On This Day

Tuesday, August 17, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	69	35	.663	--
Tigers	70	39	.642	1.5
White Sox	64	42	.604	6.0
Senators	54	52	.509	16.0
Yankees	51	51	.500	17.0
Indians	41	66	.383	29.5
Browns	41	68	.376	30.5
Athletics	34	71	.324	35.5

Games

Tigers 10, Indians 3

Tigers 7, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	56	46	.549	--
Robins	58	50	.537	1.0
Cubs	54	51	.514	3.5
Braves	52	53	.495	5.5
Pirates	53	55	.491	6.0
Giants	50	52	.490	6.0
Cardinals	51	58	.468	8.5
Reds	49	58	.458	9.5

Games

Robins 3, Giants 2

Cubs 6, Pirates 4

Reds 2, Phillies 0

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Whales	62	47	.569	--
Packers	61	48	.560	1.0
Rebels	59	47	.557	1.5
Pepper	60	48	.556	1.5
Terriers	58	51	.532	4.0
Tip-Tops	50	62	.446	13.5
Blues	50	64	.439	14.5
Terrapins	38	71	.349	24.0

Games

Whales 4, Terrapins 0

Packers 3, Blues 2

Rebels 5, Tip-Tops 2

Terriers 14, Pepper 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	5
2	Sam Crawford	4
2	Bob Fisher	4
2	Jack Tobin	4
2	Terry Turner	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Chapman	1
1	Fred Smith	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	3
1	Delos Drake	3
1	Ed Konetchy	3
4	Ray Chapman	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	3
2	Bill McKechnie	2
2	Larry Pratt	2
4	Nick Allen	1
4	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Alexander	1.20
2	Fred Toney	0.71
3	Al Schulz	0.70
4	Zip Zabel	0.60
5	Christy Mathewson	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ad Brennan	1
1	Ralph Comstock	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Dave Davenport	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Schulz	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Dave Davenport	6
2	Zip Zabel	6
5	Fred Toney	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.333
2	Jake Daubert	.319
3	Larry Doyle	.319
4	Ed Konetchy	.317
5	Jack Fournier	.316

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	87
2	Bobby Veach	78
3	Ty Cobb	71
3	Ed Konetchy	71
5	Rebel Oakes	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	71
2	Fritz Maisel	47
3	Benny Kauff	38
4	Max Carey	30
5	2 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.30
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.34
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	3 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	188
2	Dave Davenport	174
3	Weldon Wyckoff	141
4	Red Faber	133
4	Walter Johnson	133

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	Stuffy McInnis	.410
2	Mike Mowrey	.396
3	Tommy Griffith	.389
4	Jack Fournier	.371
5	Luke Boone	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	3
2	Bob Bescher	2
2	George Burns	2
2	Guy Zinn	2
5	29 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	15
2	George Burns	11
2	Ed Konetchy	11
4	Tom Long	10
4	3 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marty Berghammer	9
1	Ty Cobb	9
3	Mike Mowrey	6
3	Al Wickland	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Foster	0.00
2	Eddie Plank	0.35
3	King Lear	0.40
4	Harry Moran	0.56
5	Ed Reulbach	0.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jean Dubuc	4
2	Jack Coombs	3
2	Doc Crandall	3
2	Hooks Dauss	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	21
1	Al Schulz	21
3	Doc Crandall	18
3	Tom Hughes	18
3	Guy Morton	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cy Barger	1
1	Hugh Bedient	1
1	George Chalmers	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Konetchy	.364
2	Max Flack	.343
3	Bob Fisher	.337
4	Zip Collins	.328
5	Steve Yerkes	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	4
1	Hal Chase	4
1	Frank Schulte	4
4	Bob Bescher	3
5	13 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	22
1	Tom Long	22
3	Ty Cobb	20
4	Sam Crawford	18
4	Ed Konetchy	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	15
2	Marty Berghammer	12
2	Ward Miller	12
4	Fred Smith	10
5	3 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Fisher	0.88
2	Clint Rogge	0.95
3	Earl Moseley	1.22
4	Rube Foster	1.23
5	Joe Benz	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Johnson	7
2	Harry Coveleski	6
2	Jean Dubuc	6
2	Pat Ragan	6
5	9 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	58
2	Pete Alexander	41
3	Dutch Leonard	39
4	Jeff Tesreau	38
5	Guy Morton	37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.332
2	Eddie Collins	.331
3	Jack Fournier	.315
4	Larry Doyle	.307
5	Max Flack	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	24
2	Hal Chase	15
3	Dutch Zwilling	14
4	Vic Saier	13
5	Beals Becker	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	117
2	Gavvy Cravath	108
3	Bobby Veach	104
4	Hal Chase	102
5	Dutch Zwilling	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	90
2	Fritz Maisel	78
3	Benny Kauff	60
4	Eddie Collins	48
5	2 tied	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.57
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.77
3	Walter Johnson	1.77
4	Al Mamaux	1.82
5	Rube Foster	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Walter Johnson	26
3	Dick Rudolph	23
4	Harry Coveleski	22
4	6 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	261
2	Dave Davenport	236
3	Walter Johnson	205
4	Bill Bailey	184
5	Jeff Tesreau	181

Saves

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