On This Day

Monday, August 9, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	62	34	.646	--
Tigers	63	38	.624	1.5
White Sox	60	40	.600	4.0
Senators	53	48	.525	11.5
Yankees	47	48	.495	14.5
Browns	39	60	.394	24.5
Indians	37	59	.385	25.0
Athletics	33	67	.330	31.0

Games

Red Sox 2, Browns 0

Indians 1, Yankees 1

White Sox 8, Athletics 4

Tigers 5, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	53	45	.541	--
Robins	54	48	.529	1.0
Giants	49	47	.510	3.0
Cubs	50	48	.510	3.0
Pirates	50	49	.505	3.5
Braves	51	50	.505	3.5
Cardinals	49	55	.471	7.0
Reds	43	57	.430	11.0

Games

Robins 13, Cubs 0

Reds 5, Phillies 4

Braves 6, Cardinals 2

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Packers	57	44	.564	--
Whales	57	44	.564	0.0
Pepper	56	44	.560	0.5
Rebels	55	44	.556	1.0
Terriers	54	47	.535	3.0
Blues	47	59	.443	12.5
Tip-Tops	46	59	.438	13.0
Terrapins	35	66	.347	22.0

Games

Whales 2, Tip-Tops 1

Blues 6, Rebels 3

Pepper 4, Packers 0

Terriers 3, Terrapins 0

Pepper 4, Packers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Cutshaw	6
2	Pep Goodwin	4
2	Herbie Moran	4
4	Eddie Collins	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	1
1	Jay Kirke	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	4
2	Red Killefer	3
2	Ollie O'Mara	3
4	Chick Davies	2
4	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rabbit Maranville	3
2	Luke Boone	1
2	Vin Campbell	1
2	Shano Collins	1
2	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jeff Pfeffer	1.00
2	Eddie Plank	0.60
3	Happy Finneran	0.44
4	Willie Mitchell	0.43
5	2 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Anderson	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Rube Foster	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hooks Dauss	4
1	Red Faber	4
1	Happy Finneran	4
1	Claude Hendrix	4
1	Jack Nabors	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.329
2	Larry Doyle	.327
3	Jake Daubert	.318
4	Jack Fournier	.312
5	Ed Konetchy	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
2	Hal Chase	12
3	Beals Becker	9
3	Ed Konetchy	9
3	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	76
2	Bobby Veach	72
3	Hal Chase	67
3	Rebel Oakes	67
5	Ty Cobb	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	65
2	Fritz Maisel	47
3	Benny Kauff	37
4	Max Carey	29
5	2 tied	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.24
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.29
3	Walter Johnson	1.37
4	Dave Black	1.57
5	Mordecai Brown	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	20
2	Red Faber	18
2	Walter Johnson	18
4	Hooks Dauss	17
4	Al Mamaux	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	176
2	Dave Davenport	163
3	Weldon Wyckoff	138
4	Red Faber	131
5	Walter Johnson	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	9
2	Rube Benton	6
2	Tom Hughes	6
4	Hooks Wiltse	5
5	3 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Doc Cook	.385
2	Eddie Murphy	.383
3	Rebel Oakes	.382
4	Larry Doyle	.375
5	Jimmy Austin	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	3
2	Babe Borton	2
2	Cy Williams	2
4	Jimmy Austin	1
4	34 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Scheer	13
2	Sherry Magee	11
3	Ty Cobb	10
4	Babe Borton	9
4	7 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marty Berghammer	7
1	Benny Kauff	7
3	Al Wickland	6
4	Fritz Maisel	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jeff Tesreau	0.00
1	Rube Foster	0.00
3	Dan Marion	0.50
4	Jim Scott	0.67
5	Eppa Rixey	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pat Ragan	4
2	Doc Ayers	3
2	Ray Caldwell	3
2	Harry Coveleski	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	27
2	Pete Alexander	20
2	Jeff Tesreau	20
4	Doc Crandall	19
5	5 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	3
2	Hugh Bedient	2
2	Nick Cullop	2
2	Hooks Wiltse	2
5	16 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Konetchy	.381
2	Benny Kauff	.349
3	Eddie Collins	.341
4	George Cutshaw	.331
4	Sherry Magee	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Bancroft	4
1	George Burns	4
1	Hal Chase	4
4	Gavvy Cravath	3
4	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	22
1	Hal Chase	22
3	Zack Wheat	21
3	Dutch Zwilling	21
5	2 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ward Miller	13
2	Marty Berghammer	12
2	Ty Cobb	12
2	Benny Kauff	12
2	3 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Fisher	0.62
2	Pete Alexander	0.84
3	Earl Moseley	0.95
4	Jim Scott	1.16
5	Walter Johnson	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	6
1	Harry Coveleski	6
1	Walter Johnson	6
1	Earl Moseley	6
1	Pat Ragan	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	56
2	Pete Alexander	39
3	Dutch Leonard	37
3	Jeff Tesreau	37
5	Phil Douglas	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	6
2	Hooks Wiltse	5
3	Hugh Bedient	4
4	Bernie Boland	2
4	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.336
2	Eddie Collins	.328
3	Jack Fournier	.310
4	Larry Doyle	.308
5	Hal Chase	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	24
2	Hal Chase	15
3	Vic Saier	14
3	Dutch Zwilling	14
5	Beals Becker	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	109
1	Sam Crawford	109
3	Hal Chase	106
4	Bobby Veach	101
5	Rebel Oakes	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	88
2	Fritz Maisel	80
3	Benny Kauff	66
4	Eddie Collins	48
5	Burt Shotton	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.52
2	Pete Alexander	1.68
3	Smoky Joe Wood	1.77
4	Al Mamaux	1.90
5	Bill James	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Walter Johnson	27
3	Dick Rudolph	24
4	Jeff Tesreau	23
5	4 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	262
2	Dave Davenport	236
3	Walter Johnson	206
4	Bill Bailey	203
5	Jeff Tesreau	184

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	10
2	Rube Benton	6
2	Tom Hughes	6
2	Alex Main	6
5	2 tied	5