On This Day

Tuesday, May 14, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 21 5 .808 --
Red Sox 15 8 .652 4.5
Naps 11 11 .500 8.0
Senators 12 12 .500 8.0
Tigers 12 14 .462 9.0
Athletics 9 12 .429 9.5
Highlanders 6 14 .300 12.0
Browns 6 16 .273 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 17 4 .810 --
Reds 18 5 .783 0.0
Cubs 12 12 .500 6.5
Pirates 9 11 .450 7.5
Braves 9 14 .391 9.0
Cardinals 9 16 .360 10.0
Phillies 7 13 .350 9.5
Dodgers 7 13 .350 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Arnold Hauser 3
2 Jimmy Austin 2
2 Jimmy Callahan 2
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Wagner 3
2 Shano Collins 2
2 Sam Crawford 2
2 Bill Cunningham 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miller Huggins 2
1 Frank LaPorte 2
1 Clyde Milan 2
4 Jimmy Austin 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Groom 1.40
2 Vean Gregg 1.29
3 Pete Alexander 1.00
3 Slim Sallee 1.00
5 George Mullin 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Benz 1
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Eddie Cicotte 1
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vean Gregg 9
2 Pete Alexander 7
2 Ray Caldwell 7
2 Bob Groom 7
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chief Meyers .450
2 Heinie Zimmerman .435
3 Alex McCarthy .418
4 Tris Speaker .407
5 Stuffy McInnis .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rube Ellis 3
2 Ping Bodie 2
2 Bobby Byrne 2
2 Carl Cashion 2
2 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doyle 21
2 Bruno Block 20
2 Ping Bodie 20
2 Dick Hoblitzell 20
5 Heinie Zimmerman 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 15
2 Tillie Shafer 13
3 Sam Crawford 12
3 Larry Doyle 12
5 Donie Bush 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Benz 0.69
2 George Mogridge 0.74
3 Jim Scott 0.91
4 George Kahler 1.19
5 Walter Johnson 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 6
1 Rube Marquard 6
1 Ed Walsh 6
4 Rube Benton 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 56
2 Ed Walsh 52
3 Smoky Joe Wood 44
4 Bob Groom 40
5 Larry Cheney 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 3
2 Bobby Keefe 2
2 Frank Lange 2
2 George Mogridge 2
2 Nap Rucker 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .523
2 Heinie Zimmerman .474
3 Stuffy McInnis .441
4 Ty Cobb .440
5 Bruno Block .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Byrne 2
1 Carl Cashion 2
1 Larry Doyle 2
1 Rube Ellis 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 14
1 Larry Doyle 14
3 Heinie Zimmerman 13
4 Fred Merkle 11
4 Tris Speaker 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 9
2 Tillie Shafer 8
3 Larry Doyle 7
4 Ty Cobb 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Ames 0.50
2 Rube Marquard 0.69
2 Bobby Keefe 0.69
4 George Mogridge 0.86
5 Joe Benz 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Benz 4
2 Rube Benton 3
2 Vean Gregg 3
2 Frank Lange 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 27
2 Vean Gregg 24
3 Bob Groom 23
4 Rube Marquard 20
4 Marty O'Toole 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Lange 2
1 Nap Rucker 2
1 Ed Walsh 2
4 Hugh Bedient 1
4 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Gessler .281
2 Jim Doyle .278
3 Bob Coulson .241
4 Scotty Ingerton .240

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 18
2 Larry Doyle 14
3 Fred Luderus 13
4 Fred Merkle 12
5 Heinie Zimmerman 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 121
2 Sam Crawford 112
3 Ping Bodie 110
4 Home Run Baker 103
5 Jim Delahanty 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 85
2 Ty Cobb 77
3 Clyde Milan 64
4 Josh Devore 59
5 Fred Snodgrass 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.26
2 Chief Bender 2.46
3 Lew Richie 2.73
4 Walter Johnson 2.81
5 Ed Walsh 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 30
2 Rube Marquard 29
3 Walter Johnson 28
4 Jack Coombs 26
5 Christy Mathewson 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 265
2 Rube Marquard 248
3 Walter Johnson 240
4 Smoky Joe Wood 236
5 Pete Alexander 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 9
2 Bobby Keefe 6
2 Nap Rucker 6
2 Ed Walsh 6
5 2 tied 5