On This Day

Saturday, August 28, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	78	39	.667	--
Tigers	78	43	.645	2.0
White Sox	72	47	.605	7.0
Senators	60	56	.517	17.5
Yankees	55	59	.482	21.5
Browns	46	73	.387	33.0
Indians	45	73	.381	33.5
Athletics	36	80	.310	41.5

Games

Athletics 4, White Sox 2

Yankees 1, Tigers 0

Tigers 6, Yankees 2

Red Sox 5, Indians 3

Red Sox 3, Indians 1

Browns 2, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	64	50	.561	--
Robins	65	56	.537	2.5
Braves	61	55	.526	4.0
Cubs	58	59	.496	7.5
Cardinals	58	62	.483	9.0
Giants	54	60	.474	10.0
Pirates	57	64	.471	10.5
Reds	54	65	.454	12.5

Games

Robins 2, Pirates 1

Robins 3, Pirates 0

Giants 2, Cubs 0

Braves 2, Reds 0

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	66	51	.564	--
Pepper	64	51	.557	1.0
Packers	65	56	.537	3.0
Whales	65	56	.537	3.0
Terriers	64	56	.533	3.5
Blues	59	66	.472	11.0
Tip-Tops	57	66	.463	12.0
Terrapins	40	78	.339	26.5

Games

Blues 7, Tip-Tops 2

Terriers 3, Packers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ossie Vitt	5
2	Sam Crawford	4
2	Harry Hooper	4
4	Nick Allen	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ivan Howard	1
1	Benny Kauff	1
1	Steve O'Neill	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Paddy Baumann	2
1	Clyde Engle	2
1	Olaf Henriksen	2
1	Dick Hoblitzell	2
1	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Chase	2
1	Del Pratt	2
1	Ossie Vitt	2
4	Del Baker	1
4	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jeff Tesreau	1.33
2	Ray Caldwell	1.29
3	Al Schulz	1.00
4	Dick Rudolph	0.80
5	Jeff Pfeffer	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	Tom Knowlson	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Caldwell	9
2	Jeff Tesreau	8
3	Red Faber	6
3	Al Schulz	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.322
2	Eddie Collins	.320
3	Ed Konetchy	.317
4	Steve Yerkes	.316
5	Jake Daubert	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	19
2	Hal Chase	13
3	Vic Saier	10
3	Cy Williams	10
5	4 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	93
2	Bobby Veach	90
3	Rebel Oakes	78
4	Ed Konetchy	77
5	Hal Chase	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	73
2	Fritz Maisel	50
3	Benny Kauff	43
4	Burt Shotton	35
5	Shano Collins	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.29
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.34
3	Mordecai Brown	1.63
4	Bert Humphries	1.67
5	Walter Johnson	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	24
2	Red Faber	21
3	Hooks Dauss	20
3	Walter Johnson	20
3	Jim Scott	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	202
2	Dave Davenport	183
3	Red Faber	160
4	Walter Johnson	153
5	Weldon Wyckoff	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	9
2	Tom Hughes	7
3	Rube Benton	6
4	Carl Mays	5
4	Hooks Wiltse	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Luderus	.436
2	Tom Long	.405
3	Bob Fisher	.382
4	Bill Hinchman	.380
5	Casey Stengel	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Larry Doyle	2
2	Bob Fisher	2
2	Tommy Griffith	2
2	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	16
2	Sam Crawford	15
3	George Perring	14
4	Fred Luderus	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	8
1	Shano Collins	8
1	Wilbur Good	8
4	Burt Shotton	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George LeClair	0.00
1	Elmer Knetzer	0.00
3	Dick Rudolph	0.50
3	Harry Harper	0.50
5	Jeff Tesreau	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Coveleski	4
1	Dick Rudolph	4
1	Fred Toney	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	18 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	29
2	Al Schulz	28
3	Walter Johnson	25
4	Willie Mitchell	23
5	2 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	2
2	Ralph Comstock	1
2	Tom Hughes	1
2	Walter Johnson	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Benny Kauff	.384
2	Casey Stengel	.373
3	Mike Mowrey	.362
4	Eddie Murphy	.353
5	Bob Fisher	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
1	Frank Schulte	4
3	Larry Doyle	3
3	Fred Luderus	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	24
2	Bobby Veach	23
3	Tom Long	20
3	Rebel Oakes	20
5	3 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Benny Kauff	12
2	Ty Cobb	11
3	George Anderson	10
3	Shano Collins	10
3	Lee Magee	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jeff Tesreau	0.79
2	Chief Johnson	0.91
3	Rube Foster	0.92
4	Ed Reulbach	0.93
5	Bert Humphries	1.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Coveleski	6
1	Ed Reulbach	6
1	Fred Toney	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	13 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	48
2	Al Schulz	44
3	Dave Davenport	41
4	Pete Alexander	39
5	2 tied	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	3
2	Hugh Bedient	2
2	Red Faber	2
2	Sad Sam Jones	2
5	28 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Fournier	.326
2	Steve Yerkes	.323
3	Jake Daubert	.322
4	Larry Doyle	.318
5	Eddie Collins	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	28
2	Hal Chase	16
3	Vic Saier	13
3	Dutch Zwilling	13
5	Beals Becker	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	119
2	Gavvy Cravath	116
3	Bobby Veach	113
4	Hal Chase	105
5	2 tied	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	91
2	Fritz Maisel	75
3	Benny Kauff	63
4	Burt Shotton	48
5	2 tied	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.45
2	Walter Johnson	1.81
3	Smoky Joe Wood	1.82
4	Fred Toney	1.85
5	Jim Shaw	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	33
2	Walter Johnson	26
3	Dick Rudolph	25
4	Harry Coveleski	23
4	2 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	267
2	Dave Davenport	236
3	Walter Johnson	214
4	Bill Bailey	190
5	Jeff Tesreau	187

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	9
2	Tom Hughes	7
3	Rube Benton	6
3	Alex Main	6
5	4 tied	5