer Knetzer	37
4	Earl Moseley	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	5
2	Hugh Bedient	4
2	Hooks Wiltse	4
4	Walter Johnson	3
5	5 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.345
2	Jake Daubert	.335
3	Jack Fournier	.314
4	Red Smith	.306
5	Sherry Magee	.305

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	26
2	Dutch Zwilling	16
3	Vic Saier	15
4	Hal Chase	14
5	Beals Becker	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	115
2	Gavvy Cravath	111
3	Hal Chase	104
3	Bobby Veach	104
5	Rebel Oakes	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	87
2	Ty Cobb	85
3	Benny Kauff	63
4	Eddie Collins	49
5	Burt Shotton	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.51
2	Pete Alexander	1.62
3	Smoky Joe Wood	1.86
4	Bill James	1.93
5	Al Mamaux	1.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	266
2	Dave Davenport	237
3	Walter Johnson	202
4	Bill Bailey	196
5	Jeff Tesreau	192

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	8
2	Alex Main	6
3	Rube Benton	5
3	Eddie Cicotte	5
3	Tom Hughes	5