On This Day

Wednesday, September 11, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 94 38 .712 --
Athletics 80 53 .602 14.5
Senators 80 55 .593 15.5
White Sox 64 68 .485 30.0
Tigers 62 73 .459 33.5
Naps 59 74 .444 35.5
Highlanders 48 84 .364 46.0
Browns 45 87 .341 49.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 92 39 .702 --
Cubs 82 48 .631 9.5
Pirates 79 53 .598 13.5
Reds 66 67 .496 27.0
Phillies 63 68 .481 29.0
Cardinals 55 77 .417 37.5
Dodgers 49 82 .374 43.0
Braves 39 91 .300 52.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Carey 4
2 Babe Borton 3
2 Eddie Collins 3
2 Harry Hooper 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Donlin 1
1 Sherry Magee 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Max Carey 2
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Mike Donlin 2
1 Nap Lajoie 2
1 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 6
2 Ty Cobb 2
2 Eddie Murphy 2
4 Home Run Baker 1
4 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 0.78
2 Ray Collins 0.33
3 Fred Blanding 0.25
3 Eddie Cicotte 0.25
5 Ray Caldwell 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Blanding 1
1 Ray Caldwell 1
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Ray Collins 1
1 Byron Houck 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 7
2 Eddie Cicotte 4
2 Joe Lake 4
4 Fred Blanding 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Plank 1
1 Jack Warhop 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .415
2 Tris Speaker .394
3 Heinie Zimmerman .380
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
3 Fred Merkle 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 119
2 Sam Crawford 104
3 Duffy Lewis 98
4 Stuffy McInnis 95
5 Heinie Zimmerman 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 74
2 Bob Bescher 59
3 Ty Cobb 54
4 Eddie Collins 53
5 Tris Speaker 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.52
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.85
3 Christy Mathewson 2.09
4 Jeff Tesreau 2.31
5 Ed Walsh 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Smoky Joe Wood 31
2 Walter Johnson 29
3 Rube Marquard 26
4 Eddie Plank 24
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 281
2 Smoky Joe Wood 227
3 Ed Walsh 212
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 4 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Bescher .453
2 Ty Cobb .438
2 Nap Lajoie .438
4 Chief Wilson .429
5 Hub Northen .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beals Becker 2
1 Fred Luderus 2
1 Sherry Magee 2
1 Fred Merkle 2
1 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 18
2 Chief Wilson 15
3 Fred Merkle 12
4 Sam Crawford 11
5 3 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 12
1 Ty Cobb 12
3 Eddie Collins 11
4 Bert Daniels 8
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Mitchell 0.00
1 Elmer Knetzer 0.00
3 Smoky Joe Wood 0.26
4 Ray Collins 0.33
5 Hank Robinson 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 5
2 George Suggs 4
2 Jeff Tesreau 4
2 Smoky Joe Wood 4
5 9 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 31
2 Smoky Joe Wood 30
3 Eddie Cicotte 22
4 Otto Hess 18
4 Lefty Tyler 18

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 .447
2 Nap Lajoie .419
3 Ty Cobb .408
4 Eddie Collins .395
5 Heinie Zimmerman .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 5
2 Fred Merkle 3
2 Frank Schulte 3
4 Beals Becker 2
4 10 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 27
2 Sam Crawford 24
2 Chief Wilson 24
4 Sherry Magee 22
4 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 17
2 Ty Cobb 14
2 Eddie Collins 14
4 Bert Daniels 13
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Smoky Joe Wood 0.69
2 Art Fromme 1.11
3 George McConnell 1.17
4 Red Ames 1.19
5 Hank Robinson 1.22

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 54
1 Smoky Joe Wood 54
3 Ed Walsh 42
4 Eddie Cicotte 37
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Sallee 2
1 Jack Warhop 2
3 Mack Allison 1
3 Chief Bender 1
3 18 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .415
2 Tris Speaker .387
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .383
4 Heinie Zimmerman .363
5 Eddie Collins .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 15
2 Larry Doyle 14
3 Frank Schulte 13
4 Fred Merkle 12
5 Home Run Baker 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 136
2 Sam Crawford 118
3 Duffy Lewis 110
4 Heinie Zimmerman 101
5 Larry Doyle 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 83
2 Bob Bescher 81
3 Ty Cobb 67
4 Eddie Collins 60
5 Tris Speaker 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.62
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.76
3 Christy Mathewson 2.05
4 Buck O'Brien 2.25
5 Jeff Tesreau 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Smoky Joe Wood 34
2 Walter Johnson 32
3 Rube Marquard 31
4 Jack Coombs 26
4 2 others tied 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 304
2 Smoky Joe Wood 258
3 Ed Walsh 245
4 Pete Alexander 203
5 Rube Marquard 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