On This Day

Saturday, June 29, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	46	21	.687	--
Athletics	38	25	.603	6.0
White Sox	37	27	.578	7.5
Senators	38	30	.559	8.5
Naps	32	31	.508	12.0
Tigers	31	35	.470	14.5
Highlanders	18	43	.295	25.0
Browns	17	45	.274	26.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Highlanders 0

Naps 4, Browns 3

Naps 5, Browns 3

Red Sox 13, Highlanders 6

Athletics 2, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	50	11	.820	--
Pirates	36	25	.590	14.0
Cubs	34	25	.576	15.0
Reds	34	32	.515	18.5
Phillies	24	33	.421	24.0
Dodgers	24	36	.400	25.5
Cardinals	27	41	.397	26.5
Braves	20	46	.303	32.5

Games

Phillies 11, Dodgers 7

Phillies 3, Dodgers 2

Pirates 6, Cubs 1

Cardinals 7, Reds 2

Giants 8, Braves 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mickey Doolin	5
1	Larry Gardner	5
1	Otto Knabe	5
1	Tris Speaker	5
5	8 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	1
1	Larry Doyle	1
1	Bert Tooley	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
1	Bill Steele	4
1	Bill Stumpf	4
4	Larry Gardner	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Del Pratt	2
1	Tris Speaker	2
3	Neal Ball	1
3	Jud Daley	1
3	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1.33
2	Walter Johnson	1.17
3	Pete Alexander	1.00
4	Rube Marquard	0.45
4	Bill Steen	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Jim Baskette	1
1	Ad Brennan	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	13
2	Walter Johnson	7
3	Ray Fisher	5
3	Rube Marquard	5
3	Bill Steen	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Claude Hendrix	1
1	Larry Pape	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Zimmerman	.410
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.396
3	Chief Meyers	.393
4	Tris Speaker	.393
5	Larry Doyle	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	9
2	Larry Doyle	8
3	Home Run Baker	6
3	Chief Meyers	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	53
2	Larry Doyle	51
2	Duffy Lewis	51
4	Sam Crawford	48
4	Tris Speaker	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	38
2	Eddie Collins	28
3	Rollie Zeider	24
4	Bob Bescher	22
4	Ty Cobb	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.28
2	Joe Benz	1.57
3	Rube Marquard	1.72
4	Hooks Wiltse	2.19
5	Ed Walsh	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	18
2	Smoky Joe Wood	16
3	Walter Johnson	13
4	Larry Cheney	12
4	3 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	136
2	Smoky Joe Wood	110
3	Ed Walsh	104
4	Rube Marquard	96
5	Pete Alexander	95

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Mogridge	3
1	Nap Rucker	3
1	Slim Sallee	3
1	Ed Walsh	3
5	7 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.511
2	Bill Carrigan	.485
3	Bill Sweeney	.462
4	Fred Merkle	.460
5	Harry Lord	.459

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Home Run Baker	3
2	John Hummel	3
2	Duffy Lewis	3
5	6 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Merkle	18
2	Bill Sweeney	17
3	Duffy Lewis	15
3	Jake Stahl	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rollie Zeider	8
2	Bob Bescher	7
2	Josh Devore	7
2	Fred Merkle	7
2	Red Smith	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Boardwalk Brown	0.50
2	Joe Benz	0.50
3	George Suggs	0.72
4	Lew Richie	0.95
5	Vean Gregg	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	5
2	Howie Camnitz	4
2	Jack Coombs	4
2	Joe Lake	4
2	2 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	27
2	Smoky Joe Wood	25
3	Joe Benz	24
4	Rube Benton	22
5	Jack Coombs	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Bob Groom	1
1	Claude Hendrix	1
1	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.505
2	Bill Sweeney	.427
3	Larry Doyle	.416
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.402
5	Tris Speaker	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Home Run Baker	5
1	Gavvy Cravath	5
1	Heinie Zimmerman	5
4	Larry Doyle	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	30
2	Chick Gandil	26
2	Red Murray	26
2	Bill Sweeney	26
5	Duffy Lewis	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	19
2	Ty Cobb	11
2	Rollie Zeider	11
4	Max Carey	10
4	5 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.90
2	Nap Rucker	1.01
3	Joe Benz	1.38
4	George Suggs	1.59
5	Lew Richie	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	9
2	Nap Rucker	8
3	Howie Camnitz	7
3	Jack Coombs	7
3	3 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Marquard	54
2	Walter Johnson	52
3	Pete Alexander	46
4	Smoky Joe Wood	44
5	Ed Walsh	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Sallee	2
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Red Ames	1
2	Carl Cashion	1
2	17 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	17
2	Frank Schulte	16
3	Heinie Zimmerman	14
4	Home Run Baker	12
5	2 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	123
2	Home Run Baker	116
3	Chief Wilson	107
4	Ping Bodie	101
5	Ty Cobb	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	78
2	Clyde Milan	75
3	Ty Cobb	70
4	Josh Devore	56
5	Fred Snodgrass	52

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Scott	2.08
2	Walter Johnson	2.24
3	Joe Benz	2.28
4	Buck O'Brien	2.30
5	Vean Gregg	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	37
2	Walter Johnson	31
3	Jack Coombs	27
3	Ed Walsh	27
5	Eddie Plank	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	282
2	Rube Marquard	268
3	Ed Walsh	236
4	Smoky Joe Wood	234
5	Pete Alexander	217

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	7
2	Ed Walsh	6
3	Mordecai Brown	5
3	Bobby Keefe	5
3	4 others tied	5