On This Day

Saturday, August 21, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	71	37	.657	--
Tigers	73	39	.652	0.0
White Sox	67	44	.604	5.5
Senators	56	53	.514	15.5
Yankees	52	52	.500	17.0
Indians	43	68	.387	29.5
Browns	41	69	.373	31.0
Athletics	34	75	.312	37.5

Games

White Sox 1, Yankees 0

Yankees 3, White Sox 2

Indians 5, Athletics 3

Red Sox 4, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	59	48	.551	--
Robins	61	52	.540	1.0
Braves	56	54	.509	4.5
Cubs	55	55	.500	5.5
Pirates	55	58	.487	7.0
Giants	51	55	.481	7.5
Cardinals	53	60	.469	9.0
Reds	52	60	.464	9.5

Games

Reds 4, Robins 1

Robins 1, Reds 0

Braves 3, Pirates 1

Braves 2, Pirates 0

Cardinals 5, Giants 4

Phillies 7, Cubs 5

Phillies 3, Cubs 2

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Packers	64	50	.561	--
Rebels	61	48	.560	0.5
Pepper	61	49	.555	1.0
Whales	62	52	.544	2.0
Terriers	59	54	.522	4.5
Blues	56	64	.467	11.0
Tip-Tops	53	64	.453	12.5
Terrapins	39	74	.345	24.5

Games

Packers 6, Terrapins 0

Tip-Tops 3, Terriers 1

Blues 5, Whales 2

Rebels 4, Pepper 2

Tip-Tops 8, Terriers 1

Blues 9, Whales 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Fisher	5
1	Fred Smith	5
1	Frank Snyder	5
4	Hal Chase	4
4	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	1
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	Jack Dalton	1
1	Cy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	3
1	Clyde Engle	3
1	Al Halt	3
1	Les Mann	3
5	13 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Smith	3
2	Burt Shotton	2
3	George Anderson	1
3	Fred Beck	1
3	27 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Willie Mitchell	1.83
2	Karl Adams	1.43
3	Elmer Knetzer	1.00
3	Jim Scott	1.00
5	Doc Watson	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Fred Anderson	1
1	Hugh Bedient	1
1	Jim Bluejacket	1
1	13 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Willie Mitchell	11
2	Karl Adams	10
3	Pete Alexander	8
4	Art Nehf	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.325
2	Larry Doyle	.320
3	Jack Fournier	.316
4	Ed Konetchy	.313
5	Jake Daubert	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	17
2	Hal Chase	13
3	Vic Saier	10
3	Cy Williams	10
5	4 tied	9

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	73
2	Fritz Maisel	47
3	Benny Kauff	39
4	Burt Shotton	31
5	2 tied	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1.34
2	Pete Alexander	1.34
3	Mordecai Brown	1.64
4	Bert Humphries	1.72
5	Walter Johnson	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	23
2	Hooks Dauss	19
2	Red Faber	19
2	Jim Scott	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	197
2	Dave Davenport	178
3	Walter Johnson	145
4	Weldon Wyckoff	142
5	Red Faber	140

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	Fred Smith	.429
2	Tris Speaker	.426
3	George Gibson	.417
4	Hap Myers	.407
5	Fritz Mollwitz	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	3
2	Bob Bescher	2
2	Hal Chase	2
2	Gavvy Cravath	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Smith	16
2	Ed Konetchy	13
3	Sam Crawford	12
3	Rebel Oakes	12
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	11
2	Wilbur Good	8
3	Marty Berghammer	6
3	Shano Collins	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Foster	0.00
1	Harry Harper	0.00
1	George LeClair	0.00
4	Ed Reulbach	0.45
5	Harry Moran	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Fred Anderson	4
1	Ed Reulbach	4
1	Jim Scott	4
5	15 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	24
2	Willie Mitchell	23
3	Walter Johnson	22
4	Dave Davenport	21
5	Karl Adams	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	2
2	Cy Barger	1
2	Hugh Bedient	1
2	George Chalmers	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Casey Stengel	.429
2	Jack Dalton	.383
3	Fritz Mollwitz	.351
4	Ed Konetchy	.349
5	Benny Kauff	.345

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Konetchy	21
1	Tom Long	21
3	Rebel Oakes	19
3	Fred Smith	19
3	Zack Wheat	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	13
2	Fred Smith	12
3	Marty Berghammer	11
3	Ward Miller	11
5	Benny Kauff	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	0.91
2	Rube Foster	1.05
3	Bert Humphries	1.16
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.18
5	Jeff Tesreau	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Johnson	7
2	Harry Coveleski	6
2	Ed Reulbach	6
2	Jim Scott	6
5	13 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	59
2	Pete Alexander	45
3	Walter Johnson	44
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	Hooks Wiltse	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.327
2	Steve Yerkes	.326
3	Jake Daubert	.325
4	Jack Fournier	.319
5	Red Smith	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	26
2	Hal Chase	16
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	112
3	Bobby Veach	107
4	Hal Chase	104
5	Ty Cobb	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	92
2	Fritz Maisel	75
3	Benny Kauff	60
4	Max Carey	47
4	2 others tied	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.51
2	Walter Johnson	1.75
3	Smoky Joe Wood	1.80
4	Al Mamaux	1.84
5	Rube Foster	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Walter Johnson	25
3	Hooks Dauss	23
3	Dick Rudolph	23
3	Jim Scott	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	267
2	Dave Davenport	232
3	Walter Johnson	210
4	Jeff Tesreau	181
5	Bill Bailey	180

Saves

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