On This Day

Wednesday, September 8, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	84	43	.661	--
Tigers	85	47	.644	1.5
White Sox	79	52	.603	7.0
Senators	69	59	.539	15.5
Yankees	59	66	.472	24.0
Browns	52	78	.400	33.5
Indians	49	81	.377	36.5
Athletics	38	89	.299	46.0

Games

Athletics 1, Red Sox 0

Red Sox 13, Athletics 2

White Sox 10, Tigers 9

Senators 1, Yankees 0

Browns 5, Indians 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	70	56	.556	--
Braves	68	59	.535	2.5
Robins	70	61	.534	2.5
Cardinals	65	67	.492	8.0
Cubs	61	66	.480	9.5
Pirates	63	70	.474	10.5
Giants	59	66	.472	10.5
Reds	58	69	.457	12.5

Games

Braves 12, Robins 1

Braves 4, Robins 1

Phillies 9, Giants 3

Cardinals 2, Cubs 0

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	73	56	.566	--
Terriers	70	60	.538	3.5
Whales	70	62	.530	4.5
Pepper	67	60	.528	5.0
Packers	68	62	.523	5.5
Blues	67	68	.496	9.0
Tip-Tops	64	69	.481	11.0
Terrapins	43	85	.336	29.5

Games

Blues 5, Terrapins 4

Packers 7, Rebels 2

Tip-Tops 6, Pepper 4

Tip-Tops 3, Pepper 0

Blues 4, Terrapins 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Larry Gardner	5
1	Jack McCandless	5
3	George Anderson	4
3	Hal Chase	4
3	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	1
1	Duke Kenworthy	1
1	Rabbit Maranville	1
1	Fred Merkle	1
1	Dode Paskert	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Johns	4
1	Duke Kenworthy	4
1	Rabbit Maranville	4
4	Clyde Engle	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Brainard	2
1	Hal Chase	2
1	Fred Luderus	2
1	Danny Moeller	2
5	22 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	1.25
2	Dutch Leonard	1.17
3	Al Schulz	1.00
4	Tim McCabe	0.78
5	Earl Moseley	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	George Chalmers	1
1	Vean Gregg	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	10
2	Dutch Leonard	7
2	Tim McCabe	7
2	Earl Moseley	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.326
2	Eddie Collins	.320
3	Ed Konetchy	.315
4	Steve Yerkes	.313
5	Bill Hinchman	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	19
2	Hal Chase	16
3	Cy Williams	11
4	Beals Becker	10
4	2 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	104
2	Bobby Veach	96
3	Hal Chase	87
4	Ed Konetchy	83
5	Ty Cobb	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	81
2	Fritz Maisel	50
3	Benny Kauff	45
4	Burt Shotton	41
5	3 tied	35

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.33
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.34
3	Walter Johnson	1.57
4	Fred Toney	1.81
5	Earl Moseley	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	25
2	Walter Johnson	22
3	Frank Allen	21
3	Harry Coveleski	21
3	4 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	219
2	Dave Davenport	194
3	Walter Johnson	176
4	Red Faber	162
5	Jeff Tesreau	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	9
2	Tom Hughes	8
3	Rube Benton	6
4	Cy Barger	5
4	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.532
2	Harry Lord	.479
3	Bill Hinchman	.464
4	Al Shaw	.455
5	Tom Long	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	3
1	Fred Merkle	3
3	Jimmy Esmond	2
3	Benny Kauff	2
3	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	16
2	Hal Chase	15
2	Bobby Veach	15
4	George Burns	13
5	Benny Kauff	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	8
1	Ossie Vitt	8
3	Art Butler	7
3	Lee Magee	7
3	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Harper	0.30
1	Walter Johnson	0.30
3	Jesse Barnes	0.64
4	Jeff Tesreau	0.67
5	Larry Cheney	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Coveleski	4
2	Frank Allen	3
2	Fred Anderson	3
2	Doc Crandall	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	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	Tom Hughes	2
1	Red Oldham	2
5	12 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Luderus	.390
2	Bill Hinchman	.388
3	Hal Chase	.382
4	Mike Mowrey	.360
5	George Anderson	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	5
2	Gavvy Cravath	4
3	Fred Merkle	3
3	Honus Wagner	3
5	10 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	29
2	Hal Chase	24
2	Bobby Veach	24
4	George Burns	21
4	Honus Wagner	21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Harper	0.23
2	Fred Toney	0.89
3	Allan Collamore	0.92
4	Rube Foster	0.93
5	Happy Finneran	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Anderson	7
2	Harry Coveleski	6
2	Dick Rudolph	6
2	Al Schulz	6
2	Fred Toney	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	53
2	Al Schulz	47
3	Willie Mitchell	46
4	Pete Alexander	43
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	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Luderus	.324
2	Jake Daubert	.321
3	Larry Doyle	.315
4	Eddie Collins	.313
5	Steve Yerkes	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	25
2	Hal Chase	18
3	Beals Becker	12
3	Dutch Zwilling	12
5	3 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	114
1	Sam Crawford	114
3	Bobby Veach	113
4	Gavvy Cravath	108
5	Dutch Zwilling	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	93
2	Fritz Maisel	67
3	Benny Kauff	61
4	Burt Shotton	50
5	Max Carey	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.37
2	Walter Johnson	1.65
3	Smoky Joe Wood	1.69
4	Fred Toney	1.81
5	Earl Moseley	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	27
3	Frank Allen	25
4	Harry Coveleski	24
4	2 others tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	273
2	Dave Davenport	228
3	Walter Johnson	215
4	Red Faber	184
5	Jeff Tesreau	183

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	9
2	Tom Hughes	8
3	Rube Benton	6
3	Alex Main	6
5	4 tied	5