On This Day

Monday, September 6, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	83	41	.669	--
Tigers	85	45	.654	1.0
White Sox	77	52	.597	8.5
Senators	67	58	.536	16.5
Yankees	58	65	.472	24.5
Browns	50	78	.391	35.0
Indians	49	79	.383	36.0
Athletics	36	87	.293	46.5

Games

Yankees 4, Red Sox 0

White Sox 7, Indians 1

Senators 5, Athletics 3

Senators 5, Athletics 0

Yankees 5, Red Sox 2

White Sox 8, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	69	55	.556	--
Robins	69	59	.539	2.0
Braves	65	59	.524	4.0
Cardinals	64	66	.492	8.0
Cubs	60	65	.480	9.5
Giants	59	64	.480	9.5
Pirates	63	69	.477	10.0
Reds	57	69	.452	13.0

Games

Robins 6, Phillies 3

Robins 7, Phillies 3

Giants 5, Braves 2

Reds 3, Pirates 0

Pirates 5, Reds 2

Cardinals 3, Cubs 2

Giants 4, Braves 0

Cardinals 10, Cubs 0

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	71	55	.563	--
Pepper	67	57	.540	3.0
Terriers	69	59	.539	3.0
Whales	69	61	.531	4.0
Packers	67	60	.528	4.5
Blues	65	68	.489	9.5
Tip-Tops	61	69	.469	12.0
Terrapins	43	83	.341	28.0

Games

Tip-Tops 5, Pepper 1

Blues 3, Terrapins 2

Blues 3, Terrapins 2

Whales 5, Terriers 4

Tip-Tops 1, Pepper 0

Whales 2, Terriers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Murphy	7
2	Eddie Foster	5
2	Chick Gandil	5
2	Doc Johnston	5
2	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	1
1	Ernie Johnson	1
1	Sam Mayer	1
1	Fred Merkle	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	3
1	Chick Gandil	3
1	Ernie Johnson	3
4	Ray Caldwell	2
4	13 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	3
2	Merito Acosta	2
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	2
2	Enos Kirkpatrick	2
5	23 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fred Anderson	1.38
2	Harry Harper	1.00
2	Jeff Tesreau	1.00
4	Doc Ayers	0.88
5	Sailor Stroud	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Anderson	1
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Hugh Bedient	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	15 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Anderson	11
2	Doc Ayers	7
2	Tom Hughes	7
4	Doc Crandall	6
4	Al Mamaux	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.325
2	Eddie Collins	.317
3	Steve Yerkes	.315
4	Ed Konetchy	.313
5	Jake Daubert	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	19
2	Hal Chase	15
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	85
4	Rebel Oakes	80
5	Ed Konetchy	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	80
2	Fritz Maisel	50
3	Benny Kauff	45
4	Burt Shotton	39
5	Shano Collins	35

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.33
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	219
2	Dave Davenport	191
3	Walter Johnson	166
4	Red Faber	162
5	Jeff Tesreau	150

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	.500
2	Harry Lord	.478
3	Bill Hinchman	.437
4	Johnny Evers	.429
5	Delos Drake	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	2
1	Gavvy Cravath	2
1	Jimmy Esmond	2
1	Bob Fisher	2
1	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Benny Kauff	14
2	Hal Chase	13
2	Bobby Veach	13
4	Sam Crawford	12
4	3 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lee Magee	9
2	Ossie Vitt	8
3	Ty Cobb	7
3	Clyde Milan	7
3	Mike Mowrey	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Harper	0.30
2	Walter Johnson	0.43
3	Fred Toney	0.72
4	Ernie Shore	0.75
5	Jeff Tesreau	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Coveleski	4
2	Frank Allen	3
2	Fred Anderson	3
2	Cy Barger	3
2	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jeff Tesreau	27
2	Al Mamaux	24
3	Pete Alexander	22
3	Al Schulz	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	2
1	Red Oldham	2
3	Cy Barger	1
3	Ralph Comstock	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Benny Kauff	.400
2	Eddie Murphy	.388
3	Bill Hinchman	.383
4	Fred Luderus	.372
5	2 tied	.370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	25
2	Bobby Veach	24
3	Hal Chase	23
4	Jimmy Esmond	21
4	Honus Wagner	21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Harper	0.21
2	Fred Toney	0.85
3	Allan Collamore	0.92
4	Rube Foster	0.93
5	Bernie Boland	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Anderson	7
1	Harry Coveleski	7
3	Pete Alexander	6
3	Dutch Leonard	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	46
2	Walter Johnson	43
3	Al Schulz	41
4	Dutch Leonard	40
5	Tom Hughes	39

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	.327
2	Steve Yerkes	.316
3	Larry Doyle	.315
4	Hal Chase	.311
5	Eddie Collins	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	27
2	Hal Chase	18
3	Dutch Zwilling	13
4	Beals Becker	12
4	Vic Saier	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	115
1	Gavvy Cravath	115
3	Sam Crawford	114
4	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	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.43
2	Walter Johnson	1.69
3	Fred Toney	1.74
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.88
5	Rube Foster	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	32
2	Walter Johnson	26
3	Dick Rudolph	25
4	Frank Allen	24
4	Harry Coveleski	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	276
2	Dave Davenport	229
3	Walter Johnson	205
4	Jeff Tesreau	193
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