On This Day

Thursday, September 5, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	91	37	.711	--
Athletics	77	52	.597	14.5
Senators	78	53	.595	14.5
White Sox	64	63	.504	26.5
Tigers	59	71	.454	33.0
Naps	55	73	.430	36.0
Highlanders	46	82	.359	45.0
Browns	44	83	.346	46.5

Games

Athletics 5, Highlanders 2

Athletics 19, Highlanders 9

White Sox 4, Naps 1

Red Sox 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	87	38	.696	--
Cubs	80	46	.635	7.5
Pirates	74	53	.583	14.0
Phillies	62	64	.492	25.5
Reds	63	66	.488	26.0
Cardinals	55	73	.430	33.5
Dodgers	47	78	.376	40.0
Braves	38	88	.302	49.5

Games

Giants 4, Phillies 2

Giants 8, Phillies 1

Reds 4, Cubs 1

Pirates 5, Cardinals 4

Dodgers 4, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Home Run Baker	5
2	Jack Barry	4
2	Larry Doyle	4
2	John Hummel	4
2	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Beals Becker	1
1	Fred Merkle	1
1	Fred Snodgrass	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	5
1	Jack Barry	5
3	Harl Maggert	4
3	Fred Merkle	4
3	Amos Strunk	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Chapman	2
2	Jack Barry	1
2	Bob Bescher	1
2	Eddie Collins	1
2	18 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Plank	0.83
2	Frank Allen	0.70
3	Red Ames	0.67
4	Christy Mathewson	0.56
5	Pete Alexander	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Allen	1
1	Boardwalk Brown	1
1	Doc Crandall	1
1	Jack Ferry	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Allen	7
2	Carl Cashion	5
2	Christy Mathewson	5
2	Eddie Plank	5
2	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Howie Camnitz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.411
2	Tris Speaker	.396
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.385
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.372
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	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	114
2	Sam Crawford	100
3	Stuffy McInnis	95
4	Duffy Lewis	94
5	Heinie Zimmerman	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	73
2	Bob Bescher	57
3	Tris Speaker	48
4	Ty Cobb	47
5	Eddie Collins	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.54
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.93
3	Christy Mathewson	2.08
4	Ed Walsh	2.34
5	Nap Rucker	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	29
1	Smoky Joe Wood	29
3	Rube Marquard	25
4	Eddie Plank	23
5	Ed Walsh	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	269
2	Smoky Joe Wood	213
3	Ed Walsh	208
4	Pete Alexander	173
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	.455
2	Ty Cobb	.412
3	Joe Tinker	.410
4	Lee Magee	.410
5	Dode Paskert	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	3
2	Hal Chase	2
2	Steve Evans	2
2	Tommy Leach	2
2	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	18
2	Home Run Baker	15
3	Shano Collins	14
3	Fred Merkle	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	11
2	Donie Bush	8
3	Ty Cobb	7
3	Sam Crawford	7
5	6 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Ferry	0.43
2	Eppa Rixey	0.58
3	Earl Hamilton	0.67
4	Smoky Joe Wood	1.00
5	Hank Robinson	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	4
1	George Suggs	4
3	Boardwalk Brown	3
3	Eddie Cicotte	3
3	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	32
2	Ed Walsh	24
2	Smoky Joe Wood	24
4	Rube Benton	22
5	Lefty Tyler	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Happy Finneran	1
1	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Evers	.434
2	Eddie Collins	.404
3	Tris Speaker	.396
4	Jimmy Archer	.392
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	4
1	Frank Schulte	4
3	Fred Luderus	3
4	Beals Becker	2
4	12 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	30
2	Sam Crawford	24
2	George Jackson	24
2	Stuffy McInnis	24
5	Bill Sweeney	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	17
2	Clyde Milan	13
3	Sam Crawford	12
3	Tris Speaker	12
5	Armando Marsans	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Ferry	0.69
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.19
3	Hank Robinson	1.22
4	Art Fromme	1.29
5	Ray Collins	1.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Suggs	7
1	Smoky Joe Wood	7
3	Walter Johnson	6
4	Hugh Bedient	5
4	11 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	56
2	Smoky Joe Wood	55
3	Ed Walsh	47
4	Vean Gregg	40
5	Rube Benton	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Sallee	2
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Rube Benton	1
2	Howie Camnitz	1
2	17 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.409
2	Tris Speaker	.387
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.381
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.366
5	Eddie Collins	.358

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	133
2	Sam Crawford	115
3	Duffy Lewis	106
4	Stuffy McInnis	101
5	Fred Merkle	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	82
2	Bob Bescher	81
3	Ty Cobb	63
4	Eddie Collins	53
4	Tris Speaker	53

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.71
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.87
3	Christy Mathewson	2.08
4	Buck O'Brien	2.18
5	Charley Hall	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	33
2	Smoky Joe Wood	32
3	Rube Marquard	31
4	Jack Coombs	27
5	Eddie Plank	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	304
2	Ed Walsh	254
3	Smoky Joe Wood	246
4	Pete Alexander	209
5	Claude Hendrix	187

Saves

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