On This Day

Wednesday, July 7, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	47	26	.644	--
Red Sox	43	24	.642	1.0
Tigers	44	28	.611	2.5
Yankees	36	36	.500	10.5
Senators	32	36	.471	12.5
Athletics	27	44	.380	19.0
Browns	26	43	.377	19.0
Indians	25	43	.368	19.5

Games

Yankees 13, Athletics 5

Red Sox 9, Senators 4

Red Sox 1, Senators 0

Athletics 6, Yankees 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	40	29	.580	--
Phillies	36	30	.545	2.5
Cardinals	38	35	.521	4.0
Pirates	34	34	.500	5.5
Robins	34	35	.493	6.0
Reds	30	34	.469	7.5
Giants	29	35	.453	8.5
Braves	30	39	.435	10.0

Games

Robins 4, Braves 3

Braves 0, Robins 0

Giants 5, Phillies 4

Phillies 1, Giants 0

Cubs 7, Pirates 4

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Terriers	41	28	.594	--
Packers	43	30	.589	0.0
Whales	40	31	.563	2.0
Rebels	38	31	.551	3.0
Pepper	38	35	.521	5.0
Tip-Tops	31	42	.425	12.0
Blues	29	46	.387	15.0
Terrapins	27	44	.380	15.0

Games

Pepper 5, Terrapins 3

Blues 3, Tip-Tops 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jake Daubert	4
1	Larry Doyle	4
1	Fritz Maisel	4
1	Eddie Murphy	4
1	Amos Strunk	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Daubert	1
1	Frank LaPorte	1
1	Tex McDonald	1
1	Bert Niehoff	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	3
1	Frank LaPorte	3
1	Heinie Zimmerman	3
4	Gavvy Cravath	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doug Baird	2
1	Dick Hoblitzell	2
1	Eddie Murphy	2
1	Wally Pipp	2
1	2 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jeff Tesreau	1.20
2	Phil Douglas	1.14
3	Weldon Wyckoff	1.00
4	Rube Marshall	0.56
5	Bill James	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chick Brandom	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Al Demaree	1
1	Jimmy Lavender	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Weldon Wyckoff	9
2	Phil Douglas	8
3	Jeff Tesreau	6
4	Rube Marshall	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.335
2	Jack Fournier	.332
3	Eddie Collins	.325
4	Larry Doyle	.323
5	Jimmy Walsh	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	12
2	Beals Becker	8
2	Hal Chase	8
2	Ed Konetchy	8
2	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	58
2	Bobby Veach	53
3	Jack Fournier	49
3	Ed Konetchy	49
3	Rebel Oakes	49

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	51
2	Fritz Maisel	34
3	Benny Kauff	25
4	Eddie Collins	23
5	Burt Shotton	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1.26
2	Pete Alexander	1.40
3	Walter Johnson	1.43
4	Mordecai Brown	1.61
5	Sailor Stroud	1.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	130
2	Weldon Wyckoff	111
3	Red Faber	108
4	Dave Davenport	107
5	Walter Johnson	90

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Benton	5
2	Hugh Bedient	4
2	Carl Mays	4
4	Eddie Cicotte	3
4	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Steve Yerkes	.485
2	Heinie Zimmerman	.467
3	Jim Kelly	.417
4	William Fischer	.406
5	Jimmy Walsh	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	3
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
1	Ed Konetchy	3
1	Tex McDonald	3
1	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	19
2	Sam Crawford	16
3	Al Shaw	15
3	Jimmy Walsh	15
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doug Baird	10
2	Ty Cobb	8
3	George Cutshaw	7
3	Al Scheer	7
3	Tris Speaker	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Demaree	0.00
1	Hooks Wiltse	0.00
3	Happy Finneran	0.57
4	Cy Pieh	0.64
5	George Sisler	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	5
2	Smoky Joe Wood	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Frank Allen	3
3	13 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Bailey	26
2	Dave Davenport	25
3	Red Faber	24
4	Fred Toney	23
5	Bullet Joe Bush	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	3
2	Jimmy Lavender	2
3	Cy Barger	1
3	Hugh Bedient	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.390
2	Jimmy Walsh	.368
3	Steve Yerkes	.351
4	Ed Konetchy	.350
5	Max Flack	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	6
2	Jimmy Walsh	4
3	Ray Caldwell	3
3	Gavvy Cravath	3
3	9 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	29
2	Jack Fournier	26
3	Wally Pipp	25
4	Jimmy Walsh	23
5	Al Shaw	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	22
2	Fritz Maisel	15
3	Doug Baird	12
4	Ray Chapman	10
4	4 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Happy Finneran	0.47
2	Bob Harmon	0.78
3	Walter Johnson	1.07
4	Pete Alexander	1.07
5	Eddie Plank	1.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George McConnell	7
1	Smoky Joe Wood	7
3	Pete Alexander	6
3	Ray Caldwell	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	47
2	Red Faber	44
3	Bullet Joe Bush	42
4	Dave Davenport	41
5	Weldon Wyckoff	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	4
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	.346
2	Jake Daubert	.341
3	Jack Fournier	.322
4	Vern Duncan	.308
5	Sherry Magee	.305

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	23
2	Dutch Zwilling	18
3	Vic Saier	17
4	Beals Becker	12
4	Sherry Magee	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	118
2	Gavvy Cravath	103
3	Bobby Veach	99
4	Sherry Magee	98
5	2 tied	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	81
2	Ty Cobb	74
3	Benny Kauff	64
4	Eddie Collins	54
5	Burt Shotton	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.59
2	Bill James	1.79
3	Pete Alexander	1.83
4	Al Mamaux	1.87
5	Smoky Joe Wood	1.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	26
2	Dick Rudolph	26
4	Tom Seaton	25
5	3 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	251
2	Dave Davenport	227
3	Walter Johnson	214
4	Jeff Tesreau	189
5	Cy Falkenberg	182

Saves

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