On This Day

Thursday, August 1, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	67	31	.684	--
Senators	61	37	.622	6.0
Athletics	55	41	.573	11.0
White Sox	49	46	.516	16.5
Tigers	48	51	.485	19.5
Naps	45	52	.464	21.5
Highlanders	31	62	.333	33.5
Browns	30	66	.313	36.0

Games

White Sox 2, Highlanders 1

Senators 6, Tigers 3

Browns 2, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	69	24	.742	--
Cubs	58	34	.630	10.5
Pirates	53	37	.589	14.5
Phillies	46	43	.517	21.0
Reds	45	51	.469	25.5
Cardinals	41	56	.423	30.0
Dodgers	35	60	.368	35.0
Braves	25	67	.272	43.5

Games

Giants 7, Reds 5

Giants 5, Reds 4

Pirates 1, Braves 0

Phillies 4, Cardinals 3

Cubs 9, Dodgers 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Bescher	4
1	Bert Daniels	4
1	Dick Egan	4
1	Art Fletcher	4
5	6 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Bescher	1
1	Jimmy Callahan	1
1	Larry Doyle	1
1	Larry Gardner	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Grant	3
1	Tommy Leach	3
1	Clyde Milan	3
4	Jimmy Archer	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Clyde Milan	2
3	Donie Bush	1
3	Hal Chase	1
3	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Claude Hendrix	0.71
2	Bob Groom	0.64
3	Ed Reulbach	0.56
4	Buck O'Brien	0.50
5	Pete Alexander	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Mack Allison	1
1	Bob Groom	1
1	Claude Hendrix	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Groom	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Cy Barger	6
4	Claude Hendrix	5
4	Ed Reulbach	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.420
2	Heinie Zimmerman	.396
3	Tris Speaker	.393
4	Chief Meyers	.378
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	12
2	Larry Doyle	9
3	Gavvy Cravath	8
4	Home Run Baker	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	81
2	Sam Crawford	76
3	Duffy Lewis	74
4	Larry Doyle	71
5	Stuffy McInnis	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	60
2	Bob Bescher	39
2	Ty Cobb	39
2	Eddie Collins	39
5	Tris Speaker	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.41
2	Christy Mathewson	2.06
3	Rube Marquard	2.14
4	Buck O'Brien	2.20
5	Smoky Joe Wood	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Marquard	22
2	Walter Johnson	21
2	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	140
5	Claude Hendrix	123

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	Eddie Collins	.537
2	Ty Cobb	.475
3	Johnny Evers	.462
4	John Hummel	.460
5	Danny Moeller	.447

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Luderus	3
1	Frank Schulte	3
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	Jake Stahl	2
5	26 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stuffy McInnis	19
2	Home Run Baker	16
3	Frank Schulte	14
4	Ty Cobb	13
5	4 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	13
2	Bob Bescher	9
2	Hal Chase	9
2	Ty Cobb	9
5	Bert Daniels	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hugh Bedient	0.31
2	Doc White	0.69
3	Lefty Tyler	0.79
4	Christy Mathewson	0.96
5	Claude Hendrix	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Reulbach	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Ad Brennan	3
2	Howie Camnitz	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	27
2	Claude Hendrix	23
2	Walter Johnson	23
4	Ed Walsh	22
5	Ed Reulbach	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Reulbach	2
1	Ed Walsh	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Hugh Bedient	1
3	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.520
2	Stuffy McInnis	.420
3	Frank LaPorte	.407
4	Danny Moeller	.400
5	Tris Speaker	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	5
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Gavvy Cravath	3
2	Larry Gardner	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	30
1	Stuffy McInnis	30
3	Chick Gandil	27
4	Home Run Baker	26
5	Frank Schulte	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	22
2	Bob Bescher	16
2	Ty Cobb	16
4	Tris Speaker	13
5	Bert Daniels	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.23
2	Buck O'Brien	1.33
3	Christy Mathewson	1.46
4	Bob Harmon	1.48
5	Claude Hendrix	1.52

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	65
2	Claude Hendrix	46
3	Pete Alexander	45
4	Smoky Joe Wood	42
5	Vean Gregg	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	4
2	Christy Mathewson	2
2	Ed Reulbach	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	17 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
5	Fred Merkle	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	119
2	Sam Crawford	116
3	Larry Doyle	92
3	Duffy Lewis	92
5	Fred Merkle	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	83
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	2.02
4	Eddie Plank	2.31
5	Christy Mathewson	2.32

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	290
2	Rube Marquard	234
2	Ed Walsh	234
4	Smoky Joe Wood	230
5	Pete Alexander	211

Saves

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