On This Day

Wednesday, August 25, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	76	37	.673	--
Tigers	74	42	.638	3.5
White Sox	71	45	.612	6.5
Senators	58	55	.513	18.0
Yankees	53	56	.486	21.0
Indians	44	70	.386	32.5
Browns	44	72	.379	33.5
Athletics	35	78	.310	41.0

Games

Yankees 3, Indians 2

Senators 7, White Sox 4

Red Sox 2, Tigers 1

Browns 5, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	62	50	.554	--
Robins	62	55	.530	2.5
Braves	59	54	.522	3.5
Cubs	57	57	.500	6.0
Cardinals	57	61	.483	8.0
Pirates	56	61	.479	8.5
Giants	52	59	.468	9.5
Reds	54	62	.466	10.0

Games

Cardinals 5, Robins 3

Robins 3, Cardinals 2

Braves 2, Cubs 0

Giants 5, Pirates 3

Pirates 9, Giants 7

Phillies 8, Reds 0

Phillies 6, Reds 5

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	65	50	.565	--
Pepper	63	51	.553	1.5
Whales	65	54	.546	2.0
Packers	64	54	.542	2.5
Terriers	61	56	.521	5.0
Blues	58	65	.472	11.0
Tip-Tops	56	65	.463	12.0
Terrapins	40	77	.342	26.0

Games

Whales 4, Terriers 2

Blues 4, Pepper 3

Rebels 4, Packers 0

Tip-Tops 5, Terrapins 1

Terrapins 4, Tip-Tops 2

Terriers 4, Whales 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Doug Baird	4
1	Heinie Groh	4
1	Bill Hinchman	4
1	Fred Luderus	4
1	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	Bill Hinchman	1
1	Fred Luderus	1
1	Jack Tobin	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Luderus	5
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Clyde Milan	3
2	Al Scheer	3
2	Jim Viox	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lee Magee	3
2	Clyde Milan	2
3	George Anderson	1
3	Dave Bancroft	1
3	21 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fred Anderson	0.75
2	Pete Alexander	0.71
2	Carl Weilman	0.71
4	Al Mamaux	0.70
5	2 tied	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Fred Anderson	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Al Demaree	1
1	13 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Mamaux	7
2	Fred Anderson	6
2	Ad Brennan	6
2	Al Demaree	6
5	9 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Erv Kantlehner	1
1	Eppa Rixey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.322
2	Larry Doyle	.320
3	Steve Yerkes	.317
4	Jack Fournier	.316
5	Ed Konetchy	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	19
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	82
3	Rebel Oakes	77
4	Ed Konetchy	76
5	2 tied	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	1.29
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.34
3	Mordecai Brown	1.55
4	Bert Humphries	1.69
5	Walter Johnson	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	24
2	Red Faber	21
3	Hooks Dauss	20
3	Walter Johnson	20
3	Jim Scott	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	202
2	Dave Davenport	183
3	Red Faber	154
4	Walter Johnson	152
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	Fred Luderus	.444
2	Bob Fisher	.400
3	Benny Kauff	.390
4	Al Scheer	.386
5	Bob Bescher	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Bob Fisher	2
2	Fred Luderus	2
2	Honus Wagner	2
2	Guy Zinn	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	14
1	Fred Smith	14
3	Fred Luderus	13
4	George Perring	12
5	2 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	8
1	Wilbur Good	8
3	George Anderson	7
3	Shano Collins	7
3	Lee Magee	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Knetzer	0.00
1	George LeClair	0.00
1	Vean Gregg	0.00
4	Fred Toney	0.25
5	Hooks Dauss	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Fred Anderson	4
1	Ed Reulbach	4
1	Fred Toney	4
5	22 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	26
2	Al Schulz	25
3	Walter Johnson	24
3	Dutch Leonard	24
5	Red Faber	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	2
2	Ralph Comstock	1
2	Vean Gregg	1
2	Oscar Harstad	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Gibson	.371
2	Eddie Murphy	.366
3	Tommy Griffith	.358
4	Jack Dalton	.352
5	Benny Kauff	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
1	Frank Schulte	4
3	Fred Luderus	3
3	Honus Wagner	3
3	Cy Williams	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Scheer	20
2	Sam Crawford	19
2	Ed Konetchy	19
2	Tom Long	19
2	4 others tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	13
2	George Anderson	11
2	Ty Cobb	11
2	Al Wickland	11
5	Lee Magee	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Foster	0.22
2	George LeClair	0.68
3	Chief Johnson	0.78
4	Jeff Tesreau	0.79
5	Guy Morton	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Reulbach	7
2	Chief Johnson	6
2	Jim Scott	6
2	Fred Toney	6
5	14 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	47
1	Walter Johnson	47
3	Pete Alexander	46
4	Al Schulz	41
5	Dutch Leonard	37

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	.324
2	Steve Yerkes	.323
3	Jack Fournier	.323
4	Eddie Collins	.322
5	Larry Doyle	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	28
2	Hal Chase	16
3	Vic Saier	14
4	Dutch Zwilling	13
5	Beals Becker	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	117
2	Sam Crawford	114
3	Hal Chase	106
4	Bobby Veach	105
5	Rebel Oakes	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	91
2	Fritz Maisel	76
3	Benny Kauff	63
4	Eddie Collins	48
5	2 tied	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.47
2	Walter Johnson	1.75
3	Smoky Joe Wood	1.80
4	Jim Shaw	1.85
5	Al Mamaux	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	33
2	Walter Johnson	26
3	Dick Rudolph	24
4	Hooks Dauss	23
4	Jim Scott	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	272
2	Dave Davenport	236
3	Walter Johnson	216
4	Jeff Tesreau	185
5	Bill Bailey	183

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	9
2	Rube Benton	6
2	Tom Hughes	6
2	Alex Main	6
5	2 tied	5