On This Day

Monday, August 16, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	69	35	.663	--
Tigers	68	39	.636	2.5
White Sox	64	42	.604	6.0
Senators	54	52	.509	16.0
Yankees	51	51	.500	17.0
Indians	41	64	.390	28.5
Browns	41	68	.376	30.5
Athletics	34	71	.324	35.5

Games

Red Sox 1, Senators 0

Athletics 2, Yankees 0

White Sox 8, Browns 4

Tigers 6, Indians 2

Tigers 3, Indians 1

White Sox 5, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	56	45	.554	--
Robins	57	50	.533	2.0
Cubs	53	51	.510	4.5
Pirates	53	54	.495	6.0
Braves	52	53	.495	6.0
Giants	50	51	.495	6.0
Cardinals	51	58	.468	9.0
Reds	48	58	.453	10.5

Games

Giants 2, Robins 1

Phillies 5, Braves 0

Pirates 5, Reds 4

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Whales	61	47	.565	--
Pepper	60	47	.561	0.5
Packers	60	48	.556	1.0
Rebels	58	47	.552	1.5
Terriers	57	51	.528	4.0
Tip-Tops	50	61	.450	12.5
Blues	50	63	.442	13.5
Terrapins	38	70	.352	23.0

Games

Whales 6, Terrapins 4

Packers 5, Blues 0

Tip-Tops 4, Rebels 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tillie Walker	6
2	Shano Collins	5
2	Burt Shotton	5
2	Oscar Stanage	5
5	Ralph Young	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rube Bressler	1
1	Claude Cooper	1
1	Heinie Groh	1
1	Les Mann	1
1	George McConnell	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dutch Zwilling	3
2	Bobby Byrne	2
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Claude Cooper	2
2	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	3
1	Shano Collins	3
3	George Burns	1
3	Donie Bush	1
3	19 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Alex Main	7.00
2	Bernie Boland	1.00
2	Bert Gallia	1.00
4	Phil Douglas	0.80
5	Jeff Tesreau	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Benz	1
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Rube Bressler	1
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Alex Main	7
2	Ray Caldwell	6
3	Jim Scott	5
3	Jeff Tesreau	5
5	7 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	1
1	Rube Marquard	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.333
2	Larry Doyle	.319
3	Jack Fournier	.316
4	Jake Daubert	.314
5	Ed Konetchy	.312

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	84
2	Bobby Veach	78
3	Ty Cobb	70
4	Rebel Oakes	69
5	2 tied	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	68
2	Fritz Maisel	47
3	Benny Kauff	38
4	Max Carey	30
5	2 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.27
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.34
3	Mordecai Brown	1.64
4	Earl Moseley	1.70
5	Eddie Plank	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	21
2	Hooks Dauss	18
2	Red Faber	18
2	Walter Johnson	18
2	3 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	182
2	Dave Davenport	168
3	Weldon Wyckoff	141
4	Red Faber	133
4	Walter Johnson	133

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	.409
2	Stuffy McInnis	.405
3	Hap Myers	.375
4	Tommy Griffith	.370
5	Luke Boone	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	4
2	Bob Bescher	2
2	George Burns	2
2	Guy Zinn	2
5	27 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	12
2	George Burns	10
2	Tom Long	10
2	Mike Mowrey	10
2	Bobby Veach	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marty Berghammer	9
2	Ty Cobb	6
2	Mike Mowrey	6
2	Al Wickland	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Foster	0.00
2	Eddie Plank	0.33
3	King Lear	0.40
4	Harry Moran	0.56
5	Ed Reulbach	0.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Crandall	3
1	Hooks Dauss	3
1	Jean Dubuc	3
1	Ray Fisher	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	22
2	Doc Crandall	18
2	Tom Hughes	18
2	Dutch Leonard	18
2	Guy Morton	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cy Barger	1
1	Hugh Bedient	1
1	George Chalmers	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Konetchy	.355
2	Max Flack	.343
3	Zip Collins	.333
4	Benny Kauff	.330
5	Steve Yerkes	.321

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	22
1	Tom Long	22
3	Ty Cobb	19
3	Zack Wheat	19
5	4 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marty Berghammer	13
2	Ty Cobb	12
2	Ward Miller	12
4	Benny Kauff	11
5	4 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Fisher	0.88
2	Clint Rogge	0.95
3	Pete Alexander	1.11
4	Joe Benz	1.22
5	Earl Moseley	1.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Coveleski	6
1	Chief Johnson	6
1	Pat Ragan	6
4	Doc Ayers	5
4	11 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	52
2	Dutch Leonard	43
3	Pete Alexander	42
4	Jeff Tesreau	38
5	Guy Morton	37

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	Eddie Collins	.331
2	Jake Daubert	.330
3	Jack Fournier	.315
4	Larry Doyle	.308
5	Max Flack	.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	116
2	Gavvy Cravath	108
3	Bobby Veach	104
4	Hal Chase	102
5	Dutch Zwilling	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	87
2	Fritz Maisel	78
3	Benny Kauff	62
4	Eddie Collins	48
5	2 tied	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.55
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.77
3	Walter Johnson	1.77
4	Al Mamaux	1.82
5	Rube Foster	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Walter Johnson	26
3	Dick Rudolph	23
4	Harry Coveleski	22
4	5 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	255
2	Dave Davenport	230
3	Walter Johnson	205
4	Bill Bailey	196
5	Jeff Tesreau	181

Saves

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