On This Day

Thursday, September 16, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	90	45	.667	--
Tigers	91	48	.655	1.0
White Sox	80	57	.584	11.0
Senators	75	60	.556	15.0
Yankees	60	73	.451	29.0
Browns	57	79	.419	33.5
Indians	51	85	.375	39.5
Athletics	38	95	.286	51.0

Games

Tigers 6, Red Sox 1

Yankees 3, White Sox 2

Senators 8, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	77	57	.575	--
Braves	72	63	.533	5.5
Robins	73	64	.533	5.5
Cardinals	67	72	.482	12.5
Cubs	64	69	.481	12.5
Reds	65	71	.478	13.0
Pirates	65	75	.464	15.0
Giants	61	73	.455	16.0

Games

Cubs 1, Robins 0

Phillies 10, Reds 3

Giants 8, Pirates 4

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	75	60	.556	--
Whales	74	62	.544	1.5
Terriers	73	64	.533	3.0
Pepper	70	62	.530	3.5
Packers	69	64	.519	5.0
Blues	69	69	.500	7.5
Tip-Tops	68	71	.489	9.0
Terrapins	44	90	.328	30.5

Games

Rebels 8, Terrapins 5

Tip-Tops 8, Terriers 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Fred Luderus	5
2	Paddy Baumann	3
2	Max Carey	3
2	Larry Doyle	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Benny Kauff	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Luderus	4
2	Claude Cooper	3
3	Eddie Collins	2
3	Art Fletcher	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Kelly	3
2	Mike Mowrey	2
2	Del Pratt	2
4	Marty Becker	1
4	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hippo Vaughn	1.75
2	Walter Johnson	0.80
3	Jeff Pfeffer	0.62
4	Pete Alexander	0.44
5	Eddie Cicotte	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Jim Bluejacket	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Walt Dickson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	7
2	Jeff Pfeffer	5
3	Pete Alexander	4
3	Eddie Cicotte	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	King Cole	1
1	Ralph Comstock	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Luderus	.326
2	Larry Doyle	.321
3	Eddie Collins	.319
4	Bill Hinchman	.309
5	Fred Merkle	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	22
2	Hal Chase	17
3	Benny Kauff	11
3	Cy Williams	11
5	4 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	107
2	Bobby Veach	102
3	Hal Chase	91
4	Ty Cobb	89
5	Gavvy Cravath	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	85
2	Benny Kauff	50
2	Fritz Maisel	50
4	Burt Shotton	43
5	Eddie Collins	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.32
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.34
3	Walter Johnson	1.59
4	Fred Toney	1.70
5	Ernie Shore	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	28
2	Hooks Dauss	23
2	Walter Johnson	23
4	Red Faber	22
4	George McConnell	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	233
2	Dave Davenport	206
3	Walter Johnson	180
4	Red Faber	169
5	Jeff Tesreau	158

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	9
1	Tom Hughes	9
3	Rube Benton	7
4	Cy Barger	5
4	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Barry	.477
2	Ed Barney	.433
3	Chick Gandil	.412
4	Paddy Baumann	.400
5	Bill Hinchman	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	4
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Fred Merkle	3
4	Jimmy Esmond	2
4	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	14
1	Del Pratt	14
3	Ty Cobb	13
3	Tommy Griffith	13
5	5 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Del Pratt	10
2	Ty Cobb	9
2	Eddie Collins	9
4	Burt Shotton	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cy Falkenberg	0.00
2	Ernie Shore	0.35
3	Fred Anderson	0.47
4	Doc Ayers	0.61
5	Walter Johnson	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Jeff Pfeffer	4
1	Hippo Vaughn	4
4	Fred Anderson	3
4	15 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	27
2	Jeff Tesreau	22
2	Hippo Vaughn	22
4	Walter Johnson	21
5	Dutch Leonard	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Oldham	3
2	Cy Barger	2
2	Tom Hughes	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.435
2	Harry Lord	.411
3	Bill Hinchman	.402
4	Tommy Griffith	.384
5	Paddy Baumann	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	7
2	Hal Chase	5
3	Benny Kauff	4
4	Fred Merkle	3
4	Honus Wagner	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	26
2	Bobby Veach	24
3	Hal Chase	23
3	Sam Crawford	23
5	Benny Kauff	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	17
2	Del Pratt	14
2	Burt Shotton	14
4	Mike Mowrey	13
5	Benny Kauff	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ernie Shore	0.68
2	Jesse Barnes	0.71
3	Harry Harper	0.90
4	Fred Toney	0.93
5	Happy Finneran	0.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
1	Dick Rudolph	7
1	Fred Toney	7
4	Fred Anderson	6
4	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	51
2	Walter Johnson	47
3	Al Schulz	43
4	Dutch Leonard	40
5	Jeff Tesreau	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Hughes	3
1	Red Oldham	3
3	Pete Alexander	2
3	Cy Barger	2
3	Ralph Comstock	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Luderus	.323
2	Jake Daubert	.315
3	Eddie Collins	.312
4	Larry Doyle	.311
5	Fred Merkle	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	28
2	Hal Chase	17
3	Dutch Zwilling	13
4	Beals Becker	12
4	Benny Kauff	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	115
1	Bobby Veach	115
3	Gavvy Cravath	109
4	Hal Chase	105
5	Ty Cobb	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	97
2	Benny Kauff	63
3	Fritz Maisel	61
4	Burt Shotton	51
5	Max Carey	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.35
2	Walter Johnson	1.52
3	Smoky Joe Wood	1.57
4	Fred Toney	1.70
5	Ernie Shore	1.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	268
2	Dave Davenport	229
3	Walter Johnson	213
4	Red Faber	190
5	Jeff Tesreau	180

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	9
1	Tom Hughes	9
3	Rube Benton	7
4	Cy Barger	5
4	4 others tied	5