On This Day

Thursday, August 12, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	66	35	.653	--
Tigers	64	39	.621	3.0
White Sox	62	40	.608	4.5
Senators	54	49	.524	13.0
Yankees	49	50	.495	16.0
Indians	39	61	.390	26.5
Browns	40	64	.385	27.5
Athletics	33	69	.324	33.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Browns 0

Indians 6, Yankees 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	53	45	.541	--
Robins	55	49	.529	1.0
Pirates	52	49	.515	2.5
Cubs	52	49	.515	2.5
Braves	52	50	.510	3.0
Giants	49	49	.500	4.0
Cardinals	49	57	.462	8.0
Reds	43	57	.430	11.0

Games

Pirates 4, Giants 0

Cubs 6, Cardinals 3

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Whales	59	45	.567	--
Packers	58	46	.558	1.0
Rebels	56	45	.554	1.5
Pepper	57	46	.553	1.5
Terriers	56	47	.544	2.5
Tip-Tops	48	60	.444	13.0
Blues	47	61	.435	14.0
Terrapins	36	67	.350	22.5

Games

Tip-Tops 3, Packers 2

Whales 2, Pepper 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Bescher	4
2	Doug Baird	3
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	3
2	Frank LaPorte	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Bescher	1
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	1
1	Frank Schulte	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Schulte	3
1	Cy Williams	3
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	2
3	Al Mamaux	2
3	Roy Walker	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	2
2	George Anderson	1
2	Grover Land	1
2	Bill McKechnie	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Foster	0.50
1	Alex Main	0.50
1	Al Mamaux	0.50
4	George McConnell	0.45
5	Slim Sallee	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Foster	1
1	Bert Humphries	1
1	Al Mamaux	1
1	Dan Marion	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Alex Main	7
2	George McConnell	5
3	Slim Sallee	4
4	Bill Donovan	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Oscar Harstad	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.332
2	Larry Doyle	.320
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	Bert Humphries	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	20
2	Red Faber	18
2	Walter Johnson	18
2	Al Mamaux	18
5	3 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	Mike Mowrey	.447
2	Eddie Murphy	.396
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.389
4	Max Flack	.377
5	Benny Kauff	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	4
2	Bob Bescher	2
2	George Burns	2
2	Tillie Walker	2
2	Cy Williams	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	12
2	Ty Cobb	11
3	George Burns	10
3	Tom Long	10
3	2 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marty Berghammer	8
2	Benny Kauff	6
3	George Anderson	5
3	Bob Bescher	5
3	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Foster	0.00
1	Ray Fisher	0.00
1	Oscar Harstad	0.00
4	Jean Dubuc	0.47
5	Eppa Rixey	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	3
1	Doc Crandall	3
1	Rube Foster	3
1	Walter Johnson	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	24
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
3	Cy Barger	1
3	Rube Benton	1
3	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Konetchy	.364
2	Casey Stengel	.352
3	Max Flack	.346
4	Jim Kelly	.337
5	Benny Kauff	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	5
2	Dave Bancroft	4
2	Hal Chase	4
2	Frank Schulte	4
5	3 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	22
2	Ty Cobb	20
2	Tom Long	20
2	Zack Wheat	20
5	2 tied	19

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	0.56
2	Pete Alexander	0.84
3	Tom Hughes	0.96
4	Jim Shaw	1.04
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	10 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	57
2	Dutch Leonard	45
3	Pete Alexander	39
4	Jeff Tesreau	38
5	2 tied	34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.331
2	Eddie Collins	.329
3	Jack Fournier	.315
4	Gavvy Cravath	.307
5	Larry Doyle	.306

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	107
3	Hal Chase	103
4	Bobby Veach	101
5	3 tied	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	86
2	Fritz Maisel	79
3	Benny Kauff	65
4	Eddie Collins	48
5	Max Carey	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.63
2	Walter Johnson	1.69
3	Al Mamaux	1.82
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.85
5	Rube Foster	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	29
2	Walter Johnson	27
3	Dick Rudolph	24
4	Hooks Dauss	22
4	5 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	253
2	Dave Davenport	237
3	Walter Johnson	206
4	Bill Bailey	200
5	Jeff Tesreau	179

Saves

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