On This Day

Monday, July 5, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	46	26	.639	--
Red Sox	39	24	.619	2.5
Tigers	43	28	.606	2.5
Yankees	35	34	.507	9.5
Senators	32	32	.500	10.0
Browns	26	42	.382	18.0
Indians	25	42	.373	18.5
Athletics	25	43	.368	19.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Senators 0

Athletics 4, Yankees 2

Athletics 2, Yankees 1

Red Sox 6, Senators 0

Tigers 9, Indians 7

Indians 5, Tigers 3

Browns 3, White Sox 1

Browns 9, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	38	29	.567	--
Phillies	35	28	.556	1.0
Pirates	34	32	.515	3.5
Cardinals	37	35	.514	3.5
Reds	30	33	.476	6.0
Robins	31	35	.470	6.5
Braves	30	36	.455	7.5
Giants	27	34	.443	8.0

Games

Robins 6, Braves 3

Phillies 2, Giants 0

Cardinals 3, Pirates 1

Pirates 5, Cardinals 0

Reds 8, Cubs 5

Reds 12, Cubs 7

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Terriers	41	27	.603	--
Packers	42	30	.583	1.0
Whales	40	31	.563	2.5
Rebels	38	31	.551	3.5
Pepper	36	35	.507	6.5
Tip-Tops	30	41	.423	12.5
Terrapins	27	42	.391	14.5
Blues	28	45	.384	15.5

Games

Rebels 5, Whales 3

Whales 2, Rebels 1

Terriers 1, Packers 0

Terriers 4, Packers 3

Blues 8, Terrapins 5

Terrapins 9, Blues 2

Pepper 2, Tip-Tops 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Heinie Groh	6
2	Tommy Griffith	5
2	Harry Lord	5
2	Heinie Zimmerman	5
5	14 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walter Blair	1
1	Tommy Griffith	1
1	Heinie Groh	1
1	Fred Jacklitsch	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	4
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	George Cutshaw	3
2	Ivan Howard	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Walsh	3
2	Ed Konetchy	2
2	Rebel Oakes	2
4	Joe Agler	1
4	31 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Alexander	6.00
2	Bob Groom	2.25
3	Bob Harmon	1.20
4	Al Mamaux	1.00
5	Earl Moseley	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Frank Allen	1
1	Red Ames	1
1	Hugh Bedient	1
1	17 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Groom	9
2	Bullet Joe Bush	8
3	Bill Doak	7
3	Jean Dubuc	7
3	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.332
2	Jimmy Walsh	.330
3	Jack Fournier	.328
4	Vern Duncan	.320
5	Red Smith	.318

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	56
2	Bobby Veach	51
3	Ed Konetchy	49
3	Rebel Oakes	49
5	Jimmy Walsh	47

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	1.40
4	Mordecai Brown	1.61
5	Sailor Stroud	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	15
2	Red Faber	14
3	Hooks Dauss	13
3	George McConnell	13
5	4 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	130
2	Dave Davenport	107
3	Red Faber	105
4	Weldon Wyckoff	102
5	Walter Johnson	89

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Benton	5
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	Steve Yerkes	.425
2	William Fischer	.417
2	Harry Fritz	.417
4	Jimmy Walsh	.415
5	Amos Strunk	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Konetchy	3
1	Jack Tobin	3
1	Jimmy Walsh	3
4	Walter Blair	2
4	12 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	18
2	Ty Cobb	17
3	Al Shaw	15
3	Jimmy Walsh	15
5	Honus Wagner	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	8
2	George Cutshaw	7
3	Doug Baird	6
3	Bill McKechnie	6
3	Al Scheer	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hooks Wiltse	0.00
2	Walter Johnson	0.35
3	Sherry Smith	0.50
4	Smoky Joe Wood	0.54
5	Happy Finneran	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	4
1	Dave Davenport	4
1	George McConnell	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
5	13 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	32
2	Red Faber	28
3	Bullet Joe Bush	27
4	Bill Bailey	24
5	Harry Coveleski	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jimmy Lavender	2
1	Carl Mays	2
3	Cy Barger	1
3	Rube Benton	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Baldy Louden	.379
2	Jimmy Walsh	.377
3	Jack Lapp	.373
4	Eddie Collins	.367
5	Max Flack	.349

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	29
2	Jimmy Walsh	24
3	Wally Pipp	23
4	Jack Fournier	22
4	Al Shaw	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	23
2	Fritz Maisel	15
3	Burt Shotton	11
4	Ray Chapman	10
4	3 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Happy Finneran	0.47
2	Smoky Joe Wood	0.49
3	Bob Harmon	0.78
4	Pete Alexander	0.95
5	Walter Johnson	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George McConnell	8
2	Pete Alexander	7
2	Doc Crandall	7
4	Dave Davenport	6
4	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	55
2	Dave Davenport	45
3	Bullet Joe Bush	42
3	Weldon Wyckoff	42
5	Red Faber	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	3
2	Doc Ayers	2
2	Rube Benton	2
2	Harry Coveleski	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.342
2	Jake Daubert	.340
3	Jack Fournier	.322
4	Vern Duncan	.310
5	Sherry Magee	.308

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	118
2	Gavvy Cravath	100
3	Rebel Oakes	99
4	Sherry Magee	97
4	2 others tied	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	80
2	Ty Cobb	74
3	Benny Kauff	64
4	Eddie Collins	54
5	Burt Shotton	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.53
2	Bill James	1.82
3	Pete Alexander	1.83
4	Al Mamaux	1.87
5	Bill Doak	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	27
2	Dick Rudolph	27
4	Claude Hendrix	25
4	Tom Seaton	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	251
2	Dave Davenport	227
3	Walter Johnson	219
4	Jeff Tesreau	183
5	Cy Falkenberg	182

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Cicotte	6
1	Alex Main	6
3	Hugh Bedient	5
3	Rube Benton	5
3	Dave Davenport	5