On This Day

Saturday, September 18, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	92	45	.672	--
Tigers	91	50	.645	3.0
White Sox	82	58	.586	11.5
Senators	76	61	.555	16.0
Yankees	61	75	.449	30.5
Browns	58	80	.420	34.5
Indians	53	86	.381	40.0
Athletics	39	97	.287	52.5

Games

Red Sox 1, Tigers 0

White Sox 7, Yankees 3

White Sox 4, Yankees 1

Athletics 7, Indians 5

Indians 5, Athletics 1

Senators 1, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	78	58	.574	--
Robins	75	64	.540	4.5
Braves	74	64	.536	5.0
Cardinals	68	74	.479	13.0
Reds	66	72	.478	13.0
Cubs	64	71	.474	13.5
Pirates	68	76	.472	14.0
Giants	62	76	.449	17.0

Games

Robins 7, Cubs 1

Phillies 4, Reds 2

Pirates 8, Giants 2

Giants 7, Pirates 2

Braves 20, Cardinals 1

Braves 6, Cardinals 3

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	78	60	.565	--
Terriers	76	64	.543	3.0
Whales	74	63	.540	3.5
Pepper	71	64	.526	5.5
Packers	71	65	.522	6.0
Blues	70	69	.504	8.5
Tip-Tops	68	74	.479	12.0
Terrapins	44	93	.321	33.5

Games

Blues 1, Whales 0

Packers 6, Pepper 5

Rebels 6, Terrapins 2

Pepper 1, Packers 0

Terriers 4, Tip-Tops 3

Terriers 5, Tip-Tops 2

Rebels 5, Terrapins 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jay Kirke	5
1	Sherry Magee	5
1	Rabbit Maranville	5
1	Dave Robertson	5
5	8 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	Fred Merkle	1
1	Casey Stengel	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	5
2	Bill Hinchman	4
2	Casey Stengel	4
4	Harry Chapman	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	2
1	Bill Hinchman	2
1	Ed Konetchy	2
1	Ward Miller	2
1	5 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Reulbach	2.50
2	Dick Rudolph	2.00
3	Hugh Bedient	1.00
4	Nick Cullop	0.83
4	Jeff Tesreau	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	2
2	Cy Barger	1
2	Hugh Bedient	1
2	Joe Benz	1
2	14 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hugh Bedient	8
2	Ernie Shore	7
3	Joe Benz	6
3	Chief Johnson	6
3	Eddie Plank	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Luderus	.322
2	Eddie Collins	.319
3	Larry Doyle	.317
4	Bill Hinchman	.311
5	Jake Daubert	.306

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
3	Ty Cobb	91
5	Gavvy Cravath	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	85
2	Benny Kauff	52
3	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	Ernie Shore	1.62
5	Fred Toney	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	28
2	Hooks Dauss	23
2	Walter Johnson	23
4	Frank Allen	22
4	2 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	233
2	Dave Davenport	214
3	Walter Johnson	180
4	Red Faber	169
5	Jeff Tesreau	163

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	Tommy Griffith	.473
2	Jack Barry	.444
3	Paddy Baumann	.400
4	Ed Barney	.390
5	Doc Johnston	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Chase	4
1	Fred Merkle	4
3	Gavvy Cravath	3
4	Paddy Baumann	2
4	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	15
1	Bill Hinchman	15
3	Tommy Griffith	14
4	Claude Cooper	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Del Pratt	10
2	Braggo Roth	9
3	Ty Cobb	8
3	Eddie Collins	8
3	Benny Kauff	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Dumont	0.00
2	Ernie Shore	0.28
3	Cy Falkenberg	0.35
4	Carmen Hill	0.42
5	Doc Ayers	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Davenport	4
1	Dutch Leonard	4
1	Fred Toney	4
1	Hippo Vaughn	4
5	14 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	26
2	Tom Hughes	24
2	Dutch Leonard	24
4	Hippo Vaughn	22
5	Willie Mitchell	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cy Barger	2
1	Tom Hughes	2
1	Red Oldham	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Lord	.431
2	Hal Chase	.429
3	Bill Hinchman	.398
4	Tommy Griffith	.378
5	Eddie Murphy	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	7
2	Hal Chase	5
3	Benny Kauff	4
3	Fred Merkle	4
5	16 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	26
2	Bobby Veach	24
3	Hal Chase	23
4	Benny Kauff	22
4	Honus Wagner	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	14
1	Benny Kauff	14
1	Del Pratt	14
1	Burt Shotton	14
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ernie Shore	0.55
2	Walter Johnson	0.75
3	Jesse Barnes	0.86
4	Carmen Hill	0.88
5	Harry Harper	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
1	Dutch Leonard	7
1	Dick Rudolph	7
1	Ernie Shore	7
1	Fred Toney	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	45
1	Tom Hughes	45
1	Willie Mitchell	45
4	Jeff Tesreau	44
5	Dutch Leonard	42

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	.319
2	Jake Daubert	.315
3	Eddie Collins	.314
4	Bill Hinchman	.311
5	Larry Doyle	.308

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	Bobby Veach	115
2	Sam Crawford	113
3	Gavvy Cravath	107
4	Hal Chase	103
4	Ty Cobb	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	96
2	Benny Kauff	62
3	Fritz Maisel	61
4	Burt Shotton	51
5	Max Carey	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.35
2	Walter Johnson	1.52
3	Smoky Joe Wood	1.57
4	Fred Toney	1.62
5	Ernie Shore	1.81

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	237
3	Walter Johnson	213
4	Red Faber	189
5	Jeff Tesreau	185

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