On This Day

Tuesday, July 2, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 47 22 .681 --
Athletics 39 26 .600 6.0
White Sox 39 29 .574 7.5
Senators 39 31 .557 8.5
Naps 33 34 .493 13.0
Tigers 34 36 .486 13.5
Highlanders 19 44 .302 25.0
Browns 19 47 .288 26.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 52 11 .825 --
Cubs 36 26 .581 15.5
Pirates 37 27 .578 15.5
Reds 36 32 .529 18.5
Phillies 26 34 .433 24.5
Dodgers 25 38 .397 27.0
Cardinals 27 43 .386 28.5
Braves 20 48 .294 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank LaPorte 4
2 Jimmy Austin 3
2 Jimmy Callahan 3
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Gardner 2
2 Duffy Lewis 1
2 Fred Snodgrass 1
2 John Titus 1
2 Zack Wheat 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clyde Milan 4
2 Jimmy Callahan 3
2 Frank LaPorte 3
2 Fred Snodgrass 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gavvy Cravath 2
1 Wally Mattick 2
3 Jimmy Callahan 1
3 Red Dooin 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Hamilton 1.00
2 Byron Houck 0.75
3 Larry Cheney 0.60
4 Joe Benz 0.40
5 Hank Robinson 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Doc Crandall 1
1 Jean Dubuc 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Hamilton 7
2 Byron Houck 6
3 Joe Benz 4
4 Larry Cheney 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ad Brennan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Zimmerman .411
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .402
3 Chief Meyers .396
4 Tris Speaker .388
5 Nap Lajoie .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 10
2 Larry Doyle 8
3 Home Run Baker 6
3 Chief Meyers 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 55
1 Sam Crawford 55
3 Duffy Lewis 54
4 Larry Doyle 51
4 Heinie Zimmerman 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 39
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 1.82
4 Hooks Wiltse 2.19
5 Charley Hall 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 18
2 Smoky Joe Wood 16
3 Larry Cheney 13
3 Walter Johnson 13
3 Ed Walsh 13

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Mogridge 3
1 Nap Rucker 3
1 Slim Sallee 3
1 Ed Walsh 3
5 8 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Sweeney .516
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .500
3 John Titus .467
4 Fred Merkle .448
5 Bill Carrigan .441

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 4
1 Duffy Lewis 4
3 John Hummel 3
3 Fred Merkle 3
3 Zack Wheat 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Merkle 19
2 Bill Sweeney 18
3 Zack Wheat 17
4 Ping Bodie 15
4 3 others tied 15

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
1 Marty O'Toole 1.00
3 Smoky Joe Wood 1.08
4 Ed Reulbach 1.13
5 Toots Shultz 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Blanding 4
1 Howie Camnitz 4
1 Larry Cheney 4
1 Joe Lake 4
1 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Tyler 25
2 Joe Benz 24
3 Pete Alexander 21
4 Smoky Joe Wood 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1
1 Ad Brennan 1
1 Jack Coombs 1
1 Claude Hendrix 1
1 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .505
2 Bill Sweeney .441
3 Chief Meyers .427
4 Larry Doyle .415
5 Heinie Zimmerman .404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 30
2 Sam Crawford 28
2 Nap Lajoie 28
4 Duffy Lewis 27
5 Chick Gandil 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 20
2 Ty Cobb 10
2 Red Smith 10
2 Amos Strunk 10
2 Rollie Zeider 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 2 tied 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 8
2 Jack Coombs 7
2 Eddie Plank 7
2 Nap Rucker 7
2 Smoky Joe Wood 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Marquard 47
2 Pete Alexander 45
3 Smoky Joe Wood 44
4 Lefty Tyler 42
5 Ed Walsh 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Sallee 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Red Ames 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 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 124
2 Home Run Baker 117
3 Ping Bodie 106
3 Chief Wilson 106
5 Ty Cobb 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 78
2 Clyde Milan 74
3 Ty Cobb 70
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 2.41
5 Rube Marquard 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 235
4 Smoky Joe Wood 234
5 Pete Alexander 211

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