On This Day

Tuesday, August 31, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	79	39	.669	--
Tigers	80	43	.650	1.5
White Sox	73	48	.603	7.5
Senators	62	57	.521	17.5
Yankees	55	62	.470	23.5
Browns	47	74	.388	33.5
Indians	46	74	.383	34.0
Athletics	36	81	.308	42.5

Games

Tigers 9, White Sox 8

Senators 4, Yankees 1

Senators 3, Yankees 2

Indians 6, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	66	51	.564	--
Robins	66	57	.537	3.0
Braves	63	55	.534	3.5
Cubs	59	60	.496	8.0
Cardinals	59	64	.480	10.0
Giants	55	61	.474	10.5
Pirates	58	65	.472	11.0
Reds	54	67	.446	14.0

Games

Pirates 5, Robins 3

Robins 3, Pirates 2

Braves 2, Reds 0

Cubs 2, Giants 0

Giants 7, Cubs 1

Phillies 3, Cardinals 2

Braves 2, Reds 0

Cardinals 7, Phillies 2

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	69	52	.570	--
Pepper	65	51	.560	1.5
Terriers	66	56	.541	3.5
Packers	65	58	.528	5.0
Whales	66	59	.528	5.0
Blues	60	67	.472	12.0
Tip-Tops	57	67	.460	13.5
Terrapins	40	78	.339	27.5

Games

Pepper 6, Blues 5

Rebels 5, Whales 2

Rebels 6, Whales 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Hinchman	5
1	Mike Mowrey	5
3	Bruno Betzel	4
3	Jake Daubert	4
3	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Beals Becker	1
1	Cy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Lewis	4
2	Steve Yerkes	3
3	Merito Acosta	2
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	13 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Mowrey	4
2	Ty Cobb	3
3	George Cutshaw	2
3	Gus Getz	2
3	3 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jimmy Lavender	8.00
2	Art Nehf	1.75
3	Bert Gallia	1.00
3	Tom Hughes	1.00
3	2 others tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Allen	1
1	Red Ames	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Joe Boehling	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jimmy Lavender	8
1	Pete Schneider	8
3	Rube Benton	7
3	Bert Gallia	7
3	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Harry Harper	1
1	Tom Seaton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.324
2	Steve Yerkes	.323
3	Eddie Collins	.320
4	Ed Konetchy	.316
5	Jake Daubert	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	19
2	Hal Chase	13
3	Cy Williams	11
4	Beals Becker	10
4	Vic Saier	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	95
2	Bobby Veach	90
3	Rebel Oakes	80
4	Ed Konetchy	78
5	2 tied	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	76
2	Fritz Maisel	50
3	Benny Kauff	43
4	Burt Shotton	35
5	Shano Collins	34

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	206
2	Dave Davenport	185
3	Red Faber	161
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	Hal Chase	.440
2	Bill Hinchman	.431
3	Tom Long	.422
4	Bob Fisher	.409
5	Ivan Howard	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Larry Doyle	2
2	Bob Fisher	2
2	Benny Kauff	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	14
2	Delos Drake	12
2	George Perring	12
2	Bobby Veach	12
5	4 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	8
1	Wilbur Good	8
1	Mike Mowrey	8
4	Lee Magee	7
5	5 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George LeClair	0.00
2	Jeff Tesreau	0.38
3	Harry Harper	0.43
4	Dick Rudolph	0.50
5	Ed Klepfer	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Rudolph	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Red Ames	3
2	Fred Anderson	3
2	13 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	28
1	Al Schulz	28
3	Walter Johnson	26
4	Pete Alexander	24
4	Willie Mitchell	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Ralph Comstock	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Benny Kauff	.379
2	Mike Mowrey	.366
3	Bob Fisher	.358
4	Jack Dalton	.357
5	George Gibson	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
1	Frank Schulte	4
3	Cy Williams	3
4	Bob Bescher	2
4	9 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	23
2	Bobby Veach	22
3	George Burns	19
3	Rebel Oakes	19
5	3 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	14
1	Mike Mowrey	14
3	Lee Magee	11
3	Al Wickland	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Moran	0.90
2	Jeff Tesreau	0.94
3	Harry Coveleski	1.03
4	Larry Cheney	1.08
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Reulbach	7
2	Hooks Dauss	6
2	Jim Scott	6
2	Fred Toney	6
5	14 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	48
2	Pete Alexander	43
3	Al Schulz	42
4	Tom Hughes	39
5	2 tied	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	2
1	Tom Hughes	2
1	Sad Sam Jones	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	28 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Steve Yerkes	.329
2	Jack Fournier	.324
3	Jake Daubert	.324
4	Larry Doyle	.319
5	Eddie Collins	.312

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	120
2	Gavvy Cravath	117
3	Bobby Veach	110
4	Hal Chase	106
5	2 tied	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	92
2	Fritz Maisel	75
3	Benny Kauff	62
4	Burt Shotton	48
5	2 tied	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.46
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	32
2	Walter Johnson	26
3	Dick Rudolph	25
4	Hooks Dauss	24
5	3 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	265
2	Dave Davenport	229
3	Walter Johnson	215
4	Red Faber	187
5	2 tied	180

Saves

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