On This Day

Sunday, May 9, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 17 7 .708 --
Yankees 12 6 .667 2.0
White Sox 14 9 .609 2.5
Red Sox 8 8 .500 5.0
Indians 10 12 .455 6.0
Senators 9 11 .450 6.0
Athletics 7 13 .350 8.0
Browns 6 17 .261 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 13 6 .684 --
Cubs 13 7 .650 0.5
Braves 11 8 .579 2.0
Reds 10 10 .500 3.5
Pirates 10 12 .455 4.5
Cardinals 10 14 .417 5.5
Robins 8 12 .400 5.5
Giants 6 12 .333 6.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Rebels 14 8 .636 --
Pepper 14 9 .609 0.5
Tip-Tops 12 10 .545 2.0
Whales 12 11 .522 2.5
Packers 11 11 .500 3.0
Terriers 9 12 .429 4.5
Terrapins 10 14 .417 5.0
Blues 8 15 .348 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vin Campbell 4
1 Al Wickland 4
3 Max Carey 3
3 Sam Crawford 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Hinchman 1
1 Vic Saier 1
1 Al Wickland 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Hinchman 4
2 Vic Saier 2
3 Vin Campbell 1
3 Max Carey 1
3 16 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donie Bush 2
1 Dan Costello 2
3 Jimmy Austin 1
3 Doug Baird 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jean Dubuc 1.00
1 Reb Russell 1.00
3 Slim Sallee 0.83
4 Hippo Vaughn 0.62
5 Walter Johnson 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jean Dubuc 1
1 Cy Falkenberg 1
1 Bob Harmon 1
1 Guy Morton 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Douglas 7
1 Reb Russell 7
3 Walter Johnson 6
4 Bullet Joe Bush 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lee Magee .426
2 Claude Cooper .380
3 Benny Kauff .375
4 Jimmy Walsh .359
5 Wilbur Good .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beals Becker 4
1 Fred Beck 4
3 Gavvy Cravath 3
3 Ted Easterly 3
3 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rebel Oakes 22
2 Vic Saier 21
3 Clyde Engle 18
3 Butch Schmidt 18
3 Bobby Veach 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 13
2 Ty Cobb 12
3 Roger Bresnahan 11
4 Benny Kauff 10
5 Shano Collins 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Tesreau 0.51
2 George McConnell 0.71
3 Walter Johnson 1.05
4 Bert Gallia 1.24
5 Zip Zabel 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Allen 6
1 Hooks Dauss 6
1 Red Faber 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 42
2 Pete Alexander 36
2 Bob Groom 36
2 Grover Lowdermilk 36
2 Reb Russell 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 2
2 Gene Dale 2
4 Red Ames 1
4 19 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Walsh .439
2 Fritz Maisel .436
3 Charlie Hanford .410
4 Nemo Leibold .394
4 Red Smith .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Saier 3
1 Jimmy Walsh 3
3 Beals Becker 2
3 Fred Beck 2
3 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rebel Oakes 15
2 Vic Saier 13
3 Fritz Mollwitz 11
3 Jimmy Walsh 11
3 Dutch Zwilling 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Bresnahan 8
1 Fritz Maisel 8
3 Ty Cobb 6
3 Max Flack 6
3 Dots Miller 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Standridge 0.00
2 Zip Zabel 0.33
3 Erskine Mayer 0.50
3 Jeff Tesreau 0.50
5 Rube Foster 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Morton 4
1 Reb Russell 4
3 Red Faber 3
3 Ray Fisher 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Reb Russell 29
2 Harry Coveleski 20
3 Pete Alexander 19
3 Phil Douglas 19
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 2
2 Red Ames 1
2 Hugh Bedient 1
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .322
2 Rebel Oakes .315
3 Beals Becker .312
4 Dutch Zwilling .310
5 Zack Wheat .306

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 21
1 Vic Saier 21
3 Dutch Zwilling 16
4 Fred Beck 14
5 2 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 110
2 Benny Kauff 104
3 Gavvy Cravath 102
4 Sam Crawford 98
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 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.39
2 Walter Johnson 1.49
3 Rube Foster 1.57
4 Claude Hendrix 1.62
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 Walter Johnson 222
3 Cy Falkenberg 221
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