On This Day

Thursday, August 15, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	76	34	.691	--
Athletics	66	43	.606	9.5
Senators	67	44	.604	9.5
White Sox	54	55	.495	21.5
Tigers	55	58	.487	22.5
Naps	51	59	.464	25.0
Highlanders	35	72	.327	39.5
Browns	35	74	.321	40.5

Games

Red Sox 13, Browns 6

Athletics 5, Naps 2

Senators 4, White Sox 3

Highlanders 5, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	73	30	.709	--
Cubs	69	36	.657	5.0
Pirates	65	40	.619	9.0
Phillies	50	54	.481	23.5
Reds	50	58	.463	25.5
Cardinals	48	59	.449	27.0
Dodgers	39	69	.361	36.5
Braves	28	76	.269	45.5

Games

Dodgers 7, Reds 3

Reds 5, Dodgers 0

Pirates 4, Phillies 0

Pirates 7, Phillies 1

Cubs 5, Giants 1

Cardinals 7, Braves 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jake Daubert	5
2	Max Carey	4
2	Mike Donlin	4
2	Clyde Engle	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pete Compton	1
1	John Daley	1
1	Alex McCarthy	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	3
1	Jake Daubert	3
1	Steve Evans	3
1	Duffy Lewis	3
1	Honus Wagner	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Guy Zinn	4
2	Bob Bescher	2
2	Ray Morgan	2
2	Hack Simmons	2
5	23 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Doc White	0.57
2	Carl Cashion	0.55
3	Frank Allen	0.50
4	Hugh Bedient	0.46
5	Rube Geyer	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Hugh Bedient	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Rube Geyer	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hugh Bedient	6
1	Carl Cashion	6
3	Frank Allen	4
3	Doc White	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Sallee	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.414
2	Tris Speaker	.396
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.388
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.381
5	Chief Meyers	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	13
2	Gavvy Cravath	10
2	Frank Schulte	10
4	Larry Doyle	9
5	5 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	96
2	Sam Crawford	84
2	Duffy Lewis	84
4	Stuffy McInnis	83
5	Larry Gardner	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	66
2	Bob Bescher	44
3	Ty Cobb	40
3	Eddie Collins	40
5	Tris Speaker	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.32
2	Smoky Joe Wood	2.09
3	Christy Mathewson	2.12
4	Buck O'Brien	2.32
5	Claude Hendrix	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	26
2	Smoky Joe Wood	25
3	Rube Marquard	23
4	Jack Coombs	20
4	Eddie Plank	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	227
2	Smoky Joe Wood	182
3	Ed Walsh	177
4	Pete Alexander	154
5	Claude Hendrix	143

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Slim Sallee	5
3	Christy Mathewson	4
3	Nap Rucker	4
5	3 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.519
2	John Titus	.440
3	Bill Sweeney	.435
4	Tris Speaker	.429
5	Del Pratt	.420

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	4
2	Ed Konetchy	3
3	Jimmy Archer	2
3	Beals Becker	2
3	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	15
2	Stuffy McInnis	14
2	Amos Strunk	14
4	Al Bridwell	12
4	John Titus	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Chase	11
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	8
2	Clyde Milan	8
4	Guy Zinn	7
5	9 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jeff Tesreau	0.41
2	Walter Johnson	0.60
3	Lefty Leifield	0.69
4	Eddie Plank	0.78
5	Smoky Joe Wood	1.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	5
2	Chief Bender	4
2	Jack Coombs	4
2	Jimmy Lavender	4
2	Smoky Joe Wood	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	32
2	Smoky Joe Wood	30
3	Walter Johnson	26
4	Claude Hendrix	25
5	3 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Jean Dubuc	1
1	Joe Engel	1
1	Byron Houck	1
1	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.451
2	Eddie Collins	.434
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.411
4	John Hummel	.405
5	Stuffy McInnis	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	6
2	Fred Luderus	4
3	Beals Becker	3
3	Gavvy Cravath	3
3	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stuffy McInnis	33
2	Home Run Baker	31
3	Gavvy Cravath	24
3	Larry Gardner	24
3	Frank Schulte	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Chase	20
1	Clyde Milan	20
3	Bob Bescher	14
4	Guy Zinn	13
5	3 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jeff Tesreau	1.06
2	Walter Johnson	1.34
3	Claude Hendrix	1.42
4	Lefty Leifield	1.45
5	Hugh Bedient	1.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	9
2	Jean Dubuc	7
2	Eddie Plank	7
2	Smoky Joe Wood	7
5	2 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	59
2	Ed Walsh	58
3	Smoky Joe Wood	51
4	Pete Alexander	45
5	Claude Hendrix	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	3
2	Ed Reulbach	2
2	Slim Sallee	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	14 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.398
2	Tris Speaker	.377
3	Bill Sweeney	.360
4	Eddie Collins	.360
5	Home Run Baker	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	15
1	Heinie Zimmerman	15
3	Larry Doyle	14
4	Fred Merkle	11
5	2 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	127
2	Sam Crawford	114
3	Duffy Lewis	102
4	Stuffy McInnis	97
5	Heinie Zimmerman	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	85
2	Bob Bescher	77
3	Ty Cobb	67
4	Eddie Collins	53
5	Larry Doyle	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.54
2	Buck O'Brien	2.13
3	Christy Mathewson	2.19
4	Smoky Joe Wood	2.28
5	Charley Hall	2.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	36
2	Rube Marquard	33
3	Smoky Joe Wood	29
4	Jack Coombs	28
5	Eddie Plank	27

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	298
2	Ed Walsh	250
3	Smoky Joe Wood	244
4	Rube Marquard	220
5	Pete Alexander	212

Saves

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