On This Day

Monday, September 23, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 98 44 .690 --
Senators 87 58 .600 12.5
Athletics 85 59 .590 14.0
White Sox 70 72 .493 28.0
Tigers 68 76 .472 31.0
Naps 68 76 .472 31.0
Highlanders 48 93 .340 49.5
Browns 48 94 .338 50.0

Games

No Games

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 72 .500 26.5
Phillies 67 74 .475 30.0
Cardinals 59 85 .410 39.5
Dodgers 54 88 .380 43.5
Braves 47 96 .329 51.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Galloway 2
1 Otto Hess 2
1 Ben Houser 2
1 Rabbit Maranville 2
1 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Herbie Moran 3
1 Casey Stengel 3
3 Dick Egan 2
3 Ben Houser 2
3 Mike Mitchell 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 1
1 Mike Mitchell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Elmer Knetzer 1.00
2 George Suggs 0.22
3 Otto Hess 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Otto Hess 1
1 Elmer Knetzer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Elmer Knetzer 8
2 Ralph Works 3
3 Otto Hess 2
3 George Suggs 2
5 Bill Steele 1

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 102
5 Heinie Zimmerman 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 84
2 Bob Bescher 62
2 Eddie Collins 62
4 Ty Cobb 58
5 Tris Speaker 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.55
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 31
3 Rube Marquard 26
3 Eddie Plank 26
5 2 tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 293
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 .543
2 Nap Lajoie .532
3 Max Carey .455
4 Ben Houser .447
5 Sam Crawford .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chief Wilson 4
2 Ben Houser 3
3 Max Carey 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Crawford 16
2 Nap Lajoie 14
2 Chief Wilson 14
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 13
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 16
2 Clyde Milan 11
3 Ray Chapman 7
3 Ty Cobb 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Walsh 0.00
2 Rube Benton 0.69
3 Jeff Tesreau 0.80
4 Bob Groom 1.00
5 Howie Camnitz 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Tesreau 4
2 Larry Cheney 3
2 Bob Groom 3
2 Otto Hess 3
5 26 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nap Rucker 31
2 Jeff Tesreau 24
3 Ed Walsh 22
4 Smoky Joe Wood 21
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hub Perdue 2
2 Walt Dickson 1
2 Jack Ferry 1
2 Rube Geyer 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .480
2 Johnny Evers .427
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson .412
4 Max Carey .402
5 Ty Cobb .384

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 29
2 Home Run Baker 25
3 Sam Crawford 24
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 20
4 Nap Lajoie 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 21
2 Ty Cobb 16
3 Bob Bescher 15
4 Clyde Milan 14
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Mitchell 0.50
2 Red Ames 0.57
3 Jeff Tesreau 1.00
3 Hank Robinson 1.00
5 Ed Walsh 1.13

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 54
2 Ed Walsh 49
3 Walter Johnson 48
4 Nap Rucker 43
5 Lefty Tyler 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hub Perdue 2
2 Mack Allison 1
2 Chief Bender 1
2 Rube Benton 1
2 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .410
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .393
3 Tris Speaker .385
4 Heinie Zimmerman .371
5 Eddie Collins .359

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 133
2 Sam Crawford 125
3 Duffy Lewis 109
4 Bill Sweeney 103
5 2 tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 89
2 Bob Bescher 73
3 Eddie Collins 65
4 Ty Cobb 61
5 Tris Speaker 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.55
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.86
3 Jeff Tesreau 2.06
4 Christy Mathewson 2.07
5 Hank Robinson 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Smoky Joe Wood 34
2 Walter Johnson 33
3 Rube Marquard 27
4 Bob Groom 26
4 2 others tied 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 309
2 Smoky Joe Wood 267
3 Ed Walsh 255
4 Pete Alexander 197
5 Bob Groom 185

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 8
2 Slim Sallee 6
3 Christy Mathewson 5
4 Nap Rucker 4
5 7 tied 3