On This Day

Friday, June 14, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 32 19 .627 --
White Sox 33 20 .623 0.0
Senators 32 21 .604 1.0
Athletics 26 21 .553 4.0
Tigers 26 28 .481 7.5
Naps 23 27 .460 8.5
Highlanders 17 30 .362 13.0
Browns 14 37 .275 18.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 37 9 .804 --
Pirates 26 20 .565 11.0
Cubs 26 21 .553 11.5
Reds 28 23 .549 11.5
Phillies 20 24 .455 16.0
Cardinals 23 30 .434 17.5
Dodgers 15 30 .333 21.5
Braves 16 34 .320 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Henry 4
1 Nap Lajoie 4
1 Zack Wheat 4
4 Hank Butcher 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Byrne 1
1 Gavvy Cravath 1
1 Red Downs 1
1 Larry Doyle 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Red Downs 4
2 Hank Butcher 3
2 Dick Hoblitzell 3
2 Danny Moeller 3
2 Guy Zinn 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 5
2 Earle Gardner 2
2 Roy Hartzell 2
4 Jimmy Austin 1
4 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chief Bender 0.78
2 Nap Rucker 0.44
2 Ed Willett 0.44
4 Ed Reulbach 0.38
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Art Fromme 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 Jack Quinn 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 7
2 Ed Reulbach 5
2 Jeff Tesreau 5
4 Elmer Brown 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jimmy Lavender 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .419
2 Chief Meyers .397
3 Tris Speaker .395
4 Larry Doyle .382
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 9
2 Larry Doyle 6
3 Chief Meyers 5
4 Tris Speaker 4
4 Guy Zinn 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 40
1 Larry Doyle 40
1 Heinie Zimmerman 40
4 Home Run Baker 39
5 3 tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 34
2 Eddie Collins 24
3 Ty Cobb 19
4 Larry Doyle 17
4 Tris Speaker 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.20
2 Rube Marquard 1.54
3 Hooks Wiltse 1.58
4 Ed Walsh 1.88
5 Joe Benz 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 13
1 Rube Marquard 13
3 Smoky Joe Wood 12
4 Ed Walsh 11
5 2 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 118
2 Ed Walsh 87
3 Smoky Joe Wood 85
4 Pete Alexander 75
5 Bob Groom 70

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Mogridge 3
1 Nap Rucker 3
1 Ed Walsh 3
4 Pete Alexander 2
4 7 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .533
2 Larry Doyle .512
3 Chief Meyers .485
4 Sherry Magee .475
5 Heinie Zimmerman .457

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 5
2 Chief Meyers 3
3 Home Run Baker 2
3 Shano Collins 2
3 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 15
2 Sam Crawford 14
2 Heinie Zimmerman 14
4 Eddie Foster 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 15
2 Ty Cobb 7
2 Larry Gardner 7
4 Ray Morgan 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nap Rucker 0.51
2 Walter Johnson 0.56
3 Frank Lange 1.33
4 Lefty Tyler 1.45
5 2 tied 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Hughes 5
2 Walter Johnson 4
2 Eddie Plank 4
2 Nap Rucker 4
5 8 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 24
2 Walter Johnson 21
3 Bob Groom 20
3 Rube Marquard 20
3 Christy Mathewson 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Carl Cashion 1
1 Doc Crandall 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .436
2 Larry Doyle .429
3 Dode Paskert .410
4 Danny Moeller .402
5 Heinie Zimmerman .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 7
2 Larry Doyle 4
2 Chief Meyers 4
2 Guy Zinn 4
5 2 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 27
2 Sam Crawford 23
2 Duffy Lewis 23
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 22
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 19
2 Eddie Collins 15
3 Armando Marsans 13
3 Tris Speaker 13
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.18
2 Rube Marquard 1.45
3 Slim Sallee 1.63
4 Ed Walsh 1.67
5 Jean Dubuc 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 7
1 Walter Johnson 7
1 Rube Marquard 7
1 Smoky Joe Wood 7
5 Tom Hughes 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 62
2 Pete Alexander 44
3 Smoky Joe Wood 41
4 Rube Marquard 36
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 2
1 Slim Sallee 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Chief Bender 1
3 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 18
2 Frank Schulte 16
3 Heinie Zimmerman 14
4 Fred Luderus 12
5 Chief Wilson 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 121
2 Home Run Baker 114
3 Ty Cobb 105
4 Chief Wilson 101
5 Ping Bodie 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 74
2 Bob Bescher 73
2 Ty Cobb 73
4 Josh Devore 54
5 Fred Snodgrass 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.36
2 Walter Johnson 2.37
3 Rube Marquard 2.48
4 Jim Scott 2.51
5 Ed Walsh 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 34
2 Walter Johnson 32
3 Ed Walsh 30
4 Jack Coombs 26
5 Smoky Joe Wood 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 276
2 Rube Marquard 255
3 Ed Walsh 249
4 Smoky Joe Wood 236
5 Pete Alexander 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 7
2 Mordecai Brown 6
2 Bobby Keefe 6
2 Ed Walsh 6
5 3 tied 5