On This Day

Friday, May 7, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 16 6 .727 --
Yankees 11 6 .647 2.5
White Sox 12 9 .571 3.5
Red Sox 8 7 .533 4.5
Senators 9 9 .500 5.0
Indians 9 11 .450 6.0
Athletics 6 12 .333 8.0
Browns 5 16 .238 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 13 5 .722 --
Cubs 12 7 .632 1.5
Braves 10 8 .556 3.0
Reds 10 9 .526 3.5
Cardinals 10 12 .455 5.0
Pirates 8 12 .400 6.0
Robins 7 12 .368 6.5
Giants 6 11 .353 6.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Rebels 13 8 .619 --
Tip-Tops 12 9 .571 1.0
Whales 12 9 .571 1.0
Pepper 12 9 .571 1.0
Packers 10 11 .476 3.0
Terrapins 10 13 .435 4.0
Terriers 8 11 .421 4.0
Blues 7 14 .333 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 4
2 Art Butler 3
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 Claude Cooper 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Claude Berry 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Vern Duncan 1
1 Harry Hooper 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 4
1 Fritz Mollwitz 4
1 Jimmy Walsh 4
4 Harry Hooper 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Bresnahan 2
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Wally Schang 2
4 Sam Agnew 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Coveleski 0.82
2 Bill Doak 0.75
3 Bob Shawkey 0.62
4 George McQuillan 0.47
5 Dutch Leonard 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Harry Coveleski 1
1 Walt Dickson 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Coveleski 9
2 George McQuillan 7
3 Bill Doak 6
4 Bob Shawkey 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1
1 George LeClair 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lee Magee .426
2 Benny Kauff .378
3 Claude Cooper .370
4 Wilbur Good .361
5 Red Smith .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beals Becker 4
1 Fred Beck 4
3 Ted Easterly 3
3 William Fischer 3
3 Rube Oldring 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rebel Oakes 22
2 Vic Saier 19
3 Butch Schmidt 18
3 Bobby Veach 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 12
2 Ty Cobb 11
3 Roger Bresnahan 10
3 Benny Kauff 10
5 Shano Collins 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bernie Boland 0.46
2 Jeff Tesreau 0.51
3 George McConnell 0.60
4 Bert Gallia 0.95
5 Walter Johnson 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Allen 6
1 Hooks Dauss 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Red Faber 5
3 Tom Seaton 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 37
2 Pete Alexander 36
3 Dave Davenport 32
3 Grover Lowdermilk 32
5 Red Faber 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 2
2 Gene Dale 2
4 Red Ames 1
4 17 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Walsh .457
2 Charlie Hanford .410
3 Jack Graney .400
4 Wilbur Good .396
5 2 tied .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beals Becker 3
2 Fred Beck 2
2 Max Carey 2
2 Harry Fritz 2
2 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rebel Oakes 17
2 Tom Long 12
2 Vic Saier 12
4 Sam Crawford 11
4 4 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Bresnahan 8
2 Fritz Maisel 7
3 Ty Cobb 6
4 Chet Chadbourne 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Standridge 0.00
1 Bert Gallia 0.00
3 Bernie Boland 0.33
4 Rube Foster 0.47
5 Bunny Hearn 0.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Allen 3
1 Joe Benz 3
1 Bernie Boland 3
1 Gene Dale 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Reb Russell 22
2 Harry Coveleski 21
3 Tom Seaton 20
4 Pete Alexander 19
4 Dave Davenport 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 3
2 Red Ames 1
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 Wilbur Cooper 1
2 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .326
2 Rebel Oakes .317
3 Dutch Zwilling .314
4 Beals Becker .314
5 Zack Wheat .307

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 20
1 Vic Saier 20
3 Dutch Zwilling 16
4 Fred Beck 14
4 Duke Kenworthy 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 110
2 Benny Kauff 102
3 Gavvy Cravath 100
3 Sam Crawford 100
5 3 tied 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 81
2 Fritz Maisel 80
3 George Burns 60
3 Eddie Collins 60
5 Bill McKechnie 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.33
2 Rube Foster 1.51
3 Claude Hendrix 1.60
4 Walter Johnson 1.63
5 Bill James 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 29
2 Walter Johnson 28
2 Jeff Tesreau 28
4 Claude Hendrix 27
4 3 others tied 27

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 230
2 Cy Falkenberg 217
2 Walter Johnson 217
4 Earl Moseley 195
5 Jeff Tesreau 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 6
1 Dave Davenport 6
1 Slim Sallee 6
4 Rube Benton 5
4 2 others tied 5