On This Day

Friday, September 6, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	92	37	.713	--
Athletics	78	52	.600	14.5
Senators	78	54	.591	15.5
White Sox	64	64	.500	27.5
Tigers	59	72	.450	34.0
Naps	56	73	.434	36.0
Highlanders	46	83	.357	46.0
Browns	45	83	.352	46.5

Games

Browns 4, Tigers 2

Naps 5, White Sox 2

Red Sox 1, Senators 0

Athletics 4, Highlanders 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	89	38	.701	--
Cubs	81	46	.638	8.0
Pirates	75	53	.586	14.5
Reds	63	67	.485	27.5
Phillies	62	66	.484	27.5
Cardinals	55	74	.426	35.0
Dodgers	48	78	.381	40.5
Braves	38	89	.299	51.0

Games

Giants 9, Phillies 8

Giants 3, Phillies 0

Cubs 6, Reds 5

Pirates 8, Cardinals 0

Dodgers 2, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Fred Merkle	6
2	Larry Doyle	4
2	Jack Lelivelt	4
2	Red Murray	4
5	5 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Doc Johnston	1
1	Fred Merkle	1
1	Jimmy Walsh	1
1	Zack Wheat	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Doc Johnston	3
1	George Mangus	3
3	Jack Barry	2
3	Art Butler	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	3
2	Fred Merkle	2
3	Bobby Byrne	1
3	Eddie Collins	1
3	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jeff Tesreau	1.00
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1.00
3	Walter Johnson	0.83
4	Art Fromme	0.64
5	2 tied	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Baskette	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Roy Crabb	1
1	Cliff Curtis	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	9
2	Art Fromme	7
3	Jim Baskette	6
3	George McConnell	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mack Allison	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.410
2	Tris Speaker	.396
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.384
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.371
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
3	Fred Merkle	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	115
2	Sam Crawford	100
3	Duffy Lewis	95
3	Stuffy McInnis	95
5	Heinie Zimmerman	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	73
2	Bob Bescher	57
3	Ty Cobb	50
4	Tris Speaker	48
5	Eddie Collins	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.53
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.87
3	Christy Mathewson	2.13
4	Ed Walsh	2.34
5	Nap Rucker	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Smoky Joe Wood	30
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Rube Marquard	25
4	Eddie Plank	23
5	Ed Walsh	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	274
2	Smoky Joe Wood	222
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	.432
2	Nap Lajoie	.423
3	Ty Cobb	.400
3	Roy Hartzell	.400
5	Chief Wilson	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	3
1	Fred Merkle	3
3	Hal Chase	2
3	Steve Evans	2
3	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	16
1	Tris Speaker	16
3	George Jackson	13
3	Fred Merkle	13
5	4 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	10
2	Ty Cobb	9
3	Sam Crawford	7
4	Donie Bush	6
4	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Ferry	0.43
2	Smoky Joe Wood	0.75
3	Cliff Curtis	0.87
4	Otto Hess	1.04
4	Hank Robinson	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	George Suggs	4
1	Jeff Tesreau	4
1	Smoky Joe Wood	4
5	8 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	37
2	Smoky Joe Wood	33
3	Ed Walsh	23
4	Lefty Tyler	21
5	Art Fromme	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mack Allison	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Evers	.434
2	Eddie Collins	.409
3	Tris Speaker	.408
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.398
5	Jimmy Archer	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	4
1	Frank Schulte	4
3	Fred Luderus	3
3	Fred Merkle	3
5	12 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	30
2	Sam Crawford	24
2	Stuffy McInnis	24
4	Bill Sweeney	23
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	17
2	Clyde Milan	13
3	Sam Crawford	12
3	Tris Speaker	12
5	5 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Smoky Joe Wood	0.68
2	Jack Ferry	0.69
3	Hank Robinson	1.22
4	Ray Collins	1.31
5	Bob Groom	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Smoky Joe Wood	7
2	Walter Johnson	6
2	George Suggs	6
2	Jeff Tesreau	6
5	10 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	61
2	Smoky Joe Wood	59
3	Ed Walsh	47
4	Vean Gregg	40
5	Art Fromme	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Sallee	2
2	Mack Allison	1
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Rube Benton	1
2	18 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.409
2	Tris Speaker	.386
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.380
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.365
5	Eddie Collins	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	15
2	Larry Doyle	14
2	Frank Schulte	14
4	Fred Merkle	12
5	3 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	134
2	Sam Crawford	115
3	Duffy Lewis	107
4	Fred Merkle	100
5	3 tied	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	82
2	Bob Bescher	81
3	Ty Cobb	66
4	Eddie Collins	53
4	Tris Speaker	53

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.70
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.78
3	Christy Mathewson	2.12
4	Buck O'Brien	2.18
5	Charley Hall	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	33
1	Smoky Joe Wood	33
3	Rube Marquard	31
4	Jack Coombs	27
5	3 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	309
2	Ed Walsh	254
3	Smoky Joe Wood	253
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