On This Day

Friday, September 10, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	86	43	.667	--
Tigers	86	48	.642	2.5
White Sox	79	52	.603	8.0
Senators	71	59	.546	15.5
Yankees	59	69	.461	26.5
Browns	53	78	.405	34.0
Indians	50	82	.379	37.5
Athletics	38	91	.295	48.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Athletics 2

Browns 3, Yankees 1

Indians 6, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	73	56	.566	--
Robins	71	61	.538	3.5
Braves	69	61	.531	4.5
Cardinals	65	70	.481	11.0
Cubs	61	66	.480	11.0
Pirates	64	71	.474	12.0
Reds	61	69	.469	12.5
Giants	59	69	.461	13.5

Games

Phillies 7, Giants 3

Pirates 8, Braves 1

Braves 3, Pirates 2

Reds 7, Cardinals 1

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	73	57	.562	--
Terriers	71	60	.542	2.5
Whales	70	62	.530	4.0
Pepper	67	61	.523	5.0
Packers	68	63	.519	5.5
Blues	68	68	.500	8.0
Tip-Tops	65	69	.485	10.0
Terrapins	43	85	.336	29.0

Games

Tip-Tops 2, Rebels 0

Blues 3, Packers 1

Terriers 3, Pepper 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ed Barney	4
2	Doug Baird	3
2	Larry Gardner	3
2	Bill Hinchman	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	Bill Hinchman	1
1	Duke Kenworthy	1
1	Jeff Tesreau	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	5
2	Doug Baird	4
3	Elmer Smith	3
3	Jeff Tesreau	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Leach	2
2	Ed Barney	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dave Davenport	1.67
2	Babe Ruth	0.86
3	King Lear	0.67
4	Alex Main	0.56
5	Dazzy Vance	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Hugh Bedient	1
1	Jim Bluejacket	1
1	Dave Davenport	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Babe Ruth	6
1	Dazzy Vance	6
3	Dave Davenport	5
3	Alex Main	5
3	Weldon Wyckoff	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.324
2	Fred Luderus	.323
3	Eddie Collins	.320
4	Ed Konetchy	.313
5	Steve Yerkes	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	21
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	89
4	Gavvy Cravath	85
5	Ty Cobb	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	83
2	Fritz Maisel	50
3	Benny Kauff	46
4	Burt Shotton	41
5	Max Carey	36

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	199
3	Walter Johnson	176
4	Red Faber	162
5	Jeff Tesreau	153

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	.535
2	Harry Lord	.512
3	Bill Hinchman	.439
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.412
4	Mike Mowrey	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	3
1	Fred Merkle	3
3	Gavvy Cravath	2
3	Jimmy Esmond	2
3	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	15
1	Sam Crawford	15
3	Bobby Veach	13
4	George Burns	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	10
2	Mike Mowrey	8
2	Ossie Vitt	8
4	Art Butler	7
4	Burt Shotton	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.00
2	Pete Schneider	0.29
3	Dave Davenport	0.42
4	Rube Foster	0.50
5	Ernie Shore	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Davenport	4
1	Jeff Pfeffer	4
3	Frank Allen	3
3	Doc Ayers	3
3	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jeff Tesreau	25
2	Walter Johnson	23
2	Willie Mitchell	23
4	Pete Alexander	21
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	2
1	Cy Barger	2
1	Tom Hughes	2
1	Red Oldham	2
5	10 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.406
2	Bill Hinchman	.391
3	Fred Luderus	.372
4	Tommy Griffith	.360
5	Bob Fisher	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	6
2	Hal Chase	4
3	Fred Merkle	3
3	Honus Wagner	3
5	12 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	26
1	Sam Crawford	26
3	Bobby Veach	24
4	Honus Wagner	23
5	Hal Chase	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	18
2	Burt Shotton	13
3	Lee Magee	12
4	Mike Mowrey	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Harper	0.60
2	Ernie Shore	0.83
3	Elmer Knetzer	0.88
4	Allan Collamore	0.92
5	Fred Toney	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Fred Anderson	6
2	Harry Coveleski	6
2	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	48
2	Pete Alexander	47
3	Al Schulz	44
4	Willie Mitchell	43
5	Jeff Tesreau	41

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	.320
2	Jake Daubert	.316
3	Larry Doyle	.315
4	Hal Chase	.311
5	Eddie Collins	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	27
2	Hal Chase	17
3	Beals Becker	12
3	Dutch Zwilling	12
5	3 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	117
2	Hal Chase	115
2	Bobby Veach	115
4	Sam Crawford	114
5	Ty Cobb	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	95
2	Fritz Maisel	67
3	Benny Kauff	62
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	Earl Moseley	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	27
3	Frank Allen	25
3	Dick Rudolph	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	269
2	Dave Davenport	233
3	Walter Johnson	213
4	Jeff Tesreau	186
5	Red Faber	184

Saves

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