On This Day

Sunday, August 8, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 53 44 .546 --
Robins 53 48 .525 2.0
Cubs 50 47 .515 3.0
Giants 49 47 .510 3.5
Pirates 50 49 .505 4.0
Braves 50 50 .500 4.5
Cardinals 49 54 .476 7.0
Reds 42 57 .424 12.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Packers 57 42 .576 --
Rebels 55 43 .561 1.5
Whales 56 44 .560 1.5
Pepper 54 44 .551 2.5
Terriers 53 47 .530 4.5
Tip-Tops 46 58 .442 13.5
Blues 46 59 .438 14.0
Terrapins 35 65 .350 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
1 Heinie Groh 4
1 Fritz Mollwitz 4
1 Art Phelan 4
5 4 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 2
2 Bob Bescher 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Casey Stengel 4
2 Tom Long 3
3 Phil Douglas 2
3 Bob Fisher 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Zack Wheat 3
2 Bob Bescher 2
3 George Cutshaw 1
3 Gus Getz 1
3 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nick Cullop 1.00
2 Nap Rucker 0.50
3 Phil Douglas 0.38
4 Red Ames 0.30
4 Hippo Vaughn 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Red Ames 1
1 Wheezer Dell 1
1 Phil Douglas 1
1 Earl Moseley 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nick Cullop 5
1 Phil Douglas 5
1 Nap Rucker 5
4 Wheezer Dell 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Chalmers 1
1 Sherry Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Doyle .327
2 Eddie Collins .323
3 Jake Daubert .315
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 1.24
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 20
2 Walter Johnson 18
3 Red Faber 17
3 Al Mamaux 17
5 5 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 176
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 Doc Cook .417
2 Jimmy Austin .386
3 Larry Doyle .375
4 Rebel Oakes .364
5 Eddie Murphy .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 3
2 Babe Borton 2
2 Cy Williams 2
4 Jimmy Austin 1
4 32 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Scheer 12
2 Ty Cobb 10
2 Sherry Magee 10
4 Babe Borton 9
4 6 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marty Berghammer 7
1 Ivan Howard 7
3 Benny Kauff 6
3 Al Wickland 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Tesreau 0.00
2 Chief Johnson 0.31
3 Oscar Harstad 0.45
4 Dan Marion 0.50
5 Jim Scott 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Ayers 4
1 Chief Johnson 4
1 Pat Ragan 4
4 Ray Caldwell 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 34
2 Dutch Leonard 25
3 Walter Johnson 21
4 Pete Alexander 20
4 Jeff Tesreau 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hughes 3
2 Nick Cullop 2
2 Hooks Wiltse 2
4 Cy Barger 1
4 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Konetchy .394
2 Benny Kauff .356
3 Fritz Maisel .337
4 Larry Doyle .337
5 Zack Wheat .328

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 23
2 Hal Chase 22
2 Ty Cobb 22
4 Zack Wheat 21
4 Dutch Zwilling 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 14
2 Fritz Maisel 13
2 Ward Miller 13
4 Marty Berghammer 12
4 3 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 0.86
2 Earl Moseley 0.95
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 46
3 Dutch Leonard 37
3 Jeff Tesreau 37
5 Phil Douglas 36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .335
2 Eddie Collins .324
3 Larry Doyle .308
4 Jack Fournier .307
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 Gavvy Cravath 108
1 Sam Crawford 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 82
3 Benny Kauff 65
4 Eddie Collins 48
4 Burt Shotton 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.52
2 Pete Alexander 1.68
3 Smoky Joe Wood 1.80
4 Al Mamaux 1.90
5 Bill James 2.08

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 262
2 Dave Davenport 236
3 Walter Johnson 206
4 Bill Bailey 203
5 Jeff Tesreau 184

Saves

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