On This Day

Friday, June 18, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 34 20 .630 --
Red Sox 28 18 .609 2.0
Tigers 34 22 .607 1.0
Yankees 26 23 .531 5.5
Senators 23 24 .489 7.5
Indians 20 29 .408 11.5
Athletics 19 33 .365 14.0
Browns 19 34 .358 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 28 21 .571 --
Phillies 27 22 .551 1.0
Cardinals 30 26 .536 1.5
Pirates 24 25 .490 4.0
Braves 24 26 .480 4.5
Robins 24 27 .471 5.0
Giants 21 25 .457 5.5
Reds 20 26 .435 6.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Packers 34 22 .607 --
Terriers 29 21 .580 2.0
Rebels 28 23 .549 3.5
Whales 30 26 .536 4.0
Tip-Tops 28 26 .519 5.0
Pepper 26 27 .491 6.5
Terrapins 20 32 .385 12.0
Blues 20 38 .345 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Tobin 4
2 Doug Baird 3
2 Claude Berry 3
2 Max Carey 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Happy Felsch 1
1 Benny Kauff 1
1 Al Shaw 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Happy Felsch 5
2 Vern Duncan 4
3 Bill Hinchman 3
3 Jimmy Walsh 3
3 Guy Zinn 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 3
2 Vin Campbell 2
2 Eddie Collins 2
2 Claude Cooper 2
2 Grover Gilmore 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mordecai Brown 0.75
2 Bill Doak 0.60
3 Rube Foster 0.50
4 Joe Boehling 0.41
5 3 tied 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Dave Davenport 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Boehling 7
2 Bill Doak 6
2 Pat Ragan 6
4 Rube Foster 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Harry Coveleski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lee Magee .358
2 Jake Daubert .356
3 Jack Fournier .352
4 Benny Kauff .345
5 Vern Duncan .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 9
2 Beals Becker 7
3 Vic Saier 6
4 Hal Chase 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 46
2 Rebel Oakes 39
3 Sam Crawford 38
4 Ed Konetchy 37
5 3 tied 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 42
2 Fritz Maisel 26
3 Eddie Collins 20
3 Burt Shotton 20
5 Benny Kauff 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Smoky Joe Wood 1.05
2 Cy Barger 1.42
3 Pete Alexander 1.53
4 Jim Scott 1.63
5 Mordecai Brown 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 11
1 Nick Cullop 11
1 Hooks Dauss 11
1 Red Faber 11
1 Tom Seaton 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 102
2 Weldon Wyckoff 94
3 Red Faber 77
4 Dave Davenport 75
5 Bob Groom 73

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 3
1 Rube Benton 3
1 Eddie Cicotte 3
1 Alex Main 3
5 11 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Max Carey .447
2 Vern Duncan .429
3 Eddie Collins .381
4 Ty Cobb .380
5 Jack McCandless .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Caldwell 3
1 Hal Chase 3
1 Al Shaw 3
4 Claude Hendrix 2
4 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 14
2 Sam Crawford 12
2 Vern Duncan 12
4 Jack Fournier 11
4 Baldy Louden 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 16
2 Burt Shotton 10
3 Baldy Louden 9
4 Eddie Collins 8
4 Fritz Maisel 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Harmon 0.00
2 Ed Appleton 0.42
3 Smoky Joe Wood 0.45
4 Fred Toney 0.47
5 George Kaiserling 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Crandall 4
1 Nick Cullop 4
1 George McConnell 4
1 Al Schulz 4
1 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Weldon Wyckoff 34
2 Pete Alexander 27
3 Al Mamaux 23
4 Al Schulz 22
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Packard 2
1 Bill Steen 2
3 Babe Adams 1
3 Doc Ayers 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .396
2 Vern Duncan .355
3 Lee Magee .352
4 Larry Doyle .344
5 Fritz Maisel .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Caldwell 3
1 Hal Chase 3
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
1 Claude Hendrix 3
1 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 25
2 Sam Crawford 19
2 Art Fletcher 19
2 Roy Hartzell 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 28
2 Fritz Maisel 13
2 Burt Shotton 13
4 Baldy Louden 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Appleton 0.57
2 Bob Harmon 0.84
3 Cy Barger 0.86
4 Mike Prendergast 0.98
5 Bert Humphries 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Cullop 7
1 Jim Scott 7
3 Al Mamaux 6
3 Weldon Wyckoff 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Weldon Wyckoff 59
2 Pete Alexander 49
3 Al Mamaux 37
4 Dave Davenport 35
5 Tom Hughes 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 2
1 Alex Main 2
1 Gene Packard 2
1 Bill Steen 2
5 23 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .350
2 Jack Fournier .333
3 Beals Becker .315
4 Rebel Oakes .307
5 Red Smith .305

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 21
2 Vic Saier 20
3 Dutch Zwilling 17
4 Beals Becker 14
5 Fred Beck 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 107
2 Bobby Veach 106
3 Sherry Magee 101
3 Harry Swacina 101
5 Gavvy Cravath 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 78
2 Ty Cobb 67
2 Benny Kauff 67
4 Eddie Collins 57
5 George Burns 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.42
2 Walter Johnson 1.71
3 Ernie Shore 1.93
4 Al Mamaux 1.95
5 Bert Humphries 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 29
2 Walter Johnson 28
2 Dick Rudolph 28
4 Tom Seaton 26
5 4 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 243
2 Walter Johnson 221
3 Dave Davenport 209
4 Jeff Tesreau 190
5 Cy Falkenberg 187

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