On This Day

Wednesday, September 1, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	80	39	.672	--
Tigers	81	43	.653	1.5
White Sox	73	49	.598	8.5
Senators	63	57	.525	17.5
Yankees	55	63	.466	24.5
Indians	47	74	.388	34.0
Browns	47	75	.385	34.5
Athletics	36	82	.305	43.5

Games

Tigers 5, White Sox 4

Red Sox 6, Athletics 0

Senators 2, Yankees 1

Indians 6, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	66	52	.559	--
Robins	66	57	.537	2.5
Braves	63	56	.529	3.5
Cubs	59	60	.496	7.5
Cardinals	60	65	.480	9.5
Giants	56	61	.479	9.5
Pirates	59	66	.472	10.5
Reds	55	67	.451	13.0

Games

Reds 4, Braves 0

Giants 6, Phillies 5

Cardinals 4, Pirates 0

Pirates 7, Cardinals 0

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	69	53	.566	--
Pepper	65	52	.556	1.5
Terriers	67	56	.545	2.5
Packers	65	58	.528	4.5
Whales	66	59	.528	4.5
Blues	61	67	.477	11.0
Tip-Tops	57	68	.456	13.5
Terrapins	41	78	.345	26.5

Games

Terrapins 7, Tip-Tops 4

Blues 5, Pepper 2

Terriers 7, Rebels 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bruno Betzel	4
1	Steve Evans	4
1	Bill Hinchman	4
4	Art Butler	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Halt	1
1	Elmer Smith	1
1	Jim Viox	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Steve Evans	4
2	Delos Drake	3
3	Bob Bescher	2
3	George Burns	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	2
2	George Anderson	1
2	Hugh Bradley	1
2	Art Butler	1
2	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Harmon	1.67
2	Doc Ayers	1.20
2	Fred Toney	1.20
4	Ray Caldwell	0.44
5	George McQuillan	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Bill Bailey	1
1	Bernie Boland	1
1	Paul Carter	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hank Ritter	8
2	Bunny Hearn	7
3	Doc Ayers	6
3	Fred Toney	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Ritter	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.323
2	Steve Yerkes	.320
3	Eddie Collins	.320
4	Ed Konetchy	.313
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	97
2	Bobby Veach	90
3	Rebel Oakes	80
4	Ed Konetchy	78
5	Hal Chase	77

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	Fred Toney	1.74

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	188
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	.480
2	Al Scheer	.469
3	Bill Hinchman	.429
4	Ivan Howard	.395
5	Tom Long	.392

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	Steve Evans	13
3	Delos Drake	12
3	George Perring	12
3	Bobby Veach	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wilbur Good	8
1	Mike Mowrey	8
3	Lee Magee	7
4	Shano Collins	6
4	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jeff Tesreau	0.38
2	Harry Harper	0.43
3	Red Hoff	0.48
4	Dick Rudolph	0.50
5	Ed Klepfer	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Rudolph	4
1	Al Schulz	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Red Ames	3
3	14 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	28
2	Walter Johnson	26
3	Al Schulz	24
4	Tom Hughes	21
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Ralph Comstock	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Mowrey	.371
2	Benny Kauff	.371
3	Bill Hinchman	.363
4	Jack Dalton	.363
5	Bob Fisher	.362

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	25
2	Bobby Veach	22
3	George Burns	19
3	Tom Long	19
3	Rebel Oakes	19

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Moran	0.69
2	Rube Foster	0.92
3	Jeff Tesreau	0.94
4	Fred Toney	1.00
5	2 tied	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	6
1	Ed Reulbach	6
1	Al Schulz	6
1	Jim Scott	6
1	Fred Toney	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	48
2	Al Schulz	45
3	Pete Alexander	39
3	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	26 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Steve Yerkes	.327
2	Jake Daubert	.324
3	Jack Fournier	.323
4	Larry Doyle	.319
5	Eddie Collins	.310

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	Gavvy Cravath	117
1	Sam Crawford	117
3	Bobby Veach	109
4	Hal Chase	107
5	Rebel Oakes	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	92
2	Fritz Maisel	73
3	Benny Kauff	62
4	Max Carey	47
4	Burt Shotton	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.46
2	Walter Johnson	1.73
3	Fred Toney	1.74
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.88
5	Jim Shaw	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Walter Johnson	26
3	Dick Rudolph	25
4	Frank Allen	23
4	4 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	265
2	Dave Davenport	232
3	Walter Johnson	214
4	Red Faber	187
5	Bill Bailey	183

Saves

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