On This Day

Monday, July 1, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 47 21 .691 --
Athletics 39 25 .609 6.0
White Sox 38 28 .576 8.0
Senators 38 31 .551 9.5
Naps 33 33 .500 13.0
Tigers 33 36 .478 14.5
Highlanders 18 44 .290 26.0
Browns 18 46 .281 27.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 51 11 .823 --
Pirates 37 26 .587 14.5
Cubs 35 26 .574 15.5
Reds 36 32 .529 18.0
Phillies 25 34 .424 24.5
Dodgers 25 37 .403 26.0
Cardinals 27 43 .386 28.0
Braves 20 47 .299 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jake Daubert 7
2 Herbie Moran 5
3 Ed Konetchy 4
3 Dode Paskert 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 2
2 Hans Lobert 1
2 Fred Merkle 1
2 Frank Schulte 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jake Daubert 5
2 Fred Luderus 4
2 Bert Tooley 4
2 Art Wilson 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Crawford 2
2 Bob Bescher 1
2 Tommy Clarke 1
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George McConnell 1.75
2 Marty O'Toole 0.75
3 Pat Ragan 0.50
4 Jimmy Lavender 0.44
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ames 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Boardwalk Brown 1
1 Charley Hall 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George McConnell 7
2 Marty O'Toole 6
3 Lefty Tyler 5
4 Vean Gregg 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bert Humphries 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .411
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .397
3 Chief Meyers .393
4 Tris Speaker .392
5 Larry Doyle .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 10
2 Larry Doyle 8
3 Home Run Baker 6
3 Chief Meyers 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 55
2 Sam Crawford 53
2 Duffy Lewis 53
4 Larry Doyle 51
5 2 tied 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 38
2 Eddie Collins 28
3 Rollie Zeider 24
4 Bob Bescher 23
4 Ty Cobb 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.28
2 Rube Marquard 1.72
3 Joe Benz 1.79
4 Ed Walsh 2.14
5 Hooks Wiltse 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 18
2 Smoky Joe Wood 16
3 Walter Johnson 13
3 Ed Walsh 13
5 3 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 136
2 Smoky Joe Wood 110
3 Ed Walsh 109
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 Harry Lord .528
2 John Titus .500
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .492
4 Bill Sweeney .485
5 Fred Merkle .463

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
2 John Hummel 3
2 Duffy Lewis 3
2 Fred Merkle 3
5 7 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Merkle 19
2 Bill Sweeney 18
3 Duffy Lewis 15
3 Zack Wheat 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 8
1 Rollie Zeider 8
3 Josh Devore 7
3 Fred Merkle 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Boardwalk Brown 1.00
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.08
3 Ed Reulbach 1.13
4 Pete Alexander 1.23
5 Toots Shultz 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 5
2 Fred Blanding 4
2 Howie Camnitz 4
2 Charley Hall 4
2 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 27
2 Lefty Tyler 25
3 Ed Walsh 21
4 Pete Alexander 20
4 3 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 Bert Humphries 1
1 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .509
2 Bill Sweeney .455
3 Larry Doyle .443
4 Chief Meyers .425
5 Heinie Zimmerman .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 6
2 Home Run Baker 5
2 Gavvy Cravath 5
4 Larry Doyle 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 31
2 Sam Crawford 27
2 Nap Lajoie 27
4 Chick Gandil 26
4 Duffy Lewis 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 19
2 Ty Cobb 11
2 Rollie Zeider 11
4 Fred Snodgrass 10
4 Amos Strunk 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nap Rucker 1.03
2 Walter Johnson 1.05
3 Boardwalk Brown 1.61
4 Jimmy Lavender 1.64
5 Howie Camnitz 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 8
2 Howie Camnitz 7
2 Jack Coombs 7
2 Tom Hughes 7
2 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 47
2 Pete Alexander 44
2 Lefty Tyler 44
2 Smoky Joe Wood 44
5 3 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Sallee 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Red Ames 1
2 Carl Cashion 1
2 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 17
1 Frank Schulte 17
3 Heinie Zimmerman 15
4 Fred Luderus 12
4 Fred Merkle 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 126
2 Home Run Baker 117
3 Chief Wilson 106
4 Ping Bodie 105
5 Ty Cobb 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 78
2 Clyde Milan 73
3 Ty Cobb 71
4 Josh Devore 55
5 Fred Snodgrass 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.97
2 Jim Scott 2.08
3 Buck O'Brien 2.30
4 Joe Benz 2.42
5 Ed Walsh 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 36
2 Walter Johnson 31
3 Jack Coombs 27
3 Ed Walsh 27
5 Eddie Plank 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 273
2 Rube Marquard 261
3 Ed Walsh 234
3 Smoky Joe Wood 234
5 Pete Alexander 210

Saves

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