On This Day

Friday, July 26, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 63 29 .685 --
Senators 56 36 .609 7.0
Athletics 53 39 .576 10.0
White Sox 47 42 .528 14.5
Tigers 45 48 .484 18.5
Naps 45 48 .484 18.5
Highlanders 27 58 .318 32.5
Browns 26 62 .295 35.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 65 22 .747 --
Cubs 54 33 .621 11.0
Pirates 50 35 .588 14.0
Phillies 42 41 .506 21.0
Reds 44 46 .489 22.5
Cardinals 39 52 .429 28.0
Dodgers 33 57 .367 33.5
Braves 23 64 .264 42.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Josh Devore 3
1 Hans Lobert 3
1 Honus Wagner 3
4 Tommy Clarke 2
4 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Cutshaw 3
1 Zack Wheat 3
3 Bob Bescher 2
3 Tommy Leach 2
3 Otto Miller 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 3
2 Johnny Bates 1
2 Bill Killefer 1
2 Hans Lobert 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Moore 0.70
2 Marty O'Toole 0.38
3 Christy Mathewson 0.29
4 Lew Richie 0.25
5 2 tied 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Moore 1
1 Pat Ragan 1
1 Ed Reulbach 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moore 7
2 Marty O'Toole 5
3 Cliff Curtis 2
3 Christy Mathewson 2
3 Lew Richie 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cliff Curtis 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .418
2 Tris Speaker .393
3 Heinie Zimmerman .392
4 Chief Meyers .380
5 Larry Doyle .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 12
2 Gavvy Cravath 8
2 Larry Doyle 8
4 Home Run Baker 7
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 79
2 Sam Crawford 70
3 Duffy Lewis 69
4 Larry Doyle 65
5 Stuffy McInnis 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 54
2 Bob Bescher 39
3 Eddie Collins 38
4 Ty Cobb 34
4 Tris Speaker 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.43
2 Rube Marquard 1.97
3 Christy Mathewson 2.06
4 Smoky Joe Wood 2.12
5 Ed Walsh 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 21
2 Walter Johnson 20
2 Smoky Joe Wood 20
4 Larry Cheney 16
4 Jack Coombs 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 196
2 Smoky Joe Wood 146
3 Ed Walsh 134
4 Pete Alexander 126
5 Rube Marquard 115

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 7
2 Christy Mathewson 4
2 Nap Rucker 4
2 Slim Sallee 4
5 2 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .500
2 Stuffy McInnis .446
3 Frank LaPorte .436
4 Hans Lobert .435
5 Ed Mensor .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Luderus 3
1 Frank Schulte 3
3 Ty Cobb 2
3 Honus Wagner 2
3 Guy Zinn 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 19
2 Stuffy McInnis 17
2 Frank Schulte 17
4 Beals Becker 14
4 Gavvy Cravath 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 12
2 Clyde Milan 9
2 Tris Speaker 9
4 Sherry Magee 8
5 Eddie Collins 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hugh Bedient 0.47
2 Bob Harmon 0.77
3 Smoky Joe Wood 0.90
3 Bert Humphries 0.90
5 Buck O'Brien 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Harmon 4
1 Claude Hendrix 4
1 Byron Houck 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
5 9 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 39
2 Pete Alexander 27
2 Claude Hendrix 27
4 Smoky Joe Wood 26
5 Hippo Vaughn 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 3
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Jim Baskette 1
2 Cliff Curtis 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .516
2 Tris Speaker .402
3 Stuffy McInnis .388
4 Sam Crawford .383
5 Bill Sweeney .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gavvy Cravath 5
1 Fred Luderus 5
1 Frank Schulte 5
4 Ty Cobb 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gavvy Cravath 36
2 Home Run Baker 30
2 Stuffy McInnis 30
4 Chick Gandil 27
5 Sam Crawford 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 18
2 Clyde Milan 17
3 Tris Speaker 15
4 Ty Cobb 12
4 George Moriarty 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Smoky Joe Wood 1.00
2 Lefty Leifield 1.07
3 Bob Harmon 1.33
4 Mordecai Brown 1.44
5 Christy Mathewson 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 7
1 Claude Hendrix 7
1 Walter Johnson 7
4 Jack Coombs 6
4 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 78
2 Smoky Joe Wood 49
3 Pete Alexander 46
4 Claude Hendrix 40
5 George McConnell 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 4
2 Christy Mathewson 2
2 Slim Sallee 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 19 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 15
1 Heinie Zimmerman 15
3 Larry Doyle 13
4 Home Run Baker 11
5 Chief Wilson 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 122
2 Sam Crawford 115
3 Ping Bodie 96
3 Chief Wilson 96
5 Fred Merkle 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 85
2 Clyde Milan 79
3 Ty Cobb 72
4 Josh Devore 56
5 Eddie Collins 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Scott 1.75
2 Walter Johnson 1.79
3 Buck O'Brien 2.12
4 Eddie Plank 2.41
5 Christy Mathewson 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Marquard 35
2 Walter Johnson 34
3 Ed Walsh 27
4 Jack Coombs 26
4 Smoky Joe Wood 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 301
2 Rube Marquard 239
3 Smoky Joe Wood 236
4 Ed Walsh 234
5 Pete Alexander 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 10
2 Christy Mathewson 7
3 Doc Crandall 6
3 Nap Rucker 6
5 2 tied 5