Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, July 9, 1912

On This Day

Tuesday, July 9, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	53	24	.688	--
Senators	47	31	.603	6.5
White Sox	42	32	.568	9.5
Athletics	42	32	.568	9.5
Naps	39	38	.506	14.0
Tigers	38	39	.494	15.0
Browns	20	53	.274	31.0
Highlanders	19	51	.271	30.5

Games

Senators 2, Naps 1

Red Sox 3, Browns 2

Athletics 3, White Sox 2

Tigers 6, Highlanders 2

Senators 4, Naps 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	57	14	.803	--
Cubs	41	28	.594	15.0
Pirates	42	29	.592	15.0
Reds	39	35	.527	19.5
Phillies	31	37	.456	24.5
Cardinals	30	48	.385	30.5
Dodgers	27	44	.380	30.0
Braves	22	54	.289	37.5

Games

Cardinals 3, Braves 0

Giants 5, Cubs 2

Reds 1, Dodgers 0

Pirates 2, Phillies 0

Cardinals 8, Braves 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	4
1	Rebel Oakes	4
3	Vin Campbell	3
3	Sam Crawford	3
3	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Herzog	1
1	Burt Shotton	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Sweeney	3
2	Chick Gandil	2
2	Rube Geyer	2
2	Lee Magee	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	3
2	Shano Collins	2
2	Baldy Louden	2
2	Rebel Oakes	2
5	12 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Suggs	999.00
2	Walter Johnson	0.90
3	Jack Coombs	0.67
4	Marty O'Toole	0.50
5	Mordecai Brown	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Bob Harmon	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	Bert Humphries	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	9
2	Jack Coombs	6
2	Willie Mitchell	6
4	George Baumgardner	5
4	Marty O'Toole	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Works	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Zimmerman	.408
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.396
3	Tris Speaker	.395
4	Ty Cobb	.392
5	Chief Meyers	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	10
2	Larry Doyle	8
3	Gavvy Cravath	7
4	Home Run Baker	6
4	Chief Meyers	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	62
2	Duffy Lewis	61
3	Home Run Baker	59
4	Tris Speaker	55
4	Bill Sweeney	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	42
2	Eddie Collins	31
3	Ty Cobb	28
4	Bob Bescher	27
5	Tris Speaker	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.28
2	Rube Marquard	1.84
3	Joe Benz	2.01
4	Charley Hall	2.17
5	Jimmy Lavender	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	19
2	Smoky Joe Wood	17
3	Walter Johnson	16
4	Jack Coombs	14
4	Ed Walsh	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	157
2	Smoky Joe Wood	120
3	Ed Walsh	117
4	Rube Marquard	104
5	Pete Alexander	99

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	Ty Cobb	.509
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.470
3	Bill Sweeney	.460
4	Sam Crawford	.458
5	Tris Speaker	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Larry Gardner	2
2	Fred Luderus	2
2	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	22
2	Sam Crawford	18
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	18
2	Nap Lajoie	18
5	Chick Gandil	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	7
1	Max Carey	7
1	Miller Huggins	7
1	Rebel Oakes	7
1	Fred Snodgrass	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jimmy Lavender	0.37
2	Bill Steen	1.00
3	Smoky Joe Wood	1.09
4	Mordecai Brown	1.24
5	George Mullin	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Jack Coombs	4
1	Claude Hendrix	4
1	Jimmy Lavender	4
5	10 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	39
2	Pete Alexander	24
3	Smoky Joe Wood	23
4	Jimmy Lavender	22
5	5 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Blanding	1
1	Ad Brennan	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Claude Hendrix	1
1	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.472
2	Bill Sweeney	.455
3	Ty Cobb	.438
4	Sam Crawford	.414
5	Chief Meyers	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	7
2	Duffy Lewis	5
3	Zack Wheat	4
3	Heinie Zimmerman	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	32
2	Chick Gandil	31
3	Duffy Lewis	30
4	Bill Sweeney	29
5	Home Run Baker	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	16
2	Bob Bescher	12
3	Ty Cobb	11
4	Eddie Collins	10
4	Amos Strunk	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nap Rucker	0.91
2	Walter Johnson	1.42
3	Jimmy Lavender	1.48
4	George Suggs	1.51
5	Marty O'Toole	1.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	8
2	Rube Marquard	7
3	Howie Camnitz	6
3	Charley Hall	6
3	5 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	45
2	Smoky Joe Wood	41
3	Jack Coombs	40
3	Rube Marquard	40
5	Ed Walsh	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jimmy Lavender	2
1	Christy Mathewson	2
1	Paul Musser	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	Frank Schulte	17
2	Larry Doyle	16
3	Heinie Zimmerman	14
4	Fred Merkle	11
4	Chief Wilson	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Crawford	124
2	Home Run Baker	111
3	Ping Bodie	101
3	Chief Wilson	101
5	Ty Cobb	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	80
2	Ty Cobb	74
3	Clyde Milan	73
4	Josh Devore	54
5	Fred Snodgrass	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.82
2	Jim Scott	2.00
3	Buck O'Brien	2.28
4	Eddie Plank	2.45
5	Joe Benz	2.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	35
2	Walter Johnson	32
3	Jack Coombs	26
3	Eddie Plank	26
3	Ed Walsh	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	282
2	Rube Marquard	252
3	Ed Walsh	230
4	Smoky Joe Wood	226
5	Pete Alexander	204

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