On This Day

Saturday, August 14, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	68	35	.660	--
Tigers	65	39	.625	3.5
White Sox	62	41	.602	6.0
Senators	54	51	.514	15.0
Yankees	51	50	.505	16.0
Indians	40	62	.392	27.5
Browns	41	65	.387	28.5
Athletics	33	71	.317	35.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Senators 3

Tigers 5, White Sox 3

Browns 4, Indians 3

Yankees 9, Athletics 5

Indians 4, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	55	45	.550	--
Robins	57	49	.538	1.0
Cubs	52	50	.510	4.0
Pirates	52	52	.500	5.0
Braves	52	52	.500	5.0
Giants	49	51	.490	6.0
Cardinals	50	57	.467	8.5
Reds	46	57	.447	10.5

Games

Robins 5, Giants 1

Phillies 9, Braves 0

Reds 5, Pirates 4

Reds 6, Pirates 0

Cardinals 12, Cubs 2

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Whales	60	47	.561	--
Rebels	58	46	.558	0.5
Pepper	58	47	.552	1.0
Packers	59	48	.551	1.0
Terriers	57	49	.538	2.5
Blues	50	62	.446	12.5
Tip-Tops	49	61	.445	12.5
Terrapins	38	69	.355	22.0

Games

Terrapins 3, Whales 1

Rebels 4, Tip-Tops 0

Packers 6, Blues 0

Blues 8, Packers 2

Terriers 3, Pepper 1

Whales 7, Terrapins 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tex Wisterzil	5
2	Ray Chapman	4
2	Steve Evans	4
2	William Fischer	4
2	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Guy Zinn	2
2	Claude Hendrix	1
2	Chief Johnson	1
2	Fred Luderus	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	3
1	Duke Kenworthy	3
1	Benny Meyer	3
1	Guy Zinn	3
5	16 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roy Hartzell	2
2	Charlie Babington	1
2	Marty Berghammer	1
2	Bob Bescher	1
2	18 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fred Toney	1.00
2	Eddie Plank	0.86
3	Babe Ruth	0.71
4	Chief Johnson	0.67
5	Ray Fisher	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Allen	1
1	Red Ames	1
1	Hugh Bedient	1
1	Al Demaree	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Plank	6
2	Ray Fisher	5
2	Walter Johnson	5
2	Grover Lowdermilk	5
2	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.335
2	Larry Doyle	.318
3	Jack Fournier	.317
4	Jake Daubert	.316
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	81
2	Bobby Veach	75
3	Rebel Oakes	69
4	Hal Chase	68
4	Ty Cobb	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	65
2	Fritz Maisel	47
3	Benny Kauff	38
4	Max Carey	30
5	Burt Shotton	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.27
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.43
3	Mordecai Brown	1.64
4	Eddie Plank	1.71
5	Walter Johnson	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	21
2	Red Faber	18
2	Walter Johnson	18
2	Al Mamaux	18
5	4 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	182
2	Dave Davenport	166
3	Weldon Wyckoff	141
4	Walter Johnson	133
5	Red Faber	131

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	.455
2	Stuffy McInnis	.405
3	Tommy Griffith	.385
4	Marty Berghammer	.378
4	Benny Kauff	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	4
2	Bob Bescher	2
2	George Burns	2
2	Fred Luderus	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	12
2	Mike Mowrey	11
2	Guy Zinn	11
4	Sam Crawford	10
4	3 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marty Berghammer	9
2	Benny Kauff	7
3	Bob Bescher	6
3	Ward Miller	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Foster	0.00
1	King Lear	0.00
1	Oscar Harstad	0.00
4	Doc Crandall	0.37
5	Jeff Pfeffer	0.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Crandall	3
1	Jean Dubuc	3
1	Ray Fisher	3
1	Rube Foster	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	24
2	Walter Johnson	22
3	Doc Crandall	21
4	Pete Alexander	19
4	Eddie Plank	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	2
2	Cy Barger	1
2	Rube Benton	1
2	George Chalmers	1
2	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Konetchy	.369
2	Max Flack	.349
3	Benny Kauff	.343
4	Bob Fisher	.327
5	Steve Yerkes	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	5
2	Hal Chase	4
2	Frank Schulte	4
4	Bob Bescher	3
4	Benny Kauff	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	21
1	Tom Long	21
3	Benny Kauff	19
3	Zack Wheat	19
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marty Berghammer	13
2	Ward Miller	12
3	Ivan Howard	11
3	Benny Kauff	11
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Fisher	0.88
2	Jim Shaw	1.04
3	Clint Rogge	1.08
4	Earl Moseley	1.09
5	Pete Alexander	1.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Johnson	6
1	Walter Johnson	6
1	Pat Ragan	6
4	Doc Ayers	5
4	10 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	57
2	Dutch Leonard	43
3	Pete Alexander	42
4	Doc Crandall	37
5	2 tied	34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.333
2	Eddie Collins	.331
3	Jack Fournier	.313
4	Max Flack	.307
5	Red Smith	.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	113
2	Gavvy Cravath	109
3	Hal Chase	104
4	Bobby Veach	101
5	Rebel Oakes	98

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.64
2	Walter Johnson	1.75
3	Al Mamaux	1.82
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.85
5	Rube Foster	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Walter Johnson	27
3	Claude Hendrix	23
3	Dick Rudolph	23
5	6 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	259
2	Dave Davenport	235
3	Walter Johnson	211
4	Bill Bailey	196
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