On This Day

Monday, May 17, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 8 .667 --
Tigers 18 11 .621 0.5
Red Sox 13 9 .591 2.0
White Sox 17 12 .586 1.5
Senators 12 14 .462 5.0
Indians 11 16 .407 6.5
Athletics 9 17 .346 8.0
Browns 10 19 .345 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 17 8 .680 --
Cubs 15 11 .577 2.5
Braves 13 11 .542 3.5
Pirates 13 14 .481 5.0
Robins 12 14 .462 5.5
Reds 11 14 .440 6.0
Giants 10 14 .417 6.5
Cardinals 12 17 .414 7.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Rebels 19 10 .655 --
Pepper 16 12 .571 2.5
Whales 17 13 .567 2.5
Tip-Tops 15 13 .536 3.5
Packers 15 13 .536 3.5
Terriers 12 14 .462 5.5
Terrapins 12 18 .400 7.5
Blues 8 21 .276 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chief Bender 4
1 Jack Farrell 4
1 Harry Swacina 4
4 George Anderson 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beals Becker 1
1 Gavvy Cravath 1
1 Cozy Dolan 1
1 Bert Niehoff 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
1 Jack Fournier 3
3 William Fischer 2
3 Charlie Hanford 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Ainsmith 2
1 Eddie Collins 2
1 Max Flack 2
4 Jack Barry 1
4 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 0.88
2 Erskine Mayer 0.57
3 Jim Scott 0.43
4 Chief Bender 0.38
5 2 tied 0.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Erskine Mayer 1
1 George McConnell 1
1 Jim Scott 1
1 Tom Seaton 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 7
2 Chief Bender 6
2 George McConnell 6
2 Tom Seaton 6
5 Erskine Mayer 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Benny Kauff .403
2 Hans Lobert .368
3 Lee Magee .364
4 Claude Cooper .361
5 Wilbur Good .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 6
2 Beals Becker 5
3 Fred Beck 4
3 Ed Konetchy 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Konetchy 25
2 Rebel Oakes 24
2 Vic Saier 24
4 Gavvy Cravath 23
4 Jimmy Walsh 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 14
2 Lee Magee 13
2 Fritz Maisel 13
4 Roger Bresnahan 12
4 Benny Kauff 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sailor Stroud 0.69
2 George McConnell 0.91
3 Pete Alexander 1.14
4 Jim Shaw 1.15
5 Jeff Tesreau 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 7
1 Hooks Dauss 7
1 Red Faber 7
1 Tom Seaton 7
5 2 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 53
2 Grover Lowdermilk 45
3 Bob Groom 42
3 Hippo Vaughn 42
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 2
2 Gene Dale 2
2 George McQuillan 2
5 26 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Robertson .488
2 Hans Lobert .422
3 Art Wilson .417
4 Steve Evans .409
5 Bill Hinchman .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
1 Jimmy Walsh 4
3 Ed Konetchy 3
3 Vic Saier 3
5 7 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Walsh 15
2 Ed Konetchy 13
3 Gavvy Cravath 12
4 Rebel Oakes 11
5 Steve Evans 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Bresnahan 6
1 Grover Gilmore 6
1 Lee Magee 6
4 Jimmy Austin 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Smoky Joe Wood 0.00
2 Wheezer Dell 0.33
3 Sailor Stroud 0.45
4 Dave Davenport 0.47
5 Ernie Shore 0.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaton 4
2 Wheezer Dell 3
2 Ray Fisher 3
2 Rube Foster 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Weldon Wyckoff 23
2 Pete Alexander 22
3 Walter Johnson 21
3 Tom Seaton 21
5 Fred Anderson 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Red Ames 1
1 Hugh Bedient 1
1 Chief Bender 1
1 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .324
2 Dutch Zwilling .316
3 Beals Becker .315
4 Rebel Oakes .311
5 Sherry Magee .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 24
2 Vic Saier 21
3 Dutch Zwilling 17
4 Beals Becker 14
4 2 others tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 111
2 Gavvy Cravath 108
3 Benny Kauff 104
4 Harry Swacina 101
5 Sherry Magee 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 79
2 Benny Kauff 78
3 Eddie Collins 62
4 George Burns 58
5 Bill McKechnie 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.43
2 Claude Hendrix 1.53
3 Walter Johnson 1.57
4 Rube Foster 1.59
5 Bill James 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 29
2 Bill James 28
2 Tom Seaton 28
2 Jeff Tesreau 28
5 3 tied 27

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 238
2 Walter Johnson 225
3 Cy Falkenberg 217
4 Earl Moseley 196
5 Jeff Tesreau 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 6
1 Slim Sallee 6
3 Rube Benton 5
3 Eddie Cicotte 5
3 2 others tied 5