On This Day

Friday, September 17, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	91	45	.669	--
Tigers	91	49	.650	2.0
White Sox	80	58	.580	12.0
Senators	75	61	.551	16.0
Yankees	61	73	.455	29.0
Browns	58	79	.423	33.5
Indians	52	85	.380	39.5
Athletics	38	96	.284	52.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Tigers 2

Yankees 3, White Sox 2

Indians 7, Athletics 6

Indians 3, Athletics 3

Browns 9, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	77	58	.570	--
Robins	74	64	.536	4.5
Braves	72	64	.529	5.5
Cardinals	68	72	.486	11.5
Reds	66	71	.482	12.0
Cubs	64	70	.478	12.5
Pirates	67	75	.472	13.5
Giants	61	75	.449	16.5

Games

Robins 7, Cubs 5

Reds 2, Phillies 0

Pirates 9, Giants 6

Pirates 5, Giants 0

Cardinals 1, Braves 0

Braves 2, Cardinals 2

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	76	60	.559	--
Whales	74	62	.544	2.0
Terriers	74	64	.536	3.0
Pepper	70	63	.526	4.5
Packers	70	64	.522	5.0
Blues	69	69	.500	8.0
Tip-Tops	68	72	.486	10.0
Terrapins	44	91	.326	31.5

Games

Packers 3, Pepper 0

Rebels 2, Terrapins 1

Terriers 2, Tip-Tops 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Doc Johnston	5
2	Braggo Roth	4
3	Johnny Evers	3
3	Ivan Howard	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Paddy Baumann	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Rube Oldring	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Doc Johnston	6
2	Braggo Roth	5
3	Dutch Leonard	3
3	Rube Oldring	3
3	Honus Wagner	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	2
1	Doc Johnston	2
1	Fred Merkle	2
1	Braggo Roth	2
5	20 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Guy Morton	3.00
2	Tom Hughes	1.33
3	Dave Davenport	1.20
3	Fred Toney	1.20
5	Willie Mitchell	1.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Allen	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Dave Davenport	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Willie Mitchell	11
2	Tom Hughes	8
2	Allen Russell	8
4	Frank Allen	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Coumbe	1
1	Nap Rucker	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Luderus	.324
2	Larry Doyle	.318
3	Eddie Collins	.318
4	Bill Hinchman	.308
5	Fred Merkle	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	22
2	Hal Chase	17
3	Benny Kauff	11
3	Cy Williams	11
5	4 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	107
2	Bobby Veach	102
3	Hal Chase	91
3	Ty Cobb	91
5	Gavvy Cravath	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	85
2	Benny Kauff	51
3	Fritz Maisel	50
4	Burt Shotton	43
5	Eddie Collins	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.32
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.34
3	Walter Johnson	1.59
4	Fred Toney	1.62
5	Ernie Shore	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	28
2	Hooks Dauss	23
2	Walter Johnson	23
4	Frank Allen	22
4	2 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	233
2	Dave Davenport	212
3	Walter Johnson	180
4	Red Faber	169
5	Jeff Tesreau	158

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	.457
2	Paddy Baumann	.415
3	Chick Gandil	.404
4	Ed Barney	.400
5	Doc Johnston	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	4
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Fred Merkle	3
4	Paddy Baumann	2
4	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	15
2	Tommy Griffith	14
2	Del Pratt	14
2	Al Shaw	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Del Pratt	10
2	Ty Cobb	9
2	Eddie Collins	9
4	Burt Shotton	8
5	4 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Dumont	0.00
2	Cy Falkenberg	0.35
2	Ernie Shore	0.35
4	Carmen Hill	0.42
5	Doc Ayers	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Davenport	4
1	Dutch Leonard	4
1	Fred Toney	4
1	Hippo Vaughn	4
5	12 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Willie Mitchell	25
2	Dave Davenport	24
2	Tom Hughes	24
2	Dutch Leonard	24
5	Hippo Vaughn	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cy Barger	2
1	Tom Hughes	2
1	Red Oldham	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.443
2	Harry Lord	.435
3	Tommy Griffith	.393
4	Bill Hinchman	.385
5	Paddy Baumann	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	7
2	Hal Chase	5
3	Benny Kauff	4
4	Fred Merkle	3
4	Honus Wagner	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	26
2	Bobby Veach	24
3	Hal Chase	23
3	Honus Wagner	23
5	Benny Kauff	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	14
1	Del Pratt	14
1	Burt Shotton	14
4	Benny Kauff	13
4	Mike Mowrey	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ernie Shore	0.68
2	Jesse Barnes	0.71
3	Carmen Hill	0.88
4	Harry Harper	0.90
5	Fred Toney	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
1	Dutch Leonard	7
1	Dick Rudolph	7
1	Fred Toney	7
5	2 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	47
2	Pete Alexander	45
2	Tom Hughes	45
2	Willie Mitchell	45
5	Dutch Leonard	44

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Luderus	.322
2	Jake Daubert	.313
3	Eddie Collins	.311
4	Larry Doyle	.309
5	Fred Merkle	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	28
2	Hal Chase	17
3	Dutch Zwilling	13
4	Beals Becker	12
4	Benny Kauff	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	115
2	Sam Crawford	114
3	Gavvy Cravath	108
4	Hal Chase	104
4	Ty Cobb	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	97
2	Benny Kauff	63
3	Fritz Maisel	61
4	Burt Shotton	51
5	Max Carey	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.35
2	Walter Johnson	1.52
3	Smoky Joe Wood	1.57
4	Fred Toney	1.62
5	Ernie Shore	1.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	268
2	Dave Davenport	235
3	Walter Johnson	213
4	Red Faber	189
5	Jeff Tesreau	180

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