On This Day

Monday, September 27, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 99 46 .683 --
Tigers 97 52 .651 4.0
White Sox 88 61 .591 13.0
Senators 80 65 .552 19.0
Yankees 66 81 .449 34.0
Browns 62 86 .419 38.5
Indians 57 92 .383 44.0
Athletics 40 106 .274 59.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 85 60 .586 --
Braves 78 66 .542 6.5
Robins 78 68 .534 7.5
Pirates 71 79 .473 16.5
Cardinals 70 79 .470 17.0
Reds 69 78 .469 17.0
Cubs 68 78 .466 17.5
Giants 67 78 .462 18.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Rebels 83 63 .568 --
Terriers 85 65 .567 0.0
Whales 82 64 .562 1.0
Packers 78 70 .527 6.0
Pepper 75 70 .517 7.5
Blues 72 78 .480 13.0
Tip-Tops 70 80 .467 15.0
Terrapins 46 101 .313 37.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Donie Bush 4
1 Red Murray 4
1 Al Shaw 4
4 Eddie Foster 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 1
1 Jay Kirke 1
1 Denney Wilie 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Zimmerman 4
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
2 Steve O'Neill 3
2 George Perring 3
2 Joe Weiss 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Steve Evans 3
2 Donie Bush 2
2 Heinie Groh 2
2 Bill Rodgers 2
2 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Henning 0.83
2 Jimmy Lavender 0.71
3 Willie Mitchell 0.70
4 Bill Bailey 0.60
5 Chief Johnson 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bailey 1
1 Harry Coveleski 1
1 Doc Crandall 1
1 Pete Henning 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Mitchell 7
2 George Dumont 6
3 Pete Henning 5
3 Jimmy Lavender 5
3 Bill Morrisette 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .330
2 Fred Luderus .321
3 Larry Doyle .318
4 Bill Hinchman .309
5 Jake Daubert .305

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 22
2 Hal Chase 17
3 Dutch Zwilling 13
4 Cy Williams 12
5 Benny Kauff 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 113
2 Sam Crawford 110
3 Ty Cobb 100
4 Hal Chase 93
5 Gavvy Cravath 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 91
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 1.57
4 Ernie Shore 1.58
5 Walter Johnson 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Walter Johnson 25
3 Hooks Dauss 24
4 Frank Allen 23
4 3 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 237
2 Dave Davenport 225
3 Walter Johnson 185
4 Red Faber 178
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 Rube Oldring .421
2 Eddie Collins .389
3 Ward Miller .375
4 Jack Tobin .369
5 Jack Fournier .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Braggo Roth 3
1 Dutch Zwilling 3
3 Eddie Collins 2
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Borton 16
2 Ty Cobb 15
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 15
4 Fred Luderus 14
4 Bobby Veach 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Del Pratt 9
1 Braggo Roth 9
3 Ty Cobb 8
3 Eddie Murphy 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 0.00
1 Doc Ayers 0.00
3 Ernie Shore 0.28
4 Carmen Hill 0.36
5 Tim McCabe 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Dave Davenport 4
1 Eddie Plank 4
1 Ernie Shore 4
5 11 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Mitchell 29
2 Eddie Plank 28
3 Tom Hughes 22
3 Fred Toney 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Coveleski 2
1 Claude Hendrix 2
1 Red Oldham 2
1 Carl Weilman 2
5 20 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Hinchman .378
2 Eddie Collins .364
3 Ed Barney .359
4 Doc Johnston .337
5 Bobby Veach .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 4
1 Benny Kauff 4
1 Fred Merkle 4
1 Dutch Zwilling 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 26
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 24
3 Babe Borton 23
3 Bobby Veach 23
5 Bill Hinchman 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 18
2 Del Pratt 16
3 Braggo Roth 14
4 Ernie Johnson 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie Shore 0.46
2 Carmen Hill 0.50
3 Doc Ayers 0.71
4 Tim McCabe 0.83
5 Walter Johnson 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Davenport 8
2 Ernie Shore 7
2 Fred Toney 7
4 Pete Alexander 6
4 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Mitchell 49
2 Fred Toney 44
3 Dave Davenport 42
4 Jeff Tesreau 41
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Oldham 4
2 Pete Alexander 2
2 Cy Barger 2
2 Rube Benton 2
2 6 others tied 2