On This Day

Saturday, July 17, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	53	30	.639	--
Red Sox	49	29	.628	1.5
Tigers	49	31	.613	2.5
Yankees	40	40	.500	11.5
Senators	39	41	.488	12.5
Browns	32	47	.405	19.0
Athletics	29	50	.367	22.0
Indians	28	51	.354	23.0

Games

Red Sox 6, White Sox 4

Browns 4, Yankees 3

White Sox 4, Red Sox 0

Senators 3, Indians 2

Senators 10, Indians 4

Tigers 2, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	41	34	.547	--
Cubs	43	36	.544	0.0
Robins	42	37	.532	1.0
Cardinals	41	42	.494	4.0
Pirates	39	40	.494	4.0
Giants	37	38	.493	4.0
Braves	37	43	.463	6.5
Reds	32	42	.432	8.5

Games

Pirates 5, Robins 3

Robins 7, Pirates 3

Giants 5, Cardinals 4

Cubs 4, Phillies 0

Braves 3, Reds 2

Braves 3, Reds 2

Giants 2, Cardinals 0

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Whales	47	33	.588	--
Packers	46	33	.582	0.5
Terriers	45	34	.570	1.5
Rebels	43	36	.544	3.5
Pepper	42	39	.519	5.5
Tip-Tops	36	47	.434	12.5
Blues	35	51	.407	15.0
Terrapins	29	50	.367	17.5

Games

Whales 7, Tip-Tops 6

Packers 6, Pepper 3

Rebels 7, Blues 2

Terriers 7, Terrapins 4

Tip-Tops 5, Whales 4

Rebels 8, Blues 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Les Mann	5
1	Dave Robertson	5
1	Red Smith	5
4	Art Butler	4
4	10 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Doug Baird	1
1	George Burns	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Happy Felsch	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hugh Bradley	4
2	Chick Gandil	3
2	Fred Merkle	3
2	Elmer Smith	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Kelly	4
2	Danny Moeller	3
2	Steve Yerkes	3
4	Max Flack	2
4	6 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Alexander	0.88
2	Joe Boehling	0.83
3	Larry Cheney	0.71
4	Mysterious Walker	0.57
4	Roy Walker	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pol Perritt	2
2	Cy Barger	1
2	Joe Boehling	1
2	Larry Cheney	1
2	14 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Boehling	10
2	Pete Alexander	7
3	Bullet Joe Bush	5
3	Larry Cheney	5
3	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Erv Kantlehner	1
1	Dick Rudolph	1
1	Hooks Wiltse	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.343
2	Jake Daubert	.339
3	Jimmy Walsh	.327
4	Jack Fournier	.325
5	Larry Doyle	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	13
2	Beals Becker	9
2	Vic Saier	9
4	Hal Chase	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	69
2	Bobby Veach	63
3	Ed Konetchy	53
4	Hal Chase	52
4	4 others tied	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	56
2	Fritz Maisel	39
3	Benny Kauff	29
4	Eddie Collins	24
4	Burt Shotton	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.30
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.35
3	Walter Johnson	1.45
4	Bert Humphries	1.63
5	Mordecai Brown	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	17
2	Red Faber	16
3	Hooks Dauss	15
3	George McConnell	15
5	5 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	147
2	Dave Davenport	116
3	Weldon Wyckoff	115
4	Red Faber	113
5	Walter Johnson	101

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	6
2	Rube Benton	5
3	Carl Mays	4
4	Eddie Cicotte	3
4	4 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Konetchy	.453
2	Ward Miller	.442
3	Heinie Groh	.431
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.421
5	Hi Myers	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tex McDonald	4
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Cy Williams	3
2	Dutch Zwilling	3
5	2 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	18
2	Sam Crawford	17
3	Bobby Veach	15
4	Jimmy Walsh	13
4	Dutch Zwilling	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Kelly	11
2	Danny Moeller	9
3	Doug Baird	8
3	Vic Saier	8
5	Baldy Louden	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.50
2	Phil Douglas	0.51
3	Erv Kantlehner	0.53
4	Jack Coombs	0.54
5	Chick Brandom	0.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	4
1	Doc Crandall	4
1	Gene Packard	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	13 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Mamaux	27
2	Earl Moseley	25
3	Pete Alexander	23
3	Larry Cheney	23
3	Eppa Rixey	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	3
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
3	Walter Johnson	2
3	Jimmy Lavender	2
5	21 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.421
2	Ed Konetchy	.397
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.390
4	Steve Yerkes	.377
5	Jimmy Walsh	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tex McDonald	5
2	Hal Chase	4
2	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Vic Saier	4
5	7 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	32
2	Hal Chase	27
3	Ty Cobb	26
4	Eddie Collins	24
4	Jimmy Walsh	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	18
2	Doug Baird	13
2	Jim Kelly	13
2	Fritz Maisel	13
5	George Cutshaw	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.88
2	Walter Johnson	0.98
3	Eddie Plank	1.19
4	Dave Black	1.26
5	Gene Dale	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	7
1	George McConnell	7
3	Pete Alexander	6
3	Dave Davenport	6
3	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	45
1	Bullet Joe Bush	45
3	Dave Davenport	43
4	Red Faber	40
5	Earl Moseley	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	4
2	Hugh Bedient	3
2	Hooks Wiltse	3
4	Cy Barger	2
4	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.353
2	Jake Daubert	.344
3	Jack Fournier	.319
4	Red Smith	.306
5	Vern Duncan	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	24
2	Dutch Zwilling	18
3	Vic Saier	16
4	Beals Becker	13
5	Sherry Magee	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	123
2	Bobby Veach	103
3	Gavvy Cravath	102
4	Hal Chase	99
5	Rebel Oakes	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fritz Maisel	83
2	Ty Cobb	79
3	Benny Kauff	65
4	Eddie Collins	54
5	Burt Shotton	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.62
2	Pete Alexander	1.67
3	Bill James	1.75
4	Al Mamaux	1.88
5	Bill Doak	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	25
2	Dick Rudolph	25
4	Claude Hendrix	24
4	Jeff Tesreau	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	263
2	Dave Davenport	225
3	Walter Johnson	212
4	Bill Bailey	183
5	2 tied	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