On This Day

Wednesday, August 11, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	65	35	.650	--
Tigers	64	39	.621	2.5
White Sox	62	40	.608	4.0
Senators	54	49	.524	12.5
Yankees	49	49	.500	15.0
Browns	40	63	.388	26.5
Indians	38	61	.384	26.5
Athletics	33	69	.324	33.0

Games

Red Sox 11, Browns 3

Yankees 2, Indians 1

White Sox 3, Athletics 2

Red Sox 2, Browns 1

Senators 3, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	53	45	.541	--
Robins	55	49	.529	1.0
Pirates	51	49	.510	3.0
Cubs	51	49	.510	3.0
Braves	52	50	.510	3.0
Giants	49	48	.505	3.5
Cardinals	49	56	.467	7.5
Reds	43	57	.430	11.0

Games

Cubs 5, Robins 2

Braves 6, Cardinals 2

Braves 2, Cardinals 2

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Packers	58	45	.563	--
Whales	58	45	.563	0.0
Pepper	57	45	.559	0.5
Rebels	56	45	.554	1.0
Terriers	56	47	.544	2.0
Tip-Tops	47	60	.439	13.0
Blues	47	61	.435	13.5
Terrapins	36	67	.350	22.0

Games

Rebels 3, Terrapins 1

Tip-Tops 7, Packers 6

Terriers 8, Blues 0

Pepper 8, Whales 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tom Long	5
2	Babe Borton	4
2	Tris Speaker	4
4	Larry Gardner	3
4	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tom Long	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Borton	3
1	Doc Lavan	3
1	Sherry Magee	3
1	Tris Speaker	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Anderson	1
1	Lena Blackburne	1
1	Bill Bradley	1
1	Art Butler	1
1	23 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Reulbach	1.25
2	Dutch Leonard	1.14
3	Boardwalk Brown	0.60
4	Joe Benz	0.57
5	George Suggs	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Benz	1
1	Boardwalk Brown	1
1	Dave Davenport	1
1	Bert Gallia	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	8
2	Tom Hughes	7
2	George Suggs	7
4	Ed Reulbach	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vean Gregg	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.332
2	Larry Doyle	.323
3	Jack Fournier	.318
4	Jake Daubert	.317
5	Ed Konetchy	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
2	Hal Chase	12
3	Beals Becker	9
3	Ed Konetchy	9
3	4 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	78
2	Bobby Veach	74
3	Ty Cobb	68
4	Hal Chase	67
4	2 others tied	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	65
2	Fritz Maisel	47
3	Benny Kauff	37
4	Max Carey	30
5	3 tied	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.24
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.43
3	Walter Johnson	1.64
4	Mordecai Brown	1.64
5	Earl Moseley	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	20
2	Red Faber	18
2	Walter Johnson	18
4	Hooks Dauss	17
4	2 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	176
2	Dave Davenport	166
3	Weldon Wyckoff	138
4	Red Faber	131
5	Walter Johnson	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	9
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	Eddie Murphy	.392
2	Mike Mowrey	.391
3	Max Flack	.367
4	Larry Doyle	.360
4	Casey Stengel	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	3
2	George Burns	2
2	Tillie Walker	2
2	Cy Williams	2
5	29 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	11
1	Jim Kelly	11
1	Sherry Magee	11
4	Babe Borton	10
4	2 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marty Berghammer	8
2	Benny Kauff	6
2	Rabbit Maranville	6
4	Ed Konetchy	5
4	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jeff Tesreau	0.00
1	Ray Fisher	0.00
1	Rube Foster	0.00
1	Oscar Harstad	0.00
5	Dan Marion	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	3
1	Ray Caldwell	3
1	Doc Crandall	3
1	Walter Johnson	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	30
2	Walter Johnson	23
3	Doc Crandall	22
4	Tom Hughes	21
4	Dutch Leonard	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	2
1	Tom Hughes	2
1	Hooks Wiltse	2
4	Cy Barger	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Konetchy	.364
2	Casey Stengel	.358
3	Benny Kauff	.342
4	Jim Kelly	.337
5	Steve Yerkes	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	5
2	Dave Bancroft	4
2	Hal Chase	4
4	Gavvy Cravath	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	23
2	Ty Cobb	22
3	Zack Wheat	21
4	Doc Johnston	20
4	Benny Kauff	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marty Berghammer	13
2	Benny Kauff	12
2	Danny Moeller	12
4	Ty Cobb	11
4	3 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Fisher	0.47
2	Pete Alexander	0.84
3	Earl Moseley	0.94
4	Tom Hughes	0.96
5	Clint Rogge	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	6
1	Harry Coveleski	6
1	Walter Johnson	6
1	Pat Ragan	6
5	9 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	57
2	Dutch Leonard	45
3	Pete Alexander	39
4	Jeff Tesreau	36
5	3 tied	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	6
2	Hooks Wiltse	5
3	Hugh Bedient	3
4	Bernie Boland	2
4	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.332
2	Eddie Collins	.329
3	Jack Fournier	.313
4	Gavvy Cravath	.307
5	Larry Doyle	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	24
2	Hal Chase	15
3	Vic Saier	14
3	Dutch Zwilling	14
5	Beals Becker	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	110
2	Gavvy Cravath	109
3	Hal Chase	104
4	Bobby Veach	101
5	3 tied	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	86
2	Fritz Maisel	79
3	Benny Kauff	66
4	Eddie Collins	48
5	Max Carey	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.68
2	Walter Johnson	1.69
3	Smoky Joe Wood	1.85
4	Al Mamaux	1.90
5	Ernie Shore	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Walter Johnson	27
3	Dick Rudolph	24
4	Hooks Dauss	22
4	4 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	262
2	Dave Davenport	237
3	Walter Johnson	206
4	Bill Bailey	200
5	2 tied	177

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	10
2	Rube Benton	6
2	Tom Hughes	6
2	Alex Main	6
5	2 tied	5