On This Day

Wednesday, August 4, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	59	34	.634	--
Tigers	59	37	.615	1.5
White Sox	58	38	.604	2.5
Senators	51	46	.526	10.0
Yankees	45	47	.489	13.5
Browns	38	57	.400	22.0
Indians	37	57	.394	22.5
Athletics	32	63	.337	28.0

Games

Tigers 1, Athletics 0

Senators 1, White Sox 0

Senators 3, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	51	41	.554	--
Braves	50	46	.521	3.0
Robins	50	46	.521	3.0
Cubs	47	45	.511	4.0
Giants	46	46	.500	5.0
Pirates	47	48	.495	5.5
Cardinals	46	53	.465	8.5
Reds	41	53	.436	11.0

Games

Reds 4, Robins 1

Braves 5, Pirates 1

Giants 11, Cardinals 9

Giants 7, Cardinals 0

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Packers	57	40	.588	--
Rebels	53	42	.558	3.0
Whales	54	43	.557	3.0
Pepper	52	44	.542	4.5
Terriers	51	46	.526	6.0
Tip-Tops	45	56	.446	14.0
Blues	45	57	.441	14.5
Terrapins	34	63	.351	23.0

Games

Rebels 6, Tip-Tops 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Burns	4
1	Larry Doyle	4
3	Fred Brainard	3
3	Ham Hyatt	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doyle	3
2	Art Butler	2
2	Tommy Clarke	2
2	Ham Hyatt	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marty Berghammer	2
1	Eddie Collins	2
1	Larry Doyle	2
1	Jim Kelly	2
1	Mike Mowrey	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Boehling	0.62
2	Jim Scott	0.60
3	Bert Gallia	0.57
4	Eddie Cicotte	0.50
5	Al Mamaux	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Boehling	1
1	Gene Dale	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	Bert Gallia	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jeff Tesreau	8
2	Wilbur Cooper	6
3	Joe Boehling	5
4	Bert Gallia	4
4	Tom Hughes	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jeff Tesreau	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.330
2	Larry Doyle	.326
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	74
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	3 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	135
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	Casey Stengel	.383
2	Ed Konetchy	.357
3	Max Carey	.339
3	Zip Collins	.339
3	Benny Kauff	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	3
2	Babe Borton	2
2	Roxey Roach	2
2	Cy Williams	2
5	35 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Scheer	11
2	Claude Cooper	10
2	Benny Kauff	10
2	Tom Long	10
2	Zack Wheat	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ward Miller	8
2	Buck Herzog	6
2	Ivan Howard	6
2	Fred Smith	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Scott	0.00
1	Dave Black	0.00
1	Eppa Rixey	0.00
4	Red Faber	0.44
5	Oscar Harstad	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pat Ragan	5
2	Chief Johnson	4
3	Frank Allen	3
3	Doc Ayers	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	38
2	Jeff Tesreau	28
3	Bill Bailey	20
4	Pete Alexander	19
4	2 others tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	4
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	.404
2	Frank Snyder	.398
3	Fritz Maisel	.355
4	Eddie Collins	.341
5	Larry Doyle	.340

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	24
2	Dutch Zwilling	23
3	Hal Chase	22
4	Sam Crawford	20
4	2 others tied	20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.67
2	Dave Black	0.72
3	Jim Scott	0.83
4	Earl Moseley	0.96
5	Walter Johnson	1.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pat Ragan	7
2	Harry Coveleski	6
3	Pete Alexander	5
3	Frank Allen	5
3	15 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	50
2	Pete Alexander	43
2	Jeff Tesreau	43
4	Al Mamaux	42
5	Earl Moseley	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	6
2	Hugh Bedient	5
2	Hooks Wiltse	5
4	Bernie Boland	3
5	8 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.338
2	Eddie Collins	.335
3	Jack Fournier	.307
4	Red Smith	.305
5	Hal Chase	.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	113
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
2	Fritz Maisel	84
3	Benny Kauff	65
4	Eddie Collins	48
5	Burt Shotton	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.52
2	Pete Alexander	1.67
3	Smoky Joe Wood	1.89
4	Al Mamaux	1.98
5	Bill James	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Walter Johnson	26
3	Dick Rudolph	24
3	Jeff Tesreau	24
5	3 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	260
2	Dave Davenport	235
3	Bill Bailey	203
4	Walter Johnson	200
5	Jeff Tesreau	196

Saves

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