On This Day

Wednesday, August 7, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	70	33	.680	--
Senators	65	39	.625	5.5
Athletics	60	42	.588	9.5
White Sox	51	50	.505	18.0
Tigers	53	52	.505	18.0
Naps	46	56	.451	23.5
Highlanders	32	67	.323	36.0
Browns	32	70	.314	37.5

Games

Senators 10, White Sox 1

Tigers 7, Highlanders 0

Athletics 7, Browns 2

Red Sox 4, Naps 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	71	27	.724	--
Cubs	63	36	.636	8.5
Pirates	58	38	.604	12.0
Phillies	48	47	.505	21.5
Reds	47	54	.465	25.5
Cardinals	44	58	.431	29.0
Dodgers	37	64	.366	35.5
Braves	27	71	.276	44.0

Games

Reds 11, Braves 3

Phillies 4, Cubs 1

Dodgers 8, Cardinals 7

Pirates 7, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Sweeney	5
2	Miller Huggins	4
2	Otto Miller	4
4	Home Run Baker	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	Chick Gandil	1
1	Fred Luderus	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Clarke	4
2	Home Run Baker	3
2	Rube Benton	3
2	Sam Crawford	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Armando Marsans	2
1	Clyde Milan	2
1	Howie Shanks	2
1	Amos Strunk	2
5	17 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	2.50
2	Frank Lange	0.55
3	Jean Dubuc	0.33
4	Jack Coombs	0.25
4	Ed Reulbach	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Lange	6
2	Iron Davis	5
2	Walter Johnson	5
4	Rube Peters	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Engel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.421
2	Tris Speaker	.396
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.378
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.376
5	Chief Meyers	.370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	88
2	Sam Crawford	79
3	Duffy Lewis	77
4	Stuffy McInnis	73
5	Larry Doyle	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	62
2	Bob Bescher	41
3	Ty Cobb	40
4	Eddie Collins	39
5	Tris Speaker	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.34
2	Christy Mathewson	2.10
3	Smoky Joe Wood	2.20
4	Buck O'Brien	2.25
5	Rube Marquard	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	24
2	Smoky Joe Wood	23
3	Rube Marquard	22
4	Jack Coombs	18
4	Eddie Plank	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	218
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	Bill Sweeney	.500
2	John Hummel	.459
3	Dick Egan	.457
4	Ty Cobb	.455
5	Miller Huggins	.440

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Konetchy	3
1	Frank Schulte	3
3	Beals Becker	2
3	Fred Luderus	2
3	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	14
1	Art Devlin	14
3	Chick Gandil	12
3	Ed Konetchy	12
3	Stuffy McInnis	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Chase	12
2	Clyde Milan	11
3	Bob Bescher	8
3	Bert Daniels	8
5	Donie Bush	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mack Allison	0.69
2	Joe Lake	1.00
3	Claude Hendrix	1.04
3	Jeff Tesreau	1.04
5	Nap Rucker	1.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	5
2	Jean Dubuc	4
3	Howie Camnitz	3
3	Jack Coombs	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	32
2	Walter Johnson	28
3	Pete Alexander	26
4	Vean Gregg	21
5	Claude Hendrix	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Reulbach	2
2	Hugh Bedient	1
2	Cliff Curtis	1
2	Joe Engel	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.492
2	Tris Speaker	.405
3	Johnny Evers	.404
4	Stuffy McInnis	.404
5	John Hummel	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	5
2	Fred Luderus	4
3	Ed Konetchy	3
3	Jake Stahl	3
3	Honus Wagner	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	29
1	Stuffy McInnis	29
3	Ty Cobb	22
3	Gavvy Cravath	22
3	Chick Gandil	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	23
2	Hal Chase	17
3	Bob Bescher	14
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	1.39
5	Nap Rucker	1.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	9
2	Jean Dubuc	7
2	Claude Hendrix	7
2	Smoky Joe Wood	7
5	4 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	70
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	.375
2	Bill Sweeney	.363
3	Eddie Collins	.355
4	Sam Crawford	.331
5	Clyde Milan	.315

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	123
2	Sam Crawford	116
3	Duffy Lewis	95
4	Larry Doyle	91
5	2 tied	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	84
2	Bob Bescher	78
3	Ty Cobb	71
4	Eddie Collins	53
5	Josh Devore	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.63
2	Buck O'Brien	2.07
3	Christy Mathewson	2.12
4	Eddie Plank	2.34
5	Nap Rucker	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	36
2	Rube Marquard	34
3	Jack Coombs	27
3	Smoky Joe Wood	27
5	2 tied	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	303
2	Ed Walsh	243
3	Rube Marquard	229
4	Smoky Joe Wood	226
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