On This Day

Thursday, August 8, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 71 33 .683 --
Senators 65 40 .619 6.5
Athletics 60 42 .588 10.0
White Sox 51 50 .505 18.5
Tigers 53 53 .500 19.0
Naps 47 56 .456 23.5
Browns 33 70 .320 37.5
Highlanders 32 68 .320 37.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 72 27 .727 --
Cubs 64 36 .640 8.5
Pirates 58 39 .598 13.0
Phillies 48 48 .500 22.5
Reds 47 55 .461 26.5
Cardinals 45 58 .437 29.0
Dodgers 37 65 .363 36.5
Braves 28 71 .283 44.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Russ Ford 3
1 Del Pratt 3
3 Jimmy Archer 2
3 Jimmy Austin 2
3 26 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Archer 1
1 George Gibson 1
1 Harry Hooper 1
1 Rebel Oakes 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Bridwell 3
1 Hal Chase 3
1 Harry Hooper 3
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 3
1 Del Pratt 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Mitchell 2
1 Burt Shotton 2
1 Fred Snodgrass 2
1 Tris Speaker 2
5 12 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Hamilton 0.83
2 Rube Marquard 0.75
3 Ray Collins 0.50
4 Claude Hendrix 0.46
5 Art Fromme 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Collins 1
1 Walt Dickson 1
1 Earl Hamilton 1
1 George Kahler 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Hendrix 6
1 Rube Marquard 6
3 Ray Collins 5
3 Earl Hamilton 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .418
2 Tris Speaker .397
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .380
4 Chief Meyers .373
5 Heinie Zimmerman .372

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 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.34
2 Christy Mathewson 2.10
3 Rube Marquard 2.20
4 Smoky Joe Wood 2.20
5 Nap Rucker 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 24
2 Rube Marquard 23
2 Smoky Joe Wood 23
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 138

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 Shoeless Joe Jackson .467
2 Bill Sweeney .460
3 Del Pratt .459
4 John Hummel .444
5 Ty Cobb .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Konetchy 3
2 Jimmy Archer 2
2 Harry Hooper 2
2 Fred Luderus 2
2 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 14
1 Art Devlin 14
3 Jimmy Archer 12
3 Chick Gandil 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Chase 13
2 Clyde Milan 11
3 Bert Daniels 8
4 Donie Bush 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mack Allison 0.69
2 Jeff Tesreau 0.90
3 Red Ames 0.92
4 Nap Rucker 1.08
5 Doc White 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 5
2 Jean Dubuc 4
2 Jimmy Lavender 4
4 Howie Camnitz 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 28
1 Ed Walsh 28
3 Claude Hendrix 25
4 Pete Alexander 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Reulbach 2
2 Hugh Bedient 1
2 Cliff Curtis 1
2 Joe Engel 1
2 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .480
2 Tris Speaker .414
3 Stuffy McInnis .406
4 John Hummel .396
5 Eddie Collins .388

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
2 Stuffy McInnis 28
3 Frank Schulte 23
4 Ty Cobb 22
4 Chick Gandil 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 23
2 Hal Chase 18
3 Bob Bescher 14
4 Tris Speaker 13
5 Ty Cobb 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Tesreau 0.94
2 Doc White 1.15
3 Bob Harmon 1.19
4 Buck O'Brien 1.39
5 Nap Rucker 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 9
2 Jean Dubuc 7
3 Bob Harmon 6
3 Claude Hendrix 6
3 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 70
2 Claude Hendrix 52
3 Pete Alexander 47
4 Ed Walsh 46
5 Smoky Joe Wood 43

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 .376
2 Bill Sweeney .361
3 Eddie Collins .357
4 Sam Crawford .328
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 115
3 Duffy Lewis 95
4 Larry Doyle 91
5 Fred Merkle 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 84
2 Bob Bescher 77
3 Ty Cobb 70
4 Eddie Collins 53
5 Josh Devore 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.55
2 Buck O'Brien 2.07
3 Christy Mathewson 2.12
4 Nap Rucker 2.37
5 Eddie Plank 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 35
1 Rube Marquard 35
3 Jack Coombs 27
3 Smoky Joe Wood 27
5 2 tied 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 300
2 Ed Walsh 243
3 Rube Marquard 235
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