On This Day

Saturday, August 24, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	82	36	.695	--
Senators	74	45	.622	8.5
Athletics	71	46	.607	10.5
White Sox	59	58	.504	22.5
Tigers	56	65	.463	27.5
Naps	52	66	.441	30.0
Highlanders	41	75	.353	40.0
Browns	37	81	.314	45.0

Games

Red Sox 8, Naps 4

Athletics 2, Browns 1

Athletics 9, Browns 2

Highlanders 7, White Sox 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	81	33	.711	--
Cubs	75	39	.658	6.0
Pirates	67	48	.583	14.5
Phillies	55	57	.491	25.0
Reds	53	63	.457	29.0
Cardinals	51	64	.443	30.5
Dodgers	42	73	.365	39.5
Braves	33	80	.292	47.5

Games

Braves 6, Cubs 4

Phillies 1, Reds 0

Giants 3, Pirates 2

Cardinals 7, Dodgers 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jay Kirke	4
1	Amos Strunk	4
3	Home Run Baker	3
3	Jack Barry	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Merkle	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Jackson	3
1	Ed Konetchy	3
1	Fred Merkle	3
1	Ed Phelps	3
1	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tris Speaker	3
2	Hal Chase	2
2	Miller Huggins	2
2	Stuffy McInnis	2
2	2 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Coombs	1.83
2	Smoky Joe Wood	0.89
3	Art Fromme	0.67
4	Babe Adams	0.50
4	Lefty Tyler	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Russ Ford	1
1	Byron Houck	1
1	Eppa Rixey	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Coombs	11
2	Smoky Joe Wood	8
3	Russ Ford	7
3	Lefty Tyler	7
5	Art Fromme	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.412
2	Tris Speaker	.404
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.387
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.381
5	Chief Meyers	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	13
2	Gavvy Cravath	10
2	Frank Schulte	10
4	Larry Doyle	9
5	Fred Merkle	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	101
2	Sam Crawford	92
3	Duffy Lewis	90
4	Stuffy McInnis	86
5	Heinie Zimmerman	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	70
2	Bob Bescher	47
2	Tris Speaker	47
4	Ty Cobb	42
4	Eddie Collins	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.29
2	Smoky Joe Wood	2.05
3	Christy Mathewson	2.16
4	Nap Rucker	2.27
5	Eddie Plank	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	29
2	Smoky Joe Wood	27
3	Rube Marquard	25
4	Jack Coombs	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	245
2	Smoky Joe Wood	197
3	Ed Walsh	185
4	Pete Alexander	160
5	Vean Gregg	149

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.488
2	Heinie Zimmerman	.481
3	Johnny Evers	.438
4	Eddie Collins	.404
5	Vic Saier	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Stuffy McInnis	2
1	Dots Miller	2
1	Danny Moeller	2
1	Frank Schulte	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Saier	15
2	Bill Sweeney	14
3	Sam Crawford	13
3	Duffy Lewis	13
3	Heinie Zimmerman	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tris Speaker	9
2	Sam Crawford	8
2	Clyde Milan	8
4	Red Murray	7
4	Guy Zinn	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George McConnell	0.50
2	Eddie Plank	0.56
3	Byron Houck	0.77
4	Art Fromme	0.84
5	Bob Groom	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	5
2	Chief Bender	4
2	Smoky Joe Wood	4
4	Hugh Bedient	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	34
2	Walter Johnson	27
3	Vean Gregg	19
4	Jack Coombs	18
4	2 others tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Sallee	2
2	Jack Coombs	1
2	Jean Dubuc	1
2	Happy Finneran	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.446
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.426
3	Johnny Evers	.417
4	Ty Cobb	.400
5	Jimmy Archer	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	4
2	Ed Konetchy	3
2	Fred Merkle	3
2	Dots Miller	3
2	Danny Moeller	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stuffy McInnis	25
2	Sam Crawford	24
3	Jimmy Archer	22
3	Home Run Baker	22
3	2 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	19
2	Hal Chase	17
3	Tris Speaker	13
4	Bob Bescher	11
4	2 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	0.84
2	Walter Johnson	1.08
3	Red Ames	1.30
4	Mack Allison	1.33
5	George McConnell	1.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	10
2	Smoky Joe Wood	7
3	Chief Bender	6
3	Jack Coombs	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	55
2	Ed Walsh	52
3	Smoky Joe Wood	51
4	Vean Gregg	45
5	Hugh Bedient	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Reulbach	2
1	Slim Sallee	2
1	Ed Walsh	2
4	Hugh Bedient	1
4	15 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.409
2	Tris Speaker	.387
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.385
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.360
5	Eddie Collins	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	14
1	Heinie Zimmerman	14
3	Frank Schulte	12
4	Fred Merkle	11
5	2 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	130
2	Sam Crawford	120
3	Duffy Lewis	102
4	Stuffy McInnis	98
5	Heinie Zimmerman	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	85
2	Bob Bescher	76
3	Ty Cobb	67
4	Eddie Collins	54
5	Tris Speaker	52

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.48
2	Christy Mathewson	2.13
3	Smoky Joe Wood	2.13
4	Buck O'Brien	2.24
5	Eddie Plank	2.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	37
2	Rube Marquard	33
3	Smoky Joe Wood	31
4	Jack Coombs	28
5	Eddie Plank	27

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	297
2	Smoky Joe Wood	252
3	Ed Walsh	247
4	Rube Marquard	206
5	Pete Alexander	203

Saves

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