On This Day

Thursday, July 4, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	49	23	.681	--
Athletics	40	28	.588	7.0
Senators	43	31	.581	7.0
White Sox	40	30	.571	8.0
Naps	35	35	.500	13.0
Tigers	36	37	.493	13.5
Highlanders	19	48	.284	27.5
Browns	19	49	.279	28.0

Games

White Sox 2, Naps 1

Athletics 4, Red Sox 3

Tigers 9, Browns 3

Senators 12, Highlanders 5

Naps 9, White Sox 4

Tigers 7, Browns 0

Red Sox 6, Athletics 5

Senators 12, Highlanders 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	54	13	.806	--
Cubs	38	26	.594	14.5
Pirates	39	27	.591	14.5
Reds	36	34	.514	19.5
Phillies	28	35	.444	24.0
Dodgers	27	40	.403	27.0
Cardinals	27	45	.375	29.5
Braves	21	50	.296	35.0

Games

Braves 7, Phillies 3

Dodgers 10, Giants 4

Pirates 11, Reds 5

Cubs 2, Cardinals 0

Phillies 7, Braves 4

Dodgers 5, Giants 2

Pirates 3, Reds 2

Cubs 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Callahan	5
1	Ty Cobb	5
1	Stump Edington	5
1	Danny Moeller	5
1	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Austin	1
1	Joe Birmingham	1
1	Ad Brennan	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chick Gandil	5
2	Mike Mitchell	4
3	Sam Crawford	3
3	Jake Daubert	3
3	8 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	3
1	Ty Cobb	3
3	Ossie Vitt	2
4	Jimmy Austin	1
4	36 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Mullin	1.00
2	Bob Groom	0.71
3	Ed Willett	0.56
4	Ad Brennan	0.50
5	Ed Donnelly	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ad Brennan	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Carl Cashion	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Buster Brown	6
1	Vean Gregg	6
1	Bobby Keefe	6
4	Ad Brennan	5
4	7 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Toots Shultz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Zimmerman	.416
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.398
3	Tris Speaker	.390
4	Chief Meyers	.385
5	Ty Cobb	.384

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	Sam Crawford	59
2	Home Run Baker	57
3	Duffy Lewis	56
4	Larry Doyle	54
5	Bill Sweeney	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	39
2	Eddie Collins	28
3	Bob Bescher	26
3	Ty Cobb	26
5	Rollie Zeider	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.28
2	Rube Marquard	1.63
3	Joe Benz	1.82
4	Charley Hall	2.20
5	Ed Walsh	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	19
2	Smoky Joe Wood	16
3	Walter Johnson	14
4	Larry Cheney	13
4	2 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	143
2	Smoky Joe Wood	112
3	Ed Walsh	110
4	Rube Marquard	99
5	Pete Alexander	96

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	3
1	George Mogridge	3
1	Nap Rucker	3
1	Slim Sallee	3
1	Ed Walsh	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Sweeney	.515
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.500
3	Ty Cobb	.448
4	John Titus	.447
5	Fred Merkle	.446

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Merkle	20
2	Bill Sweeney	19
3	Gavvy Cravath	18
3	Sam Crawford	18
3	Zack Wheat	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	10
2	Josh Devore	8
2	Fred Snodgrass	8
2	Rollie Zeider	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Marty O'Toole	1.00
1	George Mullin	1.00
3	Mordecai Brown	1.01
4	Ed Reulbach	1.13
5	Jimmy Lavender	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Blanding	4
1	Howie Camnitz	4
1	Charley Hall	4
1	Joe Lake	4
1	Rube Marquard	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	25
2	Smoky Joe Wood	22
3	Pete Alexander	21
4	Bob Groom	19
4	2 others tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Musser	2
2	Red Ames	1
2	Fred Blanding	1
2	Ad Brennan	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.505
2	Bill Sweeney	.454
3	Fred Merkle	.437
4	Larry Doyle	.424
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.418

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	30
2	Sam Crawford	29
2	Chick Gandil	29
2	Duffy Lewis	29
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	17
2	Ty Cobb	12
3	Bob Bescher	11
4	Max Carey	10
4	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nap Rucker	1.04
2	Walter Johnson	1.10
3	Mordecai Brown	1.42
4	Joe Benz	1.65
5	Jimmy Lavender	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	8
2	Howie Camnitz	7
2	Eddie Plank	7
2	Nap Rucker	7
5	6 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	46
2	Rube Marquard	44
3	Lefty Tyler	42
4	Smoky Joe Wood	40
5	Pete Alexander	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	2
1	Paul Musser	2
1	Slim Sallee	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	19 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	16
1	Frank Schulte	16
3	Heinie Zimmerman	15
4	Fred Merkle	11
4	Chief Wilson	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	126
2	Home Run Baker	109
3	Ping Bodie	104
3	Chief Wilson	104
5	Ty Cobb	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	81
2	Clyde Milan	74
3	Ty Cobb	73
4	Josh Devore	56
5	Fred Snodgrass	52

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.96
2	Jim Scott	2.08
3	Buck O'Brien	2.30
4	Joe Benz	2.41
5	Rube Marquard	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	37
2	Walter Johnson	32
3	Eddie Plank	26
3	Ed Walsh	26
5	Jack Coombs	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	280
2	Rube Marquard	262
3	Smoky Joe Wood	233
4	Ed Walsh	231
5	Pete Alexander	203

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Doc Crandall	7
2	Christy Mathewson	6
2	Ed Walsh	6
4	Bobby Keefe	5
4	2 others tied	5