On This Day

Friday, July 9, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	48	26	.649	--
Red Sox	43	25	.632	2.0
Tigers	45	28	.616	2.5
Yankees	36	37	.493	11.5
Senators	32	37	.464	13.5
Athletics	28	44	.389	19.0
Indians	26	43	.377	19.5
Browns	26	44	.371	20.0

Games

White Sox 5, Senators 1

Indians 4, Yankees 3

Tigers 15, Red Sox 4

Athletics 3, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	40	30	.571	--
Phillies	37	31	.544	2.0
Cardinals	38	36	.514	4.0
Pirates	35	35	.500	5.0
Robins	35	35	.500	5.0
Giants	31	35	.470	7.0
Reds	30	36	.455	8.0
Braves	31	39	.443	9.0

Games

Robins 8, Cubs 7

Braves 4, Cardinals 3

Giants 5, Reds 3

Giants 4, Reds 3

Phillies 2, Pirates 1

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Terriers	42	30	.583	--
Packers	43	31	.581	0.0
Whales	41	31	.569	1.0
Rebels	40	32	.556	2.0
Pepper	39	35	.527	4.0
Tip-Tops	31	44	.413	12.5
Blues	31	46	.403	13.5
Terrapins	27	45	.375	15.0

Games

Terriers 5, Rebels 0

Blues 8, Tip-Tops 2

Blues 9, Tip-Tops 1

Rebels 4, Terriers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Claude Cooper	5
1	Clyde Engle	5
3	Hugh Bradley	4
3	George Burns	4
3	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	2
2	Delos Drake	1
2	Tex McDonald	1
2	Steve O'Neill	1
2	Honus Wagner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	4
2	Sam Crawford	3
2	Marty Kavanagh	3
2	Jay Kirke	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Shano Collins	4
2	Baldy Louden	3
3	Lena Blackburne	2
3	George Burns	2
3	3 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Alexander	2.33
2	Harry Coveleski	1.00
3	Bob Groom	0.75
4	Willie Mitchell	0.70
5	Bob Harmon	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Frank Allen	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	7
1	Willie Mitchell	7
3	Pol Perritt	6
4	Bill Doak	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	1
1	Pug Cavet	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.337
2	Jack Fournier	.332
3	Larry Doyle	.327
4	Eddie Collins	.325
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	61
2	Bobby Veach	55
3	Ed Konetchy	51
3	Rebel Oakes	51
5	Jack Fournier	49

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	53
2	Fritz Maisel	35
3	Benny Kauff	25
4	Eddie Collins	23
5	2 tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1.26
2	Pete Alexander	1.38
3	Walter Johnson	1.43
4	Mordecai Brown	1.61
5	Al Mamaux	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	16
2	Red Faber	15
3	George McConnell	14
4	Frank Allen	13
4	Hooks Dauss	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	137
2	Weldon Wyckoff	111
3	Red Faber	108
4	Dave Davenport	107
5	Walter Johnson	90

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Kelly	.425
2	Heinie Zimmerman	.422
3	Ed Konetchy	.404
4	Jimmy Walsh	.393
5	Bobby Vaughn	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tex McDonald	4
2	Hal Chase	3
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Jack Tobin	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	18
2	Sam Crawford	15
2	Jimmy Walsh	15
4	Al Shaw	14
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doug Baird	10
2	George Cutshaw	7
2	Baldy Louden	7
2	Al Scheer	7
5	5 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Mamaux	0.00
1	Phil Douglas	0.00
1	Hooks Wiltse	0.00
1	Al Demaree	0.00
5	Earl Moseley	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Larry Cheney	4
1	Elmer Knetzer	4
1	George McConnell	4
1	Smoky Joe Wood	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	25
1	Dave Davenport	25
3	Bullet Joe Bush	21
3	Bill Doak	21
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	3
2	Cy Barger	2
2	Hugh Bedient	2
2	Jimmy Lavender	2
5	15 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.385
2	Ed Konetchy	.365
3	Guy Zinn	.358
4	Jimmy Walsh	.351
5	Steve Yerkes	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	6
2	Tex McDonald	4
2	Jimmy Walsh	4
2	Cy Williams	4
5	9 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	31
2	Jack Fournier	26
3	Hal Chase	25
3	Wally Pipp	25
5	Ty Cobb	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	24
2	Fritz Maisel	15
3	Doug Baird	12
3	Shano Collins	12
3	Baldy Louden	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Happy Finneran	0.82
2	Bob Harmon	0.84
3	Pete Alexander	1.07
4	Walter Johnson	1.07
5	Eddie Plank	1.12

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	54
2	Bullet Joe Bush	46
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	Hugh Bedient	2
2	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.347
2	Jake Daubert	.342
3	Jack Fournier	.324
4	Vern Duncan	.310
5	Sherry Magee	.302

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	121
2	Gavvy Cravath	104
3	Bobby Veach	101
4	Rebel Oakes	99
5	Dutch Zwilling	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	81
2	Ty Cobb	76
3	Benny Kauff	62
4	Eddie Collins	54
5	Burt Shotton	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.59
2	Bill James	1.79
3	Pete Alexander	1.81
4	Al Mamaux	1.83
5	Smoky Joe Wood	1.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Walter Johnson	26
2	Dick Rudolph	26
4	Claude Hendrix	24
4	3 others tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	258
2	Dave Davenport	227
3	Walter Johnson	214
4	Jeff Tesreau	189
5	Cy Falkenberg	182

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	7
2	Eddie Cicotte	6
2	Alex Main	6
4	Rube Benton	5
4	Dave Davenport	5