On This Day

Thursday, September 9, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 85 43 .664 --
Tigers 86 47 .647 1.5
White Sox 79 52 .603 7.5
Senators 71 59 .546 15.0
Yankees 59 68 .465 25.5
Browns 52 78 .400 34.0
Indians 49 82 .374 37.5
Athletics 38 90 .297 47.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 72 56 .563 --
Robins 71 61 .538 3.0
Braves 68 60 .531 4.0
Cardinals 65 69 .485 10.0
Cubs 61 66 .480 10.5
Pirates 63 70 .474 11.5
Reds 60 69 .465 12.5
Giants 59 68 .465 12.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Rebels 73 56 .566 --
Terriers 70 60 .538 3.5
Whales 70 62 .530 4.5
Pepper 67 60 .528 5.0
Packers 68 62 .523 5.5
Blues 67 68 .496 9.0
Tip-Tops 64 69 .481 11.0
Terrapins 43 85 .336 29.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 4
1 Tommy Griffith 4
1 Tommy Leach 4
1 Chief Wilson 4
1 Ivey Wingo 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paddy Baumann 1
1 Gavvy Cravath 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
1 Dode Paskert 4
3 Paddy Baumann 3
3 Tommy Griffith 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 2
1 Doc Cook 2
1 Fred Luderus 2
4 Dave Bancroft 1
4 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ernie Shore 2.67
2 Jeff Pfeffer 1.00
3 Pete Alexander 0.80
4 Lefty Tyler 0.67
5 Grover Lowdermilk 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Doc Ayers 1
1 Al Demaree 1
1 Bert Gallia 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ernie Shore 8
2 Rube Schauer 5
3 Pete Alexander 4
3 Al Demaree 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Dauss 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Doyle .324
2 Eddie Collins .320
3 Ed Konetchy .315
4 Steve Yerkes .313
5 Bill Hinchman .307

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 20
2 Hal Chase 16
3 Cy Williams 11
4 Beals Becker 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 104
2 Bobby Veach 98
3 Hal Chase 87
4 Ty Cobb 83
4 Ed Konetchy 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 82
2 Fritz Maisel 50
3 Benny Kauff 45
4 Burt Shotton 41
5 3 tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.30
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.34
3 Walter Johnson 1.57
4 Ernie Shore 1.77
5 Fred Toney 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 26
2 Walter Johnson 22
3 Frank Allen 21
3 Harry Coveleski 21
3 4 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 223
2 Dave Davenport 194
3 Walter Johnson 176
4 Red Faber 162
5 Jeff Tesreau 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 9
2 Tom Hughes 8
3 Rube Benton 6
4 Cy Barger 5
4 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Chase .524
2 Harry Lord .489
3 Bill Hinchman .459
4 Ivan Howard .413
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 3
1 Fred Merkle 3
3 Jimmy Esmond 2
3 Benny Kauff 2
3 Jack McCandless 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 16
1 Bobby Veach 16
3 George Burns 13
3 Hal Chase 13
5 Dode Paskert 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 9
2 Ossie Vitt 8
3 Art Butler 7
3 Mike Mowrey 7
3 Burt Shotton 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Schneider 0.29
2 Walter Johnson 0.32
3 Dave Davenport 0.53
4 Jesse Barnes 0.64
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Coveleski 4
1 Jeff Pfeffer 4
3 Frank Allen 3
3 Doc Ayers 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 24
2 Willie Mitchell 23
3 Jeff Tesreau 22
4 Pete Alexander 21
5 Al Schulz 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 2
1 Cy Barger 2
1 Tom Hughes 2
1 Red Oldham 2
5 11 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Hinchman .388
2 Hal Chase .387
3 Fred Luderus .376
4 Mike Mowrey .364
5 Bob Fisher .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 5
2 Hal Chase 4
3 Fred Merkle 3
3 Honus Wagner 3
5 10 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 28
2 Bobby Veach 26
3 Gavvy Cravath 21
3 Honus Wagner 21
5 4 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 17
2 Burt Shotton 13
3 Lee Magee 11
3 Mike Mowrey 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Harper 0.59
2 Elmer Knetzer 0.88
3 Allan Collamore 0.92
4 Fred Toney 0.93
5 Happy Finneran 1.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 7
2 Pete Alexander 6
2 Fred Anderson 6
2 Harry Coveleski 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 53
2 Pete Alexander 47
3 Al Schulz 44
4 Willie Mitchell 43
5 2 tied 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Luderus .321
2 Jake Daubert .317
3 Larry Doyle .314
4 Steve Yerkes .311
5 Hal Chase .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 26
2 Hal Chase 18
3 Beals Becker 12
3 Dutch Zwilling 12
5 3 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 115
2 Hal Chase 114
2 Sam Crawford 114
4 Gavvy Cravath 112
5 2 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 94
2 Fritz Maisel 67
3 Benny Kauff 61
4 Burt Shotton 50
5 Max Carey 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.34
2 Walter Johnson 1.48
3 Smoky Joe Wood 1.69
4 Fred Toney 1.79
5 Ernie Shore 2.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 277
2 Dave Davenport 228
3 Walter Johnson 213
4 Red Faber 184
5 Jeff Tesreau 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 9
2 Tom Hughes 8
3 Rube Benton 6
3 Alex Main 6
5 4 tied 5