On This Day

Monday, July 19, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 51 29 .638 --
White Sox 53 32 .624 0.5
Tigers 51 31 .622 1.0
Yankees 42 40 .512 10.0
Senators 42 41 .506 10.5
Browns 32 49 .395 19.5
Athletics 29 52 .358 22.5
Indians 28 54 .341 24.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 42 34 .553 --
Cubs 43 37 .538 1.0
Robins 43 37 .538 1.0
Giants 38 38 .500 4.0
Cardinals 41 43 .488 5.0
Pirates 39 41 .488 5.0
Braves 38 43 .469 6.5
Reds 32 43 .427 9.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Packers 48 33 .593 --
Whales 48 34 .585 0.5
Terriers 45 35 .563 2.5
Rebels 43 37 .538 4.5
Pepper 42 41 .506 7.0
Tip-Tops 36 48 .429 13.5
Blues 37 51 .420 14.5
Terrapins 30 50 .375 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Evans 4
1 Chick Gandil 4
1 Del Pratt 4
4 Donie Bush 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Bancroft 1
1 Gavvy Cravath 1
1 Clyde Engle 1
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Oscar Stanage 4
2 Doc Cook 3
2 Jean Dubuc 3
2 Steve Evans 3
2 Jack Fournier 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Moeller 3
2 Eddie Ainsmith 2
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Fritz Maisel 2
2 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Elmer Knetzer 0.71
2 Grover Lowdermilk 0.62
3 Ray Collins 0.60
4 Hugh Bedient 0.57
4 Dick Rudolph 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Bedient 1
1 Dave Black 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Jean Dubuc 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Elmer Knetzer 5
1 Grover Lowdermilk 5
1 Erskine Mayer 5
1 Nap Rucker 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Bill Steen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .341
2 Jake Daubert .338
3 Jimmy Walsh .328
4 Jack Fournier .323
5 Larry Doyle .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 14
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 65
3 Jack Fournier 56
4 Ty Cobb 54
4 Jimmy Walsh 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 59
2 Fritz Maisel 41
3 Benny Kauff 29
4 Eddie Collins 24
4 2 others tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.30
2 Walter Johnson 1.39
3 Smoky Joe Wood 1.40
4 Dave Black 1.50
5 Mordecai Brown 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 17
2 Red Faber 16
3 Hooks Dauss 15
3 Walter Johnson 15
3 George McConnell 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 148
2 Weldon Wyckoff 117
3 Dave Davenport 116
4 Red Faber 115
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 5 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Konetchy .438
2 Heinie Groh .431
3 Eddie Collins .407
4 Hi Myers .382
5 Heinie Zimmerman .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Bancroft 3
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
1 Tex McDonald 3
1 Cy Williams 3
1 Dutch Zwilling 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 15
1 Sam Crawford 15
1 Bobby Veach 15
1 Dutch Zwilling 15
5 Jack Fournier 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Kelly 10
1 Danny Moeller 10
3 Ty Cobb 8
3 Fritz Maisel 8
3 Clyde Milan 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nap Rucker 0.00
2 Pete Alexander 0.50
3 Phil Douglas 0.51
4 Jack Coombs 0.54
5 Chick Brandom 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Hugh Bedient 3
1 Jim Bluejacket 3
1 Ray Caldwell 3
1 13 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Mamaux 27
2 Earl Moseley 25
3 Pete Alexander 24
4 Bullet Joe Bush 22
5 Dick Rudolph 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 3
1 Hooks Wiltse 3
3 Bernie Boland 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 22 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .406
2 Heinie Zimmerman .388
3 Ed Konetchy .376
4 Jimmy Walsh .375
5 Amos Strunk .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 5
1 Tex McDonald 5
3 Dave Bancroft 3
3 Hal Chase 3
3 9 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 31
2 Ty Cobb 29
3 Hal Chase 23
3 Jack Fournier 23
3 Dutch Zwilling 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 17
2 Fritz Maisel 15
3 Danny Moeller 14
4 Jim Kelly 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nap Rucker 0.72
2 Pete Alexander 0.87
3 Walter Johnson 0.88
4 Earl Moseley 1.02
5 Eddie Plank 1.26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 46
2 Bullet Joe Bush 41
2 Dave Davenport 41
4 Dick Rudolph 39
5 Red Faber 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .355
2 Jake Daubert .348
3 Jack Fournier .319
4 Sherry Magee .306
5 Red Smith .306

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 25
2 Dutch Zwilling 18
3 Vic Saier 16
4 Beals Becker 13
5 3 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 123
2 Bobby Veach 105
3 Gavvy Cravath 103
4 Dutch Zwilling 100
5 Hal Chase 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 85
2 Ty Cobb 82
3 Benny Kauff 64
4 Eddie Collins 53
5 Burt Shotton 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.60
2 Pete Alexander 1.62
3 Bill James 1.81
4 Al Mamaux 1.86
5 Bill Doak 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 31
2 Walter Johnson 27
3 Dick Rudolph 25
4 Claude Hendrix 24
4 Jeff Tesreau 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 260
2 Dave Davenport 220
3 Walter Johnson 203
4 Jeff Tesreau 185
5 Bill Bailey 183

Saves

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