On This Day

Friday, August 13, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	67	35	.657	--
Tigers	64	39	.621	3.5
White Sox	62	40	.608	5.0
Senators	54	50	.519	14.0
Yankees	50	50	.500	16.0
Indians	39	61	.390	27.0
Browns	40	64	.385	28.0
Athletics	33	70	.320	34.5

Games

Yankees 3, Athletics 2

Red Sox 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	54	45	.545	--
Robins	56	49	.533	1.0
Cubs	52	49	.515	3.0
Pirates	52	50	.510	3.5
Braves	52	51	.505	4.0
Giants	49	50	.495	5.0
Cardinals	49	57	.462	8.5
Reds	44	57	.436	11.0

Games

Robins 6, Giants 1

Phillies 5, Braves 3

Reds 4, Pirates 3

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Whales	59	46	.562	--
Pepper	58	46	.558	0.5
Rebels	57	46	.553	1.0
Packers	58	47	.552	1.0
Terriers	56	49	.533	3.0
Tip-Tops	49	60	.450	12.0
Blues	49	61	.445	12.5
Terrapins	37	68	.352	22.0

Games

Terrapins 3, Rebels 2

Tip-Tops 9, Packers 2

Pepper 7, Whales 0

Rebels 4, Terrapins 1

Blues 1, Terriers 0

Blues 6, Terriers 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Dalton	5
2	Ed Konetchy	4
2	Al Wickland	4
4	Marty Berghammer	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Baldy Louden	3
1	Hap Myers	3
3	Gavvy Cravath	2
3	Jack Dalton	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hi Myers	2
2	George Anderson	1
2	Walter Blair	1
2	Vin Campbell	1
2	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Schneider	0.67
2	Pete Alexander	0.55
3	King Cole	0.50
3	Bob Harmon	0.50
5	Pol Perritt	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Fred Anderson	1
1	King Cole	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	6
2	Fred Anderson	5
2	King Cole	5
4	Chief Bender	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.332
2	Larry Doyle	.321
3	Jack Fournier	.318
4	Ed Konetchy	.316
5	Jake Daubert	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
2	Hal Chase	12
3	Beals Becker	9
3	Ed Konetchy	9
3	4 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	78
2	Bobby Veach	74
3	Hal Chase	68
3	Ty Cobb	68
3	Rebel Oakes	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	65
2	Fritz Maisel	47
3	Benny Kauff	38
4	Max Carey	30
5	3 tied	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.27
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.43
3	Walter Johnson	1.64
4	Mordecai Brown	1.64
5	Bert Humphries	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	21
2	Red Faber	18
2	Walter Johnson	18
2	Al Mamaux	18
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	182
2	Dave Davenport	166
3	Weldon Wyckoff	141
4	Red Faber	131
5	Walter Johnson	128

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	Mike Mowrey	.450
2	Eddie Murphy	.396
3	Stuffy McInnis	.395
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.389
5	Ed Konetchy	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	4
2	Bob Bescher	2
2	George Burns	2
2	Cy Williams	2
5	26 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	12
2	Sherry Magee	10
2	Mike Mowrey	10
2	Frank Schulte	10
5	6 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marty Berghammer	8
2	Benny Kauff	7
3	George Anderson	5
3	Bob Bescher	5
3	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Foster	0.00
1	Ray Fisher	0.00
1	Oscar Harstad	0.00
4	Doc Crandall	0.37
5	Jeff Pfeffer	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	3
1	Doc Crandall	3
1	Rube Foster	3
1	George Kaiserling	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	24
2	Doc Crandall	21
2	Dutch Leonard	21
4	Pete Alexander	19
4	Doc Ayers	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	2
2	Cy Barger	1
2	Rube Benton	1
2	Bernie Boland	1
2	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Konetchy	.387
2	Casey Stengel	.364
3	Max Flack	.352
4	Benny Kauff	.342
5	Jim Kelly	.330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	21
2	Tom Long	20
2	Zack Wheat	20
4	Benny Kauff	19
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marty Berghammer	13
1	Benny Kauff	13
3	Ward Miller	12
3	Danny Moeller	12
5	Ivan Howard	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Fisher	0.56
2	Tom Hughes	0.99
3	Jim Shaw	1.04
4	Clint Rogge	1.08
5	Earl Moseley	1.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	6
1	Walter Johnson	6
1	Pat Ragan	6
1	Al Schulz	6
5	9 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	57
2	Dutch Leonard	43
3	Pete Alexander	42
4	Jeff Tesreau	38
5	Doc Crandall	37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.331
2	Eddie Collins	.329
3	Jack Fournier	.314
4	Larry Doyle	.307
5	Gavvy Cravath	.307

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	Sam Crawford	110
2	Gavvy Cravath	109
3	Hal Chase	104
4	Bobby Veach	101
5	Rebel Oakes	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	86
2	Fritz Maisel	79
3	Benny Kauff	65
4	Eddie Collins	48
5	Max Carey	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.64
2	Walter Johnson	1.69
3	Al Mamaux	1.82
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.85
5	Rube Foster	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Walter Johnson	27
3	Dick Rudolph	24
4	Hooks Dauss	22
4	5 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	259
2	Dave Davenport	235
3	Walter Johnson	206
4	Bill Bailey	200
5	Jeff Tesreau	179

Saves

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