Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, August 19, 1915

On This Day

Thursday, August 19, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	69	37	.651	--
Tigers	72	39	.649	-0.5
White Sox	66	42	.611	4.0
Senators	55	53	.509	15.0
Yankees	51	51	.500	16.0
Indians	42	67	.385	28.5
Browns	41	68	.376	29.5
Athletics	34	73	.318	35.5

Games

White Sox 2, Red Sox 1

Senators 11, Indians 6

Tigers 6, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	56	48	.538	--
Robins	59	51	.536	0.0
Cubs	55	52	.514	2.5
Pirates	55	55	.500	4.0
Braves	53	54	.495	4.5
Giants	50	54	.481	6.0
Cardinals	52	59	.468	7.5
Reds	51	58	.468	7.5

Games

Robins 6, Cubs 5

Cardinals 4, Braves 1

Reds 6, Giants 1

Pirates 8, Phillies 3

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pepper	61	48	.560	--
Whales	62	49	.559	0.0
Rebels	60	48	.556	0.5
Packers	62	50	.554	0.5
Terriers	59	51	.536	2.5
Blues	53	64	.453	12.0
Tip-Tops	50	64	.439	13.5
Terrapins	39	72	.351	23.0

Games

Packers 6, Terrapins 1

Blues 5, Whales 0

Pepper 5, Rebels 0

Terriers 4, Tip-Tops 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Bescher	4
1	Chick Gandil	4
1	Hap Myers	4
1	Ken Williams	4
5	10 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	1
1	George Gibson	1
1	Vic Saier	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Henry	3
1	Oscar Stanage	3
1	Ken Williams	3
4	Eddie Foster	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hap Myers	2
1	Bobby Vaughn	2
1	Zack Wheat	2
4	Doug Baird	1
4	19 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Faber	0.75
2	Harry Coveleski	0.67
3	Gene Krapp	0.60
4	Pat Ragan	0.50
5	Eddie Plank	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Joe Boehling	1
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	Nick Cullop	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	6
2	Eddie Plank	5
3	Red Ames	4
3	Joe Boehling	4
3	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.329
2	Larry Doyle	.322
3	Jack Fournier	.316
4	Jake Daubert	.314
5	Ed Konetchy	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
2	Hal Chase	12
3	Vic Saier	10
4	Beals Becker	9
4	4 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	87
2	Bobby Veach	78
3	Ed Konetchy	74
4	Ty Cobb	72
4	Rebel Oakes	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	72
2	Fritz Maisel	47
3	Benny Kauff	38
4	Max Carey	30
5	3 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.30
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.34
3	Mordecai Brown	1.64
4	Earl Moseley	1.70
5	Bert Humphries	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	21
2	Hooks Dauss	19
2	Red Faber	19
4	Walter Johnson	18
4	3 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	188
2	Dave Davenport	174
3	Walter Johnson	145
4	Weldon Wyckoff	142
5	Red Faber	139

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	Stuffy McInnis	.444
2	Tris Speaker	.442
3	Hap Myers	.432
4	Tommy Griffith	.414
5	Jack Fournier	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	3
2	Bob Bescher	2
2	George Burns	2
2	Guy Zinn	2
5	36 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	13
1	Ed Konetchy	13
1	Fred Smith	13
4	George Burns	12
5	Rebel Oakes	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	10
2	Donie Bush	7
3	Marty Berghammer	6
3	Zack Wheat	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Foster	0.00
1	Al Mamaux	0.00
3	King Lear	0.40
4	Ed Reulbach	0.45
5	Harry Moran	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	4
1	Eddie Plank	4
1	Ed Reulbach	4
4	Babe Adams	3
4	12 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	29
2	Eddie Plank	22
3	Pete Alexander	21
3	Al Schulz	21
5	Dutch Leonard	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	2
2	Cy Barger	1
2	Hugh Bedient	1
2	George Chalmers	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Dalton	.386
2	Tommy Griffith	.376
3	Ed Konetchy	.364
4	Bob Fisher	.337
5	Steve Yerkes	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	4
1	Hal Chase	4
1	Frank Schulte	4
4	Bob Bescher	3
5	12 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tom Long	23
2	Ed Konetchy	21
3	Rebel Oakes	20
4	George Burns	19
5	3 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	13
2	Ward Miller	12
3	Marty Berghammer	11
4	Donie Bush	10
4	Fred Smith	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Foster	1.05
2	Ray Fisher	1.13
3	Smoky Joe Wood	1.16
4	Joe Benz	1.19
5	Bert Humphries	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Coveleski	6
1	Chief Johnson	6
1	Eddie Plank	6
1	Pat Ragan	6
1	Ed Reulbach	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	58
2	Walter Johnson	44
3	Pete Alexander	40
4	Eddie Plank	39
5	Dutch Leonard	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	5
2	Hugh Bedient	3
3	Nick Cullop	2
3	Red Faber	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.331
2	Steve Yerkes	.329
3	Jake Daubert	.328
4	Jack Fournier	.315
5	Larry Doyle	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	24
2	Hal Chase	15
3	Vic Saier	14
4	Dutch Zwilling	13
5	Beals Becker	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	117
2	Gavvy Cravath	108
3	Bobby Veach	104
4	Hal Chase	102
5	2 tied	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	91
2	Fritz Maisel	78
3	Benny Kauff	59
4	Max Carey	47
4	2 others tied	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.49
2	Walter Johnson	1.75
3	Smoky Joe Wood	1.77
4	Al Mamaux	1.82
5	Rube Foster	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Walter Johnson	26
3	Hooks Dauss	23
3	Dick Rudolph	23
5	5 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	258
2	Dave Davenport	236
3	Walter Johnson	212
4	Bill Bailey	184
5	Jeff Tesreau	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