On This Day

Tuesday, September 7, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 83 42 .664 --
Tigers 85 46 .649 1.0
White Sox 78 52 .600 7.5
Senators 68 59 .535 16.0
Yankees 59 65 .476 23.5
Browns 51 78 .395 34.0
Indians 49 80 .380 36.0
Athletics 37 88 .296 46.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 69 56 .552 --
Robins 70 59 .543 1.0
Braves 66 59 .528 3.0
Cardinals 64 67 .489 8.0
Cubs 61 65 .484 8.5
Giants 59 65 .476 9.5
Pirates 63 70 .474 10.0
Reds 58 69 .457 12.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Rebels 73 55 .570 --
Terriers 70 60 .538 4.0
Pepper 67 58 .536 4.5
Whales 70 62 .530 5.0
Packers 67 62 .519 6.5
Blues 65 68 .489 10.5
Tip-Tops 62 69 .473 12.5
Terrapins 43 83 .341 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rip Williams 4
2 George Anderson 3
2 Paddy Baumann 3
2 Chick Gandil 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Konetchy 1
1 Fred Merkle 1
1 George Perring 1
1 Butch Schmidt 1
1 Steve Yerkes 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Heinie Groh 3
1 Hugh High 3
1 Ed Konetchy 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Claude Berry 2
2 Merito Acosta 1
2 Paddy Baumann 1
2 Marty Berghammer 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Davenport 1.50
2 Phil Douglas 1.33
3 Willie Mitchell 0.69
4 Nick Cullop 0.62
5 Bert Gallia 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Allen 1
1 Dave Davenport 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 Happy Finneran 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Mitchell 9
2 Phil Douglas 8
3 Nick Cullop 5
3 Pete Henning 5
3 Ed Reulbach 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Barger 1
1 Jim Scott 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Doyle .324
2 Eddie Collins .317
3 Steve Yerkes .315
4 Ed Konetchy .314
5 Jake Daubert .308

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 19
2 Hal Chase 15
3 Cy Williams 11
4 Beals Becker 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 102
2 Bobby Veach 95
3 Hal Chase 85
4 Ed Konetchy 82
5 2 tied 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 80
2 Fritz Maisel 50
3 Benny Kauff 45
4 Burt Shotton 40
5 3 tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.33
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.34
3 Walter Johnson 1.62
4 Fred Toney 1.81
5 Ernie Shore 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 25
2 Frank Allen 21
2 Harry Coveleski 21
2 Hooks Dauss 21
2 4 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 219
2 Dave Davenport 194
3 Walter Johnson 166
4 Red Faber 162
5 Jeff Tesreau 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 9
2 Tom Hughes 7
3 Rube Benton 6
4 Cy Barger 5
4 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Chase .500
2 Harry Lord .478
3 Bill Hinchman .444
4 Tom Long .426
5 Ossie Vitt .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 2
1 Jimmy Esmond 2
1 Benny Kauff 2
1 Jack McCandless 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 14
1 Bobby Veach 14
3 Hal Chase 13
4 Benny Kauff 12
4 Al Shaw 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Magee 9
2 Ossie Vitt 8
3 Ty Cobb 7
3 Clyde Milan 7
3 Burt Shotton 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Harper 0.30
2 Walter Johnson 0.43
3 Larry Cheney 0.67
4 Jeff Tesreau 0.82
5 Jimmy Lavender 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Coveleski 4
2 Frank Allen 3
2 Fred Anderson 3
2 Cy Barger 3
2 13 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Tesreau 27
2 Al Mamaux 24
3 Willie Mitchell 23
4 Pete Alexander 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 2
1 Cy Barger 2
1 Red Oldham 2
4 Ralph Comstock 1
4 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Hinchman .388
2 Fred Luderus .383
3 Hal Chase .369
4 Tommy Griffith .367
5 Eddie Murphy .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 4
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
3 Frank Schulte 3
3 Honus Wagner 3
5 12 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 27
2 Bobby Veach 23
3 Hal Chase 22
4 Jimmy Esmond 21
4 Honus Wagner 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 15
2 Burt Shotton 12
3 Shano Collins 11
3 Lee Magee 11
3 Mike Mowrey 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Harper 0.23
2 Allan Collamore 0.92
3 Bernie Boland 0.92
4 Rube Foster 0.93
5 Happy Finneran 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Anderson 7
2 Pete Alexander 6
2 Harry Coveleski 6
2 Dick Rudolph 6
2 Fred Toney 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 46
1 Willie Mitchell 46
3 Walter Johnson 43
4 Al Schulz 41
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 2
1 Cy Barger 2
1 Red Faber 2
1 Vean Gregg 2
1 Red Oldham 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .325
2 Fred Luderus .324
3 Steve Yerkes .317
4 Larry Doyle .314
5 Hal Chase .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 27
2 Hal Chase 18
3 Dutch Zwilling 13
4 Beals Becker 12
4 Vic Saier 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 116
2 Hal Chase 115
2 Gavvy Cravath 115
4 Bobby Veach 113
5 Dutch Zwilling 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 93
2 Fritz Maisel 68
3 Benny Kauff 61
4 Burt Shotton 49
5 Max Carey 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.43
2 Walter Johnson 1.69
3 Fred Toney 1.81
4 Smoky Joe Wood 1.88
5 Rube Foster 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 32
2 Walter Johnson 26
3 Frank Allen 25
3 Dick Rudolph 25
5 Harry Coveleski 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 276
2 Dave Davenport 228
3 Walter Johnson 205
4 Jeff Tesreau 193
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 4 tied 5