On This Day

Saturday, June 12, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	31	19	.620	--
Tigers	31	21	.596	1.0
Red Sox	24	18	.571	3.0
Senators	22	21	.512	5.5
Yankees	22	23	.489	6.5
Indians	20	26	.435	9.0
Browns	19	29	.396	11.0
Athletics	18	30	.375	12.0

Games

Yankees 9, Browns 5

Athletics 7, Tigers 6

Senators 2, White Sox 1

Red Sox 5, Indians 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	26	20	.565	--
Cubs	25	20	.556	0.5
Braves	23	22	.511	2.5
Robins	23	23	.500	3.0
Cardinals	25	25	.500	3.0
Pirates	22	23	.489	3.5
Reds	19	24	.442	5.5
Giants	18	24	.429	6.0

Games

Phillies 13, Cubs 0

Braves 8, Pirates 2

Cardinals 8, Giants 3

Reds 8, Robins 1

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Packers	30	20	.600	--
Rebels	25	20	.556	2.5
Tip-Tops	27	23	.540	3.0
Pepper	25	22	.532	3.5
Terriers	23	21	.523	4.0
Whales	25	24	.510	4.5
Terrapins	19	29	.396	10.0
Blues	18	33	.353	12.5

Games

Terrapins 3, Blues 2

Tip-Tops 1, Pepper 0

Terriers 4, Rebels 1

Packers 5, Whales 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Bancroft	4
2	Jimmy Esmond	3
2	Red Killefer	3
2	Fred Luderus	3
5	54 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Beals Becker	1
1	Luke Boone	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Sam Crawford	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Beals Becker	5
2	Ray Caldwell	3
2	Roy Hartzell	3
2	Red Killefer	3
2	Dots Miller	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	4
2	Dave Bancroft	1
2	Ray Chapman	1
2	Gavvy Cravath	1
2	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Benz	0.80
2	Erskine Mayer	0.75
3	Harry Moran	0.62
4	Chief Bender	0.50
5	Gene Packard	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Joe Boehling	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	King Lear	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Weldon Wyckoff	9
2	Joe Benz	8
3	Harry Moran	5
4	Chief Bender	4
4	5 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Alex Main	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.380
2	Lee Magee	.367
3	Steve Evans	.345
4	Jack Fournier	.342
5	Benny Kauff	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	9
2	Beals Becker	7
3	Ed Konetchy	5
3	Vic Saier	5
3	Dutch Zwilling	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	45
2	Sam Crawford	37
3	Rebel Oakes	36
4	Benny Kauff	33
5	3 tied	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	38
2	Fritz Maisel	22
3	Benny Kauff	18
4	Doc Cook	17
4	2 others tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bert Humphries	0.59
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.06
3	Al Mamaux	1.41
4	Mordecai Brown	1.52
5	Walter Johnson	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	11
2	Pete Alexander	10
2	Red Faber	10
2	Erskine Mayer	10
2	Tom Seaton	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	90
2	Weldon Wyckoff	89
3	Red Faber	73
4	Dave Davenport	71
5	Grover Lowdermilk	67

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	3
1	Rube Benton	3
1	Eddie Cicotte	3
1	Alex Main	3
5	8 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.473
2	Clyde Engle	.442
3	Edd Roush	.400
4	Larry Doyle	.396
5	Vern Duncan	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Caldwell	3
2	Hal Chase	2
2	Benny Kauff	2
4	Jimmy Archer	1
4	41 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	18
2	Sam Crawford	13
3	Roy Hartzell	12
3	Benny Kauff	12
5	2 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	18
2	Baldy Louden	9
3	Burt Shotton	8
4	Dave Bancroft	5
4	9 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Kaiserling	0.00
2	Dave Black	0.54
3	Sad Sam Jones	0.60
4	Bert Humphries	0.69
5	Ed Appleton	0.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Erskine Mayer	4
1	Bill Upham	4
1	Weldon Wyckoff	4
4	Ray Caldwell	3
4	12 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Weldon Wyckoff	39
2	Dave Davenport	26
3	Ray Caldwell	24
4	Rube Benton	23
5	Chief Bender	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Ray Collins	1
1	Dick Crutcher	1
1	Dave Davenport	1
1	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.435
2	Steve Evans	.393
3	Ray Chapman	.346
4	Lee Magee	.343
5	Eddie Collins	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	6
2	Beals Becker	3
2	Ray Caldwell	3
2	Ed Konetchy	3
2	Dutch Zwilling	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	26
2	Tex McDonald	22
3	Sam Crawford	19
3	Roy Hartzell	19
5	4 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	26
2	Baldy Louden	11
2	Burt Shotton	11
4	Doc Cook	10
5	Fritz Maisel	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bert Humphries	0.63
2	Al Mamaux	0.87
3	Bob Harmon	0.90
4	Mordecai Brown	1.09
5	Smoky Joe Wood	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Scott	7
2	Nick Cullop	6
2	Erskine Mayer	6
4	Walter Johnson	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Weldon Wyckoff	63
2	Pete Alexander	49
3	Dave Davenport	39
4	Chief Bender	38
5	Tom Hughes	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	2
1	Dan Griner	2
1	Alex Main	2
4	Doc Ayers	1
4	22 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.354
2	Jack Fournier	.330
3	Beals Becker	.322
4	Rebel Oakes	.306
5	Sherry Magee	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	21
2	Vic Saier	19
3	Dutch Zwilling	18
4	Beals Becker	15
5	Fred Beck	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	107
2	Bobby Veach	105
3	Sherry Magee	103
4	Harry Swacina	102
5	Gavvy Cravath	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	75
2	Benny Kauff	71
3	Ty Cobb	63
4	Eddie Collins	56
5	George Burns	52

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.39
2	Walter Johnson	1.71
3	Rube Foster	1.96
4	Bert Humphries	1.97
5	Ernie Shore	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	29
2	Dick Rudolph	28
3	Walter Johnson	27
4	Bill James	26
5	3 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	244
2	Walter Johnson	218
3	Dave Davenport	213
4	Jeff Tesreau	199
5	Cy Falkenberg	198

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	6
1	Alex Main	6
3	Red Ames	5
3	Hugh Bedient	5
3	2 others tied	5