On This Day

Friday, September 24, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 97 46 .678 --
Tigers 94 52 .644 4.5
White Sox 85 61 .582 13.5
Senators 80 62 .563 16.5
Yankees 65 79 .451 32.5
Browns 62 84 .425 36.5
Indians 55 91 .377 43.5
Athletics 40 103 .280 57.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 84 60 .583 --
Braves 77 66 .538 6.5
Robins 77 67 .535 7.0
Pirates 71 78 .477 15.5
Reds 68 75 .476 15.5
Cardinals 69 78 .469 16.5
Giants 66 77 .462 17.5
Cubs 66 77 .462 17.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Rebels 81 62 .566 --
Whales 80 64 .556 1.5
Terriers 81 65 .555 1.5
Pepper 74 68 .521 6.5
Packers 75 69 .521 6.5
Blues 72 74 .493 10.5
Tip-Tops 70 78 .473 13.5
Terrapins 45 98 .315 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shano Collins 4
1 Eddie Foster 4
1 Nap Lajoie 4
1 Rube Oldring 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Perring 2
2 Walt Alexander 1
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 1
2 Jimmy Smith 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 6
2 Stuffy McInnis 3
2 George Perring 3
4 Harry Hooper 2
4 15 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marty Berghammer 2
1 Horace Milan 2
1 Ward Miller 2
1 Eddie Murphy 2
1 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Bailey 2.40
2 Dave Davenport 1.00
2 Art Nehf 1.00
4 George Chalmers 0.80
4 Bert Humphries 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bailey 1
1 George Chalmers 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Nick Cullop 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 12
2 Art Nehf 7
2 Dazzy Vance 7
4 Erv Kantlehner 6
4 Reb Russell 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chief Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .325
2 Fred Luderus .321
3 Larry Doyle .319
4 Bill Hinchman .309
5 Jake Daubert .305

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 22
2 Hal Chase 17
3 Dutch Zwilling 12
4 Benny Kauff 11
4 Cy Williams 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 109
1 Bobby Veach 109
3 Ty Cobb 96
4 Hal Chase 93
5 Gavvy Cravath 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 90
2 Benny Kauff 55
3 Fritz Maisel 51
4 Burt Shotton 44
5 Eddie Collins 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.25
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.46
3 Fred Toney 1.54
4 Ernie Shore 1.59
5 Walter Johnson 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Walter Johnson 25
3 Frank Allen 23
3 Hooks Dauss 23
3 George McConnell 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 237
2 Dave Davenport 224
3 Walter Johnson 185
4 Red Faber 172
5 Jeff Tesreau 169

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 9
1 Tom Hughes 9
3 Rube Benton 8
4 Carl Mays 6
5 2 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .392
2 Ward Miller .390
3 Braggo Roth .370
4 Dave Robertson .368
5 Eddie Collins .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dutch Zwilling 3
2 Eddie Collins 2
2 Gavvy Cravath 2
2 Benny Kauff 2
2 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Borton 16
2 Bill Hinchman 15
3 Ty Cobb 13
3 Fred Luderus 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Del Pratt 13
2 Benny Kauff 10
2 Braggo Roth 10
4 Ty Cobb 8
4 Eddie Murphy 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Dumont 0.00
1 Carl Weilman 0.00
1 Cy Pieh 0.00
1 Doc Ayers 0.00
5 Fred Toney 0.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Mordecai Brown 4
1 Dave Davenport 4
1 Eddie Plank 4
1 Dick Rudolph 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 30
2 Bill Bailey 22
2 Mordecai Brown 22
2 Eddie Plank 22
5 George McConnell 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 2
1 Harry Coveleski 2
1 Claude Hendrix 2
1 Red Oldham 2
1 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Hinchman .400
2 Hal Chase .363
3 Dutch Zwilling .346
4 Ty Cobb .333
5 Ossie Vitt .331

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 28
2 Bill Hinchman 23
3 Ty Cobb 22
3 Gavvy Cravath 22
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 17
2 Del Pratt 16
3 Braggo Roth 13
4 Ernie Johnson 12
4 3 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie Shore 0.48
2 Carmen Hill 0.50
3 Doc Ayers 0.75
4 Tim McCabe 0.83
5 Carl Weilman 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 7
1 Dave Davenport 7
1 Dick Rudolph 7
4 Walter Johnson 6
4 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 46
2 Fred Anderson 41
2 Jeff Tesreau 41
4 Pete Alexander 40
4 Willie Mitchell 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Oldham 4
2 Tom Hughes 3
3 Pete Alexander 2
3 Cy Barger 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .319
2 Larry Doyle .318
3 Fred Luderus .312
4 Bill Hinchman .309
5 Fred Merkle .306

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 26
2 Hal Chase 17
3 Dutch Zwilling 15
4 Benny Kauff 12
5 3 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 118
2 Sam Crawford 114
3 Gavvy Cravath 103
4 Dutch Zwilling 102
5 2 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 95
2 Benny Kauff 64
3 Fritz Maisel 61
4 Burt Shotton 48
5 Max Carey 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.26
2 Fred Toney 1.54
3 Walter Johnson 1.62
4 Smoky Joe Wood 1.69
5 Ernie Shore 1.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 256
2 Dave Davenport 234
3 Walter Johnson 197
4 Red Faber 184
5 Jeff Tesreau 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 9
1 Tom Hughes 9
3 Rube Benton 8
4 Carl Mays 6
5 2 tied 5