On This Day

Monday, September 2, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	89	37	.706	--
Senators	77	51	.602	13.0
Athletics	75	50	.600	13.5
White Sox	62	62	.500	26.0
Tigers	58	70	.453	32.0
Naps	55	72	.433	34.5
Highlanders	45	80	.360	43.5
Browns	44	83	.346	45.5

Games

Tigers 12, White Sox 4

Naps 2, Browns 1

Red Sox 1, Highlanders 0

Browns 5, Naps 4

Athletics 3, Senators 2

Red Sox 2, Highlanders 1

Athletics 9, Senators 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	84	36	.700	--
Cubs	79	43	.648	6.0
Pirates	71	52	.577	14.5
Phillies	60	61	.496	24.5
Reds	61	65	.484	26.0
Cardinals	54	71	.432	32.5
Dodgers	45	77	.369	40.0
Braves	37	86	.301	48.5

Games

Giants 6, Braves 1

Reds 5, Cardinals 4

Dodgers 4, Phillies 2

Reds 5, Cardinals 2

Giants 5, Braves 2

Phillies 2, Dodgers 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Murphy	6
2	Home Run Baker	5
2	Sherry Magee	5
2	Burt Shotton	5
2	Gus Williams	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doyle	1
1	Tex Erwin	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	4
2	Sam Crawford	3
2	Larry Doyle	3
2	Dick Egan	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	2
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Dick Egan	2
1	Tommy McMillan	2
1	George Moriarty	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Smoky Joe Wood	0.73
2	Nap Rucker	0.64
3	Vean Gregg	0.54
4	Hugh Bedient	0.50
5	Pete Alexander	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	2
2	Hugh Bedient	1
2	Boardwalk Brown	1
2	Jean Dubuc	1
2	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	8
1	Smoky Joe Wood	8
3	Vean Gregg	7
3	Walter Johnson	7
3	Nap Rucker	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Gene Moore	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.409
2	Tris Speaker	.395
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
3	Larry Doyle	10
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	107
2	Sam Crawford	98
3	Duffy Lewis	93
4	Stuffy McInnis	92
5	Heinie Zimmerman	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	73
2	Bob Bescher	54
3	Tris Speaker	48
4	Eddie Collins	44
5	Ty Cobb	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.54
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.93
3	Christy Mathewson	2.12
4	Nap Rucker	2.34
5	Buck O'Brien	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	29
1	Smoky Joe Wood	29
3	Rube Marquard	25
4	Eddie Plank	22
4	Ed Walsh	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	269
2	Smoky Joe Wood	213
3	Ed Walsh	204
4	Pete Alexander	169
5	Vean Gregg	163

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	.425
3	Tris Speaker	.421
4	Eddie Murphy	.412
5	Lee Magee	.411

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	17
2	Bill Sweeney	14
3	Ed Konetchy	13
4	Shano Collins	12
4	George Jackson	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	9
2	Tris Speaker	7
2	Gus Williams	7
4	Donie Bush	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Ferry	0.47
2	Tom Seaton	0.48
3	Eppa Rixey	0.58
4	Earl Hamilton	0.67
5	Smoky Joe Wood	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Suggs	4
1	Smoky Joe Wood	4
3	Hugh Bedient	3
3	Larry Cheney	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	35
2	Smoky Joe Wood	27
3	Vean Gregg	24
4	Rube Benton	23
5	Ed Walsh	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Happy Finneran	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Evers	.437
2	Tris Speaker	.398
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.395
4	Jimmy Archer	.390
5	Ed Konetchy	.376

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	26
2	Ed Konetchy	25
3	Bill Sweeney	24
4	George Jackson	23
4	Stuffy McInnis	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	14
2	Clyde Milan	13
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	12
3	Tris Speaker	12
3	Gus Williams	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1.19
2	Earl Hamilton	1.41
3	Art Fromme	1.52
4	George McConnell	1.56
5	George Suggs	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	7
1	Smoky Joe Wood	7
3	Chief Bender	6
3	George Suggs	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	60
2	Smoky Joe Wood	55
3	Ed Walsh	52
4	Vean Gregg	46
5	Hugh Bedient	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Sallee	2
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Rube Benton	1
2	Jack Coombs	1
2	17 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.412
2	Tris Speaker	.386
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.384
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.363
5	Eddie Collins	.357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	131
2	Sam Crawford	118
3	Duffy Lewis	105
4	Stuffy McInnis	101
5	3 tied	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	82
2	Bob Bescher	78
3	Ty Cobb	63
4	Eddie Collins	53
4	Tris Speaker	53

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.70
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.99
3	Christy Mathewson	2.11
4	Buck O'Brien	2.19
5	Nap Rucker	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	34
2	Smoky Joe Wood	32
3	Rube Marquard	31
4	Jack Coombs	28
5	2 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	306
2	Ed Walsh	253
2	Smoky Joe Wood	253
4	Pete Alexander	209
5	Rube Marquard	196

Saves

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