On This Day

Thursday, September 2, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	81	39	.675	--
Tigers	82	43	.656	1.5
White Sox	73	50	.593	9.5
Senators	63	58	.521	18.5
Yankees	56	63	.471	24.5
Browns	48	75	.390	34.5
Indians	47	75	.385	35.0
Athletics	36	83	.303	44.5

Games

Tigers 8, White Sox 6

Red Sox 8, Athletics 3

Yankees 1, Senators 0

Browns 4, Indians 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	68	52	.567	--
Robins	67	57	.540	3.0
Braves	63	57	.525	5.0
Cubs	59	60	.496	8.5
Cardinals	61	65	.484	10.0
Giants	56	63	.471	11.5
Pirates	59	67	.468	12.0
Reds	55	67	.451	14.0

Games

Robins 10, Braves 1

Phillies 3, Giants 1

Phillies 2, Giants 0

Cardinals 7, Pirates 2

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	69	54	.561	--
Pepper	66	52	.559	0.5
Terriers	68	56	.548	1.5
Whales	67	59	.532	3.5
Packers	65	59	.524	4.5
Blues	61	68	.473	11.0
Tip-Tops	57	69	.452	13.5
Terrapins	42	78	.350	25.5

Games

Terrapins 2, Tip-Tops 1

Pepper 9, Blues 1

Whales 5, Packers 2

Terriers 4, Rebels 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Larry Doyle	4
1	Harry Hooper	4
1	Harry Lord	4
1	Dots Miller	4
5	14 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Esmond	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Bridwell	3
1	Jimmy Esmond	3
1	Dick Hoblitzell	3
4	Hick Cady	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Butler	2
1	Larry Doyle	2
1	Harry Lord	2
1	Rube Oldring	2
5	20 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jeff Tesreau	1.67
2	Pete Alexander	1.00
3	Bob Shawkey	0.80
4	Christy Mathewson	0.71
5	Babe Ruth	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	George Chalmers	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jeff Tesreau	10
2	Pete Alexander	8
3	Bill Doak	6
3	Tom Seaton	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Oldham	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.326
2	Steve Yerkes	.320
3	Eddie Collins	.318
4	Ed Konetchy	.313
5	Jake Daubert	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	19
2	Hal Chase	13
3	Cy Williams	11
4	Beals Becker	10
4	Vic Saier	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	99
2	Bobby Veach	90
3	Rebel Oakes	80
4	Hal Chase	78
4	Ed Konetchy	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	76
2	Fritz Maisel	50
3	Benny Kauff	44
4	Burt Shotton	35
5	Shano Collins	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.28
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.34
3	Bert Humphries	1.67
4	Walter Johnson	1.68
5	Fred Toney	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	25
2	Hooks Dauss	21
2	Red Faber	21
2	George McConnell	21
2	Jim Scott	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	214
2	Dave Davenport	188
3	Red Faber	161
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	Hal Chase	.489
2	Al Scheer	.486
3	Bill Hinchman	.438
4	Ivan Howard	.400
5	Eddie Murphy	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Larry Doyle	2
2	Bob Fisher	2
2	Benny Kauff	2
2	Cy Williams	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	14
2	Steve Evans	13
3	Sam Crawford	12
3	Delos Drake	12
3	4 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lee Magee	8
1	Mike Mowrey	8
3	George Anderson	6
3	Shano Collins	6
3	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Harper	0.30
2	Dick Rudolph	0.32
3	Red Hoff	0.48
4	Ed Klepfer	0.56
5	Tom Hughes	0.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Al Schulz	4
3	Red Ames	3
3	Cy Barger	3
3	16 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	28
2	Jeff Tesreau	27
3	Pete Alexander	26
4	Al Schulz	24
5	Babe Ruth	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Ralph Comstock	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Harry Harper	1
1	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Benny Kauff	.380
2	Mike Mowrey	.367
3	Bill Hinchman	.364
4	Tommy Griffith	.364
5	Bob Fisher	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Frank Schulte	3
3	Bob Bescher	2
3	George Burns	2
3	9 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	27
2	Bobby Veach	22
3	George Burns	20
4	Tom Long	19
4	Rebel Oakes	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	14
1	Mike Mowrey	14
3	Lee Magee	12
4	Benny Kauff	11
4	Al Wickland	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Harper	0.27
2	Harry Moran	0.69
3	Rube Foster	0.92
4	Hooks Dauss	0.95
5	Fred Toney	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Doc Crandall	6
1	Hooks Dauss	6
1	George McConnell	6
1	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	47
2	Al Schulz	45
3	Walter Johnson	43
4	Jeff Tesreau	42
5	Tom Hughes	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	2
1	Tom Hughes	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Cy Barger	1
3	27 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Steve Yerkes	.327
2	Jake Daubert	.325
3	Larry Doyle	.322
4	Jack Fournier	.321
5	Eddie Collins	.308

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	118
2	Gavvy Cravath	117
3	Bobby Veach	109
4	Hal Chase	108
5	Dutch Zwilling	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	91
2	Fritz Maisel	72
3	Benny Kauff	63
4	Max Carey	47
4	Burt Shotton	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.42
2	Walter Johnson	1.73
3	Fred Toney	1.74
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.88
5	Bert Humphries	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	33
2	Walter Johnson	26
3	Dick Rudolph	25
4	Frank Allen	23
4	3 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	273
2	Dave Davenport	232
3	Walter Johnson	214
4	Jeff Tesreau	190
5	Red Faber	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