On This Day

Friday, October 1, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 99 46 .683 --
Tigers 98 54 .645 4.5
White Sox 90 61 .596 12.0
Senators 83 66 .557 18.0
Yankees 66 81 .449 34.0
Browns 63 88 .417 39.0
Indians 57 93 .380 44.5
Athletics 41 108 .275 60.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 88 61 .591 --
Braves 79 68 .537 8.0
Robins 79 70 .530 9.0
Pirates 72 80 .474 17.5
Cubs 71 79 .473 17.5
Cardinals 71 80 .470 18.0
Reds 70 81 .464 19.0
Giants 68 79 .463 19.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Rebels 85 64 .570 --
Terriers 86 66 .566 0.5
Whales 83 65 .561 1.5
Packers 80 71 .530 6.0
Pepper 77 71 .520 7.5
Blues 74 78 .487 12.5
Tip-Tops 70 82 .461 16.5
Terrapins 46 104 .307 39.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Milt Stock 4
2 Dave Bancroft 3
2 Frank Snyder 3
4 Eddie Collins 2
4 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Bancroft 2
1 Cozy Dolan 2
3 Eddie Collins 1
3 Shano Collins 1
3 14 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Barney 1
1 Pete Compton 1
1 Cozy Dolan 1
1 Ivan Howard 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Doak 0.50
2 Carmen Hill 0.46
3 Ed Walsh 0.33
4 Erskine Mayer 0.20
5 Art Nehf 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Erskine Mayer 1
1 Ed Walsh 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carmen Hill 6
2 Bill Doak 4
3 Art Nehf 3
3 Ed Walsh 3
5 Erskine Mayer 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Sallee 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .332
2 Fred Luderus .317
3 Larry Doyle .316
4 Bill Hinchman .306
5 Ed Konetchy .305

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 23
2 Hal Chase 17
3 Cy Williams 13
3 Dutch Zwilling 13
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Veach 113
2 Sam Crawford 112
3 Ty Cobb 100
4 Gavvy Cravath 99
5 Hal Chase 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 94
2 Benny Kauff 56
3 Fritz Maisel 51
4 Burt Shotton 44
5 Eddie Collins 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.22
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 31
2 Walter Johnson 26
3 Hooks Dauss 24
3 George McConnell 24
5 3 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 241
2 Dave Davenport 225
3 Walter Johnson 195
4 Red Faber 178
5 Jeff Tesreau 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Bedient 9
1 Tom Hughes 9
3 Rube Benton 8
4 Cy Barger 6
4 Carl Mays 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .467
2 Jack Fournier .404
3 Dave Robertson .375
4 Jay Kirke .373
5 Al Wickland .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Braggo Roth 3
1 Frank Schulte 3
1 Dutch Zwilling 3
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
4 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 18
2 Babe Borton 14
3 Gavvy Cravath 12
3 Dutch Zwilling 12
5 6 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 9
2 Buck Herzog 8
2 Clyde Milan 8
2 Braggo Roth 8
2 Wally Schang 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 0.00
2 Ernie Shore 0.38
3 Nap Rucker 0.47
4 Tim McCabe 0.50
5 George Pierce 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Plank 5
2 Dave Davenport 4
2 Gene Packard 4
4 Pete Alexander 3
4 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Mitchell 29
2 Eddie Plank 28
3 Tom Hughes 24
4 Frank Allen 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Weilman 2
2 Doc Ayers 1
2 Cy Barger 1
2 Jesse Barnes 1
2 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .381
2 Jack Fournier .375
3 Steve Evans .342
4 Ty Cobb .337
5 Bill Hinchman .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 4
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
1 Fred Merkle 4
1 Frank Schulte 4
1 Dutch Zwilling 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 24
1 Gavvy Cravath 24
1 Tommy Griffith 24
4 Babe Borton 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 18
2 Del Pratt 15
3 Braggo Roth 14
4 Benny Kauff 13
4 Clyde Milan 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie Shore 0.36
2 Doc Ayers 0.74
3 Pete Alexander 0.83
4 Tim McCabe 0.94
5 Bob Shawkey 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Davenport 8
2 Pete Alexander 7
2 Fred Toney 7
4 Walter Johnson 6
4 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Mitchell 43
2 Fred Anderson 41
3 Dave Davenport 40
3 Tom Hughes 40
3 2 others tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Oldham 4
2 Cy Barger 3
3 Rube Benton 2
3 Harry Coveleski 2
3 4 others tied 2