On This Day

Friday, July 5, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	50	24	.676	--
Senators	44	31	.587	6.5
Athletics	41	29	.586	7.0
White Sox	41	30	.577	7.5
Naps	35	35	.500	13.0
Tigers	36	38	.486	14.0
Browns	19	49	.279	28.0
Highlanders	19	49	.279	28.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Athletics 3

Athletics 3, Red Sox 2

White Sox 7, Tigers 3

Senators 6, Highlanders 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	55	13	.809	--
Cubs	39	26	.600	14.5
Pirates	40	27	.597	14.5
Reds	36	35	.507	20.5
Phillies	29	35	.453	24.0
Dodgers	27	41	.397	28.0
Cardinals	27	46	.370	30.5
Braves	21	51	.292	36.0

Games

Phillies 10, Braves 0

Cubs 4, Cardinals 0

Pirates 7, Reds 4

Giants 6, Dodgers 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stuffy McInnis	5
2	Gavvy Cravath	4
3	Bobby Byrne	3
3	Jimmy Callahan	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Beals Becker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Otto Knabe	3
1	Stuffy McInnis	3
1	Art Phelan	3
1	Buck Weaver	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Home Run Baker	2
1	Chick Gandil	2
1	Tris Speaker	2
4	Jimmy Archer	1
4	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Engel	0.83
2	Eppa Rixey	0.56
3	Byron Houck	0.50
3	Buck O'Brien	0.50
3	Ed Walsh	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Collins	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Jimmy Lavender	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Warhop	9
2	Joe Engel	5
2	Walter Johnson	5
2	Cy Morgan	5
2	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Zimmerman	.415
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.398
3	Tris Speaker	.390
4	Chief Meyers	.390
5	Ty Cobb	.382

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	58
3	Duffy Lewis	57
4	Larry Doyle	54
5	3 tied	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	39
2	Eddie Collins	29
3	Bob Bescher	27
4	Ty Cobb	26
5	Tris Speaker	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.19
2	Rube Marquard	1.63
3	Joe Benz	1.82
4	Charley Hall	2.20
5	Ed Walsh	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	19
2	Smoky Joe Wood	16
3	Walter Johnson	15
4	Ed Walsh	14
5	3 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	148
2	Ed Walsh	115
3	Smoky Joe Wood	112
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	.540
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.515
3	Ty Cobb	.441
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.433
5	Fred Merkle	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duffy Lewis	3
1	Zack Wheat	3
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	Gavvy Cravath	2
3	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Merkle	18
1	Bill Sweeney	18
1	Zack Wheat	18
4	Chick Gandil	17
5	4 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	10
2	Rollie Zeider	8
3	Fred Merkle	7
3	Red Murray	7
3	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	0.45
2	George Mullin	1.00
3	Jimmy Lavender	1.01
4	Ed Reulbach	1.13
5	Walter Johnson	1.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Blanding	4
1	Howie Camnitz	4
1	Charley Hall	4
1	Rube Marquard	4
5	13 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	30
2	Smoky Joe Wood	22
3	Pete Alexander	21
4	Ed Walsh	20
5	3 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Musser	2
2	Red Ames	1
2	Fred Blanding	1
2	Ad Brennan	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.505
2	Bill Sweeney	.462
3	Fred Merkle	.432
4	Larry Doyle	.424
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.423

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	31
2	Duffy Lewis	30
3	Chick Gandil	29
4	Bill Sweeney	28
5	3 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	17
2	Bob Bescher	12
2	Ty Cobb	12
4	Red Smith	10
5	9 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.89
2	Nap Rucker	1.04
3	Mordecai Brown	1.42
4	Jimmy Lavender	1.46
5	Joe Benz	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	8
2	Howie Camnitz	7
2	Jack Coombs	7
2	Eddie Plank	7
2	Nap Rucker	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	46
2	Rube Marquard	44
3	Ed Walsh	41
4	Lefty Tyler	40
4	Smoky Joe Wood	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	2
1	Paul Musser	2
1	Slim Sallee	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	18 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	110
3	Chief Wilson	105
4	Ping Bodie	104
5	Ty Cobb	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	82
2	Clyde Milan	74
3	Ty Cobb	73
4	Josh Devore	54
5	Fred Snodgrass	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.89
2	Jim Scott	2.08
3	Buck O'Brien	2.34
4	Joe Benz	2.41
5	Eddie Plank	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	36
2	Walter Johnson	32
3	Ed Walsh	27
4	Jack Coombs	26
4	Eddie Plank	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	278
2	Rube Marquard	254
3	Ed Walsh	236
4	Smoky Joe Wood	233
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