On This Day

Sunday, May 30, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	25	13	.658	--
Tigers	24	15	.615	1.5
Yankees	17	15	.531	5.0
Red Sox	15	15	.500	6.0
Senators	15	17	.469	7.0
Indians	15	19	.441	8.0
Browns	15	21	.417	9.0
Athletics	13	24	.351	11.5

Games

Indians 2, White Sox 1

Browns 3, Tigers 2

Tigers 2, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	22	14	.611	--
Phillies	19	14	.576	1.5
Braves	18	17	.514	3.5
Cardinals	18	19	.486	4.5
Robins	16	17	.485	4.5
Pirates	16	19	.457	5.5
Reds	14	18	.438	6.0
Giants	13	18	.419	6.5

Games

Reds 4, Pirates 0

Cubs 3, Cardinals 2

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	23	15	.605	--
Whales	22	15	.595	0.5
Packers	20	16	.556	2.0
Pepper	19	16	.543	2.5
Tip-Tops	17	17	.500	4.0
Terriers	16	17	.485	4.5
Terrapins	14	21	.400	7.5
Blues	11	25	.306	11.0

Games

Rebels 4, Terriers 0

Packers 8, Whales 3

Whales 1, Packers 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chet Chadbourne	6
2	Jimmy Austin	4
3	Heinie Groh	3
3	Charlie Hanford	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Konetchy	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Herzog	3
2	Jimmy Austin	2
2	Del Baker	2
2	Claude Berry	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Mowrey	2
2	Jimmy Archer	1
2	Walter Barbare	1
2	Claude Berry	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Weilman	1.14
2	Jim Scott	0.78
3	Pete Schneider	0.67
4	Gene Packard	0.45
5	Elmer Knetzer	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fritz Coumbe	1
1	Elmer Knetzer	1
1	Gene Packard	1
1	Mike Prendergast	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Weilman	8
2	Jim Scott	7
3	Dave Black	5
3	Gene Packard	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Benny Kauff	.392
2	Lee Magee	.376
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.364
4	Steve Evans	.342
5	Red Smith	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	9
2	Beals Becker	6
3	Ed Konetchy	5
3	Vic Saier	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rebel Oakes	32
2	Gavvy Cravath	30
2	Ed Konetchy	30
4	Vic Saier	29
4	Bobby Veach	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	22
2	Fritz Maisel	18
3	Lee Magee	14
4	Benny Kauff	13
5	4 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sailor Stroud	0.99
2	George McConnell	1.05
3	Walter Johnson	1.46
4	Jim Shaw	1.54
5	Jack Coombs	1.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	72
2	Grover Lowdermilk	60
3	Red Faber	58
4	Weldon Wyckoff	57
5	Hippo Vaughn	56

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	3
1	Rube Benton	3
1	Eddie Cicotte	3
4	Dick Crutcher	2
4	4 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Zimmerman	.432
2	Rebel Oakes	.412
3	Jim Kelly	.355
4	Doc Johnston	.351
5	Steve Yerkes	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Beals Becker	2
2	Walter Johnson	2
2	Ed Konetchy	2
2	Red Murray	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	12
2	Babe Borton	10
2	Eddie Collins	10
2	Gavvy Cravath	10
5	5 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	8
2	Happy Felsch	5
2	Fritz Maisel	5
2	Eddie Murphy	5
2	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Mamaux	0.00
1	Bill James	0.00
3	Wheezer Dell	0.50
4	Babe Adams	0.64
5	Bert Humphries	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Scott	4
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	Carl Weilman	3
4	Fred Anderson	2
4	24 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Weldon Wyckoff	22
2	Jim Scott	20
3	Pete Alexander	19
3	Dave Davenport	19
3	Red Faber	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	2
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Dick Crutcher	1
2	Bill Hopper	1
2	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.378
2	Dave Robertson	.370
3	Art Fletcher	.364
4	Jake Daubert	.354
5	Bill Hinchman	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	7
2	Beals Becker	4
2	Ed Konetchy	4
2	Vic Saier	4
2	Jimmy Walsh	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Borton	20
1	Ed Konetchy	20
3	Gavvy Cravath	19
3	Rebel Oakes	19
5	Art Fletcher	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	13
2	Fritz Maisel	11
3	Grover Gilmore	9
4	Doug Baird	8
4	4 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wheezer Dell	0.40
2	Bert Humphries	0.63
3	Sailor Stroud	0.89
4	Bill James	0.94
5	Al Mamaux	0.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	5
1	Tom Seaton	5
1	Carl Weilman	5
4	Pete Alexander	4
4	13 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Weldon Wyckoff	46
2	Pete Alexander	45
3	Grover Lowdermilk	37
4	Harry Coveleski	32
5	3 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	3
2	Eddie Cicotte	2
2	Dick Crutcher	2
2	Bert Humphries	2
5	15 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.335
2	Beals Becker	.319
3	Rebel Oakes	.317
4	Dutch Zwilling	.316
5	Zack Wheat	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	26
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	110
2	Frank LaPorte	105
3	Sherry Magee	101
4	Sam Crawford	100
4	Steve Evans	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	79
2	Benny Kauff	73
3	Eddie Collins	58
4	George Burns	57
5	Bill McKechnie	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.47
2	Walter Johnson	1.65
3	Claude Hendrix	1.68
4	Rube Foster	2.03
5	Ernie Shore	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Bill James	28
2	Dick Rudolph	28
2	Jeff Tesreau	28
5	Claude Hendrix	27

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	253
2	Walter Johnson	227
3	Cy Falkenberg	214
4	Jeff Tesreau	203
5	Dave Davenport	200

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	6
1	Eddie Cicotte	6
3	Hugh Bedient	5
3	Dave Davenport	5
3	Alex Main	5