On This Day

Thursday, October 7, 1915

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1915 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 8, 1915

Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 101 50 .669 --
Tigers 100 54 .649 2.5
White Sox 93 61 .604 9.5
Senators 85 68 .556 17.0
Yankees 69 83 .454 32.5
Browns 63 91 .409 39.5
Indians 57 95 .375 44.5
Athletics 43 109 .283 58.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 90 62 .592 --
Braves 83 69 .546 7.0
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 69 83 .454 21.0

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 George Burns 4
1 Larry Doyle 4
1 Brad Kocher 4
4 Joe Connolly 3
4 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pete Compton 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Merkle 4
2 Dave Robertson 3
3 Pete Compton 2
3 Joe Connolly 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 2
2 Hugh High 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vean Gregg 1.00
2 Neal Brady 0.25
3 Sailor Stroud 0.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Shawkey 1
1 Sailor Stroud 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Collins 4
2 Vean Gregg 3
2 Bob Shawkey 3
4 Neal Brady 2
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .334
2 Larry Doyle .319
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 Al Wickland .421
3 Buck Weaver .419
4 Sherry Magee .385
5 Ed Konetchy .372

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 Gavvy Cravath 11
2 Frank Schulte 11
4 Max Flack 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 8
2 Eddie Collins 7
3 Hugh High 6
3 Clyde Milan 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bailey 3
1 Doc Crandall 3
1 Nick Cullop 3
1 Tom Hughes 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 26
2 Walter Johnson 21
3 Earl Moseley 20
3 Ed Reulbach 20
5 George McConnell 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Cy Barger 1
2 Mordecai Brown 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .427
2 Jack Fournier .379
3 Buck Weaver .338
4 Doc Johnston .333
5 Dave Bancroft .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 5
2 Braggo Roth 4
2 Frank Schulte 4
2 Dutch Zwilling 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 26
2 Ty Cobb 24
3 Babe Borton 23
3 Tommy Griffith 23
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 16
2 Del Pratt 14
3 Eddie Collins 12
4 Ernie Johnson 11
4 3 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 0.61
2 Mike Prendergast 0.76
3 Ernie Shore 0.88
4 Carl Weilman 0.95
5 Cy Falkenberg 1.00

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 Dave Davenport 37
2 Walter Johnson 37
4 Bill Bailey 36
4 Ed Reulbach 36

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