On This Day

Friday, July 19, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	60	27	.690	--
Senators	54	34	.614	6.5
Athletics	49	37	.570	10.5
White Sox	45	39	.536	13.5
Naps	43	44	.494	17.0
Tigers	42	45	.483	18.0
Browns	25	59	.298	33.5
Highlanders	23	56	.291	33.0

Games

Red Sox 8, White Sox 0

Red Sox 2, White Sox 1

Highlanders 4, Naps 3

Athletics 14, Tigers 6

Senators 10, Browns 1

Tigers 8, Athletics 6

Senators 5, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	60	21	.741	--
Cubs	49	31	.613	10.5
Pirates	47	33	.588	12.5
Reds	43	41	.512	18.5
Phillies	38	39	.494	20.0
Cardinals	36	50	.419	26.5
Dodgers	31	51	.378	29.5
Braves	23	61	.274	38.5

Games

Pirates 5, Giants 4

Giants 5, Pirates 4

Phillies 4, Cubs 0

Reds 3, Braves 2

Cardinals 6, Dodgers 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	7
2	Eddie Collins	6
3	Home Run Baker	5
4	Larry Doyle	4
4	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ty Cobb	2
2	Dode Paskert	1
2	Roger Peckinpaugh	1
2	Honus Wagner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	6
2	Home Run Baker	4
2	Beals Becker	4
2	Stuffy McInnis	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	3
1	Tris Speaker	3
3	Home Run Baker	2
3	Eddie Collins	2
3	4 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eppa Rixey	1.80
2	Carl Cashion	0.82
3	Ray Collins	0.71
3	Bob Groom	0.71
5	Hugh Bedient	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hugh Bedient	1
1	Carl Cashion	1
1	Ray Collins	1
1	Russ Ford	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Cashion	9
1	Eppa Rixey	9
3	Byron Houck	8
4	Russ Ford	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.421
2	Heinie Zimmerman	.397
3	Tris Speaker	.395
4	Larry Doyle	.386
5	Chief Meyers	.377

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	69
2	Sam Crawford	67
3	Duffy Lewis	64
4	Larry Doyle	62
5	Heinie Zimmerman	60

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	50
2	Eddie Collins	35
3	Tris Speaker	33
4	Bob Bescher	31
4	Ty Cobb	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.35
2	Rube Marquard	2.02
3	Smoky Joe Wood	2.12
4	Joe Benz	2.16
5	Christy Mathewson	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	20
2	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	Rube Marquard	114
5	Pete Alexander	113

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	.586
2	Larry Doyle	.457
3	Stuffy McInnis	.456
4	Tris Speaker	.421
5	Frank LaPorte	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	2
2	Frank Schulte	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	18
2	Stuffy McInnis	14
3	Home Run Baker	12
3	Jack Barry	12
3	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	11
2	Tris Speaker	10
3	Home Run Baker	8
4	Eddie Collins	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Stack	0.00
2	Smoky Joe Wood	0.30
3	Eppa Rixey	0.82
4	Pete Alexander	0.96
5	Art Fromme	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Collins	4
1	Claude Hendrix	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
5	11 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	35
2	Smoky Joe Wood	27
3	Russ Ford	26
4	Claude Hendrix	23
5	Jimmy Lavender	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	2
2	Jim Baskette	1
2	Jean Dubuc	1
2	Maury Kent	1
2	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.513
2	Bill Sweeney	.426
3	Larry Doyle	.417
4	Tris Speaker	.393
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	7
2	Ty Cobb	4
2	John Hummel	4
2	Duffy Lewis	4
5	6 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	36
2	Chick Gandil	29
3	Stuffy McInnis	28
4	Home Run Baker	27
5	Sam Crawford	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tris Speaker	16
2	Bob Bescher	15
2	Clyde Milan	15
4	Ty Cobb	12
5	3 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1.14
2	Nap Rucker	1.34
3	Mordecai Brown	1.34
4	Eppa Rixey	1.38
5	Walter Johnson	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Hendrix	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Ray Collins	6
2	Vean Gregg	6
2	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	60
2	Smoky Joe Wood	49
3	Pete Alexander	38
3	Russ Ford	38
5	2 tied	37

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	Home Run Baker	116
1	Sam Crawford	116
3	Chief Wilson	100
4	Ping Bodie	94
5	2 tied	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	79
1	Clyde Milan	79
3	Ty Cobb	71
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	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	35
2	Walter Johnson	33
3	Ed Walsh	27
4	Eddie Plank	26
5	3 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	289
2	Rube Marquard	245
3	Smoky Joe Wood	237
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