On This Day

Thursday, August 26, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 76 38 .667 --
Tigers 75 42 .641 2.5
White Sox 71 46 .607 6.5
Senators 59 55 .518 17.0
Yankees 54 56 .491 20.0
Browns 45 72 .385 32.5
Indians 44 71 .383 32.5
Athletics 35 79 .307 41.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 63 50 .558 --
Robins 63 55 .534 2.5
Braves 59 54 .522 4.0
Cubs 57 57 .500 6.5
Pirates 57 61 .483 8.5
Cardinals 57 62 .479 9.0
Giants 52 60 .464 10.5
Reds 54 63 .462 11.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Rebels 65 51 .560 --
Pepper 64 51 .557 0.5
Packers 65 54 .546 1.5
Whales 65 55 .542 2.0
Terriers 62 56 .525 4.0
Blues 58 66 .468 11.0
Tip-Tops 57 65 .467 11.0
Terrapins 40 78 .339 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Anderson 4
2 Fred Beck 3
2 Babe Borton 3
2 Vin Campbell 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Griffith 1
1 Jack McCandless 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Borton 3
1 Delos Drake 3
1 Steve Evans 3
1 Benny Kauff 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 2
2 Joe Agler 1
2 George Burns 1
2 Vin Campbell 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Boehling 0.86
1 Art Nehf 0.86
3 Reb Russell 0.71
4 Erskine Mayer 0.57
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Boehling 1
1 Harry Coveleski 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 Erv Kantlehner 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 7
2 Joe Boehling 6
2 Art Nehf 6
4 Dave Black 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walter Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .320
2 Larry Doyle .319
3 Ed Konetchy .318
4 Steve Yerkes .317
5 Jack Fournier .316

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 89
2 Bobby Veach 85
3 Rebel Oakes 78
4 Ed Konetchy 77
5 2 tied 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 73
2 Fritz Maisel 49
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 1.63
4 Bert Humphries 1.69
5 Walter Johnson 1.73

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 153
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 4 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Luderus .446
2 Bob Fisher .424
3 Bob Bescher .411
4 Al Scheer .386
5 Frank Schulte .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
2 Bob Fisher 2
2 Tommy Griffith 2
2 Fred Luderus 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Perring 15
2 Gavvy Cravath 14
3 Fred Luderus 13
4 Fred Smith 12
5 5 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 8
1 Wilbur Good 8
3 Shano Collins 7
4 George Anderson 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elmer Knetzer 0.00
1 George LeClair 0.00
1 Guy Morton 0.00
4 Fred Toney 0.25
5 2 tied 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Fred Anderson 4
1 Fred Toney 4
4 Red Ames 3
4 18 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 26
2 Walter Johnson 25
2 Al Schulz 25
4 Red Faber 23
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Faber 2
2 Ralph Comstock 1
2 Oscar Harstad 1
2 Walter Johnson 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Gibson .371
2 Bob Fisher .366
3 Benny Kauff .363
4 Ed Konetchy .360
5 Tommy Griffith .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
1 Frank Schulte 4
3 Tommy Griffith 3
3 Fred Luderus 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 20
1 Ed Konetchy 20
1 Rebel Oakes 20
1 Al Scheer 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 12
2 George Anderson 11
2 Ty Cobb 11
4 Lee Magee 10
4 Al Wickland 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Johnson 0.78
2 Guy Morton 0.86
3 Rube Foster 0.92
4 Jeff Tesreau 0.94
5 Bert Humphries 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Reulbach 7
2 Harry Coveleski 6
2 Chief Johnson 6
2 Jim Scott 6
2 Fred Toney 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 48
2 Dave Davenport 47
3 Pete Alexander 46
4 Al Schulz 41
5 Dutch Leonard 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Fournier .324
2 Jake Daubert .324
3 Steve Yerkes .323
4 Eddie Collins .316
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 115
3 Bobby Veach 108
4 Hal Chase 106
5 Rebel Oakes 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 91
2 Fritz Maisel 75
3 Benny Kauff 63
4 Max Carey 47
4 Burt Shotton 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.45
2 Walter Johnson 1.81
3 Smoky Joe Wood 1.82
4 Jim Shaw 1.85
5 Bert Humphries 2.00

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 267
2 Dave Davenport 236
3 Walter Johnson 214
4 Bill Bailey 190
5 Jeff Tesreau 185

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 9
2 Rube Benton 6
2 Tom Hughes 6
2 Alex Main 6
5 3 tied 5