On This Day

Thursday, July 22, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 54 29 .651 --
White Sox 55 33 .625 1.5
Tigers 52 32 .619 2.5
Senators 42 42 .500 12.5
Yankees 42 43 .494 13.0
Browns 33 51 .393 21.5
Athletics 30 53 .361 24.0
Indians 29 54 .349 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 45 35 .563 --
Robins 44 39 .530 2.5
Cubs 43 40 .518 3.5
Cardinals 43 44 .494 5.5
Pirates 40 41 .494 5.5
Giants 38 39 .494 5.5
Braves 40 44 .476 7.0
Reds 34 45 .430 10.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Packers 48 35 .578 --
Whales 49 37 .570 0.5
Terriers 46 38 .548 2.5
Rebels 44 38 .537 3.5
Pepper 43 42 .506 6.0
Tip-Tops 40 48 .455 10.5
Blues 39 51 .433 12.5
Terrapins 32 52 .381 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bruno Betzel 4
1 Eddie Collins 4
1 Fred Luderus 4
1 Dots Miller 4
1 Frank Snyder 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Kelly 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dots Miller 4
2 Bob Bescher 3
2 Tris Speaker 3
4 Jimmy Austin 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buck Herzog 2
1 Miller Huggins 2
1 Roxey Roach 2
1 Buck Weaver 2
5 15 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Smith 1.20
2 Mordecai Brown 1.17
3 Red Faber 0.88
4 Al Demaree 0.60
5 3 tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Allen 1
1 Fred Anderson 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Al Demaree 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 10
2 Mordecai Brown 7
2 Red Faber 7
4 Frank Smith 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Smoky Joe Wood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .343
2 Jake Daubert .331
3 Jimmy Walsh .321
4 Jack Fournier .321
5 Larry Doyle .319

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 57
4 Ty Cobb 55
4 Jimmy Walsh 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 60
2 Fritz Maisel 42
3 Benny Kauff 29
4 Eddie Collins 24
4 3 others tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.27
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.38
3 Walter Johnson 1.39
4 Mordecai Brown 1.63
5 Eddie Plank 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 18
2 Red Faber 17
3 Hooks Dauss 15
3 Walter Johnson 15
3 George McConnell 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 152
2 Dave Davenport 129
3 Red Faber 122
4 Weldon Wyckoff 117
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 7 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Konetchy .460
2 Frank Snyder .447
3 Eddie Collins .431
4 Hi Myers .379
5 Dave Robertson .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Bancroft 3
1 Benny Kauff 3
3 George Burns 2
3 Gavvy Cravath 2
3 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hugh Bradley 14
1 Dutch Zwilling 14
3 George Burns 13
3 Hal Chase 13
5 Bobby Veach 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Kelly 10
2 Ty Cobb 9
3 Fritz Maisel 8
3 Clyde Milan 8
3 Danny Moeller 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nap Rucker 0.00
1 Wheezer Dell 0.00
3 Earl Moseley 0.33
4 Pete Alexander 0.55
5 Hank Robinson 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Weilman 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Fred Anderson 3
2 Jim Bluejacket 3
2 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moseley 23
2 Pete Alexander 22
2 Dave Davenport 22
2 Jim Shaw 22
5 Phil Douglas 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 3
1 Hooks Wiltse 3
3 Hugh Bedient 2
3 Smoky Joe Wood 2
5 21 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Konetchy .409
2 Eddie Collins .400
3 Heinie Zimmerman .393
4 Frank Snyder .386
5 Steve Yerkes .385

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 30
3 Jimmy Walsh 23
4 Hal Chase 22
4 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 17
2 Jim Kelly 13
3 Fritz Maisel 12
3 Danny Moeller 12
5 5 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Moseley 0.68
2 Nap Rucker 0.72
3 Pete Alexander 0.79
4 Walter Johnson 0.98
5 Gene Dale 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Cheney 7
2 Pete Alexander 6
2 Red Faber 6
2 George McConnell 6
2 Carl Weilman 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 47
2 Red Faber 45
3 Pete Alexander 44
4 Dick Rudolph 40
5 Jim Shaw 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 3
1 Tom Hughes 3
1 Carl Mays 3
1 Hooks Wiltse 3
5 5 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .350
2 Jake Daubert .343
3 Jack Fournier .319
4 Red Smith .311
5 Sherry Magee .308

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 25
2 Dutch Zwilling 17
3 Vic Saier 16
4 Beals Becker 13
5 4 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 121
2 Gavvy Cravath 105
2 Bobby Veach 105
4 Hal Chase 101
5 Rebel Oakes 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fritz Maisel 85
2 Ty Cobb 83
3 Benny Kauff 62
4 Eddie Collins 52
5 Burt Shotton 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.59
2 Walter Johnson 1.64
3 Bill James 1.83
4 Al Mamaux 1.86
5 Bill Doak 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 32
2 Walter Johnson 26
3 Dick Rudolph 24
4 Claude Hendrix 23
4 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 264
2 Dave Davenport 231
3 Walter Johnson 199
4 Bill Bailey 188
5 Cy Falkenberg 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 7
2 Eddie Cicotte 6
2 Alex Main 6
4 Rube Benton 5
5 8 tied 4