On This Day

Saturday, July 31, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	58	33	.637	--
White Sox	58	35	.624	1.0
Tigers	57	36	.613	2.0
Senators	47	46	.505	12.0
Yankees	44	47	.484	14.0
Browns	38	55	.409	21.0
Indians	36	57	.387	23.0
Athletics	32	61	.344	27.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Tigers 1

Yankees 2, White Sox 1

Athletics 1, Indians 0

Browns 5, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	51	39	.567	--
Robins	49	43	.533	3.0
Pirates	47	45	.511	5.0
Braves	47	46	.505	5.5
Cubs	45	45	.500	6.0
Giants	43	45	.489	7.0
Cardinals	45	50	.474	8.5
Reds	38	52	.422	13.0

Games

Cubs 7, Giants 3

Pirates 5, Robins 4

Giants 9, Cubs 2

Reds 5, Braves 3

Cardinals 2, Phillies 1

Phillies 8, Cardinals 0

Pirates 5, Robins 0

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Packers	54	40	.574	--
Whales	54	40	.574	0.0
Rebels	51	41	.554	2.0
Terriers	50	44	.532	4.0
Pepper	49	44	.527	4.5
Tip-Tops	44	54	.449	12.0
Blues	43	56	.434	13.5
Terrapins	34	60	.362	20.0

Games

Whales 7, Pepper 5

Packers 2, Terrapins 1

Packers 2, Terrapins 1

Rebels 4, Tip-Tops 2

Pepper 3, Whales 2

Terriers 1, Blues 0

Blues 1, Terriers 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Max Flack	5
2	Jimmy Esmond	4
2	Tom Long	4
2	Les Mann	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vin Campbell	1
1	Hugh High	1
1	Fred Luderus	1
1	Polly McLarry	1
1	Cy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vin Campbell	3
1	Art Fletcher	3
1	Cy Williams	3
1	Dutch Zwilling	3
5	13 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Archer	2
1	Benny Kauff	2
1	Ward Miller	2
1	Bobby Vaughn	2
5	16 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Weldon Wyckoff	2.00
2	Dave Davenport	1.71
3	Al Mamaux	1.00
4	Ray Caldwell	0.86
5	2 tied	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Black	1
1	Sandy Burk	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Gene Dale	1
1	14 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	12
2	Ray Caldwell	6
2	George McConnell	6
2	Weldon Wyckoff	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	1
1	Elmer Knetzer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.334
2	Larry Doyle	.323
3	Jake Daubert	.317
4	Fritz Maisel	.313
5	Jimmy Walsh	.312

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	72
2	Bobby Veach	68
3	Ty Cobb	61
3	Rebel Oakes	61
5	3 tied	60

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	62
2	Fritz Maisel	44
3	Benny Kauff	33
4	Danny Moeller	28
5	2 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.26
2	Dave Black	1.28
3	Walter Johnson	1.35
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.39
5	Mordecai Brown	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	19
2	Red Faber	17
3	Frank Allen	16
3	Walter Johnson	16
3	Al Mamaux	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	163
2	Dave Davenport	154
3	Weldon Wyckoff	132
4	Red Faber	123
5	Walter Johnson	111

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	8
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	.472
2	Max Flack	.440
3	Vin Campbell	.383
3	Ed Konetchy	.383
5	Zip Collins	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	3
1	Hal Chase	3
1	Benny Kauff	3
4	Dave Bancroft	2
4	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zack Wheat	14
2	George Burns	12
2	Tom Long	12
2	Dutch Zwilling	12
5	5 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Moeller	10
2	Ward Miller	8
3	Ivan Howard	7
4	Ty Cobb	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Tyler	0.00
2	Frank Smith	0.52
3	Ed Lafitte	0.60
4	Walter Johnson	0.69
5	Pete Alexander	0.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pat Ragan	5
2	Harry Coveleski	4
2	Chief Johnson	4
4	Frank Allen	3
4	13 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	38
2	Dutch Leonard	25
3	Pete Alexander	23
3	Jeff Tesreau	23
5	Jack Quinn	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	4
2	Hugh Bedient	2
2	Bernie Boland	2
2	Bill Steen	2
2	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Snyder	.402
2	Ed Konetchy	.402
3	Larry Doyle	.373
4	Eddie Collins	.351
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	6
2	Dave Bancroft	4
2	Hal Chase	4
2	Tex McDonald	4
2	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	29
2	Zack Wheat	24
2	Dutch Zwilling	24
4	Gavvy Cravath	22
4	Del Pratt	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Moeller	16
2	Jim Kelly	14
3	Doug Baird	12
3	Fritz Maisel	12
3	Ward Miller	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.62
2	Earl Moseley	0.91
3	Dave Black	1.08
4	Al Mamaux	1.17
5	Walter Johnson	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Coveleski	7
2	Ray Caldwell	6
2	Al Mamaux	6
2	Pat Ragan	6
2	Al Schulz	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	57
2	Al Mamaux	42
3	Pete Alexander	39
4	Bert Gallia	38
4	Jeff Tesreau	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	5
1	Tom Hughes	5
3	Hooks Wiltse	4
4	Bernie Boland	3
4	Walter Johnson	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.344
2	Jake Daubert	.336
3	Jack Fournier	.309
4	Red Smith	.306
5	Fritz Maisel	.303

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	25
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	112
2	Gavvy Cravath	110
3	Bobby Veach	104
4	Hal Chase	102
5	2 tied	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	86
2	Ty Cobb	85
3	Benny Kauff	65
4	Eddie Collins	48
4	Burt Shotton	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.52
2	Pete Alexander	1.64
3	Al Mamaux	1.86
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.89
5	Bill James	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	26
3	Dick Rudolph	25
4	Claude Hendrix	23
4	Jeff Tesreau	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	258
2	Dave Davenport	240
3	Walter Johnson	200
4	Bill Bailey	199
5	Jeff Tesreau	193

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	9
2	Alex Main	6
3	Rube Benton	5
3	Eddie Cicotte	5
3	Tom Hughes	5