On This Day

Thursday, July 8, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 40 29 .580 --
Phillies 36 31 .537 3.0
Cardinals 38 35 .521 4.0
Pirates 35 34 .507 5.0
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

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Terriers 41 29 .586 --
Packers 43 31 .581 0.0
Whales 41 31 .569 1.0
Rebels 39 31 .557 2.0
Pepper 39 35 .527 4.0
Tip-Tops 31 42 .425 11.5
Blues 29 46 .387 14.5
Terrapins 27 45 .375 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Claude Berry 4
2 Vin Campbell 3
2 Delos Drake 3
2 Bill McKechnie 3
2 Rebel Oakes 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Lewis 3
2 Vin Campbell 2
2 Delos Drake 2
2 Ed Konetchy 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Kelly 2
1 Mike Mowrey 2
3 Claude Berry 1
3 Zip Collins 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George McConnell 1.40
2 Al Mamaux 1.29
3 Eppa Rixey 0.62
4 Elmer Knetzer 0.33
5 Ed Reulbach 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elmer Knetzer 1
1 Al Mamaux 1
1 George McConnell 1
1 Ed Reulbach 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Mamaux 9
2 George McConnell 7
3 Snipe Conley 5
3 Eppa Rixey 5
5 Elmer Knetzer 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Barger 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 .319

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 Ed Konetchy 51
3 Rebel Oakes 51
5 Jack Fournier 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 Al Mamaux 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 15
1 Red Faber 15
3 George McConnell 14
4 Hooks Dauss 13
5 5 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 Heinie Zimmerman .467
2 Steve Yerkes .433
3 Jim Kelly .417
4 Jimmy Walsh .400
5 Bobby Vaughn .383

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 18
2 Al Shaw 15
2 Jimmy Walsh 15
4 Sam Crawford 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doug Baird 10
2 Ty Cobb 7
2 George Cutshaw 7
2 Mike Mowrey 7
2 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Mays 0.00
1 Al Demaree 0.00
1 Hooks Wiltse 0.00
4 Cy Pieh 0.64
5 George Sisler 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Cheney 5
2 Elmer Knetzer 4
2 George McConnell 4
2 Smoky Joe Wood 4
5 11 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 25
2 Red Faber 24
3 Fred Toney 23
4 Bullet Joe Bush 22
5 Elmer Knetzer 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 3
2 Cy Barger 2
2 Jimmy Lavender 2
4 Hugh Bedient 1
4 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .385
2 Jimmy Walsh .365
3 Guy Zinn .357
4 Ed Konetchy .352
5 Steve Yerkes .351

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 28
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 Eddie Collins 10
4 2 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 8
2 Pete Alexander 6
2 Ray Caldwell 6
2 Doc Crandall 6
2 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 47
2 Bullet Joe Bush 42
3 Weldon Wyckoff 40
4 Red Faber 39
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 4
2 Doc Ayers 2
2 Cy Barger 2
2 Rube Benton 2
2 4 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 Rebel Oakes 99
3 Bobby Veach 99
5 Sherry Magee 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 81
2 Ty Cobb 74
3 Benny Kauff 62
4 Eddie Collins 54
5 Burt Shotton 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.59
2 Al Mamaux 1.78
3 Bill James 1.79
4 Pete Alexander 1.83
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