On This Day

Sunday, August 1, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 51 40 .560 --
Robins 49 45 .521 3.5
Pirates 47 45 .511 4.5
Cubs 46 45 .505 5.0
Braves 47 46 .505 5.0
Giants 44 46 .489 6.5
Cardinals 46 51 .474 8.0
Reds 40 52 .435 11.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Packers 56 40 .583 --
Whales 54 42 .563 2.0
Rebels 51 41 .554 3.0
Pepper 51 44 .537 4.5
Terriers 50 45 .526 5.5
Tip-Tops 44 54 .449 13.0
Blues 44 56 .440 14.0
Terrapins 34 62 .354 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Edd Roush 6
2 Hal Chase 5
2 Jimmy Esmond 5
4 Jake Daubert 4
4 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Fred Brainard 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Shaw 3
2 Nick Allen 2
2 Fred Brainard 2
2 Hal Chase 2
2 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Les Mann 2
2 Dave Bancroft 1
2 Bob Bescher 1
2 Doc Crandall 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cy Falkenberg 1.29
2 Alex Main 1.25
3 Pete Alexander 1.00
4 Chief Bender 0.75
5 Gene Krapp 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Karl Adams 1
1 Pete Henning 1
1 Gene Krapp 1
1 Alex Main 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Falkenberg 9
2 Chief Bender 6
3 Karl Adams 5
3 Jack Coombs 5
3 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Nick Cullop 1
1 Fred Toney 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .334
2 Larry Doyle .322
3 Jake Daubert .321
4 Fritz Maisel .313
5 Jack Fournier .312

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 72
2 Bobby Veach 68
3 Hal Chase 62
4 Ty Cobb 61
4 Rebel Oakes 61

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 1.25
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 167
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 6
3 Tom Hughes 5
4 Carl Mays 4
4 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Konetchy .370
2 Max Carey .353
3 Zack Wheat .345
4 Zip Collins .340
5 3 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 3
2 Dave Bancroft 2
2 Babe Borton 2
2 George Burns 2
2 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Long 12
1 Al Scheer 12
3 George Burns 11
3 Bill Hinchman 11
3 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ward Miller 7
1 Danny Moeller 7
3 Ty Cobb 6
3 Ivan Howard 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Scott 0.00
1 Lefty Tyler 0.00
3 Oscar Harstad 0.52
3 Frank Smith 0.52
5 Frank Allen 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Ragan 5
2 Harry Coveleski 4
2 Chief Johnson 4
4 Frank Allen 3
4 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 38
2 Jeff Tesreau 23
3 Phil Douglas 21
3 Dutch Leonard 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 4
2 Hugh Bedient 2
2 Bernie Boland 2
2 Nick Cullop 2
2 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Konetchy .411
2 Frank Snyder .402
3 Larry Doyle .356
4 Eddie Collins .352
5 Fritz Maisel .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 5
1 Cy Williams 5
3 Dave Bancroft 4
3 Hal Chase 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 28
2 Dutch Zwilling 24
3 Zack Wheat 23
4 Hal Chase 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Moeller 16
2 Jim Kelly 13
3 Fritz Maisel 12
3 Ward Miller 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 0.67
2 Dave Black 0.89
3 Earl Moseley 0.91
4 Walter Johnson 1.24
5 Ray Fisher 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Coveleski 7
2 Ray Caldwell 6
2 Pat Ragan 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 13 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 48
2 Pete Alexander 43
3 Al Mamaux 39
4 Phil Douglas 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 .343
2 Jake Daubert .338
3 Jack Fournier .311
4 Red Smith .306
5 Hal Chase .305

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 25
2 Dutch Zwilling 16
3 Vic Saier 15
4 Hal Chase 14
5 Beals Becker 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 112
2 Gavvy Cravath 111
3 Hal Chase 104
3 Bobby Veach 104
5 Dutch Zwilling 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 85
1 Fritz Maisel 85
3 Benny Kauff 64
4 Burt Shotton 48
5 Eddie Collins 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.52
2 Pete Alexander 1.63
3 Al Mamaux 1.83
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 24
4 Claude Hendrix 23
4 Jeff Tesreau 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 262
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 Rube Benton 6
2 Alex Main 6
4 Eddie Cicotte 5
4 Tom Hughes 5