On This Day

Sunday, August 29, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 79 39 .669 --
Tigers 79 43 .648 2.0
White Sox 73 47 .608 7.0
Senators 60 57 .513 18.5
Yankees 55 60 .478 22.5
Browns 47 73 .392 33.0
Indians 45 74 .378 34.5
Athletics 36 81 .308 42.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 64 50 .561 --
Robins 65 56 .537 2.5
Braves 61 55 .526 4.0
Cubs 58 59 .496 7.5
Cardinals 58 62 .483 9.0
Giants 54 60 .474 10.0
Pirates 57 64 .471 10.5
Reds 54 65 .454 12.5

Games

No Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Rebels 66 52 .559 --
Pepper 64 51 .557 0.5
Terriers 66 56 .541 2.0
Whales 66 56 .541 2.0
Packers 65 58 .528 3.5
Blues 59 66 .472 10.5
Tip-Tops 57 66 .463 11.5
Terrapins 40 78 .339 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Bridwell 3
1 William Fischer 3
1 Bobby Vaughn 3
4 Jimmy Austin 2
4 20 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Donie Bush 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Donie Bush 2
1 Harry Chapman 2
1 Hooks Dauss 2
1 Happy Felsch 2
1 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Duke Kenworthy 2
2 Babe Borton 1
2 Al Bridwell 1
2 Max Flack 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Scott 1.50
2 Clint Rogge 1.20
3 George McConnell 1.00
4 Walter Johnson 0.86
5 Mike Prendergast 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Crandall 2
2 Hooks Dauss 1
2 Dutch Leonard 1
2 George McConnell 1
2 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George McConnell 8
2 Hooks Dauss 6
2 Walter Johnson 6
2 Gene Packard 6
2 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Doyle .322
2 Eddie Collins .320
3 Steve Yerkes .316
4 Ed Konetchy .313
5 Jake Daubert .306

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 94
2 Bobby Veach 90
3 Rebel Oakes 78
4 Ed Konetchy 77
5 Hal Chase 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 73
2 Fritz Maisel 50
3 Benny Kauff 43
4 Burt Shotton 35
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 1.67
5 Walter Johnson 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 24
2 Hooks Dauss 21
2 Red Faber 21
2 Jim Scott 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 202
2 Dave Davenport 185
3 Red Faber 160
4 Walter Johnson 159
5 Weldon Wyckoff 147

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Long .421
2 Fred Luderus .412
3 Hal Chase .391
4 Bill Hinchman .381
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
2 Larry Doyle 2
2 Bob Fisher 2
2 Tommy Griffith 2
2 Honus Wagner 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 15
2 George Perring 14
3 Sam Crawford 13
4 Gavvy Cravath 12
4 Delos Drake 12

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 George LeClair 0.00
2 Dick Rudolph 0.50
2 Harry Harper 0.50
4 Jeff Tesreau 0.56
4 Ed Klepfer 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Coveleski 4
1 Hooks Dauss 4
1 Dick Rudolph 4
1 Jim Scott 4
5 12 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 29
2 Al Schulz 28
3 Walter Johnson 26
4 Jeff Tesreau 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Faber 2
2 Ralph Comstock 1
2 Tom Hughes 1
2 Walter Johnson 1
2 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Benny Kauff .375
2 Eddie Murphy .358
3 George Gibson .352
4 Bob Fisher .352
5 Fred Luderus .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
1 Frank Schulte 4
3 Larry Doyle 3
3 Fred Luderus 3
3 Cy Williams 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 23
2 Bobby Veach 22
3 Tom Long 19
3 Cy Williams 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 12
2 Ty Cobb 11
3 Shano Collins 10
3 Lee Magee 10
5 8 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Tesreau 0.79
2 Rube Foster 0.92
3 Ed Reulbach 0.93
4 Bert Humphries 1.02
5 Happy Finneran 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Coveleski 6
1 Hooks Dauss 6
1 Ed Reulbach 6
1 Jim Scott 6
1 Fred Toney 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 48
2 Al Schulz 44
3 Dave Davenport 43
4 Dutch Leonard 41
5 Pete Alexander 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 2
1 Red Faber 2
1 Tom Hughes 2
1 Sad Sam Jones 2
5 27 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Fournier .328
2 Steve Yerkes .323
3 Jake Daubert .322
4 Larry Doyle .318
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 120
2 Gavvy Cravath 116
3 Bobby Veach 113
4 Hal Chase 105
5 2 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 89
2 Fritz Maisel 75
3 Benny Kauff 63
4 Burt Shotton 48
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.45
2 Walter Johnson 1.77
3 Smoky Joe Wood 1.82
4 Fred Toney 1.85
5 Jim Shaw 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 33
2 Walter Johnson 26
3 Dick Rudolph 25
4 Hooks Dauss 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 267
2 Dave Davenport 238
3 Walter Johnson 220
4 Bill Bailey 190
5 Jeff Tesreau 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 9
2 Tom Hughes 7
3 Rube Benton 6
3 Alex Main 6
5 3 tied 5