On This Day

Thursday, May 16, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 21 6 .778 --
Red Sox 16 8 .667 3.5
Naps 11 11 .500 7.5
Senators 12 12 .500 7.5
Tigers 13 14 .481 8.0
Athletics 10 12 .455 8.5
Highlanders 6 15 .286 12.0
Browns 6 17 .261 13.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 4 .826 --
Reds 20 5 .800 0.0
Cubs 12 12 .500 7.5
Pirates 9 13 .409 9.5
Cardinals 11 16 .407 10.0
Braves 9 16 .360 11.0
Phillies 7 13 .350 10.5
Dodgers 7 15 .318 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry McLean 3
2 Johnny Bates 2
2 Vin Campbell 2
2 Jake Daubert 2
2 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bescher 2
1 Jimmy Esmond 2
1 Johnny Kling 2
1 Hub Northen 2
1 Rebel Oakes 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Josh Devore 1
1 Billy Kelly 1
1 Fred Merkle 1
1 Herbie Moran 1
1 Red Smith 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Marquard 0.60
2 Marty O'Toole 0.29
3 Art Fromme 0.27
4 Hub Perdue 0.21
5 2 tied 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Fromme 1
1 Lou Lowdermilk 1
1 Rube Marquard 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Marty O'Toole 4
2 Art Fromme 3
2 Rube Marquard 3
2 Hub Perdue 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chief Meyers .448
2 Heinie Zimmerman .435
3 Alex McCarthy .412
3 Stuffy McInnis .412
5 Tris Speaker .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rube Ellis 3
2 Ping Bodie 2
2 Bobby Byrne 2
2 Carl Cashion 2
2 10 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doyle 21
2 Bruno Block 20
2 Ping Bodie 20
2 Rube Ellis 20
2 Dick Hoblitzell 20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Benz 0.69
2 George Mogridge 0.73
3 Jim Scott 0.91
4 George Kahler 1.19
5 Walter Johnson 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 7
2 Walter Johnson 6
2 Ed Walsh 6
2 Smoky Joe Wood 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 56
2 Ed Walsh 52
3 Smoky Joe Wood 49
4 Bob Groom 40
5 Marty O'Toole 37

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 .512
2 Ty Cobb .467
3 Heinie Zimmerman .460
4 Jim Delahanty .419
5 Guy Zinn .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Byrne 2
1 Carl Cashion 2
1 Rube Ellis 2
1 Ed Konetchy 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 12
1 Tris Speaker 12
1 Heinie Zimmerman 12
4 Rube Ellis 11
4 Fred Merkle 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 8
2 Tillie Shafer 7
3 Bob Bescher 6
3 Ty Cobb 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Benz 0.40
2 George Mogridge 0.63
3 Rube Marquard 0.64
4 Red Ames 1.00
4 Vean Gregg 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 3
1 Joe Benz 3
1 Frank Lange 3
1 Rube Marquard 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 27
2 Marty O'Toole 24
3 Bob Groom 23
4 Smoky Joe Wood 17
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Lange 2
2 Hugh Bedient 1
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Ad Brennan 1
2 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Gessler .286
2 Jim Doyle .282
3 Bob Coulson .242
4 Scotty Ingerton .235

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 18
2 Larry Doyle 14
3 Fred Luderus 13
4 Fred Merkle 11
4 Chief Wilson 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 118
2 Sam Crawford 111
3 Ping Bodie 110
4 Home Run Baker 103
5 Jim Delahanty 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 83
2 Ty Cobb 77
3 Clyde Milan 64
4 Josh Devore 59
5 Fred Snodgrass 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.31
2 Chief Bender 2.46
3 Lew Richie 2.73
4 Rube Marquard 2.76
5 Walter Johnson 2.81

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 265
2 Rube Marquard 246
3 Walter Johnson 240
4 Smoky Joe Wood 236
5 Pete Alexander 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 8
2 Bobby Keefe 6
2 Nap Rucker 6
2 Ed Walsh 6
5 2 tied 5