On This Day

Friday, September 3, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	82	39	.678	--
Tigers	82	44	.651	2.5
White Sox	74	50	.597	9.5
Senators	64	58	.525	18.5
Yankees	56	64	.467	25.5
Browns	49	75	.395	34.5
Indians	47	76	.382	36.0
Athletics	36	84	.300	45.5

Games

White Sox 8, Indians 2

Red Sox 10, Athletics 2

Senators 2, Yankees 0

Browns 3, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	68	53	.562	--
Robins	67	58	.536	3.0
Braves	64	57	.529	4.0
Cubs	59	61	.492	8.5
Cardinals	62	65	.488	9.0
Giants	57	63	.475	10.5
Pirates	60	67	.472	11.0
Reds	55	68	.447	14.0

Games

Braves 6, Robins 3

Giants 2, Phillies 0

Pirates 4, Cubs 1

Cardinals 3, Reds 1

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	70	54	.565	--
Pepper	66	53	.555	1.5
Terriers	68	57	.544	2.5
Packers	66	59	.528	4.5
Whales	67	60	.528	4.5
Blues	62	68	.477	11.0
Tip-Tops	58	69	.457	13.5
Terrapins	42	79	.347	26.5

Games

Tip-Tops 3, Terrapins 2

Blues 8, Pepper 1

Packers 4, Whales 0

Rebels 3, Terriers 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Duffy Lewis	4
2	Nick Allen	3
2	Harry Lord	3
2	Stuffy McInnis	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lew Malone	1
1	Buck Weaver	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Shaw	4
2	Buck Weaver	3
3	Jack Barry	2
3	Pete Johns	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Kelly	2
1	Duffy Lewis	2
1	Tillie Walker	2
4	Nick Allen	1
4	25 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	1.75
2	Pol Perritt	0.80
3	Pete Schneider	0.71
4	Gene Krapp	0.67
4	Dick Rudolph	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Allen	1
1	Joe Benz	1
1	Nick Cullop	1
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hooks Dauss	7
1	Walter Johnson	7
3	Willie Mitchell	5
3	Cy Pieh	5
3	Pete Schneider	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vean Gregg	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.328
2	Steve Yerkes	.317
3	Eddie Collins	.316
4	Ed Konetchy	.312
5	Jake Daubert	.310

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	99
2	Bobby Veach	90
3	Rebel Oakes	80
4	Hal Chase	79
5	Ed Konetchy	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	77
2	Fritz Maisel	50
3	Benny Kauff	44
4	Burt Shotton	36
5	Shano Collins	35

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.28
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.34
3	Walter Johnson	1.62
4	Fred Toney	1.74
5	Ernie Shore	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	25
2	Hooks Dauss	21
2	Red Faber	21
2	Walter Johnson	21
2	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	214
2	Dave Davenport	188
3	Walter Johnson	166
4	Red Faber	161
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	.489
2	Al Scheer	.472
3	Harry Lord	.436
4	Delos Drake	.419
5	Bill Hinchman	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Bob Fisher	2
2	Benny Kauff	2
2	Cy Williams	2
5	27 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	14
2	Steve Evans	13
2	Art Fletcher	13
4	Sam Crawford	12
4	3 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lee Magee	8
1	Mike Mowrey	8
3	Burt Shotton	7
3	Ossie Vitt	7
5	5 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Harper	0.30
2	Red Hoff	0.48
3	Ed Klepfer	0.56
4	Walter Johnson	0.60
5	George Sisler	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Dick Rudolph	4
1	Al Schulz	4
1	Ernie Shore	4
5	14 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jeff Tesreau	27
2	Pete Alexander	26
3	Willie Mitchell	25
4	Al Schulz	24
5	Red Faber	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Ralph Comstock	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Vean Gregg	1
1	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Hinchman	.379
2	Jack Dalton	.366
3	Mike Mowrey	.364
4	Fred Luderus	.360
5	Eddie Murphy	.354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	26
2	Bobby Veach	22
3	George Burns	21
4	Tom Long	19
4	Rebel Oakes	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	15
2	Mike Mowrey	14
3	Lee Magee	12
4	Shano Collins	11
5	5 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Harper	0.27
2	Rube Foster	0.92
3	Fred Toney	1.00
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.08
5	Hooks Dauss	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Hooks Dauss	6
1	George McConnell	6
1	Ed Reulbach	6
1	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	50
2	Pete Alexander	47
3	Al Schulz	45
4	Jeff Tesreau	42
5	2 tied	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	2
1	Vean Gregg	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Cy Barger	1
3	26 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Steve Yerkes	.325
2	Larry Doyle	.322
3	Jake Daubert	.322
4	Eddie Collins	.307
5	Hal Chase	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	27
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	116
1	Sam Crawford	116
3	Hal Chase	109
3	Bobby Veach	109
5	Dutch Zwilling	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	92
2	Fritz Maisel	71
3	Benny Kauff	62
4	Max Carey	48
5	Burt Shotton	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.42
2	Walter Johnson	1.65
3	Fred Toney	1.74
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.88
5	Jim Shaw	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	33
2	Walter Johnson	27
3	Dick Rudolph	25
4	Frank Allen	24
5	3 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	273
2	Dave Davenport	227
3	Walter Johnson	214
4	Jeff Tesreau	190
5	Red Faber	187

Saves

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