On This Day

Sunday, August 15, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	68	35	.660	--
Tigers	66	39	.629	3.0
White Sox	62	42	.596	6.5
Senators	54	51	.514	15.0
Yankees	51	50	.505	16.0
Indians	41	62	.398	27.0
Browns	41	66	.383	29.0
Athletics	33	71	.317	35.5

Games

Tigers 5, White Sox 2

Indians 1, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	55	45	.550	--
Robins	57	49	.538	1.0
Cubs	53	51	.510	4.0
Braves	52	52	.500	5.0
Pirates	52	54	.491	6.0
Giants	49	51	.490	6.0
Cardinals	51	58	.468	8.5
Reds	48	57	.457	9.5

Games

Reds 6, Pirates 2

Reds 6, Pirates 2

Cubs 3, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 8, Cubs 1

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Whales	60	47	.561	--
Pepper	60	47	.561	0.0
Rebels	58	46	.558	0.5
Packers	59	48	.551	1.0
Terriers	57	51	.528	3.5
Blues	50	62	.446	12.5
Tip-Tops	49	61	.445	12.5
Terrapins	38	69	.355	22.0

Games

Pepper 4, Terriers 2

Pepper 8, Terriers 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Schulte	5
1	Bobby Vaughn	5
3	Jimmy Esmond	4
4	Delos Drake	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Griffith	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Esmond	3
1	Tommy Griffith	3
1	Bobby Veach	3
4	Babe Borton	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Edd Roush	2
2	Cozy Dolan	1
2	Heinie Groh	1
2	Miller Huggins	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Guy Morton	2.75
2	Limb McKenry	1.00
2	George Sisler	1.00
4	Jimmy Lavender	0.83
5	Hooks Dauss	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Dale	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Jimmy Lavender	1
1	Limb McKenry	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Morton	11
2	Limb McKenry	6
2	Ed Reulbach	6
4	Hooks Dauss	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.335
2	Larry Doyle	.318
3	Jake Daubert	.316
4	Jack Fournier	.315
5	Ed Konetchy	.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	83
2	Bobby Veach	78
3	Rebel Oakes	69
4	Hal Chase	68
4	Ty Cobb	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	65
2	Fritz Maisel	47
3	Benny Kauff	38
4	Max Carey	30
5	Burt Shotton	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.27
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.43
3	Mordecai Brown	1.64
4	Earl Moseley	1.70
5	Eddie Plank	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	21
2	Hooks Dauss	18
2	Red Faber	18
2	Walter Johnson	18
2	Al Mamaux	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	182
2	Dave Davenport	168
3	Weldon Wyckoff	141
4	Walter Johnson	133
5	Red Faber	131

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	.439
2	Stuffy McInnis	.405
3	Tommy Griffith	.393
4	Benny Kauff	.372
5	Marty Berghammer	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	4
2	Bob Bescher	2
2	George Burns	2
2	Guy Zinn	2
5	25 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	11
1	Guy Zinn	11
3	Tom Long	10
3	Mike Mowrey	10
3	Bobby Veach	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marty Berghammer	9
2	Bob Bescher	6
3	Benny Kauff	5
3	Mike Mowrey	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	King Lear	0.00
1	Rube Foster	0.00
3	Jeff Pfeffer	0.32
4	Ray Fisher	0.67
5	2 tied	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Reulbach	4
2	Doc Crandall	3
2	Hooks Dauss	3
2	Jean Dubuc	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	22
2	Doc Crandall	21
3	Pete Alexander	19
3	Eddie Plank	19
5	3 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cy Barger	1
1	Hugh Bedient	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	George Chalmers	1
1	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Konetchy	.369
2	Max Flack	.352
3	Benny Kauff	.337
4	Les Mann	.324
5	Steve Yerkes	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	5
2	Hal Chase	4
2	Frank Schulte	4
4	Bob Bescher	3
4	Benny Kauff	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tom Long	22
2	George Burns	21
3	Zack Wheat	19
4	Hal Chase	17
4	5 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marty Berghammer	13
2	Ward Miller	12
3	Benny Kauff	11
4	Ivan Howard	10
4	3 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Fisher	0.88
2	Clint Rogge	1.08
3	Pete Alexander	1.11
4	Earl Moseley	1.22
5	Guy Morton	1.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Johnson	6
1	Walter Johnson	6
1	Pat Ragan	6
4	Doc Ayers	5
4	9 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	58
2	Dutch Leonard	43
3	Pete Alexander	42
4	Guy Morton	37
5	Doc Crandall	35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.333
2	Jake Daubert	.331
3	Jack Fournier	.313
4	Max Flack	.307
5	Red Smith	.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	Sam Crawford	115
2	Gavvy Cravath	109
3	Hal Chase	104
3	Bobby Veach	104
5	Rebel Oakes	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	85
2	Fritz Maisel	78
3	Benny Kauff	65
4	Max Carey	47
4	2 others tied	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.64
2	Walter Johnson	1.77
3	Al Mamaux	1.82
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.85
5	Rube Foster	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Walter Johnson	26
3	Claude Hendrix	23
3	Dick Rudolph	23
5	6 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	259
2	Dave Davenport	230
3	Walter Johnson	205
4	Bill Bailey	196
5	Jeff Tesreau	176

Saves

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