On This Day

Friday, August 20, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	70	37	.654	--
Tigers	73	39	.652	-0.5
White Sox	66	43	.606	5.0
Senators	56	53	.514	15.0
Yankees	51	51	.500	16.5
Indians	42	68	.382	29.5
Browns	41	68	.376	30.0
Athletics	34	74	.315	36.5

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 1

Senators 8, Indians 0

Tigers 11, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	57	48	.543	--
Robins	60	51	.541	0.0
Cubs	55	53	.509	3.5
Braves	54	54	.500	4.5
Pirates	55	56	.495	5.0
Giants	51	54	.486	6.0
Cardinals	52	60	.464	8.5
Reds	51	59	.464	8.5

Games

Robins 6, Cubs 5

Giants 7, Reds 0

Phillies 4, Pirates 3

Braves 1, Cardinals 0

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pepper	61	48	.560	--
Packers	63	50	.558	0.0
Rebels	60	48	.556	0.5
Whales	62	50	.554	0.5
Terriers	59	52	.532	3.0
Blues	54	64	.458	11.5
Tip-Tops	51	64	.443	13.0
Terrapins	39	73	.348	23.5

Games

Packers 8, Terrapins 4

Blues 7, Whales 3

Tip-Tops 8, Terriers 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Bancroft	3
1	George Burns	3
1	Ty Helfrich	3
1	Benny Kauff	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Bancroft	1
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	Benny Meyer	1
1	Honus Wagner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Perring	3
1	Bobby Veach	3
1	Zack Wheat	3
4	George Anderson	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wilbur Good	3
1	Enos Kirkpatrick	3
3	George Burns	1
3	Hal Chase	1
3	19 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Hughes	1.60
2	Harry Harper	0.83
3	Jeff Tesreau	0.80
4	Al Schulz	0.60
5	Gene Packard	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Harry Harper	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Bill James	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Hughes	8
2	Al Schulz	6
3	Harry Harper	5
4	Gene Packard	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.330
2	Larry Doyle	.324
3	Jack Fournier	.316
4	Jake Daubert	.314
5	Ed Konetchy	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	16
2	Hal Chase	12
3	Vic Saier	10
4	Beals Becker	9
4	4 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	87
2	Bobby Veach	81
3	Ed Konetchy	74
4	Ty Cobb	73
5	Rebel Oakes	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	73
2	Fritz Maisel	47
3	Benny Kauff	39
4	Max Carey	30
5	3 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.28
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.34
3	Mordecai Brown	1.64
4	Earl Moseley	1.70
5	Bert Humphries	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	22
2	Hooks Dauss	19
2	Red Faber	19
4	Walter Johnson	18
4	3 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	189
2	Dave Davenport	174
3	Walter Johnson	145
4	Weldon Wyckoff	142
5	Red Faber	139

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	.439
2	Hap Myers	.426
3	Tommy Griffith	.411
4	Jack Fournier	.394
5	Fred Smith	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	3
2	Bob Bescher	2
2	Honus Wagner	2
2	Guy Zinn	2
5	38 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Smith	14
2	Ed Konetchy	13
3	Sam Crawford	12
4	Rebel Oakes	11
4	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	11
2	Wilbur Good	8
3	Marty Berghammer	6
3	Zack Wheat	6
5	9 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Foster	0.00
1	Al Mamaux	0.00
1	George LeClair	0.00
1	Harry Harper	0.00
5	Ed Reulbach	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Reulbach	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Red Ames	3
2	Fred Anderson	3
2	12 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	29
2	Al Schulz	27
3	Tom Hughes	19
3	Dutch Leonard	19
5	Guy Morton	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	2
2	Cy Barger	1
2	Hugh Bedient	1
2	George Chalmers	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Griffith	.357
2	Ed Konetchy	.352
3	Benny Kauff	.342
4	Larry Doyle	.340
5	Steve Yerkes	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	4
1	Frank Schulte	4
3	Bob Bescher	3
3	George Burns	3
3	Honus Wagner	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Konetchy	21
2	Tom Long	20
3	George Burns	19
3	Ty Cobb	19
5	4 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	14
2	Ward Miller	12
3	Marty Berghammer	11
3	Fred Smith	11
5	Benny Kauff	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	0.91
2	Rube Foster	1.05
3	Ray Fisher	1.13
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.16
5	Bert Humphries	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Coveleski	6
1	Chief Johnson	6
1	Ed Reulbach	6
4	Babe Adams	5
4	9 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	55
2	Walter Johnson	44
3	Pete Alexander	41
4	Jeff Tesreau	39
5	Dutch Leonard	37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.331
2	Steve Yerkes	.329
3	Jake Daubert	.328
4	Jack Fournier	.316
5	Larry Doyle	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	25
2	Hal Chase	15
3	Vic Saier	14
4	Dutch Zwilling	13
5	Beals Becker	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	115
2	Gavvy Cravath	110
3	Bobby Veach	107
4	Hal Chase	102
5	Ty Cobb	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	92
2	Fritz Maisel	76
3	Benny Kauff	60
4	Max Carey	47
4	Eddie Collins	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.47
2	Walter Johnson	1.75
3	Smoky Joe Wood	1.80
4	Al Mamaux	1.82
5	Rube Foster	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	26
3	Hooks Dauss	23
3	Dick Rudolph	23
5	5 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	259
2	Dave Davenport	236
3	Walter Johnson	212
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