On This Day

Thursday, September 30, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 99 46 .683 --
Tigers 98 54 .645 4.5
White Sox 89 61 .593 12.5
Senators 83 66 .557 18.0
Yankees 66 81 .449 34.0
Browns 63 87 .420 38.5
Indians 57 93 .380 44.5
Athletics 41 108 .275 60.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 87 61 .588 --
Braves 79 67 .541 7.0
Robins 79 70 .530 8.5
Pirates 72 79 .477 16.5
Cubs 71 79 .473 17.0
Cardinals 70 80 .467 18.0
Reds 70 81 .464 18.5
Giants 68 79 .463 18.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Rebels 85 64 .570 --
Terriers 86 66 .566 0.5
Whales 83 65 .561 1.5
Packers 80 71 .530 6.0
Pepper 77 71 .520 7.5
Blues 74 78 .487 12.5
Tip-Tops 70 82 .461 16.5
Terrapins 46 104 .307 39.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Rariden 4
2 Dick Egan 3
2 Jimmy Esmond 3
2 Joe Judge 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Flack 1
1 George Sisler 1
1 Al Wickland 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Fitzpatrick 4
2 Gavvy Cravath 2
2 Jimmy Esmond 2
2 Max Flack 2
2 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Rupert Mills 2
1 Al Scheer 2
4 Hal Chase 1
4 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeff Tesreau 1.25
2 Gene Krapp 0.80
3 Tom Hughes 0.71
4 Limb McKenry 0.60
5 Harry Harper 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Harmon 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 George Kaiserling 1
1 Gene Krapp 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gene Krapp 8
2 Harry Harper 6
2 Limb McKenry 6
4 Tom Hughes 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Barger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .331
2 Fred Luderus .316
3 Larry Doyle .316
4 Bill Hinchman .306
5 Ed Konetchy .305

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 98
5 Hal Chase 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 94
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 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 9
1 Tom Hughes 9
3 Rube Benton 8
4 Cy Barger 6
4 Carl Mays 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .477
2 Jack Fournier .419
3 Al Wickland .381
4 Jay Kirke .373
5 Dave Robertson .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Braggo Roth 3
1 Frank Schulte 3
1 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 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 10
2 Buck Herzog 8
2 Clyde Milan 8
2 Braggo Roth 8
2 Wally Schang 8

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 Eddie Plank 5
2 Pete Alexander 4
2 Dave Davenport 4
2 Walter Johnson 4
2 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Plank 31
2 Willie Mitchell 29
3 Tom Hughes 24
4 Frank Allen 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Weilman 2
2 Doc Ayers 1
2 Cy Barger 1
2 Jesse Barnes 1
2 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .375
2 Bill Hinchman .359
3 Steve Evans .342
4 Ty Cobb .339
5 Ed Barney .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 4
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
1 Fred Merkle 4
1 Frank Schulte 4
1 Dutch Zwilling 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 26
2 Gavvy Cravath 25
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 25
4 Tommy Griffith 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 21
2 Del Pratt 15
3 Braggo Roth 14
4 Benny Kauff 13
4 Clyde Milan 13

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Davenport 8
2 Pete Alexander 7
2 Fred Toney 7
4 Bert Gallia 6
4 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Mitchell 49
2 Fred Anderson 44
2 Tom Hughes 44
4 Dave Davenport 40
4 2 others tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Oldham 4
2 Cy Barger 3
3 Pete Alexander 2
3 Rube Benton 2
3 5 others tied 2