On This Day

Tuesday, September 28, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 99 46 .683 --
Tigers 97 53 .647 4.5
White Sox 88 61 .591 13.0
Senators 81 65 .555 18.5
Yankees 66 81 .449 34.0
Browns 62 86 .419 38.5
Indians 57 92 .383 44.0
Athletics 40 106 .274 59.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 86 60 .589 --
Braves 78 66 .542 7.0
Robins 78 69 .531 8.5
Pirates 71 79 .473 17.0
Cubs 70 78 .473 17.0
Cardinals 70 79 .470 17.5
Reds 69 80 .463 18.5
Giants 67 78 .462 18.5

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Rebels 84 63 .571 --
Terriers 85 65 .567 0.5
Whales 82 64 .562 1.5
Packers 79 70 .530 6.0
Pepper 75 71 .514 8.5
Blues 72 78 .480 13.5
Tip-Tops 70 80 .467 15.5
Terrapins 46 102 .311 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chet Chadbourne 3
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
1 Gus Getz 3
1 Ivey Wingo 3
5 18 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 2
2 Gus Getz 1
2 Jack McCandless 1
2 Clyde Milan 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Schulte 5
2 Eddie Foster 2
2 Ed Konetchy 2
2 Vic Saier 2
2 Cy Williams 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Bancroft 2
1 Tommy Leach 2
3 Donie Bush 1
3 Chet Chadbourne 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 1.67
2 Nick Cullop 1.33
3 Phil Douglas 0.80
4 George Chalmers 0.73
5 Larry Cheney 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Chalmers 1
1 Nick Cullop 1
1 Brad Hogg 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 10
2 George Chalmers 8
2 Nick Cullop 8
4 George Pierce 5
5 Phil Douglas 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .330
2 Fred Luderus .319
3 Larry Doyle .318
4 Bill Hinchman .309
5 Jake Daubert .305

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 22
2 Hal Chase 17
3 Cy Williams 13
3 Dutch Zwilling 13
5 3 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 113
2 Sam Crawford 110
3 Ty Cobb 100
4 Hal Chase 93
4 Gavvy Cravath 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 91
2 Benny Kauff 55
3 Fritz Maisel 51
4 Burt Shotton 44
5 Eddie Collins 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.25
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.46
3 Walter Johnson 1.57
4 Fred Toney 1.57
5 Ernie Shore 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 30
2 Walter Johnson 26
3 Hooks Dauss 24
4 Frank Allen 23
4 3 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 237
2 Dave Davenport 225
3 Walter Johnson 195
4 Red Faber 178
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 Eddie Collins .417
2 Rube Oldring .400
3 Jack Fournier .385
4 Jack Tobin .383
5 Ward Miller .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Braggo Roth 3
1 Frank Schulte 3
1 Dutch Zwilling 3
4 Eddie Collins 2
4 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Borton 16
2 Ty Cobb 15
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 15
4 Fred Luderus 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 8
1 Del Pratt 8
1 Braggo Roth 8
4 Buck Herzog 7
4 Ernie Johnson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 0.00
1 Doc Ayers 0.00
3 Carmen Hill 0.36
4 Ernie Shore 0.38
5 Tim McCabe 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Davenport 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Eddie Plank 4
4 Pete Alexander 3
4 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Mitchell 29
2 Eddie Plank 28
3 Fred Toney 22
4 George Chalmers 21
4 Dave Davenport 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Coveleski 2
1 Claude Hendrix 2
1 Red Oldham 2
1 Carl Weilman 2
5 17 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Hinchman .375
2 Eddie Collins .371
3 Ed Barney .359
4 Doc Johnston .340
5 Ty Cobb .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 4
1 Fred Merkle 4
1 Dutch Zwilling 4
4 Gavvy Cravath 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 26
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 24
3 Babe Borton 23
3 Bobby Veach 23
5 Tommy Griffith 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 18
2 Del Pratt 14
2 Braggo Roth 14
4 Mike Mowrey 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie Shore 0.36
2 Doc Ayers 0.46
3 Carmen Hill 0.50
4 Tim McCabe 0.83
5 Walter Johnson 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Davenport 8
2 Fred Toney 7
3 Pete Alexander 6
3 Doc Crandall 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Mitchell 49
2 Dave Davenport 42
2 Walter Johnson 42
4 Fred Toney 40
5 Tom Hughes 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Oldham 4
2 Pete Alexander 2
2 Cy Barger 2
2 Rube Benton 2
2 5 others tied 2