On This Day
Sunday, July 14, 1912
Standings
American league
Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Red Sox | 56 | 25 | .691 | -- |
Senators | 50 | 32 | .610 | 6.5 |
Athletics | 45 | 35 | .563 | 10.5 |
White Sox | 43 | 35 | .551 | 11.5 |
Naps | 42 | 41 | .506 | 15.0 |
Tigers | 39 | 42 | .481 | 17.0 |
Browns | 22 | 55 | .286 | 32.0 |
Highlanders | 21 | 53 | .284 | 31.5 |
Games
National League
Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Giants | 58 | 18 | .763 | -- |
Cubs | 46 | 28 | .622 | 11.0 |
Pirates | 43 | 31 | .581 | 14.0 |
Reds | 41 | 38 | .519 | 18.5 |
Phillies | 33 | 38 | .465 | 22.5 |
Cardinals | 33 | 49 | .402 | 28.0 |
Dodgers | 30 | 46 | .395 | 28.0 |
Braves | 22 | 58 | .275 | 38.0 |
Games
Daily Leaders
Hits
Rk | Player | H |
---|---|---|
1 | Wally Smith | 4 |
2 | Beals Becker | 3 |
2 | Jack Bliss | 3 |
2 | Red Downs | 3 |
2 | 6 others tied | 3 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Hank Gowdy | 1 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Fred Blanding | 3 |
2 | Steve Evans | 2 |
3 | Jack Barry | 1 |
3 | Jack Bliss | 1 |
3 | 24 others tied | 1 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Bob Bescher | 2 |
2 | Red Downs | 1 |
2 | Larry Doyle | 1 |
2 | Art Griggs | 1 |
2 | 5 others tied | 1 |
Dominance
Rk | Player | DOM |
---|---|---|
1 | Hooks Wiltse | 0.80 |
2 | Bob Harmon | 0.75 |
3 | Otto Hess | 0.42 |
4 | Earl Moore | 0.33 |
5 | Rube Geyer | 0.25 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Fred Blanding | 1 |
1 | Bob Harmon | 1 |
1 | Earl Moore | 1 |
1 | Lew Richie | 1 |
1 | Bill Steele | 1 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Bob Harmon | 6 |
2 | Otto Hess | 5 |
3 | Lefty Leifield | 4 |
3 | Rube Marquard | 4 |
3 | Hooks Wiltse | 4 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
None |
Season Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Heinie Zimmerman | .407 |
2 | Tris Speaker | .399 |
3 | Ty Cobb | .395 |
4 | Chief Meyers | .382 |
5 | Larry Doyle | .379 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Heinie Zimmerman | 11 |
2 | Larry Doyle | 8 |
3 | Home Run Baker | 7 |
3 | Gavvy Cravath | 7 |
5 | Chief Meyers | 6 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Home Run Baker | 64 |
2 | Sam Crawford | 63 |
2 | Duffy Lewis | 63 |
4 | Heinie Zimmerman | 57 |
5 | 2 tied | 56 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Clyde Milan | 46 |
2 | Eddie Collins | 32 |
3 | Bob Bescher | 30 |
4 | Ty Cobb | 28 |
5 | Sam Crawford | 27 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Walter Johnson | 1.31 |
2 | Rube Marquard | 1.97 |
3 | Joe Benz | 2.04 |
4 | Charley Hall | 2.17 |
5 | Smoky Joe Wood | 2.19 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Rube Marquard | 19 |
2 | Smoky Joe Wood | 18 |
3 | Walter Johnson | 17 |
4 | Larry Cheney | 15 |
5 | 2 tied | 14 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Walter Johnson | 168 |
2 | Smoky Joe Wood | 130 |
3 | Ed Walsh | 117 |
4 | Pete Alexander | 109 |
5 | Rube Marquard | 108 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Nap Rucker | 4 |
1 | Ed Walsh | 4 |
3 | Christy Mathewson | 3 |
3 | George Mogridge | 3 |
3 | Slim Sallee | 3 |
14 Day Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Ty Cobb | .517 |
2 | Sam Crawford | .459 |
3 | Bobby Byrne | .444 |
4 | Tris Speaker | .429 |
5 | Larry Doyle | .400 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Gavvy Cravath | 2 |
1 | Larry Gardner | 2 |
1 | Fred Luderus | 2 |
1 | Danny Moeller | 2 |
1 | 4 others tied | 2 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Gavvy Cravath | 16 |
