On This Day

Saturday, September 21, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	98	44	.690	--
Senators	85	58	.594	13.5
Athletics	83	59	.585	15.0
White Sox	70	70	.500	27.0
Tigers	68	76	.472	31.0
Naps	68	76	.472	31.0
Browns	48	92	.343	49.0
Highlanders	48	93	.340	49.5

Games

Naps 5, Highlanders 4

Browns 4, Athletics 3

Red Sox 11, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	97	44	.688	--
Cubs	87	54	.617	10.0
Pirates	86	56	.606	11.5
Reds	72	71	.503	26.0
Phillies	67	74	.475	30.0
Cardinals	59	84	.413	39.0
Dodgers	53	88	.376	44.0
Braves	46	96	.324	51.5

Games

Braves 13, Reds 2

Phillies 5, Cubs 3

Phillies 3, Cubs 2

Dodgers 12, Cardinals 0

Giants 2, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jay Kirke	4
1	Vic Saier	4
3	Vin Campbell	3
3	Sam Crawford	3
3	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	1
1	Ben Houser	1
1	Red Murray	1
1	Tris Speaker	1
1	Casey Stengel	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jake Daubert	3
1	Mickey Doolin	3
1	Ben Houser	3
1	Jay Kirke	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy McMillan	2
1	Honus Wagner	2
3	Bob Bescher	1
3	George Cutshaw	1
3	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Nap Rucker	1.22
2	Ray Collins	0.70
3	Jeff Tesreau	0.67
4	Tom Seaton	0.56
5	Howie Camnitz	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Baumgardner	1
1	Bert Brenner	1
1	Ray Collins	1
1	Ed Donnelly	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	11
2	Ray Collins	7
3	George Baumgardner	5
3	Roy Crabb	5
3	Tom Seaton	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.408
2	Tris Speaker	.388
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.388
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.378
5	Chief Meyers	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	14
2	Frank Schulte	12
3	Gavvy Cravath	11
3	Fred Merkle	11
5	3 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	124
2	Sam Crawford	116
3	Duffy Lewis	103
4	Stuffy McInnis	101
5	Heinie Zimmerman	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	81
2	Bob Bescher	61
3	Ty Cobb	58
4	Eddie Collins	56
5	Tris Speaker	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.54
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.90
3	Jeff Tesreau	2.06
4	Christy Mathewson	2.12
5	Ed Walsh	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Smoky Joe Wood	32
2	Walter Johnson	30
3	Rube Marquard	26
4	Eddie Plank	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	289
2	Smoky Joe Wood	243
3	Ed Walsh	234
4	Pete Alexander	183
5	Vean Gregg	175

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.537
2	Nap Lajoie	.519
3	Pete Knisely	.435
4	Max Carey	.429
4	Ben Houser	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chief Wilson	4
2	Ben Houser	3
3	Max Carey	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	24 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chief Wilson	18
2	Sam Crawford	16
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	16
4	Nap Lajoie	14
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	10
2	Ty Cobb	8
2	Clyde Milan	8
4	Ray Chapman	7
5	5 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ames	0.00
2	Ed Walsh	0.67
3	Elmer Knetzer	0.68
4	Willie Mitchell	0.69
5	Jeff Tesreau	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jeff Tesreau	4
2	Howie Camnitz	3
2	Larry Cheney	3
2	Bob Groom	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nap Rucker	31
2	Ed Walsh	26
3	Jeff Tesreau	24
4	Eddie Cicotte	22
5	3 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hub Perdue	2
2	Walt Dickson	1
2	Jack Ferry	1
2	Rube Geyer	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.455
2	Johnny Evers	.436
3	Lee Magee	.394
4	Ty Cobb	.394
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chief Wilson	5
2	Sherry Magee	4
2	Fred Merkle	4
4	Ben Houser	3
4	Fred Luderus	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chief Wilson	30
2	Sam Crawford	26
3	Home Run Baker	25
4	Tris Speaker	23
5	5 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	18
2	Bob Bescher	15
2	Eddie Collins	15
4	Clyde Milan	12
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ames	0.72
2	Elmer Knetzer	0.93
3	Jeff Tesreau	1.11
4	Hank Robinson	1.19
5	Ed Walsh	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jeff Tesreau	8
2	Larry Cheney	7
2	George Suggs	7
4	Bob Groom	6
4	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	54
2	Walter Johnson	52
3	Ed Walsh	50
4	Nap Rucker	43
5	Eddie Cicotte	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hub Perdue	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	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.392
3	Tris Speaker	.384
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.371
5	Eddie Collins	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	14
2	Frank Schulte	13
3	Home Run Baker	11
3	Gavvy Cravath	11
3	4 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	136
2	Sam Crawford	126
3	Duffy Lewis	112
4	Heinie Zimmerman	105
5	Bill Sweeney	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	87
2	Bob Bescher	74
3	Ty Cobb	63
4	Eddie Collins	61
5	Tris Speaker	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.65
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.86
3	Jeff Tesreau	2.06
4	Christy Mathewson	2.06
5	Hank Robinson	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Smoky Joe Wood	34
2	Walter Johnson	32
3	Rube Marquard	28
4	Ed Walsh	26
5	2 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	310
2	Smoky Joe Wood	267
3	Ed Walsh	259
4	Pete Alexander	197
5	Claude Hendrix	184

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	9
2	Slim Sallee	6
3	Christy Mathewson	5
4	Nap Rucker	4
5	7 tied	3