On This Day

Thursday, July 18, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 58 27 .682 --
Senators 52 34 .605 6.5
Athletics 48 36 .571 9.5
White Sox 45 37 .549 11.5
Naps 43 43 .500 15.5
Tigers 41 44 .482 17.0
Browns 25 57 .305 31.5
Highlanders 22 56 .282 32.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 59 20 .747 --
Cubs 49 30 .620 10.0
Pirates 46 32 .590 12.5
Reds 42 41 .506 19.0
Phillies 37 39 .487 20.5
Cardinals 35 50 .412 27.0
Dodgers 31 50 .383 29.0
Braves 23 60 .277 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Armando Marsans 6
2 Vic Saier 5
3 Jimmy Esmond 4
3 Johnny Evers 4
3 Bill Sweeney 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Evers 1
1 Fred Luderus 1
1 Vic Saier 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Luderus 5
2 Jimmy Esmond 3
2 Arnold Hauser 3
2 Mike Mitchell 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Jackson 2
1 Sherry Magee 2
1 Bill Sweeney 2
4 Bob Bescher 1
4 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Benton 3.00
2 Hub Perdue 0.88
3 Ed Reulbach 0.78
4 George Suggs 0.31
5 Otto Hess 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Bob Harmon 1
1 Hub Perdue 1
1 Ed Reulbach 1
1 Tom Seaton 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hub Perdue 7
1 Ed Reulbach 7
3 Rube Benton 6
3 Tom Seaton 6
5 George Suggs 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .409
2 Heinie Zimmerman .403
3 Tris Speaker .401
4 Chief Meyers .384
5 Larry Doyle .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 11
2 Gavvy Cravath 8
2 Larry Doyle 8
4 Home Run Baker 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 65
1 Sam Crawford 65
3 Duffy Lewis 64
4 Heinie Zimmerman 60
5 Larry Doyle 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 47
2 Eddie Collins 33
3 Bob Bescher 31
4 Ty Cobb 30
4 Tris Speaker 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.35
2 Rube Marquard 1.97
3 Smoky Joe Wood 2.12
4 Joe Benz 2.14
5 Christy Mathewson 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 19
1 Smoky Joe Wood 19
3 Walter Johnson 18
4 Larry Cheney 15
4 Ed Walsh 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 178
2 Smoky Joe Wood 139
3 Ed Walsh 123
4 Pete Alexander 113
5 Rube Marquard 108

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 5
2 Nap Rucker 4
3 Christy Mathewson 3
3 George Mogridge 3
3 Slim Sallee 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .561
2 Tris Speaker .475
3 Larry Doyle .432
4 Stuffy McInnis .411
5 Mike Simon .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 3
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
2 Danny Moeller 2
2 Frank Schulte 2
2 Guy Zinn 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 18
2 Chick Gandil 14
3 Frank Schulte 13
3 Buck Weaver 13
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 8
1 Clyde Milan 8
1 Tris Speaker 8
4 Jimmy Austin 7
4 Ty Cobb 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Stack 0.84
2 Pete Alexander 0.96
3 Art Fromme 1.00
4 Lefty Leifield 1.10
4 Hank Robinson 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vean Gregg 4
1 Claude Hendrix 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Christy Mathewson 4
5 9 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 35
2 Smoky Joe Wood 29
3 Claude Hendrix 23
4 George McConnell 22
5 Jimmy Lavender 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 2
2 Jim Baskette 1
2 Jean Dubuc 1
2 Maury Kent 1
2 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .487
2 Bill Sweeney .447
3 Tris Speaker .406
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .388
5 Larry Doyle .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 7
2 John Hummel 4
2 Duffy Lewis 4
4 Home Run Baker 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 34
2 Chick Gandil 29
3 Bill Sweeney 27
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 16
2 Clyde Milan 13
2 Tris Speaker 13
4 Ty Cobb 11
4 Fred Snodgrass 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Smoky Joe Wood 1.14
2 Nap Rucker 1.26
3 Mordecai Brown 1.34
4 Marty O'Toole 1.38
5 Jimmy Lavender 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Larry Cheney 6
1 Vean Gregg 6
1 Claude Hendrix 6
1 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 60
2 Smoky Joe Wood 49
3 Pete Alexander 38
4 George McConnell 36
5 Vean Gregg 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Musser 2
1 Ed Walsh 2
3 Red Ames 1
3 Jim Baskette 1
3 18 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 16
2 Larry Doyle 14
2 Heinie Zimmerman 14
4 Home Run Baker 11
4 Chief Wilson 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 114
2 Home Run Baker 112
3 Chief Wilson 98
4 Ping Bodie 94
5 Dots Miller 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 79
2 Clyde Milan 76
3 Ty Cobb 70
4 Josh Devore 54
5 Fred Snodgrass 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.75
2 Jim Scott 1.84
3 Buck O'Brien 2.12
4 Eddie Plank 2.42
5 Rube Marquard 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 34
2 Walter Johnson 33
3 Ed Walsh 27
4 Eddie Plank 26
4 Smoky Joe Wood 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 289
2 Smoky Joe Wood 242
3 Rube Marquard 239
4 Ed Walsh 223
5 Pete Alexander 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 8
2 Doc Crandall 7
3 Christy Mathewson 6
3 Nap Rucker 6
5 2 tied 5