On This Day

Saturday, May 22, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	21	12	.636	--
Tigers	20	12	.625	0.5
Yankees	17	11	.607	1.5
Red Sox	13	12	.520	4.0
Indians	13	16	.448	6.0
Senators	12	15	.444	6.0
Browns	12	20	.375	8.5
Athletics	10	20	.333	9.5

Games

White Sox 11, Red Sox 3

Indians 7, Senators 6

Browns 6, Yankees 2

Tigers 5, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	19	12	.613	--
Phillies	17	11	.607	0.5
Pirates	15	15	.500	3.5
Braves	14	15	.483	4.0
Robins	14	15	.483	4.0
Cardinals	15	17	.469	4.5
Reds	12	16	.429	5.5
Giants	11	16	.407	6.0

Games

Cubs 5, Braves 4

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	20	12	.625	--
Whales	19	13	.594	1.0
Pepper	19	13	.594	1.0
Packers	16	14	.533	3.0
Tip-Tops	15	15	.500	4.0
Terriers	13	16	.448	5.5
Terrapins	12	19	.387	7.5
Blues	10	22	.313	10.0

Games

Whales 4, Tip-Tops 2

Blues 3, Packers 2

Terriers 6, Pepper 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Walter Blair	3
1	Ray Chapman	3
1	Shano Collins	3
1	Hal Janvrin	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Pratt	1
1	Heinie Zimmerman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Collins	5
2	Babe Borton	2
2	Ray Chapman	2
2	Hank Gowdy	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hugh High	2
1	Eddie Murphy	2
3	Ty Cobb	1
3	Eddie Collins	1
3	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mordecai Brown	0.88
1	Hippo Vaughn	0.88
3	Bill James	0.50
4	Dave Davenport	0.45
5	Lefty Tyler	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Anderson	1
1	Joe Benz	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Dave Davenport	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mordecai Brown	7
1	Hippo Vaughn	7
3	Willie Mitchell	6
4	Dave Davenport	5
4	Weldon Wyckoff	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bert Humphries	1
1	Carl Weilman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Benny Kauff	.392
2	Steve Evans	.355
3	Lee Magee	.354
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.351
5	Hans Lobert	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	7
2	Beals Becker	6
3	Fred Beck	4
3	Ed Konetchy	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Konetchy	27
2	Rebel Oakes	25
3	Gavvy Cravath	24
3	Vic Saier	24
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	19
2	Fritz Maisel	17
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	Jim Shaw	0.93
4	Jack Coombs	1.15
5	Jeff Tesreau	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	9
2	Pete Alexander	7
2	Hooks Dauss	7
2	Tom Seaton	7
5	3 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	58
2	Red Faber	55
3	Hippo Vaughn	52
4	Grover Lowdermilk	51
5	Bob Groom	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Benton	3
2	Hugh Bedient	2
2	Eddie Cicotte	2
2	Gene Dale	2
2	3 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Viox	.400
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.395
3	Dave Robertson	.385
4	Doc Johnston	.372
5	Nemo Leibold	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	5
2	Ed Konetchy	3
3	Beals Becker	2
3	Cozy Dolan	2
3	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tex McDonald	13
2	Gavvy Cravath	12
2	Ed Konetchy	12
4	Eddie Collins	10
4	3 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	8
2	Max Carey	7
3	Jimmy Austin	6
3	Doug Baird	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Smoky Joe Wood	0.00
1	Dan Griner	0.00
3	Wheezer Dell	0.33
4	Bill James	0.45
5	Sailor Stroud	0.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	4
2	Nick Cullop	3
2	Cy Falkenberg	3
2	Earl Moseley	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Weldon Wyckoff	25
2	Red Faber	24
3	Tom Hughes	23
4	Pete Alexander	22
5	Grover Lowdermilk	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	2
2	Babe Adams	1
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Steve Evans	.390
2	Jimmy Walsh	.366
3	Dave Robertson	.364
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.349
5	Nemo Leibold	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	6
2	Beals Becker	5
3	Vic Saier	4
3	Jimmy Walsh	4
3	Dutch Zwilling	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Konetchy	20
1	Rebel Oakes	20
3	Shano Collins	19
4	Sherry Magee	18
4	Jimmy Walsh	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	15
2	Fritz Maisel	12
3	Roger Bresnahan	10
4	Max Flack	9
4	2 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sailor Stroud	0.64
2	Jim Shaw	0.93
3	Jack Coombs	1.00
4	Bert Gallia	1.07
5	Al Mamaux	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	7
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Wheezer Dell	5
2	Tom Seaton	5
5	14 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	48
2	Weldon Wyckoff	40
3	Red Faber	38
4	Grover Lowdermilk	35
4	Hippo Vaughn	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Benton	3
2	Hugh Bedient	2
2	Bert Humphries	2
2	Alex Main	2
5	20 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.328
2	Beals Becker	.319
3	Dutch Zwilling	.318
4	Rebel Oakes	.316
5	Zack Wheat	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	25
2	Vic Saier	20
3	Dutch Zwilling	17
4	Beals Becker	14
4	Steve Evans	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	108
2	Frank LaPorte	107
3	Steve Evans	100
3	Sherry Magee	100
5	2 tied	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	81
2	Benny Kauff	75
3	Eddie Collins	63
4	George Burns	56
5	Bill McKechnie	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.42
2	Claude Hendrix	1.53
3	Walter Johnson	1.61
4	Rube Foster	1.83
5	Bill James	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	29
2	Claude Hendrix	28
2	Bill James	28
4	Dick Rudolph	27
4	2 others tied	27

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	239
2	Walter Johnson	223
3	Cy Falkenberg	214
4	Jeff Tesreau	200
5	Dave Davenport	194

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	6
2	Eddie Cicotte	5
2	Dave Davenport	5
2	Alex Main	5
2	Slim Sallee	5