On This Day

Tuesday, September 21, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	93	45	.674	--
Tigers	92	51	.643	3.5
White Sox	82	60	.577	13.0
Senators	78	61	.561	15.5
Yankees	63	76	.453	30.5
Browns	59	82	.418	35.5
Indians	54	87	.383	40.5
Athletics	40	99	.288	53.5

Games

Yankees 3, Browns 0

Browns 5, Yankees 3

Tigers 7, Athletics 5

Senators 7, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	81	59	.579	--
Braves	76	65	.539	5.5
Robins	75	65	.536	6.0
Pirates	69	76	.476	14.5
Reds	67	74	.475	14.5
Cardinals	69	77	.473	15.0
Cubs	65	73	.471	15.0
Giants	64	77	.454	17.5

Games

Giants 5, Cubs 4

Phillies 8, Cardinals 3

Phillies 6, Cardinals 1

Cubs 5, Giants 3

Braves 4, Reds 2

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	80	60	.571	--
Whales	78	63	.553	2.5
Terriers	77	65	.542	4.0
Pepper	73	66	.525	6.5
Packers	72	68	.514	8.0
Blues	70	73	.490	11.5
Tip-Tops	69	75	.479	13.0
Terrapins	45	94	.324	34.5

Games

Whales 6, Pepper 4

Packers 4, Tip-Tops 1

Rebels 2, Blues 1

Whales 9, Pepper 6

Terriers 5, Terrapins 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Larry Doyle	5
1	Dave Robertson	5
1	Dutch Zwilling	5
4	Ed Burns	4
4	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Doc Cook	1
1	Fred Luderus	1
1	Dutch Zwilling	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Luderus	6
2	Dutch Zwilling	5
3	Harry Billiard	3
4	Chet Chadbourne	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Clyde Milan	2
3	Bill Bailey	1
3	Bill Bankston	1
3	22 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Grover Lowdermilk	1.00
2	Frank Allen	0.89
3	Nick Cullop	0.75
4	Cy Pieh	0.67
5	Doc Watson	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Allen	1
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Ad Brennan	1
1	Nick Cullop	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Allen	8
1	George Pierce	8
3	Ray Caldwell	6
3	Red Oldham	6
3	4 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Hendrix	1
1	Jeff Tesreau	1
1	Carl Weilman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.322
2	Larry Doyle	.321
3	Fred Luderus	.321
4	Bill Hinchman	.311
5	Steve Evans	.305

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	22
2	Hal Chase	17
3	Benny Kauff	11
3	Cy Williams	11
3	Dutch Zwilling	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	107
2	Bobby Veach	105
3	Ty Cobb	93
4	Hal Chase	91
4	Gavvy Cravath	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	87
2	Benny Kauff	53
3	Fritz Maisel	51
4	Burt Shotton	43
5	Eddie Collins	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.28
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.34
3	Fred Toney	1.55
4	Walter Johnson	1.57
5	Ernie Shore	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	29
2	Walter Johnson	24
3	Frank Allen	23
3	Hooks Dauss	23
3	George McConnell	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	234
2	Dave Davenport	215
3	Walter Johnson	182
4	Red Faber	172
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	.462
2	Ty Cobb	.440
3	Ed Barney	.419
4	Dave Robertson	.400
5	Eddie Collins	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
1	Fred Merkle	3
3	Paddy Baumann	2
3	Hal Chase	2
3	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	16
2	Gavvy Cravath	15
3	Tommy Griffith	14
4	Babe Borton	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Del Pratt	9
2	Benny Kauff	8
2	Braggo Roth	8
4	Ty Cobb	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Dumont	0.00
1	Carmen Hill	0.00
1	George McConnell	0.00
1	Carl Weilman	0.00
5	Ernie Shore	0.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	5
2	Pete Alexander	4
2	Dick Rudolph	4
4	Frank Allen	3
4	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	24
1	Fred Toney	24
3	Dutch Leonard	21
4	Tom Hughes	20
4	Willie Mitchell	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Benton	2
1	Claude Hendrix	2
1	Tom Hughes	2
4	Cy Barger	1
4	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Hinchman	.405
2	Dutch Zwilling	.343
3	Paddy Baumann	.337
4	Mike Mowrey	.333
4	Eddie Murphy	.333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	26
2	Bobby Veach	24
3	Benny Kauff	21
4	Ty Cobb	20
4	3 others tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	14
1	Benny Kauff	14
1	Del Pratt	14
4	Mike Mowrey	13
4	Eddie Murphy	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ernie Shore	0.48
2	Walter Johnson	0.79
3	Fred Toney	0.79
4	Carmen Hill	0.88
5	Doc Ayers	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dutch Leonard	7
1	Dick Rudolph	7
1	Fred Toney	7
4	Pete Alexander	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	42
2	Tom Hughes	40
2	Jeff Tesreau	40
4	Al Schulz	38
5	3 tied	37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.315
2	Fred Luderus	.313
3	Larry Doyle	.312
4	Bill Hinchman	.311
5	Jake Daubert	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	28
2	Hal Chase	17
3	Dutch Zwilling	14
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	108
4	Ty Cobb	101
5	2 tied	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	94
2	Benny Kauff	62
3	Fritz Maisel	61
4	Burt Shotton	47
5	Max Carey	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.35
2	Walter Johnson	1.55
3	Fred Toney	1.55
4	Ernie Shore	1.77
5	Earl Moseley	1.97

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	258
2	Dave Davenport	232
3	Walter Johnson	206
4	Red Faber	192
5	Jeff Tesreau	181

Saves

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