On This Day

Sunday, September 12, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 74 56 .569 --
Robins 72 62 .537 4.0
Braves 70 62 .530 5.0
Cardinals 66 71 .482 11.5
Cubs 62 67 .481 11.5
Reds 63 70 .474 12.5
Pirates 64 72 .471 13.0
Giants 60 71 .458 14.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Rebels 73 59 .553 --
Terriers 72 61 .541 1.5
Whales 73 62 .541 1.5
Pepper 68 62 .523 4.0
Packers 69 64 .519 4.5
Blues 69 69 .500 7.0
Tip-Tops 67 69 .493 8.0
Terrapins 43 88 .328 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Robertson 5
2 Tommy Griffith 4
2 Les Mann 4
2 Al Shaw 4
2 Joe Weiss 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 1
1 Edd Roush 1
1 Dutch Zwilling 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Knisely 3
1 Hi Myers 3
1 Al Shaw 3
4 Duke Kenworthy 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ernie Johnson 2
1 Red Killefer 2
1 Fritz Mollwitz 2
4 Joe Agler 1
4 26 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Toney 2.00
2 Doc Crandall 0.80
3 Mike Prendergast 0.55
4 Snipe Conley 0.50
4 Claude Hendrix 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Cullop 1
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 George McConnell 1
1 Earl Moseley 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bailey 6
1 George McConnell 6
1 Mike Prendergast 6
1 Fred Toney 6
5 Dave Davenport 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Jimmy Lavender 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .323
2 Larry Doyle .321
3 Jake Daubert .311
4 Ed Konetchy .310
5 Bill Hinchman .308

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 21
2 Hal Chase 17
3 Cy Williams 11
4 Beals Becker 10
4 4 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 Fred Toney 1.70
5 Earl Moseley 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 26
2 Hooks Dauss 22
2 Walter Johnson 22
2 George McConnell 22
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 223
2 Dave Davenport 204
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 7
4 Cy Barger 5
4 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Lord .526
2 Hal Chase .449
3 Jack Barry .447
4 Bill Hinchman .424
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 4
2 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 16
2 Gavvy Cravath 13
3 Al Shaw 12
4 Ty Cobb 11
4 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 10
2 Mike Mowrey 9
3 Burt Shotton 7
4 Art Butler 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.00
1 Lefty George 0.00
3 Jim Bluejacket 0.33
4 Doc Crandall 0.46
5 Ernie Shore 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Ayers 4
1 Dave Davenport 4
1 Jeff Pfeffer 4
1 Fred Toney 4
5 10 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 23
2 Fred Anderson 22
2 George McConnell 22
4 Pete Alexander 21
4 Dave Davenport 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 2
1 Cy Barger 2
1 Red Oldham 2
4 Rube Benton 1
4 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Hinchman .391
2 Hal Chase .391
3 Tommy Griffith .377
4 Fred Luderus .376
5 Harry Lord .371

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 Fred Toney 0.82
3 Ernie Shore 0.83
4 Doc Ayers 0.97
5 Happy Finneran 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Toney 8
2 Fred Anderson 7
3 Pete Alexander 6
3 Harry Coveleski 6
3 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 48
2 Pete Alexander 47
3 Al Schulz 46
4 Willie Mitchell 43
5 Jeff Tesreau 39

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 Jake Daubert .323
2 Fred Luderus .322
3 Larry Doyle .315
4 Eddie Collins .315
5 Hal Chase .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 27
2 Hal Chase 17
3 Dutch Zwilling 13
4 Beals Becker 12
5 4 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 116
2 Gavvy Cravath 113
2 Sam Crawford 113
4 Hal Chase 111
5 2 tied 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 95
2 Benny Kauff 64
3 Fritz Maisel 63
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 1.54
4 Fred Toney 1.70
5 Earl Moseley 1.88

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 269
2 Dave Davenport 232
3 Walter Johnson 213
4 Red Faber 183
5 Jeff Tesreau 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 9
2 Tom Hughes 8
3 Rube Benton 7
4 Alex Main 6
5 4 tied 5