On This Day

Wednesday, July 31, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	67	30	.691	--
Senators	60	37	.619	7.0
Athletics	55	41	.573	11.5
White Sox	48	46	.511	17.5
Tigers	48	50	.490	19.5
Naps	45	52	.464	22.0
Highlanders	31	61	.337	33.5
Browns	29	66	.305	37.0

Games

Tigers 4, Senators 1

Red Sox 4, Browns 1

Highlanders 12, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	67	24	.736	--
Cubs	57	34	.626	10.0
Pirates	52	37	.584	14.0
Phillies	45	43	.511	20.5
Reds	45	49	.479	23.5
Cardinals	41	55	.427	28.5
Dodgers	35	59	.372	33.5
Braves	25	66	.275	42.0

Games

Phillies 6, Cardinals 0

Cardinals 4, Phillies 2

Pirates 7, Braves 6

Cubs 11, Dodgers 4

Giants 7, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ed Sweeney	5
2	Miller Huggins	4
3	Red Ames	3
3	Ad Brennan	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Lake	1
1	Rollie Zeider	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Archer	3
1	Art Devlin	3
1	Del Paddock	3
4	Hugh Bedient	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Doyle	2
1	Ed Mensor	2
1	Danny Moeller	2
1	Dode Paskert	2
1	2 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ad Brennan	1.00
2	Hugh Bedient	0.71
3	Carl Cashion	0.64
4	Marty O'Toole	0.60
5	Red Ames	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Hugh Bedient	1
1	Ad Brennan	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Cashion	7
2	Marty O'Toole	6
3	Hugh Bedient	5
3	Hank Robinson	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.422
2	Heinie Zimmerman	.396
3	Tris Speaker	.392
4	Chief Meyers	.376
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	12
2	Gavvy Cravath	8
2	Larry Doyle	8
4	Home Run Baker	7
4	Tris Speaker	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	81
2	Sam Crawford	76
3	Duffy Lewis	74
4	Larry Doyle	69
4	Stuffy McInnis	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	58
2	Bob Bescher	39
2	Eddie Collins	39
4	Ty Cobb	37
5	Tris Speaker	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.41
2	Christy Mathewson	2.06
3	Rube Marquard	2.17
4	Smoky Joe Wood	2.24
5	Buck O'Brien	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	21
1	Rube Marquard	21
1	Smoky Joe Wood	21
4	Eddie Plank	17
5	4 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	201
2	Smoky Joe Wood	152
3	Ed Walsh	145
4	Pete Alexander	134
5	Rube Marquard	120

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	.515
2	John Hummel	.490
3	Eddie Collins	.479
4	Danny Moeller	.440
5	Hans Lobert	.433

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Luderus	3
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Frank Schulte	2
2	Jake Stahl	2
5	22 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stuffy McInnis	19
2	Home Run Baker	16
3	Ty Cobb	14
3	Larry Gardner	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	12
2	Bob Bescher	9
2	Hal Chase	9
2	Bert Daniels	9
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc Crandall	0.00
2	Hugh Bedient	0.31
3	Lefty Tyler	0.79
4	Willie Adams	1.13
5	Christy Mathewson	1.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jean Dubuc	4
1	Eddie Plank	4
3	Ad Brennan	3
3	Howie Camnitz	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	26
2	Walter Johnson	23
3	Vean Gregg	22
3	Hippo Vaughn	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.528
2	Stuffy McInnis	.414
3	Frank LaPorte	.407
4	Danny Moeller	.393
5	Johnny Evers	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Luderus	5
1	Frank Schulte	5
3	Ty Cobb	3
3	Gavvy Cravath	3
3	Danny Moeller	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stuffy McInnis	31
2	Gavvy Cravath	29
3	Home Run Baker	28
4	Chick Gandil	27
5	Sam Crawford	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	20
2	Bob Bescher	17
3	Ty Cobb	15
4	Tris Speaker	13
5	Bert Daniels	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.23
2	Buck O'Brien	1.36
3	Christy Mathewson	1.46
4	Bob Harmon	1.48
5	Lefty Leifield	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	8
2	Jean Dubuc	7
3	Pete Alexander	6
3	Claude Hendrix	6
3	Christy Mathewson	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	65
2	Vean Gregg	42
2	Smoky Joe Wood	42
4	Claude Hendrix	41
5	Pete Alexander	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	4
2	Christy Mathewson	2
2	Ed Reulbach	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	15
2	Heinie Zimmerman	14
3	Larry Doyle	13
4	Home Run Baker	11
5	Fred Merkle	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	120
2	Sam Crawford	118
3	Ty Cobb	92
3	Duffy Lewis	92
5	Fred Merkle	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	82
2	Bob Bescher	79
3	Ty Cobb	72
4	Eddie Collins	53
5	Josh Devore	52

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.64
2	Jim Scott	1.72
3	Buck O'Brien	2.06
4	Eddie Plank	2.31
5	Christy Mathewson	2.32

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	290
2	Ed Walsh	235
3	Rube Marquard	232
4	Smoky Joe Wood	230
5	Pete Alexander	205

Saves

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