On This Day

Wednesday, September 29, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 99 46 .683 --
Tigers 98 53 .649 4.0
White Sox 89 61 .593 12.5
Senators 83 65 .561 17.5
Yankees 66 81 .449 34.0
Browns 62 87 .416 39.0
Indians 57 93 .380 44.5
Athletics 40 108 .270 60.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 87 60 .592 --
Braves 78 67 .538 8.0
Robins 79 69 .534 8.5
Cubs 71 78 .477 17.0
Pirates 71 79 .473 17.5
Cardinals 70 79 .470 18.0
Reds 69 81 .460 19.5
Giants 67 79 .459 19.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Rebels 84 64 .568 --
Whales 83 64 .565 0.5
Terriers 85 66 .563 0.5
Packers 80 70 .533 5.0
Pepper 75 71 .514 8.0
Blues 73 78 .483 12.5
Tip-Tops 70 81 .464 15.5
Terrapins 46 102 .311 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Turner Barber 5
1 Stuffy McInnis 5
1 Rip Williams 5
4 Charlie Jamieson 4
4 Horace Milan 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 1
1 Chick Gandil 1
1 Wilbur Good 1
1 Benny Kauff 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
1 Tommy Griffith 3
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
1 Baldy Louden 3
1 Frank Schulte 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Connolly 2
1 Max Flack 2
1 Clyde Milan 2
1 Wally Schang 2
5 18 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Alexander 2.00
2 Nap Rucker 1.17
3 Gene Packard 0.80
4 Bert Gallia 0.75
5 Fred Herbert 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Fred Anderson 1
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Bernie Boland 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Anderson 8
2 Nap Rucker 7
3 Eddie Cicotte 6
3 Chick Davies 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .331
2 Fred Luderus .319
3 Larry Doyle .316
4 Bill Hinchman .309
5 Ed Konetchy .303

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 23
2 Hal Chase 17
3 Cy Williams 13
3 Dutch Zwilling 13
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 113
2 Sam Crawford 112
3 Ty Cobb 100
4 Gavvy Cravath 96
5 Hal Chase 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 92
2 Benny Kauff 56
3 Fritz Maisel 51
4 Burt Shotton 44
5 Eddie Collins 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.22
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.46
3 Walter Johnson 1.57
4 Fred Toney 1.57
5 Ernie Shore 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 31
2 Walter Johnson 26
3 Hooks Dauss 24
3 George McConnell 24
5 3 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 241
2 Dave Davenport 225
3 Walter Johnson 195
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 Eddie Collins .447
2 Jack Fournier .419
3 Jay Kirke .365
4 Bobby Veach .356
5 Dave Robertson .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 4
2 Braggo Roth 3
2 Dutch Zwilling 3
4 Eddie Collins 2
4 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 18
2 Babe Borton 15
3 Fred Luderus 14
4 Ty Cobb 13
4 Bobby Veach 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 8
1 Braggo Roth 8
3 Buck Herzog 7
3 Benny Kauff 7
3 4 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 0.00
2 Ernie Shore 0.38
3 Tim McCabe 0.46
4 Nap Rucker 0.47
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Dave Davenport 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Gene Packard 4
1 Eddie Plank 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Mitchell 29
2 Eddie Plank 28
3 Frank Allen 22
3 Fred Anderson 22
3 Fred Toney 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Coveleski 2
1 Carl Weilman 2
3 Doc Ayers 1
3 Jesse Barnes 1
3 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .375
1 Bill Hinchman .375
3 Ed Barney .359
4 Doc Johnston .340
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 26
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 25
3 Tommy Griffith 24
4 Babe Borton 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 19
2 Del Pratt 15
3 Braggo Roth 14
4 Benny Kauff 13
5 3 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie Shore 0.36
2 Carmen Hill 0.50
3 Doc Ayers 0.74
4 Tim McCabe 0.83
5 Bob Shawkey 0.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Mitchell 49
2 Fred Anderson 44
3 Dave Davenport 40
3 Fred Toney 40
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 5 others tied 2