On This Day

Tuesday, August 3, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	59	34	.634	--
White Sox	58	36	.617	1.5
Tigers	58	37	.611	2.0
Senators	49	46	.516	11.0
Yankees	45	47	.489	13.5
Browns	38	57	.400	22.0
Indians	37	57	.394	22.5
Athletics	32	62	.340	27.5

Games

Senators 1, Browns 0

Red Sox 2, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	51	41	.554	--
Robins	50	45	.526	2.5
Braves	49	46	.516	3.5
Cubs	47	45	.511	4.0
Pirates	47	47	.500	5.0
Giants	44	46	.489	6.0
Cardinals	46	51	.474	7.5
Reds	40	53	.430	11.5

Games

Braves 5, Pirates 4

Braves 7, Pirates 2

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Packers	57	40	.588	--
Whales	54	43	.557	3.0
Rebels	52	42	.553	3.5
Pepper	52	44	.542	4.5
Terriers	51	46	.526	6.0
Tip-Tops	45	55	.450	13.5
Blues	45	57	.441	14.5
Terrapins	34	63	.351	23.0

Games

Packers 3, Terrapins 2

Rebels 4, Tip-Tops 2

Terriers 10, Blues 1

Tip-Tops 3, Rebels 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Zip Collins	4
1	Benny Kauff	4
1	Jack Tobin	4
4	Donie Bush	3
4	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Egan	3
2	Ed Fitzpatrick	2
2	Doc Johnston	2
2	Benny Kauff	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doug Baird	1
1	Marty Berghammer	1
1	Chet Chadbourne	1
1	Joe Connolly	1
1	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Doc Ayers	1.60
2	Harry Coveleski	0.60
3	Elmer Knetzer	0.55
4	Bill Bailey	0.50
4	Doc Crandall	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Happy Finneran	1
1	Chief Johnson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doc Ayers	8
2	Elmer Knetzer	6
3	Bill Bailey	4
3	Happy Finneran	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Hooks Wiltse	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.333
2	Larry Doyle	.322
3	Jake Daubert	.319
4	Fritz Maisel	.312
5	Jimmy Walsh	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
2	Hal Chase	11
3	Beals Becker	9
3	Ed Konetchy	9
3	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	73
2	Bobby Veach	68
3	Ty Cobb	63
4	Hal Chase	62
5	2 tied	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	62
2	Fritz Maisel	44
3	Benny Kauff	34
4	Danny Moeller	28
5	2 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Black	1.19
2	Pete Alexander	1.25
3	Walter Johnson	1.30
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.39
5	Mordecai Brown	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	19
2	Red Faber	17
2	Walter Johnson	17
4	Frank Allen	16
4	Al Mamaux	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	167
2	Dave Davenport	157
3	Weldon Wyckoff	133
4	Red Faber	126
5	Walter Johnson	116

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	8
2	Rube Benton	6
2	Tom Hughes	6
4	Hooks Wiltse	5
5	2 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zip Collins	.362
1	Ed Konetchy	.362
3	Max Carey	.351
4	Zack Wheat	.345
5	Casey Stengel	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	3
2	Babe Borton	2
2	George Burns	2
2	Ernie Johnson	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tom Long	12
2	Bill Hinchman	11
2	Al Scheer	11
2	Zack Wheat	11
5	4 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ward Miller	8
2	Ivan Howard	6
3	Jimmy Esmond	5
3	Buck Herzog	5
3	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Black	0.00
1	Jim Scott	0.00
3	Red Faber	0.44
4	Frank Smith	0.52
5	Oscar Harstad	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pat Ragan	6
2	Chief Johnson	4
3	Frank Allen	3
3	Doc Ayers	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	41
2	Phil Douglas	21
3	Bill Bailey	20
3	Jeff Tesreau	20
5	3 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	5
2	Hugh Bedient	2
2	Nick Cullop	2
2	Hooks Wiltse	2
2	Smoky Joe Wood	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Konetchy	.405
2	Frank Snyder	.400
3	Fritz Maisel	.355
4	Bert Niehoff	.337
5	Bob Fisher	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	5
2	Dave Bancroft	4
2	Hal Chase	4
2	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Dutch Zwilling	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	26
2	Dutch Zwilling	23
3	Hal Chase	22
4	Sam Crawford	20
4	2 others tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Moeller	14
2	Ward Miller	13
3	Jim Kelly	12
3	Clyde Milan	12
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.67
2	Dave Black	0.72
3	Earl Moseley	0.96
4	Walter Johnson	1.09
5	Carl Weilman	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Coveleski	7
1	Pat Ragan	7
3	Pete Alexander	5
3	Frank Allen	5
3	17 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	51
2	Pete Alexander	43
3	Al Mamaux	39
3	Earl Moseley	39
5	Phil Douglas	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	6
2	Hugh Bedient	5
2	Hooks Wiltse	5
4	Bernie Boland	3
5	7 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.337
2	Jake Daubert	.335
3	Jack Fournier	.308
4	Hal Chase	.306
5	Red Smith	.304

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	25
2	Dutch Zwilling	16
3	Vic Saier	15
4	Hal Chase	14
5	Beals Becker	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	112
2	Gavvy Cravath	110
3	Hal Chase	104
4	Bobby Veach	101
5	Dutch Zwilling	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	85
1	Fritz Maisel	85
3	Benny Kauff	65
4	Burt Shotton	48
5	Eddie Collins	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.52
2	Pete Alexander	1.63
3	Al Mamaux	1.83
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.89
5	Bill James	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	26
3	Dick Rudolph	24
4	Jeff Tesreau	23
5	4 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	262
2	Dave Davenport	235
3	Bill Bailey	203
4	Walter Johnson	200
5	Jeff Tesreau	188

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	9
2	Rube Benton	6
2	Tom Hughes	6
2	Alex Main	6
5	2 tied	5