On This Day

Thursday, September 26, 1912

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	101	45	.692	--
Senators	87	58	.600	13.5
Athletics	85	59	.590	15.0
White Sox	71	74	.490	29.5
Naps	70	76	.479	31.0
Tigers	68	78	.466	33.0
Browns	50	95	.345	50.5
Highlanders	49	96	.338	51.5

Games

Naps 12, Tigers 2

Senators 3, Athletics 3

Red Sox 15, Highlanders 12

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	99	44	.692	--
Cubs	89	54	.622	10.0
Pirates	88	56	.611	11.5
Reds	72	74	.493	28.5
Phillies	69	74	.483	30.0
Cardinals	59	87	.404	41.5
Dodgers	54	90	.375	45.5
Braves	47	98	.324	53.0

Games

Cubs 10, Reds 0

Giants 4, Braves 0

Phillies 7, Dodgers 0

Cubs 11, Reds 10

Giants 8, Braves 3

Pirates 7, Cardinals 5

Phillies 11, Dodgers 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Doc Miller	7
2	Otto Knabe	6
3	Dick Hoblitzell	5
4	Gavvy Cravath	4
4	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Marty Krug	4
1	Vic Saier	4
1	Frank Schulte	4
1	Heinie Zimmerman	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Otto Knabe	3
1	Tommy McMillan	3
3	Johnny Evers	2
3	Doc Johnston	2
3	Dode Paskert	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Alexander	1.60
2	Al Demaree	1.12
3	Jimmy Lavender	0.71
4	Ray Keating	0.50
4	Tom Seaton	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Al Demaree	1
1	Vean Gregg	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jimmy Lavender	10
2	Al Demaree	9
3	Pete Alexander	8
3	Ray Keating	8
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Cheney	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.409
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.391
3	Tris Speaker	.385
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.380
5	Chief Meyers	.362

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	106
4	Stuffy McInnis	102
4	Heinie Zimmerman	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	84
2	Bob Bescher	63
3	Eddie Collins	62
4	Ty Cobb	58
5	Tris Speaker	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.54
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.85
3	Jeff Tesreau	2.06
4	Christy Mathewson	2.15
5	Ed Walsh	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Smoky Joe Wood	33
2	Walter Johnson	31
3	Rube Marquard	26
3	Eddie Plank	26
5	2 tied	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	297
2	Smoky Joe Wood	253
3	Ed Walsh	242
4	Pete Alexander	191
5	Vean Gregg	179

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	.585
2	Nap Lajoie	.479
3	Rip Williams	.472
4	Sam Crawford	.450
5	Ben Houser	.444

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ben Houser	3
1	Chief Wilson	3
3	Max Carey	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	17
2	Nap Lajoie	15
3	Sam Crawford	12
3	Ben Houser	12
3	Bill Sweeney	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	10
2	Eddie Collins	9
2	Tommy McMillan	9
4	Max Carey	7
4	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	0.50
2	Ed Walsh	0.67
3	Jeff Tesreau	0.75
4	Bob Groom	1.00
5	Carl Cashion	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Baumgardner	3
1	Larry Cheney	3
1	Vean Gregg	3
1	Bob Groom	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	30
2	Smoky Joe Wood	26
3	Earl Hamilton	25
3	Nap Rucker	25
5	Pat Ragan	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hub Perdue	2
2	Larry Cheney	1
2	Walt Dickson	1
2	Jack Ferry	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.466
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.446
3	Johnny Evers	.423
4	Ty Cobb	.396
5	Bob Bescher	.382

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chief Wilson	26
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	24
3	Home Run Baker	23
3	Sam Crawford	23
5	Nap Lajoie	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	20
2	Bob Bescher	16
2	Ty Cobb	16
4	Tommy McMillan	14
4	Clyde Milan	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Willie Mitchell	0.52
2	Red Ames	0.57
3	Smoky Joe Wood	0.90
4	Jeff Tesreau	1.00
5	Elmer Knetzer	1.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Cheney	7
1	Jeff Tesreau	7
3	Bob Groom	6
3	Otto Hess	6
3	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Smoky Joe Wood	56
2	Ed Walsh	50
3	Walter Johnson	47
4	Eddie Cicotte	38
4	Nap Rucker	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hub Perdue	2
2	Mack Allison	1
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Rube Benton	1
2	16 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.412
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.394
3	Tris Speaker	.381
4	Heinie Zimmerman	.369
5	Eddie Collins	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Zimmerman	14
2	Frank Schulte	13
3	Gavvy Cravath	11
3	Larry Doyle	11
3	3 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Home Run Baker	129
2	Sam Crawford	121
3	Duffy Lewis	112
4	Bill Sweeney	104
5	2 tied	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clyde Milan	88
2	Bob Bescher	73
3	Eddie Collins	65
4	Ty Cobb	61
5	Tris Speaker	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	1.54
2	Smoky Joe Wood	1.81
3	Jeff Tesreau	2.06
4	Christy Mathewson	2.09
5	Buck O'Brien	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Smoky Joe Wood	34
2	Walter Johnson	33
3	Rube Marquard	27
3	Ed Walsh	27
5	Eddie Plank	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	313
2	Smoky Joe Wood	266
3	Ed Walsh	263
4	Pete Alexander	201
5	Claude Hendrix	186

Saves

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