On This Day

Monday, August 23, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	74	37	.667	--
Tigers	74	40	.649	1.5
White Sox	70	44	.614	5.5
Senators	57	54	.514	17.0
Yankees	52	55	.486	20.0
Indians	43	69	.384	31.5
Browns	41	72	.363	34.0
Athletics	35	75	.318	38.5

Games

White Sox 4, Yankees 3

Red Sox 7, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	60	49	.550	--
Robins	61	53	.535	1.5
Braves	57	54	.514	4.0
Cubs	56	56	.500	5.5
Pirates	55	59	.482	7.5
Cardinals	55	60	.478	8.0
Giants	51	57	.472	8.5
Reds	53	60	.469	9.0

Games

Reds 3, Robins 2

Braves 3, Pirates 2

Cardinals 5, Giants 4

Cardinals 4, Giants 3

Cubs 4, Phillies 3

Phillies 13, Cubs 5

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pepper	63	49	.563	--
Packers	64	51	.557	0.5
Rebels	62	50	.554	1.0
Whales	63	53	.543	2.0
Terriers	60	54	.526	4.0
Blues	56	65	.463	11.5
Tip-Tops	54	64	.458	12.0
Terrapins	39	75	.342	25.0

Games

Terriers 11, Whales 5

Rebels 4, Packers 0

Tip-Tops 5, Terrapins 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gavvy Cravath	5
1	Miller Huggins	5
3	Tommy Griffith	4
3	Dave Robertson	4
5	13 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	Bob Fisher	1
1	Doc Johnston	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	5
2	Larry Doyle	3
2	Dode Paskert	3
4	Bob Bescher	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Possum Whitted	3
2	Benny Kauff	2
2	Honus Wagner	2
2	Art Wilson	2
2	Dutch Zwilling	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Reb Russell	0.67
2	Erskine Mayer	0.62
3	George McQuillan	0.60
4	Lefty Tyler	0.50
5	Alex Main	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Allen	1
1	Red Ames	1
1	Gene Dale	1
1	Cy Falkenberg	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Schauer	7
2	George McQuillan	6
2	Lefty Tyler	6
4	Erskine Mayer	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hub Perdue	1
1	Pete Schneider	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.327
2	Larry Doyle	.322
3	Jack Fournier	.316
4	Steve Yerkes	.315
5	Ed Konetchy	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	18
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	88
2	Bobby Veach	81
3	Ed Konetchy	75
3	Rebel Oakes	75
5	Ty Cobb	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	73
2	Fritz Maisel	48
3	Benny Kauff	41
4	Burt Shotton	33
5	Shano Collins	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.34
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.34
3	Mordecai Brown	1.55
4	Bert Humphries	1.69
5	Walter Johnson	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	23
2	Hooks Dauss	20
2	Red Faber	20
2	Jim Scott	20
5	Walter Johnson	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	197
2	Dave Davenport	178
3	Walter Johnson	149
4	Red Faber	148
5	Weldon Wyckoff	142

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	.453
2	Hap Myers	.442
3	Fred Luderus	.404
4	Bob Fisher	.400
5	Tris Speaker	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Hal Chase	2
2	Honus Wagner	2
2	Guy Zinn	2
5	34 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Smith	15
2	Sam Crawford	13
3	Gavvy Cravath	12
4	Ed Konetchy	11
4	George Perring	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	8
1	Shano Collins	8
1	Wilbur Good	8
4	Bill McKechnie	7
5	Fred Smith	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	0.00
1	George LeClair	0.00
3	Rube Foster	0.28
4	Fred Toney	0.33
5	Bert Gallia	0.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Anderson	4
1	Hooks Dauss	4
1	Ed Reulbach	4
1	Jim Scott	4
5	15 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	26
2	Dutch Leonard	24
3	Willie Mitchell	23
4	Pete Alexander	21
4	2 others tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	2
2	Hugh Bedient	1
2	Vean Gregg	1
2	Oscar Harstad	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Griffith	.360
2	Bob Fisher	.352
3	Benny Kauff	.349
4	Eddie Murphy	.340
5	2 tied	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
1	Frank Schulte	4
3	George Burns	3
3	Hal Chase	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Konetchy	21
2	Gavvy Cravath	19
2	Sam Crawford	19
2	Rebel Oakes	19
5	5 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	12
2	Benny Kauff	11
3	Marty Berghammer	10
3	Ivan Howard	10
3	3 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jeff Tesreau	0.71
2	Rube Foster	0.72
3	Chief Johnson	0.74
4	Bert Humphries	0.92
5	Eppa Rixey	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Johnson	7
1	Ed Reulbach	7
3	Jim Scott	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	49
1	Dutch Leonard	49
3	Walter Johnson	48
4	Pete Alexander	45
5	Alex Main	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	3
2	Hugh Bedient	2
2	Nick Cullop	2
2	Red Faber	2
2	Hooks Wiltse	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.327
2	Jake Daubert	.326
3	Steve Yerkes	.322
4	Jack Fournier	.321
5	Larry Doyle	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	27
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	116
2	Gavvy Cravath	114
3	Bobby Veach	107
4	Hal Chase	104
5	2 tied	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	92
2	Fritz Maisel	76
3	Benny Kauff	61
4	Eddie Collins	48
4	Burt Shotton	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.50
2	Walter Johnson	1.75
3	Smoky Joe Wood	1.80
4	Al Mamaux	1.84
5	Rube Foster	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Walter Johnson	25
3	Hooks Dauss	24
3	Jim Scott	24
5	Dick Rudolph	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	267
2	Dave Davenport	232
3	Walter Johnson	213
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