On This Day

Saturday, September 11, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	87	43	.669	--
Tigers	87	48	.644	2.5
White Sox	79	53	.598	9.0
Senators	72	59	.550	15.5
Yankees	59	70	.457	27.5
Browns	55	78	.414	33.5
Indians	50	83	.376	38.5
Athletics	38	93	.290	49.5

Games

Red Sox 5, White Sox 4

Tigers 4, Yankees 3

Browns 8, Athletics 4

Browns 9, Athletics 4

Senators 5, Indians 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	74	56	.569	--
Braves	70	61	.534	4.5
Robins	71	62	.534	4.5
Cardinals	66	70	.485	11.0
Cubs	61	67	.477	12.0
Reds	62	69	.473	12.5
Pirates	64	72	.471	13.0
Giants	59	70	.457	14.5

Games

Braves 8, Cubs 1

Reds 4, Giants 0

Phillies 3, Pirates 2

Cardinals 2, Robins 1

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	73	59	.553	--
Terriers	72	60	.545	1.0
Whales	71	62	.534	2.5
Pepper	67	62	.519	4.5
Packers	68	64	.515	5.0
Blues	69	68	.504	6.5
Tip-Tops	67	69	.493	8.0
Terrapins	43	86	.333	28.5

Games

Tip-Tops 5, Rebels 1

Tip-Tops 2, Rebels 1

Whales 2, Terrapins 1

Blues 2, Packers 0

Terriers 12, Pepper 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Babe Borton	4
1	Rebel Oakes	4
1	George Sisler	4
1	Amos Strunk	4
5	23 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	1
1	Benny Kauff	1
1	Lee Magee	1
1	Fred Smith	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Borton	5
2	Grover Hartley	3
3	Vin Campbell	2
3	Hal Chase	2
3	18 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ivan Howard	3
1	Del Pratt	3
3	Benny Kauff	2
3	Jack Tobin	2
5	22 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fred Anderson	7.00
2	Cy Falkenberg	3.50
3	Mordecai Brown	2.25
4	Tom Hughes	1.20
5	Chief Johnson	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Anderson	1
1	Doc Ayers	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mordecai Brown	9
2	Bob Harmon	8
3	Fred Anderson	7
3	Cy Falkenberg	7
5	Tom Hughes	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Willett	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doyle	.327
2	Fred Luderus	.325
3	Eddie Collins	.323
4	Ed Konetchy	.310
5	Jake Daubert	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	21
2	Hal Chase	17
3	Cy Williams	11
4	Beals Becker	10
4	3 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	104
2	Bobby Veach	99
3	Hal Chase	91
4	Gavvy Cravath	86
5	Ty Cobb	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	83
2	Fritz Maisel	50
3	Benny Kauff	48
4	Burt Shotton	42
5	3 tied	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	Hooks Dauss	22
2	Walter Johnson	22
4	Frank Allen	21
4	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	Harry Lord	.512
2	Hal Chase	.511
3	Jack Barry	.435
4	Bill Hinchman	.424
5	Benny Kauff	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	4
2	Benny Kauff	3
2	Fred Merkle	3
4	Gavvy Cravath	2
4	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	17
2	Gavvy Cravath	13
3	Ty Cobb	11
3	Sam Crawford	11
3	4 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	10
2	Mike Mowrey	9
3	Burt Shotton	8
4	Del Pratt	7
5	6 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.00
1	Lefty George	0.00
3	Pete Schneider	0.29
4	Dave Davenport	0.42
5	Doc Crandall	0.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Ayers	4
1	Dave Davenport	4
1	Jeff Pfeffer	4
4	Frank Allen	3
4	14 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jeff Tesreau	25
2	Walter Johnson	23
3	Fred Anderson	22
4	Pete Alexander	21
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	2
1	Cy Barger	2
1	Red Oldham	2
4	Wilbur Cooper	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.406
2	Bill Hinchman	.387
3	Fred Luderus	.376
4	Harry Lord	.371
5	Tommy Griffith	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	6
2	Hal Chase	5
3	Benny Kauff	3
3	Fred Merkle	3
3	Honus Wagner	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	27
2	Sam Crawford	26
3	Bobby Veach	25
4	Hal Chase	24
5	Honus Wagner	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	18
2	Burt Shotton	14
3	Mike Mowrey	12
4	Shano Collins	11
4	2 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Harper	0.60
2	Ernie Shore	0.83
3	Fred Toney	0.93
4	Doc Ayers	0.97
5	Happy Finneran	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Anderson	7
1	Fred Toney	7
3	Pete Alexander	6
3	Harry Coveleski	6
3	3 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	Tom Hughes	2
1	Red Oldham	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Luderus	.322
2	Jake Daubert	.321
3	Larry Doyle	.319
4	Eddie Collins	.313
5	Hal Chase	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	27
2	Hal Chase	17
3	Beals Becker	12
3	Dutch Zwilling	12
5	4 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	118
2	Bobby Veach	116
3	Hal Chase	114
3	Sam Crawford	114
5	Ty Cobb	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	95
2	Fritz Maisel	65
3	Benny Kauff	64
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	Rube Foster	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	27
3	Frank Allen	25
4	Harry Coveleski	24
4	3 others tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	269
2	Dave Davenport	233
3	Walter Johnson	213
4	Red Faber	184
5	2 tied	179

Saves

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