On This Day

Tuesday, August 6, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 70 33 .680 --
Senators 64 39 .621 6.0
Athletics 59 42 .584 10.0
White Sox 51 49 .510 17.5
Tigers 52 52 .500 18.5
Naps 46 56 .451 23.5
Highlanders 32 66 .327 35.5
Browns 32 69 .317 37.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 71 26 .732 --
Cubs 63 35 .643 8.5
Pirates 57 38 .600 13.0
Phillies 47 47 .500 22.5
Reds 46 54 .460 26.5
Cardinals 44 57 .436 29.0
Dodgers 36 64 .360 36.5
Braves 27 70 .278 44.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Art Griggs 4
2 Howie Camnitz 3
2 Mickey Doolin 3
2 Otto Knabe 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jake Daubert 1
1 George Jackson 1
1 Mike Mitchell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Mitchell 3
1 Hub Northen 3
1 Ivey Wingo 3
4 Howie Camnitz 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Chase 2
2 Jimmy Austin 1
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Larry Doyle 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc White 1.67
2 Chief Bender 1.14
2 Tom Seaton 1.14
4 George Suggs 0.40
5 Smoky Joe Wood 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chief Bender 1
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Tom Seaton 1
1 George Suggs 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc White 10
2 Chief Bender 8
2 Tom Seaton 8
4 Howie Camnitz 5
4 Smoky Joe Wood 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .423
2 Tris Speaker .393
3 Heinie Zimmerman .379
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .378
5 Chief Meyers .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 12
2 Gavvy Cravath 9
2 Larry Doyle 9
4 Frank Schulte 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 85
2 Duffy Lewis 77
3 Sam Crawford 76
4 Larry Doyle 72
5 Stuffy McInnis 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 60
2 Bob Bescher 40
2 Ty Cobb 40
4 Eddie Collins 39
5 Tris Speaker 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.38
2 Christy Mathewson 1.96
3 Smoky Joe Wood 2.20
4 Buck O'Brien 2.22
5 Rube Marquard 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 23
1 Smoky Joe Wood 23
3 Rube Marquard 22
4 Eddie Plank 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 213
2 Smoky Joe Wood 163
3 Ed Walsh 161
4 Pete Alexander 146
5 Claude Hendrix 132

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 .464
2 John Hummel .450
3 Del Pratt .439
4 Bill Sweeney .422
5 Art Fletcher .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Konetchy 3
1 Frank Schulte 3
3 Beals Becker 2
3 Fred Merkle 2
3 Jake Stahl 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 14
1 Art Devlin 14
3 Ed Konetchy 12
3 Stuffy McInnis 12
3 Rebel Oakes 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Chase 12
2 Clyde Milan 10
3 Ty Cobb 8
3 Bert Daniels 8
5 Bob Bescher 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Christy Mathewson 0.67
2 Mack Allison 0.69
3 Claude Hendrix 0.77
4 Jeff Tesreau 1.04
5 Nap Rucker 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Smoky Joe Wood 4
3 Howie Camnitz 3
3 Jack Coombs 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 35
2 Claude Hendrix 28
3 Pete Alexander 26
4 Smoky Joe Wood 24
5 Walter Johnson 23

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 .500
2 Stuffy McInnis .406
3 John Hummel .398
4 Tris Speaker .394
5 Johnny Evers .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 5
2 Ed Konetchy 3
2 Fred Luderus 3
2 Jake Stahl 3
2 Honus Wagner 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stuffy McInnis 27
2 Home Run Baker 26
3 Ty Cobb 21
3 Gavvy Cravath 21
3 Frank Schulte 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 21
2 Hal Chase 17
3 Bob Bescher 13
4 Ty Cobb 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Tesreau 1.09
2 Doc White 1.15
3 Bob Harmon 1.19
4 Buck O'Brien 1.23
5 Christy Mathewson 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 8
2 Claude Hendrix 7
2 Smoky Joe Wood 7
4 Pete Alexander 6
4 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 65
2 Claude Hendrix 51
2 Smoky Joe Wood 51
4 Pete Alexander 49
5 Ed Walsh 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 4
2 Ed Reulbach 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Jim Baskette 1
3 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .374
2 Bill Sweeney .354
3 Eddie Collins .351
4 Sam Crawford .331
5 Clyde Milan .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 15
2 Larry Doyle 14
2 Heinie Zimmerman 14
4 Home Run Baker 11
4 Fred Merkle 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 120
2 Sam Crawford 114
3 Duffy Lewis 95
4 Larry Doyle 92
4 Fred Merkle 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 82
2 Bob Bescher 77
3 Ty Cobb 71
4 Eddie Collins 53
5 Josh Devore 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Scott 1.63
2 Walter Johnson 1.66
3 Buck O'Brien 2.04
4 Christy Mathewson 2.20
5 Eddie Plank 2.34

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 298
2 Ed Walsh 246
3 Smoky Joe Wood 232
4 Rube Marquard 229
5 Pete Alexander 213

Saves

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