On This Day

Wednesday, September 15, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	90	44	.672	--
Tigers	90	48	.652	2.0
White Sox	80	56	.588	11.0
Senators	74	60	.552	16.0
Yankees	59	73	.447	30.0
Browns	57	78	.422	33.5
Indians	51	85	.375	40.0
Athletics	38	95	.286	51.5

Games

White Sox 3, Red Sox 1

Tigers 4, Yankees 2

Indians 5, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	76	57	.571	--
Robins	73	63	.537	4.5
Braves	72	63	.533	5.0
Cardinals	67	72	.482	12.0
Reds	65	70	.481	12.0
Cubs	63	69	.477	12.5
Pirates	65	74	.468	14.0
Giants	60	73	.451	16.0

Games

Cubs 1, Braves 0

Pirates 1, Phillies 0

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	74	60	.552	--
Whales	74	62	.544	1.0
Terriers	73	63	.537	2.0
Pepper	70	62	.530	3.0
Packers	69	64	.519	4.5
Blues	69	69	.500	7.0
Tip-Tops	67	71	.486	9.0
Terrapins	44	89	.331	29.5

Games

Terrapins 3, Rebels 0

Terriers 3, Tip-Tops 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Bancroft	2
1	Ed Burns	2
1	Ray Caldwell	2
1	Harry Chapman	2
1	11 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	1
1	Bobby Veach	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Kirkpatrick	3
2	Harry Chapman	2
2	Ray Chapman	2
2	Eddie Collins	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Babe Borton	1
1	Ray Chapman	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Herbie Moran	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Faber	1.75
2	Phil Douglas	1.67
3	Harry Harper	1.33
4	Vean Gregg	1.00
4	Erskine Mayer	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Lynn Brenton	1
1	Phil Douglas	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Douglas	10
2	Vean Gregg	9
3	Harry Harper	8
4	Red Faber	7
5	Erskine Mayer	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Coveleski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Luderus	.319
2	Larry Doyle	.318
3	Eddie Collins	.317
4	Jake Daubert	.309
5	Bill Hinchman	.308

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	106
2	Bobby Veach	101
3	Hal Chase	91
4	Ty Cobb	88
5	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	Eddie Collins	38

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	Red Faber	22
2	Walter Johnson	22
2	George McConnell	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	229
2	Dave Davenport	206
3	Walter Johnson	176
4	Red Faber	169
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	Jack Barry	.512
2	Hal Chase	.429
3	Benny Kauff	.391
4	Steve Evans	.380
4	Lee Magee	.380

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	8
1	Eddie Collins	8
1	Del Pratt	8
1	Burt Shotton	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.00
1	Lefty George	0.00
3	Ernie Shore	0.35
4	Fred Anderson	0.47
5	Bob Shawkey	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	4
1	Dave Davenport	4
1	Jeff Pfeffer	4
1	Fred Toney	4
5	13 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	23
2	Dave Davenport	21
3	Dutch Leonard	20
4	Fred Anderson	19
4	3 others tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Oldham	3
2	Cy Barger	2
2	Tom Hughes	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	14 others 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	Eddie Murphy	.343

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	Hal Chase	23
2	Sam Crawford	23
2	Bobby Veach	23
5	Honus Wagner	21

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	Ernie Shore	0.68
2	Jesse Barnes	0.71
3	Walter Johnson	0.77
4	Harry Harper	0.90
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	Dutch Leonard	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	.321
2	Fred Luderus	.317
3	Eddie Collins	.312
4	Larry Doyle	.310
5	Bill Hinchman	.308

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	Sam Crawford	114
1	Bobby Veach	114
3	Gavvy Cravath	110
4	Hal Chase	105
5	Ty Cobb	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	96
2	Benny Kauff	62
2	Fritz Maisel	62
4	Burt Shotton	51
5	Max Carey	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.38
2	Walter Johnson	1.50
3	Smoky Joe Wood	1.54
4	Fred Toney	1.70
5	Ernie Shore	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	26
3	Frank Allen	25
4	Dick Rudolph	24
5	5 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	267
2	Dave Davenport	234
3	Walter Johnson	209
4	Red Faber	190
5	Jeff Tesreau	177

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