On This Day

Monday, August 30, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 79 39 .669 --
Tigers 79 43 .648 2.0
White Sox 73 47 .608 7.0
Senators 60 57 .513 18.5
Yankees 55 60 .478 22.5
Browns 47 73 .392 33.0
Indians 45 74 .378 34.5
Athletics 36 81 .308 42.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 65 50 .565 --
Robins 65 56 .537 3.0
Braves 61 55 .526 4.5
Cubs 58 59 .496 8.0
Cardinals 58 63 .479 10.0
Giants 54 60 .474 10.5
Pirates 57 64 .471 11.0
Reds 54 65 .454 13.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Rebels 67 52 .563 --
Pepper 64 51 .557 1.0
Terriers 66 56 .541 2.5
Whales 66 57 .537 3.0
Packers 65 58 .528 4.0
Blues 60 66 .476 10.5
Tip-Tops 57 67 .460 12.5
Terrapins 40 78 .339 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Bancroft 3
1 Hal Chase 3
1 Max Flack 3
1 Bill Killefer 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benny Kauff 1
1 Possum Whitted 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rebel Oakes 2
1 Chief Wilson 2
1 Steve Yerkes 2
1 Dutch Zwilling 2
5 12 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Walter Blair 1
1 Jack Dalton 1
1 Max Flack 1
1 Lee Magee 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Alexander 0.38
1 Happy Finneran 0.38
1 Gene Krapp 0.38
4 Lee Meadows 0.15
5 Mordecai Brown 0.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Barger 1
1 Gene Krapp 1
1 Erskine Mayer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gene Krapp 6
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Happy Finneran 3
4 Lee Meadows 2
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Yerkes .322
2 Larry Doyle .322
3 Eddie Collins .320
4 Ed Konetchy .315
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 5 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 94
2 Bobby Veach 90
3 Rebel Oakes 80
4 Ed Konetchy 77
5 Hal Chase 76

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 1.32
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.34
3 Bert Humphries 1.67
4 Walter Johnson 1.68
5 Earl Moseley 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 24
2 Hooks Dauss 21
2 Red Faber 21
2 Jim Scott 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 205
2 Dave Davenport 185
3 Red Faber 160
4 Walter Johnson 159
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 Tom Long .444
2 Hal Chase .429
3 Bob Fisher .397
4 Bill Hinchman .393
4 Fred Luderus .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
2 Larry Doyle 2
2 Bob Fisher 2
2 Benny Kauff 2
2 Honus Wagner 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Perring 14
2 Gavvy Cravath 12
2 Delos Drake 12
2 Bobby Veach 12
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 8
1 Shano Collins 8
1 Wilbur Good 8
4 Lee Magee 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George LeClair 0.00
2 Dick Rudolph 0.50
2 Harry Harper 0.50
2 Ed Reulbach 0.50
5 Red Faber 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Coveleski 4
1 Dick Rudolph 4
1 Jim Scott 4
4 Pete Alexander 3
4 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 29
2 Al Schulz 28
3 Walter Johnson 26
4 Pete Alexander 23
5 Jeff Tesreau 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 .381
2 Bob Fisher .356
3 Eddie Murphy .347
4 Mike Mowrey .347
5 Fred Luderus .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
1 Frank Schulte 4
3 Fred Luderus 3
3 Cy Williams 3
5 9 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 23
2 Bobby Veach 22
3 Tom Long 19
3 Rebel Oakes 19
3 Cy Williams 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 12
2 Ty Cobb 11
2 Lee Magee 11
4 Mike Mowrey 10
4 Al Wickland 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Tesreau 0.79
2 Rube Foster 0.92
3 Ed Reulbach 0.93
4 Smoky Joe Wood 1.08
5 Hooks Dauss 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 6
1 Ed Reulbach 6
1 Jim Scott 6
1 Fred Toney 6
5 14 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 48
2 Al Schulz 44
3 Dave Davenport 43
4 Pete Alexander 42
5 Dutch Leonard 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 2
1 Red Faber 2
1 Tom Hughes 2
1 Sad Sam Jones 2
5 25 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Yerkes .328
2 Jack Fournier .324
3 Jake Daubert .320
4 Larry Doyle .318
5 Eddie Collins .312

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 119
2 Gavvy Cravath 116
3 Bobby Veach 110
4 Hal Chase 106
5 2 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 89
2 Fritz Maisel 75
3 Benny Kauff 63
4 Burt Shotton 48
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.47
2 Walter Johnson 1.77
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 Hooks Dauss 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 270
2 Dave Davenport 231
3 Walter Johnson 215
4 Jeff Tesreau 187
5 Red Faber 186

Saves

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