On This Day

Sunday, August 25, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 81 33 .711 --
Cubs 75 40 .652 6.5
Pirates 67 48 .583 14.5
Phillies 55 58 .487 25.5
Reds 54 63 .462 28.5
Cardinals 52 64 .448 30.0
Dodgers 42 74 .362 40.0
Braves 34 80 .298 47.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jay Kirke 3
1 Hans Lobert 3
1 Vic Saier 3
4 Jake Daubert 2
4 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Evans 1
1 John Titus 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Smith 4
2 Steve Evans 2
2 Dick Hoblitzell 2
2 Ed Konetchy 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Arnold Hauser 2
2 Hans Lobert 1
2 Armando Marsans 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Humphries 1.00
2 Earl Moore 0.86
3 Charlie Smith 0.25
4 Bob Harmon 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Harmon 1
1 Hub Perdue 1
1 George Suggs 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Moore 6
2 Charlie Smith 3
3 Bob Harmon 2
3 Bert Humphries 2
3 George Suggs 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .412
2 Tris Speaker .404
3 Heinie Zimmerman .385
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 Johnny Evers .500
2 Tris Speaker .459
3 Heinie Zimmerman .442
4 Jay Kirke .429
5 Eddie Collins .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Stuffy McInnis 2
1 Danny Moeller 2
4 Jimmy Austin 1
4 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Sweeney 14
2 Sam Crawford 13
2 Duffy Lewis 13
2 Vic Saier 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Suggs 0.35
2 George McConnell 0.50
3 Eddie Plank 0.67
4 Byron Houck 0.77
5 Bob Groom 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 5
2 Chief Bender 4
3 Hugh Bedient 3
3 Eddie Cicotte 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 25
2 Smoky Joe Wood 24
3 Vean Gregg 19
4 Jack Coombs 18
5 Hugh Bedient 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Sallee 2
2 Jack Coombs 1
2 Jean Dubuc 1
2 Happy Finneran 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .443
1 Tris Speaker .443
3 Johnny Evers .425
4 Eddie Collins .393
5 Ty Cobb .392

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 Jimmy Archer 23
1 Ed Konetchy 23
1 Vic Saier 23
1 Bill Sweeney 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Chase 17
2 Clyde Milan 16
3 Tris Speaker 13
4 Bob Bescher 11
4 Donie Bush 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 0.82
2 Eddie Plank 0.84
3 Red Ames 1.30
4 Mack Allison 1.33
5 George McConnell 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 9
2 Smoky Joe Wood 7
3 Chief Bender 6
3 Jimmy Lavender 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 51
1 Smoky Joe Wood 51
3 Walter Johnson 49
4 Vean Gregg 39
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Reulbach 2
1 Slim Sallee 2
3 Hugh Bedient 1
3 Jack Coombs 1
3 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .413
2 Tris Speaker .388
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .385
4 Heinie Zimmerman .359
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 119
3 Duffy Lewis 102
4 Stuffy McInnis 98
5 Heinie Zimmerman 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 83
2 Bob Bescher 76
3 Ty Cobb 65
4 Eddie Collins 54
5 Tris Speaker 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.47
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 36
2 Rube Marquard 33
3 Smoky Joe Wood 30
4 Jack Coombs 28
5 Eddie Plank 27

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 293
2 Ed Walsh 247
3 Smoky Joe Wood 246
4 Rube Marquard 206
5 Pete Alexander 202

Saves

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