On This Day

Monday, June 17, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 35 19 .648 --
Senators 33 21 .611 2.0
White Sox 33 23 .589 3.0
Athletics 28 21 .571 4.5
Tigers 26 30 .464 10.0
Naps 23 28 .451 10.5
Highlanders 17 31 .354 15.0
Browns 15 37 .288 19.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 38 10 .792 --
Pirates 27 21 .563 11.0
Reds 30 24 .556 11.0
Cubs 26 21 .553 11.5
Phillies 20 24 .455 16.0
Cardinals 23 32 .418 18.5
Dodgers 17 30 .362 20.5
Braves 17 36 .321 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Bates 4
1 Tris Speaker 4
3 George Jackson 3
3 Armando Marsans 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bates 1
1 Vin Campbell 1
1 George Jackson 1
1 Jay Kirke 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bates 2
1 George Jackson 2
1 Duffy Lewis 2
1 Red Murray 2
1 George Suggs 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Cutshaw 1
1 Clyde Engle 1
1 George Jackson 1
1 Duffy Lewis 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charley Hall 1.17
2 George Suggs 0.75
3 Ed Walsh 0.54
4 Rube Marquard 0.53
5 Hub Perdue 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charley Hall 1
1 Rube Marquard 1
1 Hub Perdue 1
1 George Suggs 1
1 Earl Yingling 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 8
2 Charley Hall 7
2 Ed Walsh 7
4 George Suggs 6
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .419
2 Tris Speaker .397
3 Chief Meyers .385
4 Larry Doyle .376
5 Shoeless Joe Jackson .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 9
2 Larry Doyle 6
3 Chief Meyers 5
4 Home Run Baker 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 42
1 Larry Doyle 42
3 Sam Crawford 40
3 Duffy Lewis 40
3 Heinie Zimmerman 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 34
2 Eddie Collins 25
3 Ty Cobb 19
4 Larry Doyle 18
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.20
2 Hooks Wiltse 1.58
3 Rube Marquard 1.62
4 Joe Benz 1.89
5 Charley Hall 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 14
2 Walter Johnson 13
2 Smoky Joe Wood 13
4 Ed Walsh 11
5 Eddie Plank 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 118
2 Ed Walsh 95
3 Smoky Joe Wood 90
4 Rube Marquard 77
5 Pete Alexander 75

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 .541
2 Larry Doyle .488
3 Sherry Magee .486
4 Dode Paskert .475
5 Rube Oldring .450

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 5
2 Home Run Baker 3
3 Larry Doyle 2
3 Ben Houser 2
3 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 17
2 Beals Becker 13
2 Duffy Lewis 13
4 Eddie Foster 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 13
2 Larry Gardner 6
2 Ray Morgan 6
2 Art Phelan 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.56
2 Nap Rucker 0.67
3 Charley Hall 1.16
4 Christy Mathewson 1.35
5 George Suggs 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Plank 5
2 Tom Hughes 4
2 Walter Johnson 4
2 Rube Marquard 4
5 6 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 28
2 Pete Alexander 24
3 Frank Lange 23
4 Rube Benton 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Carl Cashion 1
1 Doc Crandall 1
1 Bob Groom 1
1 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .443
2 Larry Doyle .435
3 Heinie Zimmerman .427
4 Sherry Magee .417
5 Dode Paskert .410

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 29
2 Duffy Lewis 27
3 Sam Crawford 21
3 Larry Doyle 21
3 3 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 19
2 Eddie Collins 16
3 Armando Marsans 12
4 Tris Speaker 11
5 Beals Becker 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.07
2 Nap Rucker 1.62
3 Charley Hall 1.65
4 Slim Sallee 1.74
5 Rube Marquard 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 8
2 Rube Marquard 7
2 Smoky Joe Wood 7
4 Tom Hughes 6
4 Walter Johnson 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 55
2 Pete Alexander 42
3 Rube Marquard 41
3 Smoky Joe Wood 41
5 Rube Benton 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doc Crandall 2
1 Slim Sallee 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Chief Bender 1
3 15 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 106
4 Chief Wilson 101
5 Ping Bodie 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 73
1 Clyde Milan 73
3 Bob Bescher 72
4 Josh Devore 53
5 Fred Snodgrass 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Scott 2.22
2 Vean Gregg 2.33
3 Walter Johnson 2.37
4 Rube Marquard 2.49
5 Ed Walsh 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 35
2 Walter Johnson 32
3 Ed Walsh 29
4 Jack Coombs 26
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 276
2 Rube Marquard 263
3 Ed Walsh 253
4 Smoky Joe Wood 234
5 Pete Alexander 210

Saves

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