On This Day

Saturday, July 3, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 46 23 .667 --
Red Sox 37 24 .607 5.0
Tigers 41 27 .603 4.5
Yankees 35 32 .522 10.0
Senators 32 30 .516 10.5
Indians 24 40 .375 19.5
Browns 23 42 .354 21.0
Athletics 23 43 .348 21.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 37 27 .578 --
Phillies 34 28 .548 2.0
Cardinals 36 32 .529 3.0
Pirates 33 30 .524 3.5
Braves 30 35 .462 7.5
Robins 30 35 .462 7.5
Giants 27 33 .450 8.0
Reds 26 33 .441 8.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Terriers 39 26 .600 --
Packers 41 28 .594 0.0
Rebels 37 29 .561 2.5
Whales 38 30 .559 2.5
Pepper 35 34 .507 6.0
Tip-Tops 30 40 .429 11.5
Blues 27 44 .380 15.0
Terrapins 25 41 .379 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Heinie Zimmerman 6
2 Larry Doyle 5
2 Eddie Murphy 5
4 Delos Drake 4
4 9 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luke Boone 1
1 Gavvy Cravath 1
1 Clyde Engle 1
1 George McBride 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 4
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
1 Jimmy Walsh 4
4 Grover Gilmore 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Duffy Lewis 2
1 Danny Moeller 2
1 Clint Rogge 2
1 Jack Tobin 2
5 31 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eppa Rixey 0.88
2 Ray Caldwell 0.80
3 Oscar Harstad 0.60
4 George Sisler 0.56
5 Carl Weilman 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Fred Anderson 1
1 Bernie Boland 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Sisler 9
2 Eppa Rixey 7
3 Oscar Harstad 6
3 Walter Johnson 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Jimmy Lavender 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Benny Kauff .337
2 Jake Daubert .332
3 Eddie Collins .330
4 Jack Fournier .327
5 Red Smith .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 11
2 Beals Becker 8
2 Ed Konetchy 8
2 Vic Saier 8
2 Jimmy Walsh 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 53
2 Bobby Veach 50
3 Rebel Oakes 49
4 Ed Konetchy 47
5 Shano Collins 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 51
2 Fritz Maisel 33
3 Benny Kauff 25
4 Eddie Collins 23
5 Burt Shotton 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Smoky Joe Wood 0.94
2 Walter Johnson 1.39
3 Pete Alexander 1.47
4 Mordecai Brown 1.50
5 Sailor Stroud 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 14
1 Red Faber 14
3 Hooks Dauss 13
4 Nick Cullop 12
4 3 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 124
2 Dave Davenport 106
3 Red Faber 102
3 Weldon Wyckoff 102
5 Walter Johnson 89

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 4
2 Hugh Bedient 3
2 Eddie Cicotte 3
2 Dan Griner 3
2 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .429
2 William Fischer .424
3 Amos Strunk .414
4 Hal Chase .412
5 Harry Fritz .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Konetchy 3
1 Jack Tobin 3
1 Jimmy Walsh 3
4 Hal Chase 2
4 13 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 15
2 Eddie Collins 13
3 Ty Cobb 12
3 Wally Pipp 12
5 7 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 9
2 George Cutshaw 8
3 Fritz Maisel 7
4 Benny Kauff 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.27
2 Smoky Joe Wood 0.54
3 Happy Finneran 0.57
4 Mordecai Brown 0.57
5 George Sisler 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Davenport 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Fred Anderson 3
2 Larry Cheney 3
2 16 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 31
2 Red Faber 25
3 Walter Johnson 24
4 Pete Alexander 22
4 Jim Scott 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 2
2 Doc Ayers 1
2 Cy Barger 1
2 Rube Benton 1
2 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .407
2 Jimmy Walsh .350
3 Max Flack .345
4 Ray Schalk .344
5 2 tied .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 5
2 Jimmy Walsh 4
3 Ray Caldwell 3
3 Roy Hartzell 3
3 8 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 27
2 Hal Chase 22
2 Wally Pipp 22
4 Eddie Collins 20
4 4 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 25
2 Fritz Maisel 15
3 Burt Shotton 12
4 Eddie Collins 11
4 Baldy Louden 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Happy Finneran 0.47
2 Smoky Joe Wood 0.49
3 Bob Harmon 0.89
4 George Kaiserling 1.01
5 Walter Johnson 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Davenport 7
1 George McConnell 7
1 Jim Scott 7
4 Pete Alexander 6
4 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 49
2 Dave Davenport 48
3 Weldon Wyckoff 42
4 Walter Johnson 39
5 Red Faber 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 3
2 Doc Ayers 2
2 Harry Coveleski 2
2 Gene Packard 2
2 Bill Steen 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .351
2 Jake Daubert .342
3 Jack Fournier .329
4 Red Smith .309
5 Sherry Magee .305

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 22
2 Vic Saier 18
3 Dutch Zwilling 17
4 Beals Becker 12
4 Sherry Magee 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 116
2 Gavvy Cravath 102
2 Bobby Veach 102
4 Rebel Oakes 99
5 Sherry Magee 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 80
2 Ty Cobb 74
3 Benny Kauff 65
4 Eddie Collins 55
5 Burt Shotton 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.50
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.73
3 Bill James 1.85
4 Pete Alexander 1.87
5 Al Mamaux 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Walter Johnson 28
3 Dick Rudolph 27
4 Claude Hendrix 25
4 3 others tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 245
2 Dave Davenport 226
3 Walter Johnson 224
4 Jeff Tesreau 186
5 Cy Falkenberg 182

Saves

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