On This Day

Saturday, October 2, 1915

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 99 47 .678 --
Tigers 99 54 .647 3.5
White Sox 92 61 .601 10.5
Senators 84 66 .560 17.0
Yankees 66 81 .449 33.5
Browns 63 90 .412 39.5
Indians 57 94 .377 44.5
Athletics 41 108 .275 59.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 88 61 .591 --
Braves 79 68 .537 8.0
Robins 79 70 .530 9.0
Cardinals 72 80 .474 17.5
Cubs 72 80 .474 17.5
Pirates 72 81 .471 18.0
Reds 71 82 .464 19.0
Giants 68 79 .463 19.0

Games

Federal League

Team W L Pct GB
Whales 85 65 .567 --
Rebels 85 66 .563 0.5
Terriers 86 67 .562 0.5
Packers 81 71 .533 5.0
Pepper 79 71 .527 6.0
Blues 74 78 .487 12.0
Tip-Tops 70 82 .461 16.0
Terrapins 46 106 .303 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Jamieson 6
2 Eddie Murphy 5
2 Buck Weaver 5
4 Mordecai Brown 4
4 7 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Evans 1
1 Braggo Roth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Doolin 3
1 Max Flack 3
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
1 Joe Judge 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 3
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Mickey Doolin 1
2 Vern Duncan 1
2 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Moseley 1.71
2 Joe Benz 1.00
2 Walter Johnson 1.00
4 Jim Scott 0.71
5 Bert Humphries 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Joe Benz 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Nick Cullop 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moseley 12
2 Walter Johnson 8
3 Bert Humphries 6
4 Red Ames 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .334
2 Fred Luderus .317
3 Larry Doyle .316
4 Ed Konetchy .307
5 Bill Hinchman .306

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 114
2 Sam Crawford 112
3 Ty Cobb 100
4 Gavvy Cravath 99
5 Hal Chase 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 95
2 Benny Kauff 56
3 Fritz Maisel 51
4 Eddie Collins 45
5 Burt Shotton 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.22
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.52
3 Walter Johnson 1.55
4 Fred Toney 1.57
5 Ernie Shore 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 31
2 Walter Johnson 27
3 Hooks Dauss 24
3 George McConnell 24
3 Jim Scott 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 241
2 Dave Davenport 228
3 Walter Johnson 203
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 .500
2 Bill Rariden .424
3 Dutch Zwilling .400
4 Buck Weaver .386
5 2 tied .370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 20
2 Babe Borton 14
3 Dutch Zwilling 13
4 Gavvy Cravath 12
4 Bobby Veach 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 10
2 Clyde Milan 8
3 Max Flack 7
3 Buck Herzog 7
3 Wally Schang 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 0.00
2 Nap Rucker 0.50
3 Pete Standridge 0.56
4 Cliff Markle 0.64
5 George Pierce 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Plank 5
2 Nick Cullop 4
2 Walter Johnson 4
4 Pete Alexander 3
4 14 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Plank 28
2 Earl Moseley 25
3 Nick Cullop 24
4 Walter Johnson 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Weilman 2
2 Doc Ayers 1
2 Cy Barger 1
2 Jesse Barnes 1
2 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Collins .394
2 Jack Fournier .357
3 Doc Johnston .340
4 Ty Cobb .336
5 Steve Evans .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Chase 4
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
1 Fred Merkle 4
1 Braggo Roth 4
1 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Griffith 25
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 25
3 Ty Cobb 24
3 Gavvy Cravath 24
3 Bobby Veach 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 19
2 Eddie Collins 15
2 Del Pratt 15
4 Benny Kauff 13
4 2 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc Ayers 0.74
2 Cy Falkenberg 0.75
3 Ernie Shore 0.80
4 Pete Alexander 0.83
5 Bob Shawkey 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 7
1 Dave Davenport 7
1 Walter Johnson 7
4 Mordecai Brown 6
4 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Mitchell 47
2 Walter Johnson 44
3 Fred Anderson 41
3 Earl Moseley 41
5 3 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