On This Day

Saturday, September 7, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	92	38	.708	--
Athletics	79	52	.603	13.5
Senators	79	54	.594	14.5
White Sox	64	65	.496	27.5
Tigers	60	72	.455	33.0
Naps	57	73	.438	35.0
Highlanders	46	84	.354	46.0
Browns	45	84	.349	46.5

Games

Naps 3, White Sox 2

Tigers 10, Browns 5

Athletics 10, Highlanders 8

Senators 5, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	89	39	.695	--
Cubs	81	47	.633	8.0
Pirates	76	53	.589	13.5
Reds	64	67	.489	26.5
Phillies	63	66	.488	26.5
Cardinals	55	75	.423	35.0
Dodgers	49	79	.383	40.0
Braves	39	90	.302	50.5

Games

Braves 2, Dodgers 1

Dodgers 4, Braves 0

Reds 6, Cubs 5

Phillies 5, Giants 0

Pirates 8, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jake Daubert	5
2	George Cutshaw	4
3	Bob Bescher	3
3	Vin Campbell	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Walsh	5
2	Eddie Foster	3
3	Bill Brown	2
3	Donie Bush	2
3	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Daniels	3
2	Bill Sweeney	2
2	Jimmy Walsh	2
4	Home Run Baker	1
4	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Earl Yingling	2.50
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.50
3	Hank Robinson	0.75
4	Tom Seaton	0.50
5	Bob Groom	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Groom	1
1	Otto Hess	1
1	Elmer Knetzer	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Cicotte	9
2	Red Ames	5
2	Lefty Tyler	5
2	Earl Yingling	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Willie Mitchell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.412
2	Tris Speaker	.394
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.383
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
3	Fred Merkle	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	116
2	Sam Crawford	100
3	Duffy Lewis	96
4	Stuffy McInnis	95
5	Heinie Zimmerman	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	73
2	Bob Bescher	57
3	Ty Cobb	51
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	24
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	Nap Lajoie	.442
2	Johnny Evers	.417
3	Chief Wilson	.414
4	Ty Cobb	.409
5	Roy Hartzell	.392

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	17
2	Tris Speaker	14
3	George Jackson	13
3	Fred Merkle	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	10
2	Ty Cobb	9
2	Bert Daniels	9
4	Jake Daubert	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Ferry	0.43
2	Hank Robinson	0.53
3	Elmer Knetzer	0.71
4	Smoky Joe Wood	0.75
5	Red Ames	0.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Suggs	5
2	Bob Groom	4
2	Christy Mathewson	4
2	Smoky Joe Wood	4
5	11 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	33
2	Walter Johnson	29
3	Lefty Tyler	26
4	Eddie Cicotte	23
4	Ed Walsh	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mack Allison	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Evers	.422
2	Eddie Collins	.409
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.404
4	Jimmy Archer	.391
5	Tris Speaker	.384

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	28
2	Heinie Zimmerman	24
3	Hal Chase	23
4	George Jackson	22
4	2 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	16
2	Sam Crawford	12
2	Bert Daniels	12
2	Tris Speaker	12
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Smoky Joe Wood	0.68
2	Jack Ferry	0.69
3	Hank Robinson	1.18
4	Red Ames	1.19
5	Ray Collins	1.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Suggs	7
1	Smoky Joe Wood	7
3	Bob Groom	6
3	Eddie Plank	6
3	Jeff Tesreau	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	59
2	Walter Johnson	56
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	.410
2	Tris Speaker	.383
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.378
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.364
5	Eddie Collins	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	15
2	Larry Doyle	14
3	Frank Schulte	13
4	Fred Merkle	12
5	3 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	135
2	Sam Crawford	115
3	Duffy Lewis	108
4	Heinie Zimmerman	100
5	Fred Merkle	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	82
2	Bob Bescher	81
3	Ty Cobb	67
4	Eddie Collins	53
5	Tris Speaker	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.62
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.78
3	Christy Mathewson	2.07
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	26
4	Eddie Plank	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	301
2	Ed Walsh	254
3	Smoky Joe Wood	253
4	Pete Alexander	203
5	Rube Marquard	185

Saves

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