On This Day

Thursday, August 5, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	59	34	.634	--
Tigers	60	38	.612	1.5
White Sox	58	38	.604	2.5
Senators	51	46	.526	10.0
Yankees	47	47	.500	12.5
Indians	37	57	.394	22.5
Browns	38	59	.392	23.0
Athletics	33	64	.340	28.0

Games

Yankees 3, Browns 1

Yankees 2, Browns 0

Tigers 11, Athletics 5

Athletics 9, Tigers 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	51	42	.548	--
Cubs	48	45	.516	3.0
Braves	50	47	.515	3.0
Robins	50	47	.515	3.0
Giants	48	46	.511	3.5
Pirates	48	48	.500	4.5
Cardinals	47	53	.470	7.5
Reds	41	55	.427	11.5

Games

Cubs 4, Braves 3

Giants 5, Reds 2

Giants 2, Reds 1

Pirates 1, Phillies 0

Cardinals 3, Robins 2

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Packers	57	40	.588	--
Whales	55	43	.561	2.5
Rebels	53	42	.558	3.0
Pepper	52	44	.542	4.5
Terriers	52	46	.531	5.5
Tip-Tops	45	57	.441	14.5
Blues	45	57	.441	14.5
Terrapins	34	64	.347	23.5

Games

Whales 3, Tip-Tops 1

Terriers 1, Terrapins 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stuffy McInnis	6
2	Nap Lajoie	4
2	Tom Sheehan	4
2	Amos Strunk	4
2	Joe Wagner	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	1
1	Lefty Tyler	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	5
2	Hugh High	3
2	Jack Lapp	3
2	Hans Lobert	3
2	Tom Sheehan	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donie Bush	2
1	Fritz Maisel	2
1	Fred Smith	2
4	Jimmy Austin	1
4	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Schauer	1.33
2	Eddie Plank	1.00
3	Pete Alexander	0.86
4	Ray Fisher	0.83
5	Grover Lowdermilk	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Ray Fisher	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Plank	8
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Grover Lowdermilk	6
2	Carl Weilman	6
5	Ray Fisher	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bert Humphries	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.330
2	Larry Doyle	.323
3	Jake Daubert	.320
4	Fritz Maisel	.312
5	Jimmy Walsh	.311

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	75
2	Bobby Veach	70
3	Ty Cobb	65
4	Hal Chase	62
5	2 tied	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	62
2	Fritz Maisel	46
3	Benny Kauff	34
4	Max Carey	28
4	Danny Moeller	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Black	1.19
2	Pete Alexander	1.20
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	4 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	173
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	Doc Cook	.405
2	Casey Stengel	.392
3	Ed Konetchy	.357
4	Red Killefer	.348
5	Larry Doyle	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	3
2	Babe Borton	2
2	George Burns	2
2	Roxey Roach	2
2	Cy Williams	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tom Long	11
1	Al Scheer	11
1	Zack Wheat	11
4	Ty Cobb	10
4	Hans Lobert	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ward Miller	7
2	Buck Herzog	6
2	Ivan Howard	6
2	Fred Smith	6
5	7 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	2 tied	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pat Ragan	5
2	Chief Johnson	4
3	Babe Adams	3
3	Frank Allen	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	38
2	Jeff Tesreau	28
3	Pete Alexander	21
4	Bert Gallia	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
5	18 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Konetchy	.402
2	Eddie Collins	.369
3	Fritz Maisel	.366
4	Larry Doyle	.340
5	Doc Cook	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	5
2	Dave Bancroft	4
2	George Burns	4
2	Hal Chase	4
2	Gavvy Cravath	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	23
2	George Burns	22
2	Hal Chase	22
2	Dutch Zwilling	22
5	Zack Wheat	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Kelly	14
1	Danny Moeller	14
3	Fritz Maisel	13
3	Ward Miller	13
5	Clyde Milan	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.67
2	Dave Black	0.72
3	Jim Scott	0.83
4	Earl Moseley	0.94
5	Walter Johnson	1.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pat Ragan	7
2	Ray Caldwell	6
2	Harry Coveleski	6
4	Doc Ayers	5
4	10 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	50
2	Pete Alexander	43
2	Jeff Tesreau	43
4	Phil Douglas	38
5	Al Mamaux	35

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	Jake Daubert	.340
2	Eddie Collins	.331
3	Hal Chase	.306
4	Jack Fournier	.304
5	Fritz Maisel	.304

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	24
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	109
3	Hal Chase	103
4	Bobby Veach	100
5	Dutch Zwilling	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	85
1	Fritz Maisel	85
3	Benny Kauff	65
4	Eddie Collins	48
5	Burt Shotton	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.52
2	Pete Alexander	1.63
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	Jeff Tesreau	24
4	Dick Rudolph	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	266
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