On This Day

Monday, May 24, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 23 12 .657 --
Tigers 22 12 .647 0.5
Yankees 17 13 .567 3.5
Red Sox 13 14 .481 6.0
Senators 13 16 .448 7.0
Indians 13 18 .419 8.0
Browns 14 20 .412 8.5
Athletics 11 21 .344 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 20 12 .625 --
Phillies 17 11 .607 1.0
Pirates 15 15 .500 4.0
Robins 14 15 .483 4.5
Cardinals 15 17 .469 5.0
Braves 14 16 .467 5.0
Reds 12 16 .429 6.0
Giants 11 16 .407 6.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Rebels 20 12 .625 --
Whales 21 14 .600 0.5
Packers 18 14 .563 2.0
Pepper 19 15 .559 2.0
Tip-Tops 15 15 .500 4.0
Terriers 15 16 .484 4.5
Terrapins 13 21 .382 8.0
Blues 10 24 .294 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Heinie Zimmerman 4
2 Max Flack 3
2 Vic Saier 3
2 Frank Schulte 3
5 22 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bunny Brief 1
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Frank Schulte 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Schulte 3
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Bob Fisher 2
2 Jack Fournier 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Dalton 2
2 Jack Barry 1
2 Vin Campbell 1
2 Chet Chadbourne 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Coveleski 1.25
2 Reb Russell 1.14
3 Bob Groom 0.83
4 Grover Lowdermilk 0.70
5 Frank Smith 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Harry Coveleski 1
1 Nick Cullop 1
1 Bob Groom 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gene Krapp 8
1 Reb Russell 8
3 Grover Lowdermilk 7
4 Frank Smith 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Cicotte 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Benny Kauff .392
2 Steve Evans .355
3 Lee Magee .354
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .353
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 Vic Saier 26
3 Rebel Oakes 25
3 Bobby Veach 25
5 Gavvy Cravath 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 19
2 Fritz Maisel 17
3 Lee Magee 13
4 Roger Bresnahan 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sailor Stroud 0.79
2 Jim Shaw 0.93
3 George McConnell 1.05
4 Jack Coombs 1.15
5 Jeff Tesreau 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 9
2 Hooks Dauss 8
3 Pete Alexander 7
3 Tom Seaton 7
5 6 tied 6

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .404
2 Doc Johnston .400
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .395
4 Jake Daubert .379
5 Dutch Zwilling .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
2 Ed Konetchy 3
3 Beals Becker 2
3 Frank Schulte 2
3 Dutch Zwilling 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tex McDonald 13
2 Babe Borton 12
2 Ed Konetchy 12
4 Grover Gilmore 11
4 Nap Lajoie 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 7
2 Max Carey 6
2 Doc Cook 6
2 Grover Gilmore 6
2 Honus Wagner 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Griner 0.00
2 Wheezer Dell 0.33
3 Sailor Stroud 0.47
4 Cy Falkenberg 0.50
5 Carl Mays 0.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Cullop 3
1 Red Faber 3
1 George Pierce 3
1 Clint Rogge 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 22
1 Grover Lowdermilk 22
3 Chief Bender 21
3 Weldon Wyckoff 21
5 Red Faber 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .390
2 Dave Robertson .370
3 Art Fletcher .333
4 Nemo Leibold .325
4 Red Smith .325

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 Babe Borton 20
2 Shano Collins 19
2 Ed Konetchy 19
2 Rebel Oakes 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 13
2 Fritz Maisel 12
3 Roger Bresnahan 9
3 Doc Cook 9
3 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sailor Stroud 0.64
2 Cy Falkenberg 0.75
3 Jim Shaw 0.91
4 Dan Griner 0.95
5 Jack Coombs 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 6
2 Nick Cullop 5
2 Reb Russell 5
2 Tom Seaton 5
2 Carl Weilman 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Reb Russell 42
2 Pete Alexander 41
3 Grover Lowdermilk 38
4 Walter Johnson 37
4 Weldon Wyckoff 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 2
1 Rube Benton 2
1 Eddie Cicotte 2
1 Bert Humphries 2
1 Alex Main 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .330
2 Beals Becker .319
3 Dutch Zwilling .319
4 Zack Wheat .317
5 Rebel Oakes .317

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 107
1 Frank LaPorte 107
3 Sam Crawford 99
3 Steve Evans 99
3 2 others tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 78
2 Benny Kauff 75
3 Eddie Collins 61
4 George Burns 56
5 Bill McKechnie 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.44
2 Claude Hendrix 1.53
3 Walter Johnson 1.59
4 Rube Foster 1.99
5 Bill James 2.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 239
2 Walter Johnson 229
3 Cy Falkenberg 214
4 Jeff Tesreau 200
5 2 tied 194

Saves

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