On This Day

Monday, September 13, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	89	43	.674	--
Tigers	88	48	.647	3.0
White Sox	79	55	.590	11.0
Senators	73	59	.553	16.0
Yankees	59	71	.454	29.0
Browns	56	78	.418	34.0
Indians	50	84	.373	40.0
Athletics	38	94	.288	51.0

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 1

Tigers 2, Yankees 0

Browns 8, Athletics 2

Senators 3, Indians 2

Red Sox 2, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	75	56	.573	--
Robins	73	62	.541	4.0
Braves	71	62	.534	5.0
Cardinals	66	72	.478	12.5
Reds	64	70	.478	12.5
Cubs	62	68	.477	12.5
Pirates	64	73	.467	14.0
Giants	60	72	.455	15.5

Games

Braves 5, Cubs 4

Reds 6, Giants 5

Phillies 4, Pirates 2

Robins 6, Cardinals 3

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	74	59	.556	--
Whales	73	62	.541	2.0
Terriers	72	62	.537	2.5
Pepper	69	62	.527	4.0
Packers	69	64	.519	5.0
Blues	69	69	.500	7.5
Tip-Tops	67	70	.489	9.0
Terrapins	43	88	.328	30.0

Games

Rebels 7, Tip-Tops 5

Pepper 6, Terriers 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Barry	4
2	Bruno Betzel	3
2	Jack Coombs	3
2	Bill Hinchman	3
2	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Pratt	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ivan Howard	3
1	Del Pratt	3
3	Jimmy Archer	2
3	Marty Becker	2
3	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Murphy	2
2	Ray Chapman	1
2	Eddie Collins	1
2	Gavvy Cravath	1
2	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill James	1.00
1	Ernie Shore	1.00
3	Dutch Leonard	0.86
4	Gene Dale	0.80
5	Joe Boehling	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Joe Boehling	1
1	Ralph Comstock	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Bill James	6
1	Dutch Leonard	6
4	Joe Boehling	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bert Gallia	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Elmer Knetzer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Luderus	.322
2	Eddie Collins	.321
3	Larry Doyle	.321
4	Bill Hinchman	.310
5	Jake Daubert	.310

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	100
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	49
4	Burt Shotton	42
5	Eddie Collins	37

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	Ernie Shore	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	27
2	Hooks Dauss	22
2	Walter Johnson	22
2	George McConnell	22
5	4 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	229
2	Dave Davenport	204
3	Walter Johnson	176
4	Red Faber	162
5	Jeff Tesreau	155

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	9
1	Tom Hughes	9
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	Jack Barry	.512
3	Hal Chase	.449
4	Benny Kauff	.442
5	Bill Hinchman	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	4
2	Fred Merkle	3
3	Gavvy Cravath	2
3	Jimmy Esmond	2
3	3 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	4 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	10
2	Mike Mowrey	8
3	Eddie Collins	7
3	Ivan Howard	7
3	Burt Shotton	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.00
1	Lefty George	0.00
3	Ernie Shore	0.35
4	Bob Shawkey	0.50
5	Eddie Cicotte	0.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	4
1	Dave Davenport	4
1	Bill James	4
1	Jeff Pfeffer	4
1	Fred Toney	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	27
2	Fred Anderson	22
3	Tom Hughes	20
3	Dutch Leonard	20
3	Willie Mitchell	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	2
1	Cy Barger	2
1	Tom Hughes	2
1	Red Oldham	2
5	13 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Hinchman	.404
2	Hal Chase	.388
3	Harry Lord	.383
4	Tommy Griffith	.374
5	Tom Long	.366

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	Sam Crawford	26
1	Bobby Veach	26
3	Gavvy Cravath	25
4	Hal Chase	23
5	Honus Wagner	21

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	Jesse Barnes	0.66
3	Ernie Shore	0.68
4	Fred Toney	0.82
5	Happy Finneran	0.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	48
2	Pete Alexander	47
3	Willie Mitchell	43
3	Al Schulz	43
5	Jeff Tesreau	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	3
2	Pete Alexander	2
2	Cy Barger	2
2	Red Faber	2
2	Red Oldham	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.321
2	Fred Luderus	.320
3	Eddie Collins	.316
4	Larry Doyle	.314
5	Hal Chase	.312

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	Ty Cobb	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	95
2	Benny Kauff	65
3	Fritz Maisel	62
4	Burt Shotton	50
5	Max Carey	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.38
2	Walter Johnson	1.48
3	Smoky Joe Wood	1.54
4	Fred Toney	1.70
5	Rube Foster	1.91

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	267
2	Dave Davenport	232
3	Walter Johnson	213
4	Red Faber	183
5	Jeff Tesreau	181

Saves

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