On This Day

Sunday, September 12, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	87	43	.669	--
Tigers	87	48	.644	2.5
White Sox	79	53	.598	9.0
Senators	72	59	.550	15.5
Yankees	59	70	.457	27.5
Browns	55	78	.414	33.5
Indians	50	83	.376	38.5
Athletics	38	93	.290	49.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	74	56	.569	--
Robins	72	62	.537	4.0
Braves	70	62	.530	5.0
Cardinals	66	71	.482	11.5
Cubs	62	67	.481	11.5
Reds	63	70	.474	12.5
Pirates	64	72	.471	13.0
Giants	60	71	.458	14.5

Games

Cubs 6, Braves 3

Giants 17, Reds 5

Reds 5, Giants 0

Robins 4, Cardinals 2

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	73	59	.553	--
Terriers	72	61	.541	1.5
Whales	73	62	.541	1.5
Pepper	68	62	.523	4.0
Packers	69	64	.519	4.5
Blues	69	69	.500	7.0
Tip-Tops	67	69	.493	8.0
Terrapins	43	88	.328	29.5

Games

Whales 5, Terrapins 4

Whales 2, Terrapins 0

Packers 6, Blues 2

Pepper 1, Terriers 0

Pepper 2, Terriers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Robertson	5
2	Tommy Griffith	4
2	Les Mann	4
2	Al Shaw	4
2	Joe Weiss	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	1
1	Edd Roush	1
1	Dutch Zwilling	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Knisely	3
1	Hi Myers	3
1	Al Shaw	3
4	Duke Kenworthy	2
4	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ernie Johnson	2
1	Red Killefer	2
1	Fritz Mollwitz	2
4	Joe Agler	1
4	26 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fred Toney	2.00
2	Doc Crandall	0.80
3	Mike Prendergast	0.55
4	Snipe Conley	0.50
4	Claude Hendrix	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Cullop	1
1	Claude Hendrix	1
1	George McConnell	1
1	Earl Moseley	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Bailey	6
1	George McConnell	6
1	Mike Prendergast	6
1	Fred Toney	6
5	Dave Davenport	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Jimmy Lavender	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.323
2	Larry Doyle	.321
3	Jake Daubert	.311
4	Ed Konetchy	.310
5	Bill Hinchman	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	21
2	Hal Chase	17
3	Cy Williams	11
4	Beals Becker	10
4	4 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	104
2	Bobby Veach	99
3	Hal Chase	91
4	Gavvy Cravath	86
5	Ty Cobb	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	83
2	Fritz Maisel	50
3	Benny Kauff	48
4	Burt Shotton	42
5	3 tied	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.30
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.34
3	Walter Johnson	1.57
4	Fred Toney	1.70
5	Earl Moseley	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	26
2	Hooks Dauss	22
2	Walter Johnson	22
2	George McConnell	22
5	4 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	223
2	Dave Davenport	204
3	Walter Johnson	176
4	Red Faber	162
5	Jeff Tesreau	153

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	9
2	Tom Hughes	8
3	Rube Benton	7
4	Cy Barger	5
4	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Lord	.526
2	Hal Chase	.449
3	Jack Barry	.447
4	Bill Hinchman	.424
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	4
2	Fred Merkle	3
3	Gavvy Cravath	2
3	Jimmy Esmond	2
3	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	16
2	Gavvy Cravath	13
3	Al Shaw	12
4	Ty Cobb	11
4	3 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	10
2	Mike Mowrey	9
3	Burt Shotton	7
4	Art Butler	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.00
1	Lefty George	0.00
3	Jim Bluejacket	0.33
4	Doc Crandall	0.46
5	Ernie Shore	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	4
1	Dave Davenport	4
1	Jeff Pfeffer	4
1	Fred Toney	4
5	10 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	23
2	Fred Anderson	22
2	George McConnell	22
4	Pete Alexander	21
4	Dave Davenport	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	2
1	Cy Barger	2
1	Red Oldham	2
4	Rube Benton	1
4	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Hinchman	.391
2	Hal Chase	.391
3	Tommy Griffith	.377
4	Fred Luderus	.376
5	Harry Lord	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	6
2	Hal Chase	5
3	Benny Kauff	3
3	Fred Merkle	3
3	Honus Wagner	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	27
2	Sam Crawford	26
3	Bobby Veach	25
4	Hal Chase	24
5	Honus Wagner	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	18
2	Burt Shotton	14
3	Mike Mowrey	12
4	Shano Collins	11
4	2 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Harper	0.60
2	Fred Toney	0.82
3	Ernie Shore	0.83
4	Doc Ayers	0.97
5	Happy Finneran	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	8
2	Fred Anderson	7
3	Pete Alexander	6
3	Harry Coveleski	6
3	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	48
2	Pete Alexander	47
3	Al Schulz	46
4	Willie Mitchell	43
5	Jeff Tesreau	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	2
1	Cy Barger	2
1	Red Faber	2
1	Tom Hughes	2
1	Red Oldham	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.323
2	Fred Luderus	.322
3	Larry Doyle	.315
4	Eddie Collins	.315
5	Hal Chase	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	27
2	Hal Chase	17
3	Dutch Zwilling	13
4	Beals Becker	12
5	4 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	116
2	Gavvy Cravath	113
2	Sam Crawford	113
4	Hal Chase	111
5	2 tied	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	95
2	Benny Kauff	64
3	Fritz Maisel	63
4	Burt Shotton	50
5	Max Carey	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.34
2	Walter Johnson	1.48
3	Smoky Joe Wood	1.54
4	Fred Toney	1.70
5	Earl Moseley	1.88

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	269
2	Dave Davenport	232
3	Walter Johnson	213
4	Red Faber	183
5	Jeff Tesreau	179

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	9
2	Tom Hughes	8
3	Rube Benton	7
4	Alex Main	6
5	4 tied	5