On This Day

Wednesday, June 5, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	30	15	.667	--
Red Sox	26	17	.605	3.0
Tigers	24	21	.533	6.0
Senators	23	21	.523	6.5
Naps	21	20	.512	7.0
Athletics	19	19	.500	7.5
Highlanders	13	26	.333	14.0
Browns	13	30	.302	16.0

Games

Naps 7, Highlanders 0

Tigers 8, Red Sox 6

Browns 13, Athletics 1

Senators 8, White Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	32	7	.821	--
Reds	26	18	.591	8.5
Cubs	22	18	.550	10.5
Pirates	20	19	.513	12.0
Cardinals	21	25	.457	14.5
Phillies	16	21	.432	15.0
Dodgers	13	25	.342	18.5
Braves	13	30	.302	21.0

Games

Pirates 7, Braves 5

Cardinals 8, Phillies 5

Dodgers 4, Cubs 3

Giants 22, Reds 10

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Larry Doyle	5
2	Bobby Byrne	3
2	Doc Crandall	3
2	Nap Lajoie	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Shano Collins	1
1	Mike Donlin	1
1	Art Fletcher	1
1	Ray Morgan	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Snodgrass	4
2	Beals Becker	3
2	Max Carey	3
2	Larry Doyle	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Birmingham	2
1	Mike Mowrey	2
3	Beals Becker	1
3	Howie Camnitz	1
3	21 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Kahler	1.33
2	Nap Rucker	0.60
3	Ed Reulbach	0.50
4	Howie Camnitz	0.46
5	Joe Benz	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Bob Harmon	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Kahler	8
2	Howie Camnitz	6
2	Ed Reulbach	6
2	Nap Rucker	6
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Zimmerman	.413
2	Tris Speaker	.400
3	Ty Cobb	.370
4	Jake Daubert	.370
5	Chief Meyers	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	5
2	Larry Doyle	4
2	Chief Meyers	4
4	Rube Ellis	3
4	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doyle	35
2	Sam Crawford	34
3	Jimmy Esmond	33
4	Dick Hoblitzell	31
4	Tris Speaker	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	23
2	Eddie Collins	20
3	Tris Speaker	17
4	Rollie Zeider	16
5	2 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hooks Wiltse	0.00
2	Walter Johnson	1.35
3	Rube Marquard	1.53
4	Ed Walsh	1.65
5	Joe Benz	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	11
2	Walter Johnson	10
2	Smoky Joe Wood	10
4	Ed Walsh	9
5	3 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	102
2	Smoky Joe Wood	75
3	Ed Walsh	74
4	Vean Gregg	60
5	Bob Groom	59

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nap Rucker	3
1	Ed Walsh	3
3	Earl Hamilton	2
3	Bobby Keefe	2
3	3 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Danny Moeller	.487
2	Larry Doyle	.462
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.456
4	Tris Speaker	.446
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Shano Collins	2
1	Larry Doyle	2
1	Ed McDonald	2
1	Chief Meyers	2
1	Heinie Zimmerman	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	15
2	Larry Doyle	13
2	Steve Evans	13
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	13
2	Tris Speaker	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tris Speaker	10
2	Beals Becker	9
3	Buck Herzog	8
3	Armando Marsans	8
3	Rollie Zeider	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hooks Wiltse	0.00
1	Jim Baskette	0.00
3	Cy Morgan	0.56
4	Ed Walsh	0.61
5	Lefty Tyler	0.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	4
1	Tom Hughes	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Hugh Bedient	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	33
2	Vean Gregg	23
2	Tom Hughes	23
4	Pete Alexander	21
4	2 others tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	Earl Hamilton	1
1	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Zimmerman	.417
2	Danny Moeller	.410
3	Tris Speaker	.404
4	Guy Zinn	.393
5	Bert Daniels	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	4
2	Larry Doyle	3
2	Harry Lord	3
2	Chief Meyers	3
5	8 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	25
2	Larry Doyle	23
3	Tris Speaker	21
4	Ed Konetchy	20
5	8 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	16
2	Eddie Collins	14
2	Tris Speaker	14
4	Beals Becker	12
4	Fred Snodgrass	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Marquard	1.29
2	Slim Sallee	1.41
3	Ed Walsh	1.44
4	Vean Gregg	1.67
5	Red Ames	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	7
1	Smoky Joe Wood	7
3	Larry Cheney	6
4	Red Ames	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	62
2	Vean Gregg	46
3	Smoky Joe Wood	43
4	Pete Alexander	38
5	Larry Cheney	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nap Rucker	2
2	Hugh Bedient	1
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Ad Brennan	1
2	17 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	16
1	Frank Schulte	16
3	Fred Luderus	12
3	Heinie Zimmerman	12
5	2 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	118
2	Ty Cobb	111
3	Home Run Baker	108
4	Chief Wilson	101
5	Ping Bodie	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	74
2	Ty Cobb	70
3	Clyde Milan	67
4	Josh Devore	56
5	Fred Snodgrass	53

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vean Gregg	2.19
2	Walter Johnson	2.43
3	Ed Walsh	2.52
4	Chief Bender	2.55
5	Rube Marquard	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	32
2	Walter Johnson	31
3	Ed Walsh	30
4	Jack Coombs	26
5	4 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	269
2	Ed Walsh	261
3	Rube Marquard	241
4	Smoky Joe Wood	231
5	Pete Alexander	211

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	6
1	Doc Crandall	6
1	Bobby Keefe	6
1	Ed Walsh	6
5	2 tied	5