On This Day

Tuesday, September 14, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	90	43	.677	--
Tigers	89	48	.650	3.0
White Sox	79	56	.585	12.0
Senators	74	59	.556	16.0
Yankees	59	72	.450	30.0
Browns	57	78	.422	34.0
Indians	50	85	.370	41.0
Athletics	38	95	.286	52.0

Games

Red Sox 2, White Sox 1

Tigers 3, Yankees 2

Browns 12, Athletics 4

Senators 3, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	76	56	.576	--
Braves	72	62	.537	5.0
Robins	73	63	.537	5.0
Cardinals	67	72	.482	12.5
Reds	65	70	.481	12.5
Cubs	62	69	.473	13.5
Pirates	64	74	.464	15.0
Giants	60	73	.451	16.5

Games

Braves 7, Cubs 1

Reds 9, Giants 2

Phillies 4, Pirates 3

Cardinals 6, Robins 2

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	74	59	.556	--
Whales	74	62	.544	1.5
Terriers	72	63	.533	3.0
Pepper	70	62	.530	3.5
Packers	69	64	.519	5.0
Blues	69	69	.500	7.5
Tip-Tops	67	70	.489	9.0
Terrapins	43	89	.326	30.5

Games

Whales 8, Terrapins 7

Pepper 7, Terriers 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Scheer	5
2	Ed Burns	3
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Steve Evans	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	Max Flack	1
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	1
1	Rube Oldring	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Max Flack	4
2	Tommy Griffith	3
2	Red Killefer	3
2	Dick Rudolph	3
2	George Sisler	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Doyle	2
1	Fred Merkle	2
1	Del Pratt	2
4	Paddy Baumann	1
4	20 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Babe Ruth	1.00
2	Grover Lowdermilk	0.78
3	Dick Rudolph	0.56
4	George Chalmers	0.50
5	Joe Benz	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Boardman	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	George Chalmers	1
1	George Dumont	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Grover Lowdermilk	7
2	George Chalmers	6
3	Mordecai Brown	5
3	Dick Rudolph	5
3	Babe Ruth	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Hendrix	1
1	George Kaiserling	1
1	Ernie Koob	1
1	Red Oldham	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Luderus	.322
2	Eddie Collins	.319
3	Larry Doyle	.318
4	Ed Konetchy	.310
5	Bill Hinchman	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	22
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	Ty Cobb	87
4	Gavvy Cravath	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	84
2	Fritz Maisel	50
3	Benny Kauff	49
4	Burt Shotton	43
5	2 tied	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	206
3	Walter Johnson	176
4	Red Faber	162
5	2 tied	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	.588
2	Jack Barry	.512
3	Benny Kauff	.429
4	Bill Hinchman	.420
5	Hal Chase	.413

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	15
2	Gavvy Cravath	14
3	Ty Cobb	13
4	Jimmy Esmond	12
4	4 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	11
2	Del Pratt	8
2	Burt Shotton	8
4	Max Carey	7
4	3 others tied	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	Carmen Hill	0.51

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	24
2	Fred Anderson	22
3	Dave Davenport	21
4	Tom Hughes	20
4	2 others tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Oldham	3
2	Pete Alexander	2
2	Cy Barger	2
2	Tom Hughes	2
5	16 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.421
2	Bill Hinchman	.402
3	Harry Lord	.390
4	Tommy Griffith	.375
5	Fred Luderus	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	7
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	26
2	Bobby Veach	25
3	Hal Chase	23
3	Sam Crawford	23
5	Honus Wagner	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	19
2	Burt Shotton	14
3	Mike Mowrey	12
3	Del Pratt	12
5	3 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Harper	0.60
2	Ernie Shore	0.68
3	Jesse Barnes	0.71
4	Walter Johnson	0.77
5	Fred Toney	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Rudolph	7
1	Fred Toney	7
3	Pete Alexander	6
3	Fred Anderson	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	47
2	Walter Johnson	43
2	Al Schulz	43
4	Jeff Tesreau	41
5	2 tied	40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.319
2	Fred Luderus	.319
3	Eddie Collins	.314
4	Larry Doyle	.312
5	Hal Chase	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	28
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	115
2	Gavvy Cravath	114
3	Sam Crawford	113
4	Hal Chase	109
5	Ty Cobb	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	96
2	Benny Kauff	65
3	Fritz Maisel	62
4	Burt Shotton	51
5	Max Carey	47

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
3	Dick Rudolph	25
5	Harry Coveleski	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	267
2	Dave Davenport	234
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