On This Day

Tuesday, June 8, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	29	17	.630	--
Tigers	30	18	.625	0.0
Red Sox	21	17	.553	4.0
Yankees	20	21	.488	6.5
Senators	19	20	.487	6.5
Indians	18	24	.429	9.0
Browns	18	26	.409	10.0
Athletics	16	28	.364	12.0

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 3

Yankees 4, Tigers 1

Athletics 5, Browns 2

Senators 3, Indians 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	24	18	.571	--
Phillies	24	19	.558	0.5
Braves	22	20	.524	2.0
Robins	22	21	.512	2.5
Cardinals	22	24	.478	4.0
Pirates	20	22	.476	4.0
Giants	17	21	.447	5.0
Reds	17	23	.425	6.0

Games

Giants 9, Cubs 3

Robins 4, Pirates 3

Braves 4, Reds 3

Phillies 5, Cardinals 4

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Packers	27	19	.587	--
Rebels	25	19	.568	1.0
Pepper	23	19	.548	2.0
Tip-Tops	24	21	.533	2.5
Terriers	22	20	.524	3.0
Whales	24	22	.522	3.0
Terrapins	16	27	.372	9.5
Blues	16	30	.348	11.0

Games

Tip-Tops 5, Terrapins 3

Packers 5, Terriers 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jake Daubert	4
2	Grover Hartley	3
2	Dick Hoblitzell	3
2	Duke Kenworthy	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Archer	1
1	Dick Hoblitzell	1
1	Al Shaw	1
1	Fred Smith	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Smith	4
2	Hans Lobert	3
2	Casey Stengel	3
4	Jimmy Archer	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	2
1	Bill Hinchman	2
1	Tom Long	2
1	Burt Shotton	2
5	15 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Alex Main	0.89
2	Earl Hamilton	0.80
3	Doc Ayers	0.75
4	Sherry Smith	0.62
5	Rube Marquard	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Rube Bressler	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Ed Lafitte	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Alex Main	8
2	Ray Caldwell	7
3	Doc Ayers	6
4	Bill Bailey	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jeff Pfeffer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lee Magee	.371
2	Jake Daubert	.361
3	Steve Evans	.361
4	Benny Kauff	.348
5	Jack Fournier	.341

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	Bobby Veach	38
2	Rebel Oakes	36
3	Ed Konetchy	32
3	Butch Schmidt	32
5	Benny Kauff	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	29
2	Fritz Maisel	20
3	Doc Cook	17
3	Benny Kauff	17
3	Lee Magee	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1.10
2	Al Mamaux	1.20
3	Jim Scott	1.54
4	Mordecai Brown	1.55
5	Pete Alexander	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	10
1	Red Faber	10
1	Tom Seaton	10
4	Pete Alexander	9
4	Erskine Mayer	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	83
2	Dave Davenport	71
2	Weldon Wyckoff	71
4	Red Faber	69
5	Grover Lowdermilk	67

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	.434
2	Clyde Engle	.415
3	Ty Cobb	.414
4	Art Fletcher	.412
5	Lee Magee	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	2
1	Benny Kauff	2
3	Jimmy Archer	1
3	Dave Bancroft	1
3	33 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Art Fletcher	13
1	Bobby Veach	13
3	Benny Kauff	11
3	Rebel Oakes	11
3	Butch Schmidt	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	10
2	Baldy Louden	6
2	Hap Myers	6
2	Burt Shotton	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Mamaux	0.00
2	Fritz Coumbe	0.53
2	Ernie Shore	0.53
4	Pete Henning	0.67
5	3 tied	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Alex Main	4
1	Erskine Mayer	4
3	Gene Dale	3
3	Ed Lafitte	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Weldon Wyckoff	28
2	Dave Davenport	26
3	Pete Alexander	25
4	Ray Caldwell	20
5	Elmer Knetzer	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	1
1	Ray Collins	1
1	Dick Crutcher	1
1	Dave Davenport	1
1	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Steve Evans	.420
2	Jake Daubert	.415
3	Dave Robertson	.363
4	Ray Chapman	.338
5	Lee Magee	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	6
2	Ed Konetchy	4
3	Vic Saier	3
3	Dutch Zwilling	3
5	11 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tex McDonald	20
1	Bobby Veach	20
3	Steve Evans	18
3	Art Fletcher	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	18
2	Doc Cook	11
3	Jimmy Austin	10
4	Max Carey	9
4	4 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Mamaux	0.42
2	Fritz Coumbe	0.72
3	Bert Humphries	0.80
4	Mordecai Brown	1.04
5	Ernie Shore	1.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Scott	6
2	Nick Cullop	5
2	Alex Main	5
2	Erskine Mayer	5
2	Tom Seaton	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Weldon Wyckoff	49
2	Pete Alexander	47
3	Dave Davenport	39
4	Chief Bender	35
4	Grover Lowdermilk	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	2
1	Dick Crutcher	2
1	Dan Griner	2
4	Babe Adams	1
4	19 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.345
2	Jack Fournier	.329
3	Beals Becker	.321
4	Rebel Oakes	.312
5	Sherry Magee	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	22
2	Vic Saier	20
3	Dutch Zwilling	18
4	Beals Becker	14
5	2 tied	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank LaPorte	105
2	Steve Evans	103
3	Benny Kauff	102
3	Sherry Magee	102
5	2 tied	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	76
2	Benny Kauff	74
3	Eddie Collins	57
4	Ty Cobb	55
5	George Burns	53

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.31
2	Walter Johnson	1.72
3	Claude Hendrix	1.94
4	Rube Foster	1.97
4	Ernie Shore	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	29
1	Dick Rudolph	29
3	Bill James	27
3	Tom Seaton	27
5	2 tied	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	252
2	Walter Johnson	217
3	Dave Davenport	213
4	Jeff Tesreau	204
5	Cy Falkenberg	202

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	6
2	Red Ames	5
2	Hugh Bedient	5
2	Dave Davenport	5
2	2 others tied	5