On This Day

Saturday, August 7, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	61	34	.642	--
Tigers	62	38	.620	1.5
White Sox	59	40	.596	4.0
Senators	53	47	.530	10.5
Yankees	47	48	.495	14.0
Browns	39	59	.398	23.5
Indians	37	59	.385	24.5
Athletics	33	66	.333	30.0

Games

Red Sox 2, Indians 0

Red Sox 6, Indians 2

Browns 6, Yankees 1

Browns 4, Yankees 4

Tigers 4, Athletics 1

Tigers 3, Athletics 2

White Sox 6, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	52	44	.542	--
Cubs	50	45	.526	1.5
Robins	51	48	.515	2.5
Giants	49	47	.510	3.0
Pirates	50	49	.505	3.5
Braves	50	49	.505	3.5
Cardinals	48	54	.471	7.0
Reds	42	56	.429	11.0

Games

Cubs 3, Braves 2

Giants 5, Reds 4

Pirates 9, Phillies 0

Pirates 6, Phillies 0

Cardinals 6, Robins 4

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Packers	57	41	.582	--
Rebels	55	43	.561	2.0
Whales	56	44	.560	2.0
Pepper	53	44	.546	3.5
Terriers	53	47	.530	5.0
Tip-Tops	46	58	.442	14.0
Blues	46	59	.438	14.5
Terrapins	35	65	.350	23.0

Games

Tip-Tops 6, Whales 2

Whales 4, Tip-Tops 2

Rebels 15, Blues 4

Terrapins 5, Terriers 3

Pepper 4, Packers 3

Rebels 5, Blues 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Austin	8
2	Marty Berghammer	5
2	Tris Speaker	5
2	Al Wickland	5
2	Steve Yerkes	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Austin	1
1	Fred Beck	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Ham Hyatt	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rebel Oakes	5
2	Dick Hoblitzell	4
2	Al Wickland	4
4	Jimmy Austin	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marty Berghammer	4
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Lee Magee	3
4	Hal Chase	2
4	4 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Mamaux	1.60
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.20
3	Dutch Leonard	1.12
4	Dave Davenport	0.75
4	4 others tied	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	Walt Dickson	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	13 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	9
2	Al Mamaux	8
3	Cy Barger	6
3	Dave Davenport	6
3	3 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cy Barger	1
1	Slim Sallee	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.327
2	Eddie Collins	.323
3	Jake Daubert	.317
4	Ed Konetchy	.310
5	Jack Fournier	.310

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	72
3	Ty Cobb	66
3	Rebel Oakes	66
5	Ed Konetchy	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	65
2	Fritz Maisel	47
3	Benny Kauff	36
4	Max Carey	29
5	2 tied	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.20
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.29
3	Walter Johnson	1.37
4	Dave Black	1.57
5	Mordecai Brown	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	19
2	Walter Johnson	18
3	Red Faber	17
3	Al Mamaux	17
5	5 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	173
2	Dave Davenport	163
3	Weldon Wyckoff	138
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	3 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Casey Stengel	.434
2	Doc Cook	.417
3	Larry Doyle	.375
4	Eddie Murphy	.349
5	Wally Pipp	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Borton	2
1	George Burns	2
1	Cy Williams	2
4	Jimmy Austin	1
4	38 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	11
1	Art Fletcher	11
1	Al Scheer	11
4	George Burns	10
4	3 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marty Berghammer	8
1	Ivan Howard	8
3	Benny Kauff	6
3	Ward Miller	6
3	Al Wickland	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jeff Tesreau	0.00
2	Chief Johnson	0.31
3	Eppa Rixey	0.40
4	Oscar Harstad	0.45
5	Dan Marion	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	4
1	Chief Johnson	4
1	Pat Ragan	4
4	Ray Caldwell	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	34
2	Dutch Leonard	25
3	Walter Johnson	22
4	Pete Alexander	21
4	Weldon Wyckoff	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	3
2	Nick Cullop	2
2	Hooks Wiltse	2
4	Cy Barger	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Konetchy	.395
2	Benny Kauff	.356
3	Fritz Maisel	.337
4	Casey Stengel	.337
5	Larry Doyle	.337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	14
1	Jim Kelly	14
3	Fritz Maisel	13
3	Ward Miller	13
5	3 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	0.67
2	Earl Moseley	0.94
3	Jim Scott	0.99
4	Walter Johnson	1.20
5	Ray Fisher	1.25

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	56
2	Pete Alexander	43
2	Al Mamaux	43
4	Elmer Knetzer	37
4	2 others tied	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	6
2	Hooks Wiltse	5
3	Hugh Bedient	4
4	Cy Barger	2
4	9 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.336
2	Eddie Collins	.323
3	Larry Doyle	.307
4	Jack Fournier	.305
5	Hal Chase	.304

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	24
2	Dutch Zwilling	16
3	Hal Chase	14
3	Vic Saier	14
5	Beals Becker	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	110
2	Gavvy Cravath	108
3	Hal Chase	102
4	Bobby Veach	101
5	Rebel Oakes	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	88
2	Fritz Maisel	83
3	Benny Kauff	65
4	Eddie Collins	48
4	Burt Shotton	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.52
2	Pete Alexander	1.63
3	Smoky Joe Wood	1.80
4	Al Mamaux	1.90
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	3 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	266
2	Dave Davenport	236
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