On This Day

Wednesday, August 18, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	69	36	.657	--
Tigers	71	39	.645	0.5
White Sox	65	42	.607	5.0
Senators	54	53	.505	16.0
Yankees	51	51	.500	16.5
Indians	42	66	.389	28.5
Browns	41	68	.376	30.0
Athletics	34	72	.321	35.5

Games

White Sox 5, Red Sox 3

Indians 3, Senators 0

Tigers 4, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	56	47	.544	--
Robins	58	51	.532	1.0
Cubs	55	51	.519	2.5
Braves	53	53	.500	4.5
Pirates	54	55	.495	5.0
Giants	50	53	.485	6.0
Cardinals	51	59	.464	8.5
Reds	50	58	.463	8.5

Games

Cubs 9, Robins 0

Braves 3, Cardinals 1

Reds 7, Giants 4

Pirates 8, Phillies 4

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Whales	62	48	.564	--
Rebels	60	47	.561	0.5
Pepper	60	48	.556	1.0
Packers	61	50	.550	1.5
Terriers	58	51	.532	3.5
Blues	52	64	.448	13.0
Tip-Tops	50	63	.442	13.5
Terrapins	39	71	.355	23.0

Games

Terrapins 6, Whales 0

Blues 3, Packers 2

Rebels 12, Tip-Tops 5

Blues 3, Packers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Lord	4
2	George Burns	3
2	Hal Chase	3
2	Jack Dalton	3
2	14 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	1
1	Art Phelan	1
1	Honus Wagner	1
1	Ivey Wingo	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Kelly	3
1	Ed Konetchy	3
1	Baldy Louden	3
1	Rebel Oakes	3
1	Heinie Zimmerman	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wilbur Good	3
2	Donie Bush	2
2	Sam Crawford	2
2	Jim Kelly	2
2	Rebel Oakes	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Sheehan	999.00
2	Walter Johnson	1.71
3	Hooks Dauss	0.86
4	Dick Rudolph	0.67
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Fred Anderson	1
1	Hugh Bedient	1
1	Allan Collamore	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	12
2	Clint Rogge	7
3	Hooks Dauss	6
3	Dick Rudolph	6
5	Hippo Vaughn	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.331
2	Larry Doyle	.321
3	Jake Daubert	.317
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	Ed Konetchy	74
4	Rebel Oakes	72
5	Ty Cobb	71

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	19
3	Red Faber	18
3	Walter Johnson	18
3	3 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	188
2	Dave Davenport	174
3	Walter Johnson	145
4	Weldon Wyckoff	141
5	Red Faber	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	Tris Speaker	.438
2	Tommy Griffith	.414
3	Stuffy McInnis	.410
4	Ed Konetchy	.396
5	Jack Dalton	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	3
2	Bob Bescher	2
2	George Burns	2
2	Guy Zinn	2
5	33 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	14
2	Ed Konetchy	13
3	George Burns	12
4	Tom Long	11
4	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	9
2	Marty Berghammer	8
3	Donie Bush	7
4	Mike Mowrey	6
4	Al Wickland	6

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	Hooks Dauss	4
1	Jean Dubuc	4
3	Babe Adams	3
3	Fred Anderson	3
3	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	29
2	Pete Alexander	21
2	Al Schulz	21
4	Dutch Leonard	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	2
2	Cy Barger	1
2	Hugh Bedient	1
2	George Chalmers	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Konetchy	.364
2	Tommy Griffith	.360
3	Bob Fisher	.340
4	Max Flack	.333
5	Steve Yerkes	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	4
1	Hal Chase	4
1	Frank Schulte	4
4	Bob Bescher	3
5	14 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tom Long	23
2	Ed Konetchy	21
3	George Burns	20
3	Rebel Oakes	20
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	14
2	Marty Berghammer	12
2	Ward Miller	12
4	Donie Bush	10
4	Fred Smith	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Fisher	0.88
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.16
3	Earl Moseley	1.22
4	Rube Foster	1.23
5	Joe Benz	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jean Dubuc	6
1	Chief Johnson	6
1	Pat Ragan	6
4	Babe Adams	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	58
2	Walter Johnson	44
3	Pete Alexander	41
3	Dutch Leonard	41
5	Jeff Tesreau	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.331
2	Eddie Collins	.329
3	Steve Yerkes	.327
4	Jack Fournier	.315
5	Larry Doyle	.307

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	59
4	Eddie Collins	48
5	2 tied	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.57
2	Walter Johnson	1.75
3	Smoky Joe Wood	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	Hooks Dauss	23
3	Dick Rudolph	23
5	5 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	261
2	Dave Davenport	236
3	Walter Johnson	212
4	Bill Bailey	184
5	Jeff Tesreau	177

Saves

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