On This Day

Wednesday, May 19, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 9 .640 --
Tigers 19 11 .633 -0.5
White Sox 19 12 .613 0.0
Red Sox 13 10 .565 2.0
Senators 12 14 .462 4.5
Indians 12 16 .429 5.5
Browns 10 19 .345 8.0
Athletics 9 19 .321 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 17 10 .630 --
Cubs 16 12 .571 1.5
Braves 14 12 .538 2.5
Robins 14 14 .500 3.5
Pirates 14 15 .483 4.0
Cardinals 14 17 .452 5.0
Giants 11 15 .423 5.5
Reds 11 16 .407 6.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Rebels 19 12 .613 --
Pepper 18 12 .600 0.5
Whales 17 13 .567 1.5
Tip-Tops 15 13 .536 2.5
Packers 15 13 .536 2.5
Terriers 12 14 .462 4.5
Terrapins 12 18 .400 6.5
Blues 8 21 .276 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Collins 3
1 Roy Hartzell 3
1 Nap Lajoie 3
1 Rabbit Maranville 3
1 Jim Viox 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Red Murray 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Collins 3
1 Nap Lajoie 3
1 Red Murray 3
1 Edd Roush 3
1 Jim Viox 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 4
2 Dave Robertson 2
2 Chief Wilson 2
4 Donie Bush 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dan Griner 1.50
2 George Chalmers 1.29
3 Jack Coombs 0.71
4 Harry Coveleski 0.67
5 Al Mamaux 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Harry Coveleski 1
1 Dan Griner 1
1 Rip Hagerman 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Chalmers 9
2 Harry Coveleski 6
2 Al Mamaux 6
4 Jack Coombs 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Marquard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Benny Kauff .403
2 Lee Magee .364
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .358
4 Wilbur Good .356
5 Hans Lobert .347

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 27
2 Rebel Oakes 24
2 Vic Saier 24
4 Gavvy Cravath 23
4 Jimmy Walsh 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 18
2 Fritz Maisel 14
3 Lee Magee 13
4 Roger Bresnahan 12
4 Benny Kauff 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sailor Stroud 0.79
2 George McConnell 0.91
3 Pete Alexander 1.14
4 Jack Coombs 1.15
4 Jim Shaw 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 8
2 Pete Alexander 7
2 Hooks Dauss 7
2 Tom Seaton 7
5 2 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 53
2 Red Faber 47
3 Grover Lowdermilk 45
3 Hippo Vaughn 45
5 Bob Groom 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 2
2 Gene Dale 2
2 George McQuillan 2
5 27 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Viox .417
2 Art Fletcher .408
3 Rabbit Maranville .395
4 Art Wilson .394
5 Dave Robertson .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
1 Jimmy Walsh 4
3 Ed Konetchy 3
4 Cozy Dolan 2
4 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Konetchy 15
2 Gavvy Cravath 12
2 Jimmy Walsh 12
4 Babe Borton 9
4 5 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 9
2 Grover Gilmore 6
2 Honus Wagner 6
4 Jimmy Austin 5
4 7 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wheezer Dell 0.00
1 Smoky Joe Wood 0.00
1 Dan Griner 0.00
4 Dave Davenport 0.47
5 Ernie Shore 0.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 3
1 Bill James 3
1 Earl Moseley 3
1 Tom Seaton 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Weldon Wyckoff 26
2 Pete Alexander 22
2 Jeff Tesreau 22
4 Bill Doak 20
5 2 tied 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 .325
2 Beals Becker .315
3 Dutch Zwilling .315
4 Rebel Oakes .314
5 Sherry Magee .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 24
2 Vic Saier 21
3 Dutch Zwilling 16
4 Steve Evans 14
5 2 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank LaPorte 111
2 Gavvy Cravath 108
3 Benny Kauff 103
4 Harry Swacina 101
5 Sherry Magee 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 80
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 1.83
5 Bill James 1.92

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 Jeff Tesreau 202
5 Earl Moseley 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 6
1 Slim Sallee 6
3 Eddie Cicotte 5
3 Dave Davenport 5
5 11 tied 4