On This Day

Thursday, September 23, 1915

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	97	45	.683	--
Tigers	94	51	.648	4.5
White Sox	83	61	.576	15.0
Senators	79	62	.560	17.5
Yankees	65	78	.455	32.5
Browns	61	84	.421	37.5
Indians	54	91	.372	44.5
Athletics	40	101	.284	56.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Indians 4

Yankees 7, Browns 0

Tigers 6, Athletics 5

White Sox 2, Senators 1

Red Sox 6, Indians 2

Yankees 5, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	83	59	.585	--
Robins	77	66	.538	6.5
Braves	76	66	.535	7.0
Pirates	71	77	.480	15.0
Reds	67	75	.472	16.0
Cardinals	69	78	.469	16.5
Giants	66	77	.462	17.5
Cubs	65	76	.461	17.5

Games

Phillies 5, Cubs 1

Phillies 3, Cubs 2

Robins 3, Reds 2

Pirates 8, Braves 4

Giants 7, Cardinals 3

Federal League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Rebels	80	62	.563	--
Whales	79	64	.552	1.5
Terriers	80	65	.552	1.5
Pepper	74	67	.525	5.5
Packers	74	69	.517	6.5
Blues	72	73	.497	9.5
Tip-Tops	70	77	.476	12.5
Terrapins	45	97	.317	35.0

Games

Whales 2, Pepper 1

Pepper 2, Whales 1

Tip-Tops 3, Packers 0

Blues 5, Rebels 2

Terriers 10, Terrapins 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Braggo Roth	4
2	Jimmy Austin	3
2	Dave Bancroft	3
2	Larry Gardner	3
2	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Hoblitzell	1
1	High Pockets Kelly	1
1	Braggo Roth	1
1	Tom Seaton	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Doug Baird	4
2	Sherry Magee	3
2	Jack Tobin	3
4	Mordecai Brown	2
4	13 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hugh High	3
2	Mickey Doolin	2
2	Jimmy Smith	2
2	Possum Whitted	2
2	Ralph Young	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mordecai Brown	0.78
1	George McConnell	0.78
1	Eppa Rixey	0.78
4	Eddie Plank	0.71
5	3 tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Grover Lowdermilk	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mordecai Brown	7
1	George McConnell	7
1	Eppa Rixey	7
4	Jeff Tesreau	6
5	6 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	1
1	Red Oldham	1
1	Ed Willett	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.322
2	Fred Luderus	.321
3	Larry Doyle	.319
4	Bill Hinchman	.312
5	Ed Konetchy	.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	109
2	Bobby Veach	107
3	Ty Cobb	95
4	Hal Chase	93
5	Gavvy Cravath	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	89
2	Benny Kauff	55
3	Fritz Maisel	51
4	Burt Shotton	44
5	Eddie Collins	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.25
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.46
3	Fred Toney	1.54
4	Walter Johnson	1.57
5	Ernie Shore	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	30
2	Walter Johnson	24
3	Frank Allen	23
3	Hooks Dauss	23
3	George McConnell	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	237
2	Dave Davenport	220
3	Walter Johnson	182
4	Red Faber	172
5	Jeff Tesreau	169

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	9
1	Tom Hughes	9
3	Rube Benton	8
4	Carl Mays	6
5	2 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Barry	.433
2	Ty Cobb	.420
3	Ward Miller	.386
4	Del Pratt	.373
5	Braggo Roth	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Paddy Baumann	2
2	Eddie Collins	2
2	Benny Kauff	2
2	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	16
2	Babe Borton	15
2	Bill Hinchman	15
4	Ty Cobb	14
4	Tommy Griffith	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Del Pratt	11
2	Benny Kauff	10
3	Braggo Roth	9
4	Ty Cobb	8
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Dumont	0.00
1	Carl Weilman	0.00
1	Doc Ayers	0.00
4	Ernie Shore	0.24
5	George Kaiserling	0.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	5
2	Mordecai Brown	4
2	Grover Lowdermilk	4
2	Eddie Plank	4
2	3 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Davenport	26
2	Mordecai Brown	22
2	Eddie Plank	22
2	Ernie Shore	22
2	Fred Toney	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Benton	2
1	Harry Coveleski	2
1	Claude Hendrix	2
1	Red Oldham	2
1	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Lord	.440
2	Bill Hinchman	.403
3	Hal Chase	.359
4	Dutch Zwilling	.346
5	Al Shaw	.337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	26
2	Bill Hinchman	23
3	Ty Cobb	22
3	Gavvy Cravath	22
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	16
1	Del Pratt	16
3	Benny Kauff	14
4	Clyde Milan	12
4	3 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ernie Shore	0.55
2	Walter Johnson	0.75
3	Tim McCabe	0.83
4	Fred Toney	0.83
5	Carl Weilman	0.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	7
1	Dick Rudolph	7
1	Ernie Shore	7
1	Fred Toney	7
5	3 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jeff Tesreau	46
2	Dave Davenport	42
3	Fred Anderson	41
4	Pete Alexander	40
4	3 others tied	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Oldham	4
2	Tom Hughes	3
3	Pete Alexander	2
3	Cy Barger	2
3	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.317
2	Fred Luderus	.314
3	Larry Doyle	.314
4	Bill Hinchman	.312
5	Jake Daubert	.305

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	116
2	Sam Crawford	114
3	Gavvy Cravath	108
4	Hal Chase	101
4	Dutch Zwilling	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	94
2	Benny Kauff	64
3	Fritz Maisel	61
4	Burt Shotton	48
5	Max Carey	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.32
2	Fred Toney	1.54
3	Walter Johnson	1.58
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.69
5	Ernie Shore	1.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	261
2	Dave Davenport	230
3	Walter Johnson	194
4	Jeff Tesreau	187
5	Red Faber	184

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Bedient	9
1	Tom Hughes	9
3	Rube Benton	8
4	Carl Mays	6
5	2 tied	5