On This Day

Friday, August 6, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	59	34	.634	--
Tigers	60	38	.612	1.5
White Sox	58	40	.592	3.5
Senators	53	46	.535	9.0
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

Senators 8, White Sox 6

Senators 6, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	52	42	.553	--
Cubs	49	45	.521	3.0
Robins	51	47	.520	3.0
Braves	50	48	.510	4.0
Giants	48	47	.505	4.5
Pirates	48	49	.495	5.5
Cardinals	47	54	.465	8.5
Reds	42	55	.433	11.5

Games

Cubs 2, Braves 0

Reds 3, Giants 2

Phillies 5, Pirates 4

Robins 3, Cardinals 2

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Packers	57	40	.588	--
Whales	55	43	.561	2.5
Rebels	53	43	.552	3.5
Pepper	52	44	.542	4.5
Terriers	53	46	.535	5.0
Blues	46	57	.447	14.0
Tip-Tops	45	57	.441	14.5
Terrapins	34	65	.343	24.0

Games

Blues 4, Rebels 0

Terriers 5, Terrapins 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Merito Acosta	4
1	Eddie Foster	4
1	Roxey Roach	4
1	Howie Shanks	4
1	Buck Weaver	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Chapman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Merito Acosta	3
1	Chick Gandil	3
1	Walter Johnson	3
4	Eddie Foster	2
4	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chick Gandil	2
2	Bruno Betzel	1
2	Babe Borton	1
2	Art Fletcher	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Schulz	2.00
2	Dick Rudolph	0.80
3	Walter Johnson	0.64
4	Doc Crandall	0.62
5	George McQuillan	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Al Demaree	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Schulz	8
2	Walter Johnson	7
3	Doc Ayers	5
3	Doc Crandall	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Erskine Mayer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.326
2	Larry Doyle	.325
3	Jake Daubert	.317
4	Fritz Maisel	.312
5	Jack Fournier	.309

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	1.37
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.39
5	Mordecai Brown	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	19
2	Walter Johnson	18
3	Red Faber	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	127
5	Walter Johnson	123

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	.404
2	Larry Doyle	.358
3	Zack Wheat	.356
4	Ed Konetchy	.327
5	Rebel Oakes	.324

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	2 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ward Miller	7
2	Ivan Howard	6
2	Fred Smith	6
4	Marty Berghammer	5
4	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Black	0.00
1	Eppa Rixey	0.00
1	Jim Scott	0.00
4	Karl Adams	0.53
4	Oscar Harstad	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	4
1	Chief Johnson	4
1	Pat Ragan	4
4	Babe Adams	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	28
1	Jeff Tesreau	28
3	Doc Crandall	22
3	Walter Johnson	22
3	Elmer Knetzer	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	3
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	.390
2	Bob Fisher	.340
3	Larry Doyle	.340
4	Eddie Collins	.329
5	Doc Cook	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Bancroft	4
1	George Burns	4
1	Cy Williams	4
4	Hal Chase	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Kelly	14
2	Fritz Maisel	13
2	Ward Miller	13
4	Clyde Milan	12
4	Danny Moeller	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	Ernie Koob	1.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pat Ragan	7
2	Doc Ayers	6
2	Ray Caldwell	6
2	Harry Coveleski	6
2	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	50
2	Pete Alexander	43
2	Jeff Tesreau	43
4	Phil Douglas	38
5	Elmer Knetzer	37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.336
2	Eddie Collins	.325
3	Hal Chase	.306
4	Jack Fournier	.304
5	Larry Doyle	.303

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	110
2	Gavvy Cravath	109
3	Hal Chase	101
4	Bobby Veach	99
4	Dutch Zwilling	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	85
2	Fritz Maisel	82
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	Gene Dale	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Walter Johnson	27
3	Dick Rudolph	23
3	Jeff Tesreau	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	266
2	Dave Davenport	235
3	Walter Johnson	206
4	Bill Bailey	203
5	Jeff Tesreau	189

Saves

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