On This Day

Wednesday, June 16, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	32	20	.615	--
Tigers	32	22	.593	1.0
Red Sox	26	18	.591	2.0
Yankees	25	23	.521	5.0
Senators	23	22	.511	5.5
Indians	20	28	.417	10.0
Athletics	19	31	.380	12.0
Browns	19	32	.373	12.5

Games

Athletics 3, Tigers 2

Senators 5, White Sox 2

Red Sox 4, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	27	21	.563	--
Cubs	27	21	.563	0.0
Cardinals	28	26	.519	2.0
Braves	24	24	.500	3.0
Pirates	23	24	.489	3.5
Robins	24	26	.480	4.0
Giants	20	24	.455	5.0
Reds	19	26	.422	6.5

Games

Braves 4, Cubs 3

Pirates 2, Phillies 1

Giants 5, Reds 3

Cardinals 4, Robins 3

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Packers	33	21	.611	--
Terriers	27	21	.563	3.0
Tip-Tops	28	24	.538	4.0
Rebels	26	23	.531	4.5
Whales	28	25	.528	4.5
Pepper	26	25	.510	5.5
Terrapins	19	31	.380	12.0
Blues	19	36	.345	14.5

Games

Packers 6, Terrapins 5

Tip-Tops 3, Rebels 2

Whales 3, Blues 1

Terriers 3, Pepper 2

Whales 8, Blues 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Perring	4
2	Vin Campbell	3
2	Charlie Deal	3
2	Vern Duncan	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Les Mann	1
1	George Perring	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dutch Zwilling	4
2	Max Flack	2
2	Larry Gardner	2
2	Grover Hartley	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Gilbert	2
2	Fred Beck	1
2	Bruno Betzel	1
2	Donie Bush	1
2	25 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	2.00
2	Bob Harmon	1.25
3	Mike Prendergast	0.80
4	Fred Anderson	0.78
5	Claude Hendrix	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Bob Harmon	1
1	Claude Hendrix	1
1	Pete Henning	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	8
2	Fred Anderson	7
3	Ernie Shore	6
4	Larry Cheney	5
4	4 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.366
2	Lee Magee	.357
3	Jack Fournier	.357
4	Steve Evans	.343
5	Benny Kauff	.338

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	45
2	Rebel Oakes	38
3	Sam Crawford	37
4	Ed Konetchy	35
4	Butch Schmidt	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	38
2	Fritz Maisel	26
3	Burt Shotton	20
4	Benny Kauff	19
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1.05
2	Cy Barger	1.42
3	Pete Alexander	1.53
4	Al Mamaux	1.64
5	Walter Johnson	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	11
1	Hooks Dauss	11
1	Tom Seaton	11
4	Nick Cullop	10
4	2 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	102
2	Weldon Wyckoff	94
3	Dave Davenport	73
3	Red Faber	73
5	Bob Groom	70

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	3
1	Rube Benton	3
1	Eddie Cicotte	3
1	Alex Main	3
5	9 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vern Duncan	.462
2	Bobby Veach	.452
3	Jake Daubert	.423
4	Max Carey	.410
5	Ty Cobb	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Caldwell	3
2	Hal Chase	2
2	George Perring	2
2	Tillie Walker	2
5	43 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	15
2	Fred Merkle	13
3	Sam Crawford	11
3	Jack Fournier	11
3	Duke Kenworthy	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	14
2	Baldy Louden	10
2	Burt Shotton	10
4	Fritz Maisel	8
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Harmon	0.00
2	Ed Appleton	0.30
3	Smoky Joe Wood	0.45
4	Bert Humphries	0.53
5	Ernie Shore	0.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Crandall	4
1	Bill Upham	4
1	Weldon Wyckoff	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Weldon Wyckoff	34
2	Pete Alexander	27
3	Rube Benton	21
3	Jack Quinn	21
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gene Packard	2
2	Doc Ayers	1
2	Dave Davenport	1
2	Dan Griner	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.418
2	Steve Evans	.353
3	Vern Duncan	.342
4	Rebel Oakes	.342
5	Lee Magee	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Beals Becker	3
2	Ray Caldwell	3
2	George Perring	3
5	10 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	24
2	Jack Fournier	20
3	Roy Hartzell	19
4	Sam Crawford	18
4	Art Fletcher	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	24
2	Fritz Maisel	13
2	Burt Shotton	13
4	Baldy Louden	12
5	Doc Cook	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Appleton	0.57
2	Bert Humphries	0.63
3	Bob Harmon	0.68
4	Cy Barger	0.86
5	Mike Prendergast	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Scott	7
2	Nick Cullop	6
2	Walter Johnson	6
2	Erskine Mayer	6
2	Weldon Wyckoff	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Weldon Wyckoff	59
2	Pete Alexander	49
3	Chief Bender	36
4	Red Faber	34
4	Tom Hughes	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	2
1	Alex Main	2
1	Gene Packard	2
4	Doc Ayers	1
4	19 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.353
2	Jack Fournier	.335
3	Beals Becker	.321
4	Rebel Oakes	.309
5	Art Fletcher	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	21
2	Vic Saier	19
3	Dutch Zwilling	17
4	Beals Becker	15
5	Fred Beck	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	106
2	Bobby Veach	105
3	Sherry Magee	103
4	Gavvy Cravath	102
5	Harry Swacina	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	78
2	Benny Kauff	68
3	Ty Cobb	63
4	Eddie Collins	53
5	George Burns	52

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.42
2	Walter Johnson	1.71
3	Bert Humphries	1.92
4	Ernie Shore	1.93
5	Rube Foster	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	29
2	Walter Johnson	28
2	Dick Rudolph	28
4	Bill James	26
4	2 others tied	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	248
2	Walter Johnson	221
3	Dave Davenport	215
4	Cy Falkenberg	197
4	Jeff Tesreau	197

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