On This Day

Tuesday, May 25, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	23	12	.657	--
Tigers	22	13	.629	1.0
Yankees	17	13	.567	3.5
Red Sox	13	14	.481	6.0
Senators	14	16	.467	6.5
Browns	14	20	.412	8.5
Indians	13	19	.406	8.5
Athletics	12	21	.364	10.0

Games

Athletics 6, Indians 5

Senators 8, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	18	11	.621	--
Cubs	20	13	.606	0.0
Robins	15	15	.500	3.5
Cardinals	16	17	.485	4.0
Pirates	15	16	.484	4.0
Braves	15	16	.484	4.0
Reds	12	17	.414	6.0
Giants	11	17	.393	6.5

Games

Robins 5, Pirates 1

Cardinals 11, Giants 5

Phillies 3, Cubs 0

Braves 3, Reds 1

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	21	13	.618	--
Whales	21	14	.600	0.5
Packers	19	14	.576	1.5
Pepper	19	16	.543	2.5
Tip-Tops	16	16	.500	4.0
Terriers	15	16	.484	4.5
Terrapins	13	21	.382	8.0
Blues	10	24	.294	11.0

Games

Rebels 5, Tip-Tops 4

Packers 6, Pepper 5

Tip-Tops 4, Rebels 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lee Magee	5
2	Vin Campbell	4
2	Benny Kauff	4
4	Ty Cobb	3
4	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Drummond Brown	1
1	Jimmy Esmond	1
1	Danny Moeller	1
1	Red Murray	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Drummond Brown	3
1	Dots Miller	3
1	Red Murray	3
4	Bob Bescher	2
4	14 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	3
2	Jake Daubert	2
2	Tex Wisterzil	2
4	Donie Bush	1
4	18 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Alexander	1.80
2	Jeff Tesreau	0.64
3	Dick Rudolph	0.62
4	Tom Seaton	0.57
5	Frank Allen	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Frank Allen	1
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	9
2	Jeff Tesreau	7
2	Weldon Wyckoff	7
4	Doc Ayers	6
4	Elmer Knetzer	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Hopper	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Benny Kauff	.402
2	Lee Magee	.375
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.355
4	Steve Evans	.348
5	Jake Daubert	.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	29
2	Rebel Oakes	26
2	Vic Saier	26
2	Bobby Veach	26
5	Gavvy Cravath	25

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	George Chalmers	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	9
2	Pete Alexander	8
2	Hooks Dauss	8
2	Tom Seaton	8
5	Frank Allen	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	67
2	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	Duke Kenworthy	.436
2	Jake Daubert	.414
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.395
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.391
5	Doc Johnston	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Ed Konetchy	3
3	Beals Becker	2
3	Jimmy Esmond	2
3	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Borton	12
2	Gavvy Cravath	11
2	Grover Gilmore	11
2	Ed Konetchy	11
2	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	7
2	Max Carey	6
2	Doc Cook	6
4	Jimmy Austin	5
4	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dan Griner	0.00
2	Sailor Stroud	0.47
3	Wheezer Dell	0.50
4	Carl Mays	0.52
5	Bert Humphries	0.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Nick Cullop	3
1	Bill Doak	3
1	Red Faber	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Weldon Wyckoff	28
3	Grover Lowdermilk	22
4	Chief Bender	21
4	Jeff Tesreau	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Eddie Cicotte	1
1	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.386
2	Dave Robertson	.361
3	Rabbit Maranville	.347
3	Red Smith	.347
5	Jake Daubert	.343

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Konetchy	21
2	Babe Borton	20
3	Rebel Oakes	19
4	Shano Collins	18
4	Vic Saier	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	Jim Shaw	0.91
3	Dan Griner	0.95
4	Jack Coombs	1.00
5	Cy Falkenberg	1.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	6
1	Tom Seaton	6
3	Pete Alexander	5
3	Nick Cullop	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	50
2	Weldon Wyckoff	44
3	Reb Russell	42
4	Grover Lowdermilk	38
4	Jeff Tesreau	38

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	.333
2	Beals Becker	.319
3	Dutch Zwilling	.319
4	Rebel Oakes	.317
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	Sam Crawford	100
3	Steve Evans	100
5	2 tied	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	78
2	Benny Kauff	75
3	Eddie Collins	61
4	George Burns	58
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	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Claude Hendrix	28
2	Dick Rudolph	28
4	Bill James	27
4	3 others tied	27

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	248
2	Walter Johnson	229
3	Cy Falkenberg	215
4	Jeff Tesreau	201
5	Dave Davenport	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