On This Day

Monday, September 20, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	93	45	.674	--
Tigers	91	51	.641	4.0
White Sox	82	59	.582	12.5
Senators	77	61	.558	16.0
Yankees	62	75	.453	30.5
Browns	58	81	.417	35.5
Indians	54	87	.383	40.5
Athletics	40	98	.290	53.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Tigers 2

Yankees 3, White Sox 2

Athletics 5, Indians 4

Indians 5, Athletics 3

Senators 6, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	79	59	.572	--
Braves	75	65	.536	5.0
Robins	75	65	.536	5.0
Cardinals	69	75	.479	13.0
Reds	67	73	.479	13.0
Pirates	69	76	.476	13.5
Cubs	64	72	.471	14.0
Giants	63	76	.453	16.5

Games

Pirates 1, Robins 0

Reds 4, Braves 1

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	79	60	.568	--
Whales	76	63	.547	3.0
Terriers	76	65	.539	4.0
Pepper	73	64	.533	5.0
Packers	71	68	.511	8.0
Blues	70	72	.493	10.5
Tip-Tops	69	74	.483	12.0
Terrapins	45	93	.326	33.5

Games

Rebels 4, Blues 2

Tip-Tops 10, Packers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jay Kirke	4
2	Ty Helfrich	3
2	Solly Hofman	3
2	Baldy Louden	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Braggo Roth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Smith	3
2	Tommy Griffith	2
2	Al Halt	2
2	Socks Seibold	2
2	Bobby Veach	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buck Herzog	2
2	Doug Baird	1
2	Ed Barney	1
2	Donie Bush	1
2	20 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fred Toney	1.00
2	George Dumont	0.80
2	Clarence Garrett	0.80
2	Bob Harmon	0.80
5	Babe Ruth	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	King Cole	1
1	Cap Crowell	1
1	George Dumont	1
1	Clarence Garrett	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Toney	6
2	Babe Ruth	5
3	Bud Davis	4
3	George Dumont	4
3	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Eccles	1
1	Rube Foster	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.321
2	Fred Luderus	.318
3	Larry Doyle	.316
4	Bill Hinchman	.311
5	Steve Evans	.306

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	104
3	Hal Chase	91
3	Ty Cobb	91
5	Gavvy Cravath	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	85
2	Benny Kauff	53
3	Fritz Maisel	50
4	Burt Shotton	43
5	Eddie Collins	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.28
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.34
3	Fred Toney	1.55
4	Walter Johnson	1.59
5	Ernie Shore	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	29
2	Hooks Dauss	23
2	Walter Johnson	23
2	George McConnell	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	234
2	Dave Davenport	215
3	Walter Johnson	180
4	Red Faber	169
5	Jeff Tesreau	163

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Barry	.467
2	Tommy Griffith	.431
3	Ty Cobb	.422
4	Ed Barney	.409
5	Paddy Baumann	.389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Griffith	16
2	Ty Cobb	14
2	Gavvy Cravath	14
4	Claude Cooper	13
4	Bill Hinchman	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	9
1	Del Pratt	9
3	Eddie Collins	8
3	Braggo Roth	8
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Dumont	0.00
1	Carmen Hill	0.00
3	Ernie Shore	0.28
4	Cy Falkenberg	0.35
5	Doc Ayers	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	5
2	Pete Alexander	4
2	Dick Rudolph	4
4	Doc Ayers	3
4	13 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Hughes	27
2	Dave Davenport	24
2	Fred Toney	24
4	Fred Anderson	22
5	Dutch Leonard	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Benton	2
1	Tom Hughes	2
3	Cy Barger	1
3	Jesse Barnes	1
3	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Hinchman	.388
2	Hal Chase	.374
3	Tommy Griffith	.373
4	Eddie Murphy	.341
5	Mike Mowrey	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	6
2	Hal Chase	5
3	Benny Kauff	4
3	Fred Merkle	4
5	14 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	26
2	Bobby Veach	23
3	Hal Chase	22
4	Benny Kauff	21
5	4 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	14
1	Mike Mowrey	14
1	Del Pratt	14
1	Burt Shotton	14
5	Eddie Murphy	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ernie Shore	0.48
2	Walter Johnson	0.75
3	Fred Toney	0.82
4	Jesse Barnes	0.84
5	Carmen Hill	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Rudolph	8
1	Fred Toney	8
3	Pete Alexander	7
3	Dutch Leonard	7
5	2 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	45
1	Willie Mitchell	45
3	Dutch Leonard	42
4	Dave Davenport	41
5	3 tied	40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.315
2	Bill Hinchman	.311
3	Jake Daubert	.310
4	Fred Luderus	.310
5	Larry Doyle	.308

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	114
2	Sam Crawford	113
3	Gavvy Cravath	106
4	Hal Chase	101
4	Ty Cobb	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	93
2	Benny Kauff	62
3	Fritz Maisel	60
4	Burt Shotton	48
5	Max Carey	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.35
2	Fred Toney	1.55
3	Walter Johnson	1.56
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.57
5	Ernie Shore	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	26
3	Dick Rudolph	25
4	Frank Allen	24
4	Hooks Dauss	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	258
2	Dave Davenport	232
3	Walter Johnson	206
4	Red Faber	189
5	Jeff Tesreau	181

Saves

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