1 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 16 |
3 | Sam Crawford | 15 |
4 | Chick Gandil | 14 |
5 | 2 tied | 13 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Bob Bescher | 8 |
1 | Clyde Milan | 8 |
3 | Sam Crawford | 7 |
4 | Ty Cobb | 6 |
4 | Chick Gandil | 6 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Barney Pelty | 0.71 |
2 | Jack Powell | 0.83 |
3 | Nap Rucker | 0.98 |
4 | Lefty Leifield | 1.10 |
5 | Jimmy Lavender | 1.19 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Claude Hendrix | 4 |
1 | Walter Johnson | 4 |
3 | Pete Alexander | 3 |
3 | Larry Cheney | 3 |
3 | 7 others tied | 3 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Walter Johnson | 32 |
2 | George McConnell | 26 |
3 | Smoky Joe Wood | 20 |
4 | Vean Gregg | 19 |
4 | Willie Mitchell | 19 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Fred Blanding | 1 |
1 | Ad Brennan | 1 |
1 | Bert Humphries | 1 |
1 | Maury Kent | 1 |
1 | 8 others tied | 1 |
30 Day Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Ty Cobb | .459 |
2 | Sam Crawford | .411 |
3 | Tris Speaker | .405 |
4 | Bill Sweeney | .397 |
5 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | .396 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Gavvy Cravath | 7 |
2 | Home Run Baker | 4 |
2 | John Hummel | 4 |
2 | Duffy Lewis | 4 |
5 | 3 tied | 3 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Gavvy Cravath | 31 |
2 | Home Run Baker | 27 |
2 | Chick Gandil | 27 |
2 | Duffy Lewis | 27 |
2 | Bill Sweeney | 27 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Clyde Milan | 17 |
2 | Bob Bescher | 15 |
3 | Sam Crawford | 11 |
4 | Ty Cobb | 10 |
4 | 3 others tied | 10 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Nap Rucker | 1.02 |
2 | Mordecai Brown | 1.43 |
3 | Jimmy Lavender | 1.44 |
4 | Smoky Joe Wood | 1.45 |
5 | Walter Johnson | 1.61 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Howie Camnitz | 6 |
1 | Larry Cheney | 6 |
1 | Jack Coombs | 6 |
1 | Claude Hendrix | 6 |
1 | 3 others tied | 6 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Walter Johnson | 50 |
2 | Smoky Joe Wood | 45 |
3 | Rube Marquard | 39 |
4 | Pete Alexander | 34 |
4 | Jack Coombs | 34 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Jimmy Lavender | 2 |
1 | Paul Musser | 2 |
3 | Red Ames | 1 |
3 | Fred Blanding | 1 |
3 | 16 others tied | 1 |
365 Day Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
None |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Frank Schulte | 17 |
2 | Heinie Zimmerman | 15 |
3 | Larry Doyle | 14 |
4 | Home Run Baker | 11 |
4 | Fred Merkle | 11 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Sam Crawford | 118 |
2 | Home Run Baker | 113 |
3 | Ping Bodie | 97 |
4 | Chief Wilson | 96 |
5 | Heinie Zimmerman | 93 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Bob Bescher | 81 |
2 | Clyde Milan | 75 |
3 | Ty Cobb | 70 |
4 | Josh Devore | 54 |
5 | Fred Snodgrass | 51 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Walter Johnson | 1.70 |
2 | Jim Scott | 2.00 |
3 | Buck O'Brien | 2.17 |
4 | Eddie Plank | 2.24 |
5 | Joe Benz | 2.53 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Rube Marquard | 34 |
2 | Walter Johnson | 33 |
3 | Jack Coombs | 26 |
3 | Eddie Plank | 26 |
3 | Ed Walsh | 26 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Walter Johnson | 285 |
2 | Rube Marquard | 247 |
3 | Smoky Joe Wood | 233 |
4 | Ed Walsh | 217 |
5 | Pete Alexander | 202 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Doc Crandall | 7 |
1 | Ed Walsh | 7 |
3 | Christy Mathewson | 6 |
3 | Nap Rucker | 6 |
5 | 2 tied | 5 |