On This Day

Monday, August 2, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 58 34 .630 --
White Sox 58 36 .617 1.0
Tigers 58 36 .617 1.0
Senators 48 46 .511 11.0
Yankees 45 47 .489 13.0
Browns 38 56 .404 21.0
Indians 37 57 .394 22.0
Athletics 32 62 .340 27.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 51 41 .554 --
Robins 50 45 .526 2.5
Pirates 47 45 .511 4.0
Cubs 47 45 .511 4.0
Braves 47 46 .505 4.5
Giants 44 46 .489 6.0
Cardinals 46 51 .474 7.5
Reds 40 53 .430 11.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Packers 56 40 .583 --
Whales 54 43 .557 2.5
Rebels 51 41 .554 3.0
Pepper 52 44 .542 4.0
Terriers 50 46 .521 6.0
Tip-Tops 44 54 .449 13.0
Blues 45 56 .446 13.5
Terrapins 34 62 .354 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vin Campbell 3
1 Jack Dalton 3
1 William Fischer 3
1 Charlie Hanford 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Dalton 3
2 Del Baker 2
2 Harry Chapman 2
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Chapman 2
2 Babe Borton 1
2 Vin Campbell 1
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 King Cole 0.67
2 Pete Schneider 0.55
3 Bob Groom 0.50
3 Walter Johnson 0.50
5 Larry Cheney 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Bedient 1
1 Bernie Boland 1
1 Boardwalk Brown 1
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 King Cole 6
1 Pete Schneider 6
3 Bob Groom 5
3 Walter Johnson 5
3 Earl Moseley 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .333
2 Larry Doyle .322
3 Jake Daubert .319
4 Fritz Maisel .312
5 Ed Konetchy .311

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 Ty Cobb 63
4 Hal Chase 62
5 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 Dave Black 1.19
2 Pete Alexander 1.25
3 Walter Johnson 1.30
4 Smoky Joe Wood 1.39
5 Mordecai Brown 1.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 167
2 Dave Davenport 157
3 Weldon Wyckoff 133
4 Red Faber 126
5 Walter Johnson 116

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 Chick Gandil .391
2 Ed Konetchy .370
3 Max Carey .353
4 Doc Cook .349
5 Zip Collins .340

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
2 Bill Hinchman 11
2 Al Scheer 11
2 Zack Wheat 11
5 5 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ward Miller 7
1 Danny Moeller 7
3 Ivan Howard 6
3 Clyde Milan 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Scott 0.00
1 Lefty Tyler 0.00
3 Red Faber 0.44
4 Frank Smith 0.52
5 2 tied 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Ragan 5
2 Frank Allen 3
2 Ray Caldwell 3
2 Harry Coveleski 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 41
2 Jeff Tesreau 23
3 Dutch Leonard 22
4 Phil Douglas 21
5 Pete Alexander 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 4
2 Hugh Bedient 2
2 Nick Cullop 2
2 Bill Steen 2
2 Smoky Joe Wood 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Konetchy .411
2 Frank Snyder .400
3 Larry Doyle .350
4 Bob Fisher .342
4 Heinie Zimmerman .342

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 30
2 Dutch Zwilling 24
3 Hal Chase 22
4 Gavvy Cravath 21
4 Zack Wheat 21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 0.67
2 Dave Black 0.72
3 Earl Moseley 0.96
4 Walter Johnson 1.09
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 16 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 51
2 Pete Alexander 43
3 Al Mamaux 39
3 Earl Moseley 39
5 2 tied 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 .338
2 Jake Daubert .335
3 Jack Fournier .308
4 Hal Chase .306
5 Red Smith .304

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 110
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 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 31
2 Walter Johnson 26
3 Dick Rudolph 24
4 Jeff Tesreau 23
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 262
2 Dave Davenport 235
3 Walter Johnson 200
4 Bill Bailey 199
5 Jeff Tesreau 188

Saves

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