On This Day

Saturday, August 17, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	77	35	.688	--
Senators	69	44	.611	8.5
Athletics	67	44	.604	9.5
White Sox	55	56	.495	21.5
Tigers	55	60	.478	23.5
Naps	51	61	.455	26.0
Highlanders	38	72	.345	38.0
Browns	36	76	.321	41.0

Games

Highlanders 7, Browns 0

Highlanders 16, Browns 9

Red Sox 6, Tigers 4

White Sox 5, Athletics 4

Senators 4, Naps 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	74	31	.705	--
Cubs	70	37	.654	5.0
Pirates	65	42	.607	10.0
Phillies	52	54	.491	22.5
Reds	52	58	.473	24.5
Cardinals	50	60	.455	26.5
Dodgers	39	71	.355	37.5
Braves	29	78	.271	46.0

Games

Cardinals 3, Braves 2

Braves 3, Cardinals 1

Cubs 6, Giants 5

Reds 4, Dodgers 3

Phillies 2, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bert Daniels	5
2	Hal Chase	4
3	Jimmy Archer	3
3	Shano Collins	3
3	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Austin	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bert Daniels	5
2	Jimmy Archer	3
2	Hal Chase	3
4	Jimmy Austin	2
4	14 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rollie Zeider	3
2	John Daley	2
2	Chick Gandil	2
2	Del Paddock	2
5	21 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Caldwell	0.71
2	Howie Camnitz	0.60
3	Hub Perdue	0.57
4	Bob Groom	0.50
4	2 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Caldwell	1
1	Ray Collins	1
1	Ray Fisher	1
1	John Frill	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	7
2	Ray Caldwell	5
2	Ray Fisher	5
4	George Baumgardner	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bert Humphries	1
1	Jack Warhop	1
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.411
2	Tris Speaker	.391
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.384
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.382
5	Chief Meyers	.371

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	98
2	Sam Crawford	87
3	Duffy Lewis	84
4	Stuffy McInnis	83
5	2 tied	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	67
2	Bob Bescher	45
3	Eddie Collins	41
3	Tris Speaker	41
5	Ty Cobb	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.27
2	Smoky Joe Wood	2.09
3	Christy Mathewson	2.18
4	Rube Marquard	2.36
5	Buck O'Brien	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	27
2	Smoky Joe Wood	25
3	Rube Marquard	23
4	Jack Coombs	20
4	Eddie Plank	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	234
2	Smoky Joe Wood	186
3	Ed Walsh	184
4	Pete Alexander	158
5	Claude Hendrix	143

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Slim Sallee	6
3	Christy Mathewson	4
3	Nap Rucker	4
5	3 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.467
2	Eddie Collins	.444
3	John Titus	.429
4	Del Pratt	.407
5	Home Run Baker	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Konetchy	3
2	Jimmy Archer	2
2	Beals Becker	2
2	Gavvy Cravath	2
2	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	17
2	Stuffy McInnis	14
2	Amos Strunk	14
2	John Titus	14
5	Al Bridwell	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	8
2	Clyde Milan	7
2	Red Murray	7
2	Del Paddock	7
2	Guy Zinn	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	0.60
2	Lefty Leifield	0.69
3	Earl Yingling	0.83
4	Eddie Plank	1.13
5	Jeff Tesreau	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	5
1	Walter Johnson	5
3	Jack Coombs	4
4	Jean Dubuc	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	32
2	Smoky Joe Wood	28
3	Walter Johnson	25
4	Vean Gregg	22
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Sallee	2
2	Jack Coombs	1
2	Jean Dubuc	1
2	Joe Engel	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.484
2	Ty Cobb	.415
3	Johnny Evers	.411
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.404
5	Del Pratt	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	6
2	Fred Luderus	4
3	Beals Becker	3
3	Ed Konetchy	3
3	Jake Stahl	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	33
1	Stuffy McInnis	33
3	Ty Cobb	24
3	Frank Schulte	24
5	Sam Crawford	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	20
2	Hal Chase	19
3	Bob Bescher	15
4	Bert Daniels	12
4	Guy Zinn	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.05
2	Eddie Plank	1.17
3	Jeff Tesreau	1.21
4	Lefty Leifield	1.45
5	Babe Adams	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	9
2	Jack Coombs	6
2	Jean Dubuc	6
2	Bob Harmon	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	61
2	Walter Johnson	56
3	Smoky Joe Wood	47
4	Pete Alexander	45
5	Claude Hendrix	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Sallee	3
1	Ed Walsh	3
3	Ed Reulbach	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	16 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.410
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.391
3	Tris Speaker	.375
4	Eddie Collins	.365
5	Bill Sweeney	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	15
2	Larry Doyle	14
3	Frank Schulte	13
4	Fred Merkle	11
5	2 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	129
2	Sam Crawford	117
3	Duffy Lewis	101
4	Heinie Zimmerman	96
5	Stuffy McInnis	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	85
2	Bob Bescher	78
3	Ty Cobb	66
4	Eddie Collins	54
5	Tris Speaker	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.54
2	Buck O'Brien	2.17
3	Christy Mathewson	2.27
4	Smoky Joe Wood	2.28
5	Eddie Plank	2.31

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	298
2	Ed Walsh	254
3	Smoky Joe Wood	248
4	Rube Marquard	220
5	Pete Alexander	215

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	10
2	Christy Mathewson	7
3	Nap Rucker	6
3	Slim Sallee	6
5	2 tied	5