On This Day

Sunday, July 4, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	46	24	.657	--
Tigers	42	27	.609	3.5
Red Sox	37	24	.607	4.5
Yankees	35	32	.522	9.5
Senators	32	30	.516	10.0
Indians	24	41	.369	19.5
Browns	24	42	.364	20.0
Athletics	23	43	.348	21.0

Games

Tigers 8, White Sox 7

Browns 2, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	38	27	.585	--
Phillies	34	28	.548	2.5
Pirates	33	31	.516	4.5
Cardinals	36	34	.514	4.5
Braves	30	35	.462	8.0
Robins	30	35	.462	8.0
Reds	28	33	.459	8.0
Giants	27	33	.450	8.5

Games

Cubs 8, Pirates 5

Reds 1, Cardinals 0

Reds 3, Cardinals 2

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Packers	42	28	.600	--
Terriers	39	27	.591	1.0
Whales	39	30	.565	2.5
Rebels	37	30	.552	3.5
Pepper	35	35	.500	7.0
Tip-Tops	30	40	.429	12.0
Terrapins	26	41	.388	14.5
Blues	27	44	.380	15.5

Games

Whales 5, Rebels 4

Terrapins 3, Pepper 0

Packers 14, Terriers 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buck Herzog	5
2	Al Shaw	4
3	George Burns	3
3	Ty Cobb	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Marty Kavanagh	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Shaw	7
2	George McConnell	3
3	Jimmy Archer	2
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doug Baird	1
1	Art Butler	1
1	Delos Drake	1
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Bailey	1.17
1	Grover Lowdermilk	1.17
3	Willie Mitchell	0.71
4	Larry Cheney	0.56
5	King Lear	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bailey	1
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	Gene Dale	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Bailey	7
1	Grover Lowdermilk	7
3	Larry Cheney	5
3	Wilbur Cooper	5
3	Willie Mitchell	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jimmy Lavender	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Benny Kauff	.337
2	Jake Daubert	.332
3	Jack Fournier	.330
4	Eddie Collins	.326
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	54
2	Bobby Veach	50
3	Rebel Oakes	49
4	Ed Konetchy	48
5	Shano Collins	46

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
3	George McConnell	13
5	3 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	124
2	Dave Davenport	107
3	Red Faber	105
4	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	Amos Strunk	.426
3	William Fischer	.424
4	Harry Fritz	.406
5	Steve Yerkes	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Konetchy	3
1	Jack Tobin	3
1	Jimmy Walsh	3
4	Hal Chase	2
4	11 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	16
2	Al Shaw	15
3	Ty Cobb	14
4	Eddie Collins	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	9
2	George Cutshaw	7
3	Al Scheer	6
4	Doug Baird	5
4	9 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.35
2	Sherry Smith	0.50
3	Smoky Joe Wood	0.54
4	Happy Finneran	0.57
5	Mordecai Brown	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	4
1	Dave Davenport	4
1	George McConnell	4
4	Gene Dale	3
4	13 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	32
2	Red Faber	28
3	Bill Bailey	24
4	Jim Scott	23
5	Walter Johnson	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jimmy Lavender	2
1	Carl Mays	2
3	Cy Barger	1
3	Rube Benton	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.394
2	Jimmy Walsh	.364
3	Larry Doyle	.351
4	Baldy Louden	.348
5	Steve Yerkes	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	5
2	Jimmy Walsh	4
3	Ray Caldwell	3
3	Roy Hartzell	3
3	9 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	28
2	Wally Pipp	22
2	Al Shaw	22
4	Hal Chase	21
4	2 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	25
2	Fritz Maisel	15
3	Burt Shotton	12
4	Eddie Collins	11
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Happy Finneran	0.47
2	Smoky Joe Wood	0.49
3	Bob Harmon	0.89
4	Walter Johnson	1.05
5	Pete Alexander	1.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George McConnell	8
2	Jim Scott	7
3	Pete Alexander	6
3	Doc Crandall	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	49
2	Dave Davenport	45
3	Weldon Wyckoff	42
4	Red Faber	41
5	Walter Johnson	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	3
2	Doc Ayers	2
2	Harry Coveleski	2
2	Jimmy Lavender	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.349
2	Jake Daubert	.339
3	Jack Fournier	.327
4	Red Smith	.311
5	Vern Duncan	.308

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	117
2	Gavvy Cravath	101
3	Rebel Oakes	99
4	Bobby Veach	98
5	Sherry Magee	97

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	1.53
2	Bill James	1.85
3	Pete Alexander	1.87
4	Al Mamaux	1.97
5	Bill Doak	2.05

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	245
2	Dave Davenport	227
3	Walter Johnson	219
4	Jeff Tesreau	186
5	Cy Falkenberg	182

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	6
1	Alex Main	6
3	Hugh Bedient	5
3	Dave Davenport	5
5	7 tied	4