On This Day

Sunday, September 1, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 87 37 .702 --
Senators 77 49 .611 11.0
Athletics 73 50 .593 13.5
White Sox 62 61 .504 24.5
Tigers 57 70 .449 31.5
Naps 54 71 .432 33.5
Highlanders 45 78 .366 41.5
Browns 43 82 .344 44.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 82 36 .695 --
Cubs 79 43 .648 5.0
Pirates 71 52 .577 13.5
Phillies 59 60 .496 23.5
Reds 59 65 .476 26.0
Cardinals 54 69 .439 30.5
Dodgers 44 76 .367 39.0
Braves 37 84 .306 46.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Solly Hofman 5
1 Art Phelan 5
1 Honus Wagner 5
4 Dots Miller 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Evans 4
2 Shano Collins 3
2 Dick Hoblitzell 3
2 Dots Miller 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 2
1 Donie Bush 2
1 Morrie Rath 2
4 Joe Birmingham 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Walsh 0.50
2 Gene Moore 0.29
3 Ed Willett 0.21
4 King Cole 0.19
5 Bill Steen 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Baumgardner 1
1 Joe Benz 1
1 Ed Donalds 1
1 Bob Harmon 1
1 George Suggs 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 7
2 King Cole 3
2 Ed Willett 3
4 Joe Benz 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Carl Weilman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .409
2 Tris Speaker .400
3 Heinie Zimmerman .385
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .375
5 Chief Meyers .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 14
2 Frank Schulte 12
3 Gavvy Cravath 10
4 Larry Doyle 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 103
2 Sam Crawford 95
3 Duffy Lewis 93
4 Stuffy McInnis 91
5 Heinie Zimmerman 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 73
2 Bob Bescher 52
3 Tris Speaker 48
4 Eddie Collins 44
5 Ty Cobb 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.36
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.99
3 Christy Mathewson 2.18
4 Buck O'Brien 2.37
5 Ed Walsh 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 29
2 Smoky Joe Wood 28
3 Rube Marquard 25
4 Ed Walsh 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 262
2 Smoky Joe Wood 205
3 Ed Walsh 204
4 Pete Alexander 163
5 Vean Gregg 156

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 .491
2 Vin Campbell .472
3 Tris Speaker .471
4 Lee Magee .423
5 Ed Konetchy .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 3
2 Steve Evans 2
2 Tommy Leach 2
2 Danny Moeller 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tris Speaker 16
2 Bill Sweeney 15
3 George Jackson 14
4 Shano Collins 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 7
1 Tris Speaker 7
3 Clyde Milan 6
3 Gus Williams 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Ferry 0.47
2 Art Fromme 0.64
3 Earl Hamilton 0.67
4 George Suggs 0.99
5 Smoky Joe Wood 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Cheney 4
1 George Suggs 4
3 Eddie Cicotte 3
3 Ed Donnelly 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 28
2 Rube Benton 23
3 Ed Walsh 20
4 Smoky Joe Wood 19
5 Jack Coombs 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Happy Finneran 1
1 LaRue Kirby 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Evers .429
2 Tris Speaker .426
3 Jimmy Archer .400
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .398
5 Ed Konetchy .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 5
2 Sherry Magee 4
3 Ed Konetchy 3
3 Fred Merkle 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Konetchy 24
1 Bill Sweeney 24
3 George Jackson 23
4 Home Run Baker 22
4 Stuffy McInnis 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tris Speaker 14
2 Bob Bescher 13
2 Clyde Milan 13
4 Hal Chase 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.19
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.19
3 Art Fromme 1.45
4 George Suggs 1.65
5 Ray Collins 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 8
2 Smoky Joe Wood 7
3 Chief Bender 6
3 Jimmy Lavender 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 61
2 Ed Walsh 59
3 Smoky Joe Wood 53
4 Vean Gregg 39
5 2 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Sallee 2
2 Rube Benton 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 .411
2 Tris Speaker .387
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .384
4 Heinie Zimmerman .363
5 Eddie Collins .359

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 129
2 Sam Crawford 116
3 Duffy Lewis 105
4 Stuffy McInnis 100
5 Heinie Zimmerman 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 85
2 Bob Bescher 76
3 Ty Cobb 63
4 Eddie Collins 53
4 Tris Speaker 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.53
2 Smoky Joe Wood 2.04
3 Christy Mathewson 2.16
4 Buck O'Brien 2.19
5 Charley Hall 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 35
2 Rube Marquard 31
2 Smoky Joe Wood 31
4 Jack Coombs 28
5 Ed Walsh 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 304
2 Ed Walsh 253
3 Smoky Joe Wood 245
4 Pete Alexander 203
5 Rube Marquard 193

Saves

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