On This Day

Sunday, September 5, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	83	39	.680	--
Tigers	85	45	.654	2.0
White Sox	75	52	.591	10.5
Senators	65	58	.528	18.5
Yankees	56	65	.463	26.5
Browns	50	78	.391	36.0
Indians	49	77	.389	36.0
Athletics	36	85	.298	46.5

Games

Indians 6, White Sox 0

White Sox 4, Indians 2

Tigers 6, Browns 5

Tigers 4, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	69	53	.566	--
Braves	65	57	.533	4.0
Robins	67	59	.532	4.0
Cubs	60	63	.488	9.5
Cardinals	62	66	.484	10.0
Pirates	62	68	.477	11.0
Giants	57	64	.471	11.5
Reds	56	68	.452	14.0

Games

Pirates 13, Cubs 2

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	71	55	.563	--
Pepper	67	55	.549	2.0
Terriers	69	58	.543	2.5
Packers	67	60	.528	4.5
Whales	68	61	.527	4.5
Blues	63	68	.481	10.5
Tip-Tops	59	69	.461	13.0
Terrapins	43	81	.347	27.0

Games

Terriers 6, Rebels 0

Whales 6, Packers 1

Pepper 8, Terrapins 5

Terrapins 3, Pepper 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Sisler	5
1	Ossie Vitt	5
3	Jimmy Esmond	4
3	Yip Owens	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Sisler	1
1	Jack Tobin	1
1	Honus Wagner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Esmond	4
1	Del Pratt	4
1	Honus Wagner	4
4	Doug Baird	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Duke Kenworthy	2
3	Sam Crawford	1
3	Bill Hinchman	1
3	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Wilbur Cooper	0.62
2	Guy Morton	0.60
3	Mordecai Brown	0.57
4	Harry Coveleski	0.55
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Fritz Coumbe	1
1	Harry Coveleski	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Coveleski	6
1	Red Hoff	6
3	Wilbur Cooper	5
3	Harry Moran	5
3	Earl Moseley	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rankin Johnson	1
1	Red Oldham	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.328
2	Eddie Collins	.315
3	Steve Yerkes	.315
4	Ed Konetchy	.313
5	Jake Daubert	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	19
2	Hal Chase	14
3	Cy Williams	11
4	Beals Becker	10
4	Vic Saier	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	100
2	Bobby Veach	94
3	Hal Chase	82
4	Rebel Oakes	80
5	Ed Konetchy	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	80
2	Fritz Maisel	50
3	Benny Kauff	44
4	Burt Shotton	39
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	Harry Coveleski	21
2	Hooks Dauss	21
2	Red Faber	21
2	3 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	215
2	Dave Davenport	191
3	Walter Johnson	166
4	Red Faber	162
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	.488
2	Al Scheer	.467
3	Harry Lord	.447
4	Bill Hinchman	.438
5	Johnny Evers	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	2
1	Jimmy Esmond	2
1	Bob Fisher	2
1	Benny Kauff	2
1	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	13
1	Bobby Veach	13
3	Delos Drake	12
3	Steve Evans	12
3	Benny Kauff	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lee Magee	9
2	Clyde Milan	8
2	Burt Shotton	8
2	Ossie Vitt	8
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Harper	0.43
2	Slim Sallee	0.50
3	Ed Klepfer	0.56
4	Walter Johnson	0.60
5	Pete Alexander	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Coveleski	4
1	Dutch Leonard	4
3	Frank Allen	3
3	Cy Barger	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jeff Tesreau	23
2	Red Faber	22
2	Al Schulz	22
4	Walter Johnson	21
4	Dutch Leonard	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	2
1	Red Oldham	2
3	Cy Barger	1
3	Ralph Comstock	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Hinchman	.380
2	Fred Luderus	.378
3	Benny Kauff	.376
4	Jack Dalton	.373
5	Mike Mowrey	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Hal Chase	3
2	Frank Schulte	3
2	Honus Wagner	3
5	11 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	25
2	Bobby Veach	24
3	Honus Wagner	22
4	Jimmy Esmond	21
5	2 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	18
2	Lee Magee	13
3	Mike Mowrey	12
3	Burt Shotton	12
5	Shano Collins	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Harper	0.27
2	Rube Foster	0.92
3	Bernie Boland	0.95
4	Allan Collamore	0.95
5	Fred Toney	1.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Coveleski	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Fred Anderson	6
2	Dutch Leonard	6
2	5 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	50
2	Al Schulz	49
3	Pete Alexander	42
4	Dutch Leonard	40
5	Willie Mitchell	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	2
1	Cy Barger	2
1	Red Faber	2
1	Vean Gregg	2
1	Red Oldham	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Daubert	.325
2	Steve Yerkes	.320
3	Larry Doyle	.316
4	Hal Chase	.309
5	Eddie Collins	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	27
2	Hal Chase	17
3	Dutch Zwilling	13
4	Beals Becker	12
4	Vic Saier	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	115
2	Sam Crawford	114
3	Hal Chase	112
3	Bobby Veach	112
5	Dutch Zwilling	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	93
2	Fritz Maisel	68
3	Benny Kauff	61
4	Burt Shotton	49
5	Max Carey	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.39
2	Walter Johnson	1.65
3	Fred Toney	1.74
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.88
5	Ernie Shore	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Walter Johnson	27
3	Dick Rudolph	25
4	Frank Allen	24
4	Harry Coveleski	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	272
2	Dave Davenport	229
3	Walter Johnson	214
4	Jeff Tesreau	189
5	Red Faber	188

Saves

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