On This Day

Friday, August 9, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 72 33 .686 --
Senators 65 40 .619 7.0
Athletics 60 43 .583 11.0
White Sox 52 50 .510 18.5
Tigers 53 54 .495 20.0
Naps 48 56 .462 23.5
Browns 33 70 .320 38.0
Highlanders 32 69 .317 38.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 72 28 .720 --
Cubs 65 36 .644 7.5
Pirates 59 39 .602 12.0
Phillies 48 48 .500 22.0
Reds 47 55 .461 26.0
Cardinals 46 58 .442 28.0
Dodgers 37 66 .359 36.5
Braves 28 72 .280 44.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ward Miller 4
2 Jimmy Archer 3
2 Home Run Baker 3
2 Johnny Evers 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Lapp 1
1 Mike Mowrey 1
1 Heinie Zimmerman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 3
1 Ward Miller 3
3 Tommy Leach 2
3 Mike Mowrey 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Home Run Baker 1
1 Johnny Evers 1
1 Roy Hartzell 1
1 Arnold Hauser 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hank Robinson 0.89
2 Ed Walsh 0.82
3 George McConnell 0.73
4 Vean Gregg 0.70
5 Frank Allen 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Bedient 1
1 Rube Geyer 1
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 Hank Robinson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 9
2 George McConnell 8
2 Hank Robinson 8
4 Vean Gregg 7
5 Frank Allen 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .416
2 Tris Speaker .396
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .383
4 Heinie Zimmerman .374
5 Chief Meyers .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 13
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 91
2 Sam Crawford 79
3 Duffy Lewis 77
4 Stuffy McInnis 74
5 Larry Doyle 73

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 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 218
2 Ed Walsh 170
3 Smoky Joe Wood 163
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 .533
2 Del Pratt .491
3 Bill Sweeney .463
4 Home Run Baker .435
5 John Hummel .429

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 Art Devlin 14
2 Jimmy Archer 13
2 Ty Cobb 13
2 Larry Gardner 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.66
2 Mack Allison 0.69
2 Nap Rucker 0.69
4 Jeff Tesreau 0.90
5 Red Ames 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Jimmy Lavender 4
3 Jean Dubuc 3
3 Buck O'Brien 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 36
2 Claude Hendrix 25
3 Walter Johnson 22
4 Frank Allen 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .472
2 John Hummel .407
3 Eddie Collins .398
4 Tris Speaker .396
5 Stuffy McInnis .396

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 32
2 Stuffy McInnis 28
3 Frank Schulte 24
4 Ty Cobb 23
5 Larry Gardner 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 20
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 1.37
4 Hugh Bedient 1.44
5 Buck O'Brien 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 8
2 Jean Dubuc 7
3 Claude Hendrix 6
3 Smoky Joe Wood 6
5 9 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 61
2 Ed Walsh 53
3 Claude Hendrix 52
4 Pete Alexander 47
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 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .375
2 Bill Sweeney .363
3 Eddie Collins .357
4 Sam Crawford .325
5 Clyde Milan .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 15
1 Heinie Zimmerman 15
3 Larry Doyle 14
4 Fred Merkle 11
5 Home Run Baker 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 125
2 Sam Crawford 113
3 Duffy Lewis 95
4 Larry Doyle 90
4 Fred Merkle 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 83
2 Bob Bescher 76
3 Ty Cobb 69
4 Eddie Collins 52
5 Josh Devore 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.55
2 Buck O'Brien 2.07
3 Christy Mathewson 2.12
4 Nap Rucker 2.33
5 Eddie Plank 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 35
2 Rube Marquard 34
3 Ed Walsh 27
3 Smoky Joe Wood 27
5 2 tied 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 300
2 Ed Walsh 252
3 Rube Marquard 232
4 Smoky Joe Wood 226
5 Pete Alexander 209

Saves

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