On This Day

Wednesday, June 2, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 27 15 .643 --
Tigers 26 17 .605 1.5
Red Sox 19 15 .559 4.0
Yankees 19 17 .528 5.0
Senators 16 19 .457 7.5
Indians 17 21 .447 8.0
Browns 17 23 .425 9.0
Athletics 13 27 .325 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 23 16 .590 --
Phillies 20 18 .526 2.5
Braves 20 18 .526 2.5
Robins 20 18 .526 2.5
Cardinals 20 20 .500 3.5
Pirates 18 20 .474 4.5
Reds 15 20 .429 6.0
Giants 14 20 .412 6.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Packers 23 17 .575 --
Rebels 23 17 .575 0.0
Pepper 22 17 .564 0.5
Whales 23 18 .561 0.5
Terriers 18 17 .514 2.5
Tip-Tops 18 19 .486 3.5
Terrapins 15 24 .385 7.5
Blues 13 26 .333 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Cutshaw 4
1 Larry Gardner 4
3 Vern Duncan 3
3 Jimmy Esmond 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ward Miller 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Merkle 3
1 Hi Myers 3
3 Zinn Beck 2
3 Harry Hooper 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 2
2 Vin Campbell 1
2 Joe Connolly 1
2 Doc Cook 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Plank 1.25
2 Babe Ruth 0.67
3 Cy Barger 0.57
3 Earl Hamilton 0.57
5 Jack Quinn 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Harry Coveleski 1
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 Chief Johnson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Reulbach 7
2 Jack Quinn 6
2 Rube Schauer 6
4 Eddie Plank 5
4 Jeff Tesreau 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Griner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lee Magee .380
2 Benny Kauff .368
3 Jack Fournier .355
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .354
5 Steve Evans .346

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 26
2 Fritz Maisel 18
3 Benny Kauff 15
3 Lee Magee 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Barger 1.18
2 George McConnell 1.26
3 Smoky Joe Wood 1.35
4 Al Mamaux 1.38
5 Mordecai Brown 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 10
2 Hooks Dauss 9
3 Pete Alexander 8
3 Tom Seaton 8
5 9 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 75
2 Red Faber 64
3 Grover Lowdermilk 60
3 Weldon Wyckoff 60
5 Bob Groom 59

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 3
1 Rube Benton 3
1 Eddie Cicotte 3
4 Dick Crutcher 2
4 6 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .415
2 Ray Chapman .405
3 Art Fletcher .368
4 Fritz Maisel .360
5 Bill Hinchman .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Walter Johnson 2
2 Red Murray 2
2 Dutch Zwilling 2
5 28 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Art Fletcher 12
2 Babe Borton 11
2 Bobby Veach 11
4 Shano Collins 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 12
2 Doc Cook 6
3 Bunny Brief 5
3 Happy Felsch 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Mamaux 0.00
1 Cy Barger 0.00
3 Wilbur Cooper 0.53
4 Sad Sam Jones 0.57
5 Mike Prendergast 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Anderson 3
1 Mordecai Brown 3
1 Harry Coveleski 3
1 Nick Cullop 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Weldon Wyckoff 25
2 Pete Alexander 22
3 Tom Hughes 21
4 Harry Coveleski 19
5 Dave Davenport 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 2
2 Eddie Cicotte 1
2 Ray Collins 1
2 Dick Crutcher 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Robertson .402
2 Art Fletcher .391
3 Jake Daubert .372
4 Bill Hinchman .361
5 Ray Chapman .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 7
2 Ed Konetchy 4
2 Vic Saier 4
2 Jimmy Walsh 4
2 Dutch Zwilling 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Borton 20
2 Gavvy Cravath 19
2 Art Fletcher 19
2 Rebel Oakes 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 17
2 Doc Cook 10
2 Grover Gilmore 10
2 Fritz Maisel 10
5 Vic Saier 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cy Barger 0.57
2 Al Mamaux 0.63
2 Bert Humphries 0.63
4 Dan Griner 0.72
5 Wheezer Dell 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Cullop 5
1 Wheezer Dell 5
1 Red Faber 5
1 Tom Seaton 5
1 Carl Weilman 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Weldon Wyckoff 48
2 Pete Alexander 44
3 Jeff Tesreau 36
4 Fred Anderson 35
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 2
2 Dick Crutcher 2
2 Dan Griner 2
2 Bert Humphries 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .340
2 Beals Becker .320
3 Zack Wheat .315
4 Rebel Oakes .312
5 Dutch Zwilling .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 25
2 Vic Saier 20
3 Dutch Zwilling 18
4 Beals Becker 14
4 Steve Evans 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 107
2 Frank LaPorte 105
3 Sherry Magee 102
4 Steve Evans 101
5 Harry Swacina 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 79
2 Benny Kauff 75
3 Eddie Collins 57
4 George Burns 55
5 Ty Cobb 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.34
2 Walter Johnson 1.72
3 Claude Hendrix 1.76
4 Rube Foster 1.98
5 Ernie Shore 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 29
2 Bill James 28
2 Dick Rudolph 28
4 Walter Johnson 27
4 Jeff Tesreau 27

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 247
2 Walter Johnson 221
3 Jeff Tesreau 207
4 Dave Davenport 202
5 Cy Falkenberg 201

Saves

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