On This Day

Tuesday, August 27, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	82	37	.689	--
Senators	75	47	.615	8.5
Athletics	73	46	.613	9.0
White Sox	60	58	.508	21.5
Tigers	56	67	.455	28.0
Naps	52	68	.433	30.5
Highlanders	43	75	.364	38.5
Browns	39	82	.322	44.0

Games

Browns 9, Senators 3

Highlanders 8, Naps 4

White Sox 8, Red Sox 8

Athletics 4, Tigers 2

Highlanders 6, Naps 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	81	35	.698	--
Cubs	76	41	.650	5.5
Pirates	69	49	.585	13.0
Phillies	57	58	.496	23.5
Reds	56	63	.471	26.5
Cardinals	52	66	.441	30.0
Dodgers	43	75	.364	39.0
Braves	35	82	.299	46.5

Games

Cubs 6, Dodgers 0

Phillies 7, Cardinals 5

Reds 2, Giants 0

Pirates 9, Braves 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Lelivelt	5
2	Max Carey	4
2	Hal Chase	4
2	Nap Lajoie	4
2	Tommy McMillan	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	2
2	Fred Blanding	1
2	Hal Chase	1
2	Steve Evans	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	5
2	Hal Chase	4
2	Tris Speaker	4
4	Steve Evans	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Phelan	2
1	Gus Williams	2
3	Home Run Baker	1
3	Fred Carisch	1
3	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Howie Camnitz	0.73
2	George Baumgardner	0.70
3	George McConnell	0.64
4	Art Fromme	0.40
5	Dan Griner	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Baumgardner	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Roy Crabb	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howie Camnitz	8
2	George Baumgardner	7
2	George McConnell	7
4	Eddie Cicotte	5
4	Ed Walsh	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Seaton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.412
2	Tris Speaker	.403
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.387
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.377
5	Bill Sweeney	.355

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	101
2	Sam Crawford	93
3	Duffy Lewis	91
4	Stuffy McInnis	90
5	Heinie Zimmerman	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	71
2	Bob Bescher	47
2	Tris Speaker	47
4	Ty Cobb	42
4	Eddie Collins	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.34
2	Smoky Joe Wood	2.05
3	Christy Mathewson	2.18
4	Nap Rucker	2.31
5	Eddie Plank	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	29
2	Smoky Joe Wood	27
3	Rube Marquard	25
4	Ed Walsh	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	250
2	Ed Walsh	197
2	Smoky Joe Wood	197
4	Pete Alexander	163
5	Claude Hendrix	151

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	Jimmy Archer	.465
3	Tris Speaker	.455
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.446
5	Nap Lajoie	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	3
2	Steve Evans	2
2	Stuffy McInnis	2
2	Danny Moeller	2
2	Honus Wagner	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Jackson	15
1	Bill Sweeney	15
3	Sherry Magee	14
4	Hal Chase	13
4	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tris Speaker	9
2	Sam Crawford	7
2	Hack Simmons	7
2	Rollie Zeider	7
5	5 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Suggs	0.35
2	Eddie Plank	0.67
3	Byron Houck	0.77
4	Art Fromme	0.84
5	Boardwalk Brown	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
3	Hugh Bedient	3
3	Chief Bender	3
3	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	24
2	Walter Johnson	23
3	Ed Walsh	22
4	Rube Benton	21
5	Hugh Bedient	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Sallee	2
2	Jean Dubuc	1
2	Happy Finneran	1
2	Byron Houck	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmy Archer	.448
2	Tris Speaker	.442
3	Johnny Evers	.430
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.429
5	Eddie Collins	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	4
2	Ed Konetchy	3
2	Sherry Magee	3
2	Fred Merkle	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Archer	24
1	Stuffy McInnis	24
1	Bill Sweeney	24
4	Hal Chase	23
4	3 others tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Chase	16
1	Clyde Milan	16
3	Tris Speaker	13
3	Gus Williams	13
5	3 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	0.82
2	Walter Johnson	1.05
3	Red Ames	1.35
4	Art Fromme	1.54
5	Babe Adams	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	9
2	Ed Walsh	7
2	Smoky Joe Wood	7
4	Chief Bender	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	57
2	Walter Johnson	54
3	Smoky Joe Wood	51
4	Vean Gregg	39
5	Hugh Bedient	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Sallee	2
2	Hugh Bedient	1
2	Jack Coombs	1
2	Jean Dubuc	1
2	15 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.410
2	Tris Speaker	.389
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.383
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.364
5	Eddie Collins	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	14
2	Larry Doyle	13
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	117
3	Duffy Lewis	103
4	Stuffy McInnis	102
5	Heinie Zimmerman	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	84
2	Bob Bescher	74
3	Ty Cobb	64
4	Eddie Collins	53
5	Tris Speaker	52

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.51
2	Smoky Joe Wood	2.13
3	Christy Mathewson	2.14
4	Buck O'Brien	2.24
5	Eddie Plank	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	36
2	Rube Marquard	33
3	Smoky Joe Wood	30
4	Jack Coombs	28
5	Eddie Plank	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	298
2	Ed Walsh	251
3	Smoky Joe Wood	246
4	Rube Marquard	212
5	Pete Alexander	205

Saves

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