On This Day

Saturday, September 4, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	83	39	.680	--
Tigers	83	45	.648	3.0
White Sox	74	51	.592	10.5
Senators	65	58	.528	18.5
Yankees	56	65	.463	26.5
Browns	50	76	.397	35.0
Indians	48	76	.387	36.0
Athletics	36	85	.298	46.5

Games

Indians 5, White Sox 0

Red Sox 3, Athletics 2

Senators 4, Yankees 3

Browns 7, Tigers 2

Tigers 2, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	69	53	.566	--
Braves	65	57	.533	4.0
Robins	67	59	.532	4.0
Cubs	60	62	.492	9.0
Cardinals	62	66	.484	10.0
Pirates	61	68	.473	11.5
Giants	57	64	.471	11.5
Reds	56	68	.452	14.0

Games

Braves 6, Robins 0

Phillies 3, Giants 2

Cubs 5, Pirates 2

Pirates 2, Cubs 1

Reds 4, Cardinals 3

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	71	54	.568	--
Pepper	66	54	.550	2.5
Terriers	68	58	.540	3.5
Packers	67	59	.532	4.5
Whales	67	61	.523	5.5
Blues	63	68	.481	11.0
Tip-Tops	59	69	.461	13.5
Terrapins	42	80	.344	27.5

Games

Tip-Tops 5, Terrapins 1

Blues 6, Pepper 5

Packers 10, Whales 9

Rebels 6, Terriers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Art Butler	4
1	Les Mann	4
1	Del Pratt	4
4	Marty Berghammer	3
4	17 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	1
1	Jimmy Esmond	1
1	Jack McCandless	1
1	Del Pratt	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Esmond	4
1	Al Shaw	4
3	Hal Chase	3
3	Les Mann	3
5	15 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	3
2	Max Carey	2
2	Ivan Howard	2
2	Braggo Roth	2
2	2 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Art Nehf	3.00
2	Hippo Vaughn	1.25
3	Babe Adams	0.83
4	Carl Weilman	0.50
5	Bernie Boland	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Fred Anderson	1
1	Allan Collamore	1
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	10
2	Babe Adams	5
2	Joe Boehling	5
2	Ed Reulbach	5
5	8 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Cy Barger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.328
2	Ed Konetchy	.315
3	Steve Yerkes	.314
4	Eddie Collins	.313
5	Jake Daubert	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	19
2	Hal Chase	14
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	92
3	Hal Chase	82
4	Rebel Oakes	80
5	Ed Konetchy	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	78
2	Fritz Maisel	50
3	Benny Kauff	44
4	Burt Shotton	38
5	Shano Collins	35

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.28
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.34
3	Walter Johnson	1.62
4	Fred Toney	1.74
5	Ernie Shore	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	25
2	Hooks Dauss	21
2	Red Faber	21
2	Walter Johnson	21
2	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	215
2	Dave Davenport	188
3	Walter Johnson	166
4	Red Faber	162
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	.490
2	Al Scheer	.475
3	Harry Lord	.425
4	Ivan Howard	.412
5	Delos Drake	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Hal Chase	2
2	Jimmy Esmond	2
2	Bob Fisher	2
2	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	13
2	Gavvy Cravath	12
2	Sam Crawford	12
2	Delos Drake	12
2	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lee Magee	9
1	Burt Shotton	9
3	Clyde Milan	8
3	Mike Mowrey	8
3	Ossie Vitt	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Harper	0.43
2	Red Hoff	0.48
3	Ed Klepfer	0.56
4	Walter Johnson	0.60
5	George Sisler	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dutch Leonard	4
1	Dick Rudolph	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Frank Allen	3
3	17 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	26
2	Willie Mitchell	25
3	Red Faber	23
3	Jeff Tesreau	23
5	2 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	2
2	Cy Barger	1
2	Ralph Comstock	1
2	Wilbur Cooper	1
2	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Dalton	.373
2	Benny Kauff	.371
3	Bill Hinchman	.367
4	Fred Luderus	.365
5	Mike Mowrey	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Hal Chase	3
2	Frank Schulte	3
4	Bob Bescher	2
4	11 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	25
2	Bobby Veach	24
3	George Burns	22
4	Hal Chase	20
5	2 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	16
2	Lee Magee	13
3	Mike Mowrey	12
4	Shano Collins	11
4	Burt Shotton	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Harper	0.27
2	Rube Foster	0.92
3	Allan Collamore	0.95
4	Fred Toney	1.00
5	Smoky Joe Wood	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Fred Anderson	6
1	Harry Coveleski	6
1	Hooks Dauss	6
1	7 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	50
2	Al Schulz	49
3	Pete Alexander	48
4	Dutch Leonard	40
5	Willie Mitchell	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	2
1	Cy Barger	2
1	Red Faber	2
1	Vean Gregg	2
5	25 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.323
2	Larry Doyle	.320
3	Steve Yerkes	.318
4	Hal Chase	.309
5	Jim Kelly	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	27
2	Hal Chase	17
3	Dutch Zwilling	13
4	Beals Becker	12
4	Vic Saier	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	116
2	Gavvy Cravath	115
3	Hal Chase	112
4	Bobby Veach	111
5	Dutch Zwilling	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	93
2	Fritz Maisel	69
3	Benny Kauff	62
4	Max Carey	48
4	Burt Shotton	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.41
2	Walter Johnson	1.65
3	Fred Toney	1.74
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.88
5	Jim Shaw	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Walter Johnson	27
3	Dick Rudolph	25
4	Frank Allen	24
4	Harry Coveleski	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	272
2	Dave Davenport	226
3	Walter Johnson	214
4	Jeff Tesreau	189
5	Red Faber	188

Saves

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