On This Day

Friday, August 27, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	76	39	.661	--
Tigers	77	42	.647	1.0
White Sox	72	46	.610	5.5
Senators	60	55	.522	16.0
Yankees	54	58	.482	20.5
Indians	45	71	.388	31.5
Browns	45	73	.381	32.5
Athletics	35	80	.304	41.0

Games

White Sox 3, Athletics 2

Tigers 8, Yankees 1

Tigers 11, Yankees 3

Indians 4, Red Sox 3

Senators 3, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	64	50	.561	--
Robins	63	56	.529	3.5
Braves	60	55	.522	4.5
Cubs	58	58	.500	7.0
Cardinals	58	62	.483	9.0
Pirates	57	62	.479	9.5
Giants	53	60	.469	10.5
Reds	54	64	.458	12.0

Games

Cardinals 11, Robins 7

Braves 9, Cubs 4

Cubs 4, Braves 1

Giants 2, Pirates 1

Phillies 4, Reds 2

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	66	51	.564	--
Pepper	64	51	.557	1.0
Packers	65	55	.542	2.5
Whales	65	56	.537	3.0
Terriers	63	56	.529	4.0
Blues	58	66	.468	11.5
Tip-Tops	57	65	.467	11.5
Terrapins	40	78	.339	26.5

Games

Rebels 3, Whales 2

Terriers 5, Packers 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Crawford	6
2	Donie Bush	4
2	Doc Cook	4
2	Gus Getz	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	1
1	Miller Huggins	1
1	Dots Miller	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	5
2	Donie Bush	4
2	Sam Crawford	4
2	Dots Miller	4
5	2 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ernie Johnson	2
1	Tom Long	2
1	Ossie Vitt	2
4	Walt Alexander	1
4	21 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.20
2	Grover Lowdermilk	1.00
3	Christy Mathewson	0.75
4	Wheezer Dell	0.57
5	Harry Harper	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cy Barger	1
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Grover Lowdermilk	7
1	Pete Standridge	7
3	Eddie Cicotte	6
3	Bob Groom	6
3	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.322
2	Larry Doyle	.319
3	Ed Konetchy	.317
4	Steve Yerkes	.316
5	Jake Daubert	.307

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	93
2	Bobby Veach	90
3	Rebel Oakes	78
4	Ed Konetchy	77
5	2 tied	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	73
2	Fritz Maisel	50
3	Benny Kauff	43
4	Burt Shotton	34
5	Shano Collins	33

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	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	9
2	Tom Hughes	7
3	Rube Benton	6
4	Hooks Wiltse	5
5	5 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Luderus	.441
2	Tom Long	.405
3	Bob Fisher	.391
4	Frank Schulte	.373
5	Steve Evans	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Larry Doyle	2
2	Bob Fisher	2
2	Tommy Griffith	2
2	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	16
2	Sam Crawford	15
2	George Perring	15
4	Gavvy Cravath	14
5	Fred Luderus	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	8
1	Shano Collins	8
1	Wilbur Good	8
4	Sam Crawford	6
4	3 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	Harry Harper	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Fred Anderson	4
1	Fred Toney	4
4	Red Ames	3
4	19 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	26
2	Walter Johnson	25
2	Al Schulz	25
4	Red Faber	23
4	Willie Mitchell	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	2
2	Ralph Comstock	1
2	Tom Hughes	1
2	Walter Johnson	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Benny Kauff	.375
2	George Gibson	.368
3	Bob Fisher	.355
4	Duke Kenworthy	.352
5	Ed Konetchy	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
1	Frank Schulte	4
3	Larry Doyle	3
3	Fred Luderus	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	24
2	Bobby Veach	23
3	Tom Long	20
3	Rebel Oakes	20
5	3 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	12
2	Ty Cobb	11
3	George Anderson	10
3	Shano Collins	10
3	Lee Magee	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Morton	0.86
2	Chief Johnson	0.91
3	Rube Foster	0.92
4	Ed Reulbach	0.93
5	Jeff Tesreau	0.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Reulbach	6
1	Jim Scott	6
1	Fred Toney	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	11 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	48
2	Dave Davenport	47
3	Pete Alexander	46
4	Tom Hughes	38
4	2 others tied	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	3
2	Hugh Bedient	2
2	Red Faber	2
2	Sad Sam Jones	2
2	Hooks Wiltse	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Fournier	.323
2	Steve Yerkes	.323
3	Jake Daubert	.320
4	Larry Doyle	.316
5	Eddie Collins	.314

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	119
2	Gavvy Cravath	117
3	Bobby Veach	113
4	Hal Chase	106
5	2 tied	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	91
2	Fritz Maisel	75
3	Benny Kauff	63
4	Burt Shotton	47
5	2 tied	46

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	Tom Hughes	7
3	Rube Benton	6
3	Alex Main	6
5	3 tied	5