On This Day

Sunday, September 19, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 79 59 .572 --
Braves 75 64 .540 4.5
Robins 75 64 .540 4.5
Cardinals 69 75 .479 13.0
Reds 66 73 .475 13.5
Pirates 68 76 .472 14.0
Cubs 64 72 .471 14.0
Giants 63 76 .453 16.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Rebels 78 60 .565 --
Whales 76 63 .547 2.5
Terriers 76 65 .539 3.5
Pepper 73 64 .533 4.5
Packers 71 67 .514 7.0
Blues 70 71 .496 9.5
Tip-Tops 68 74 .479 12.0
Terrapins 45 93 .326 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Esmond 4
1 Miller Huggins 4
1 Art Kruger 4
1 Dave Robertson 4
1 Jimmy Smith 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fritz Mollwitz 1
1 Dave Robertson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Borton 4
1 Ken Crawford 4
1 Jimmy Esmond 4
4 Jimmy Smith 3
4 Jack Tobin 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Flack 2
1 Emil Huhn 2
3 Marty Becker 1
3 Bill Bradley 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ames 2.33
2 George McConnell 1.75
3 George Kaiserling 1.00
4 Pete Henning 0.71
5 Fred Anderson 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Red Ames 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 George Kaiserling 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Schulz 8
2 Red Ames 7
2 George McConnell 7
4 Eddie Plank 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .319
2 Fred Luderus .318
3 Larry Doyle .316
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 89

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 1.28
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 29
2 Hooks Dauss 23
2 Walter Johnson 23
2 George McConnell 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 234
2 Dave Davenport 215
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 8
4 Cy Barger 5
4 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Barry .476
2 Tommy Griffith .436
3 Paddy Baumann .420
4 Ed Barney .400
5 Bill Hinchman .397

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 15
2 Gavvy Cravath 14
2 Tommy Griffith 14
2 Bill Hinchman 14
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Del Pratt 9
2 Eddie Collins 8
2 Benny Kauff 8
4 Ty Cobb 7
4 Braggo Roth 7

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 4
1 Mordecai Brown 4
1 Dave Davenport 4
1 Dick Rudolph 4
1 Fred Toney 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Davenport 27
2 Tom Hughes 24
3 Fred Anderson 22
4 Dutch Leonard 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 2
1 Tom Hughes 2
1 Red Oldham 2
4 Cy Barger 1
4 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Hinchman .388
2 Tommy Griffith .360
3 Paddy Baumann .354
4 Eddie Murphy .349
5 Ossie Vitt .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 7
2 Hal Chase 5
3 Benny Kauff 4
3 Fred Merkle 4
5 15 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 28
2 Bobby Veach 24
3 Hal Chase 22
3 Benny Kauff 22
5 4 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Kauff 14
1 Del Pratt 14
1 Burt Shotton 14
4 Ty Cobb 13
4 2 others 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 8
1 Dick Rudolph 8
3 Dutch Leonard 7
3 Ernie Shore 7
3 Fred Toney 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 46
2 Tom Hughes 45
2 Willie Mitchell 45
4 Al Schulz 44
4 Jeff Tesreau 44

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jake Daubert .315
2 Eddie Collins .315
3 Fred Luderus .312
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 Sam Crawford 113
1 Bobby Veach 113
3 Gavvy Cravath 108
4 Hal Chase 103
4 Ty Cobb 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 95
2 Benny Kauff 61
3 Fritz Maisel 60
4 Burt Shotton 51
5 Max Carey 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.32
2 Walter Johnson 1.56
3 Smoky Joe Wood 1.57
4 Fred Toney 1.62
5 Ernie Shore 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 32
2 Walter Johnson 26
3 Frank Allen 25
3 Dick Rudolph 25
5 Hooks Dauss 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 269
2 Dave Davenport 232
3 Walter Johnson 206
4 Red Faber 189
5 Jeff Tesreau 185

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 9
1 Tom Hughes 9
3 Rube Benton 8
4 Cy Barger 5
4 4 others tied 5