On This Day

Tuesday, August 24, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	75	37	.670	--
Tigers	74	41	.643	2.5
White Sox	71	44	.617	5.5
Senators	57	55	.509	18.0
Yankees	52	56	.481	21.0
Indians	44	69	.389	31.5
Browns	43	72	.374	33.5
Athletics	35	77	.313	40.0

Games

Indians 6, Yankees 0

White Sox 6, Senators 5

Red Sox 3, Tigers 1

Browns 10, Athletics 7

Browns 6, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	60	50	.545	--
Robins	61	54	.530	1.5
Braves	58	54	.518	3.0
Cubs	57	56	.504	4.5
Cardinals	56	60	.483	7.0
Pirates	55	60	.478	7.5
Reds	54	60	.474	8.0
Giants	51	58	.468	8.5

Games

Reds 5, Robins 0

Braves 10, Pirates 0

Cardinals 12, Giants 1

Cubs 6, Phillies 1

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	64	50	.561	--
Pepper	63	50	.558	0.5
Packers	64	53	.547	1.5
Whales	64	53	.547	1.5
Terriers	60	55	.522	4.5
Blues	57	65	.467	11.0
Tip-Tops	55	64	.462	11.5
Terrapins	39	76	.339	25.5

Games

Whales 4, Terriers 3

Blues 3, Pepper 0

Rebels 4, Packers 3

Tip-Tops 14, Terrapins 6

Rebels 4, Packers 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Walsh	5
2	Chick Gandil	4
2	Ivan Howard	4
2	Larry Kopf	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Fisher	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lee Magee	4
1	Steve O'Neill	4
1	Fred Snodgrass	4
4	Bob Fisher	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Walsh	3
2	George Anderson	2
2	Jimmy Austin	2
2	Bob Bescher	2
2	8 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Guy Morton	7.00
2	Al Schulz	1.50
3	Red Hoff	0.62
3	Lee Meadows	0.62
5	Nick Cullop	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Barger	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Red Hoff	1
1	Elmer Knetzer	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Schulz	9
2	Guy Morton	7
3	Doc Ayers	6
4	Nick Cullop	5
4	4 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Comstock	1
1	Bill Upham	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.325
2	Larry Doyle	.320
3	Jack Fournier	.316
4	Jake Daubert	.314
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	Rebel Oakes	77
4	Ed Konetchy	75
5	Ty Cobb	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	73
2	Fritz Maisel	48
3	Benny Kauff	43
4	Burt Shotton	34
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	Red Faber	21
3	Hooks Dauss	20
3	Jim Scott	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	197
2	Dave Davenport	178
3	Red Faber	151
4	Walter Johnson	149
5	Weldon Wyckoff	143

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	Bob Fisher	.433
2	Fred Luderus	.426
3	Hap Myers	.415
4	Benny Kauff	.393
5	George Gibson	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Bob Fisher	2
2	Honus Wagner	2
2	Guy Zinn	2
5	33 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Smith	15
2	Sam Crawford	12
2	George Perring	12
4	Gavvy Cravath	11
4	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Knetzer	0.00
1	Bernie Boland	0.00
1	Vean Gregg	0.00
1	George LeClair	0.00
5	Fred Toney	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Reulbach	4
1	Jim Scott	4
1	Fred Toney	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	17 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	26
2	Al Schulz	25
3	Dutch Leonard	24
4	Pete Alexander	21
4	Guy Morton	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	2
2	Ralph Comstock	1
2	Vean Gregg	1
2	Oscar Harstad	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Griffith	.375
2	Jack Dalton	.362
3	Benny Kauff	.362
4	Bob Fisher	.358
5	Eddie Murphy	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	4
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Honus Wagner	3
2	Cy Williams	3
5	12 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rebel Oakes	20
2	Sam Crawford	19
2	Ed Konetchy	19
2	Cy Williams	19
5	3 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	13
2	Ty Cobb	11
2	Al Wickland	11
4	George Anderson	10
4	Ivan Howard	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Foster	0.22
2	Chief Johnson	0.74
3	Jeff Tesreau	0.79
4	Guy Morton	0.86
5	Bert Humphries	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Johnson	7
1	Ed Reulbach	7
3	Jim Scott	6
3	Fred Toney	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	49
1	Dutch Leonard	49
3	Walter Johnson	47
4	Pete Alexander	41
4	Al Schulz	41

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	Jake Daubert	.328
2	Eddie Collins	.325
3	Jack Fournier	.321
4	Steve Yerkes	.319
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	Rebel Oakes	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	92
2	Fritz Maisel	76
3	Benny Kauff	63
4	Burt Shotton	49
5	Eddie Collins	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	231
3	Walter Johnson	213
4	Jeff Tesreau	185
5	Bill Bailey	183

Saves

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