On This Day

Thursday, September 12, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	95	38	.714	--
Athletics	81	53	.604	14.5
Senators	81	55	.596	15.5
White Sox	64	69	.481	31.0
Tigers	62	74	.456	34.5
Naps	59	75	.440	36.5
Highlanders	48	85	.361	47.0
Browns	46	87	.346	49.0

Games

Senators 3, Naps 2

Athletics 3, Tigers 0

Red Sox 3, White Sox 1

Browns 3, Highlanders 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	93	40	.699	--
Cubs	82	50	.621	10.5
Pirates	80	53	.602	13.0
Reds	67	68	.496	27.0
Phillies	63	69	.477	29.5
Cardinals	56	78	.418	37.5
Dodgers	50	83	.376	43.0
Braves	41	91	.311	51.5

Games

Dodgers 1, Reds 0

Reds 6, Dodgers 4

Giants 4, Cardinals 1

Braves 7, Cubs 0

Cardinals 4, Giants 2

Braves 7, Cubs 4

Pirates 7, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Vin Campbell	7
2	Bob Bescher	5
3	Rube Ellis	4
3	Joe Tinker	4
3	Heinie Zimmerman	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Rube Ellis	1
1	Ben Houser	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Bescher	3
1	Vin Campbell	3
1	Steve Evans	3
1	Art Fletcher	3
1	Jake Stahl	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Josh Devore	2
1	Ward Miller	2
3	Jimmy Austin	1
3	Roger Bresnahan	1
3	18 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pat Ragan	1.25
2	Rube Benton	1.00
2	Willie Mitchell	1.00
4	Jeff Tesreau	0.78
5	2 tied	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mack Allison	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Bob Groom	1
1	Bob Harmon	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	8
2	Rube Geyer	7
2	Willie Mitchell	7
2	Jeff Tesreau	7
5	4 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hub Perdue	2

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.414
2	Tris Speaker	.392
3	Heinie Zimmerman	.382
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.376
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	121
2	Sam Crawford	104
3	Duffy Lewis	98
4	Stuffy McInnis	95
4	Heinie Zimmerman	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	75
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	2.10
4	Jeff Tesreau	2.21
5	Buck O'Brien	2.30

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	177
5	Claude Hendrix	166

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Slim Sallee	6
3	Christy Mathewson	5
4	Nap Rucker	4
5	5 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.477
2	Bob Bescher	.468
3	Ty Cobb	.447
4	Babe Borton	.424
5	Chief Wilson	.417

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	19
2	Chief Wilson	16
3	Fred Merkle	13
4	Sam Crawford	11
5	3 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bescher	12
1	Ty Cobb	12
3	Eddie Collins	10
4	Bert Daniels	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Knetzer	0.00
2	Ray Collins	0.33
3	Smoky Joe Wood	0.35
4	Hank Robinson	0.53
5	Earl Yingling	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	5
1	Jeff Tesreau	5
3	Bob Groom	4
3	Otto Hess	4
3	George Suggs	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Cicotte	22
1	Lefty Tyler	22
1	Smoky Joe Wood	22
4	Willie Mitchell	21
4	Nap Rucker	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hub Perdue	2
2	Mack Allison	1
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Rube Benton	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Evers	.447
2	Nap Lajoie	.434
3	Ty Cobb	.406
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.391
5	Eddie Collins	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherry Magee	5
2	Fred Merkle	3
2	Frank Schulte	3
4	Beals Becker	2
4	9 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	29
2	Chief Wilson	25
3	Sam Crawford	24
4	Fred Merkle	23
5	2 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	Red Ames	0.95
3	George McConnell	1.17
4	Hank Robinson	1.22
5	Ray Collins	1.24

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	54
1	Smoky Joe Wood	54
3	Rube Benton	37
3	Eddie Cicotte	37
3	Ed Walsh	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hub Perdue	2
1	Slim Sallee	2
1	Jack Warhop	2
4	Mack Allison	1
4	19 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.414
2	Tris Speaker	.384
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.384
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.364
5	Eddie Collins	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	15
2	Larry Doyle	13
2	Frank Schulte	13
4	Home Run Baker	11
5	3 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	136
2	Sam Crawford	117
3	Duffy Lewis	109
4	Heinie Zimmerman	103
5	Stuffy McInnis	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	84
2	Bob Bescher	79
3	Ty Cobb	64
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	2.07
4	Buck O'Brien	2.20
5	Jeff Tesreau	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Smoky Joe Wood	34
2	Walter Johnson	32
3	Rube Marquard	30
4	Eddie Plank	26
5	3 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	304
2	Smoky Joe Wood	258
3	Ed Walsh	245
4	Pete Alexander	207
5	Claude Hendrix	190

Saves

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