On This Day

Wednesday, October 6, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 101 49 .673 --
Tigers 100 54 .649 3.0
White Sox 93 61 .604 10.0
Senators 85 68 .556 17.5
Yankees 68 83 .450 33.5
Browns 63 91 .409 40.0
Indians 57 95 .375 45.0
Athletics 43 109 .283 59.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 90 62 .592 --
Braves 83 68 .550 6.5
Robins 80 72 .526 10.0
Cubs 73 80 .477 17.5
Pirates 73 81 .474 18.0
Cardinals 72 81 .471 18.5
Reds 71 83 .461 20.0
Giants 68 83 .450 21.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Whales 86 66 .566 --
Terriers 87 67 .565 0.0
Rebels 86 67 .562 0.5
Packers 81 72 .529 5.5
Pepper 80 72 .526 6.0
Blues 74 78 .487 12.0
Tip-Tops 70 82 .461 16.0
Terrapins 47 107 .305 40.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Foster 4
2 Dave Bancroft 3
2 Harry Damrau 3
2 Johnny Evers 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beals Becker 1
1 Gavvy Cravath 1
1 Gus Getz 1
1 Erskine Mayer 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Paddy Baumann 2
2 Beals Becker 2
2 Charlie Jamieson 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Beals Becker 1
1 Luke Boone 1
1 Larry Doyle 1
1 Harry Hooper 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ernie Shore 999.00
2 Elmer Myers 1.71
3 George Mogridge 1.00
4 Wheezer Dell 0.67
5 Babe Ruth 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Erskine Mayer 1
1 Bill Morrisette 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Elmer Myers 12
2 Babe Ruth 6
3 Emilio Palmero 5
4 Doc Ayers 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Carl Mays 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .334
2 Larry Doyle .316
3 Fred Luderus .315
4 Ed Konetchy .308
5 Steve Evans .307

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 24
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 114
2 Sam Crawford 112
3 Gavvy Cravath 102
4 Ty Cobb 101
5 Hal Chase 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 96
2 Benny Kauff 56
3 Fritz Maisel 51
4 Eddie Collins 46
5 Burt Shotton 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.22
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.49
3 Walter Johnson 1.55
4 Fred Toney 1.57
5 Ernie Shore 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 31
2 Walter Johnson 27
3 Hooks Dauss 24
3 Red Faber 24
3 2 others tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 241
2 Dave Davenport 228
3 Walter Johnson 203
4 Red Faber 182
5 Jeff Tesreau 175

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 9
1 Tom Hughes 9
3 Rube Benton 8
4 Carl Mays 7
5 Cy Barger 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .486
2 Sherry Magee .395
3 Buck Weaver .391
4 Al Wickland .390
5 Dutch Zwilling .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Braggo Roth 3
1 Frank Schulte 3
3 Shano Collins 2
3 Gavvy Cravath 2
3 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 16
2 Babe Borton 11
2 Gavvy Cravath 11
2 Frank Schulte 11
5 4 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 9
2 Eddie Collins 7
2 Clyde Milan 7
4 Ernie Johnson 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 0.00
1 Cliff Markle 0.00
1 Lee Meadows 0.00
1 Harry Moran 0.00
5 Gene Packard 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Crandall 4
2 Bill Bailey 3
2 Nick Cullop 3
2 Dave Davenport 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 26
1 Ed Reulbach 26
3 Willie Mitchell 22
4 Walter Johnson 21
5 Earl Moseley 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Doc Ayers 1
2 Cy Barger 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .427
2 Tommy Griffith .367
3 Doc Johnston .358
4 Jack Fournier .357
5 Dave Bancroft .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 5
2 Fred Merkle 4
2 Braggo Roth 4
2 Frank Schulte 4
2 Dutch Zwilling 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 27
2 Tommy Griffith 25
3 Babe Borton 24
3 Ty Cobb 24
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 16
2 Eddie Collins 15
3 Del Pratt 14
4 Benny Kauff 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Prendergast 0.70
2 Cy Falkenberg 0.75
3 Ernie Shore 0.88
4 Pete Alexander 0.94
5 Carl Weilman 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Dave Davenport 6
1 Walter Johnson 6
1 Eddie Plank 6
1 Fred Toney 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Mitchell 42
2 Fred Anderson 40
2 Tom Hughes 40
4 Dave Davenport 37
4 2 others tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Barger 2
1 Rube Benton 2
1 Harry Coveleski 2
1 Claude Hendrix 2
1 5 others tied 2