On This Day

Sunday, October 6, 1912

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1912 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 8, 1912

Boston Red Sox at New York Giants

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 105 47 .691 --
Senators 91 61 .599 14.0
Athletics 90 62 .592 15.0
White Sox 78 76 .506 28.0
Naps 75 78 .490 30.5
Tigers 69 84 .451 36.5
Browns 53 101 .344 53.0
Highlanders 50 102 .329 55.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 103 48 .682 --
Pirates 93 58 .616 10.0
Cubs 91 59 .607 11.5
Reds 75 78 .490 29.0
Phillies 73 79 .480 30.5
Cardinals 63 90 .412 41.0
Dodgers 58 95 .379 46.0
Braves 52 101 .340 52.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nap Lajoie 5
2 Dots Miller 4
3 Max Carey 3
3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Hoblitzell 1
1 Honus Wagner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Honus Wagner 5
2 Dots Miller 4
3 Nap Lajoie 3
3 Chief Wilson 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Bresnahan 1
1 Bunny Brief 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Harry Chapman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Wheatley 0.67
2 Willie Mitchell 0.50
2 Slim Sallee 0.50
4 Rube Benton 0.43
5 Larry Cheney 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Willie Mitchell 1
1 Harry Smith 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Benton 6
2 Willie Mitchell 5
3 Howie Camnitz 4
4 Larry Cheney 3
4 Joe Lake 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Lange 1
1 Ed Reulbach 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .409
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson .395
3 Tris Speaker .383
4 Nap Lajoie .369
5 Heinie Zimmerman .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Zimmerman 14
2 Frank Schulte 12
3 Gavvy Cravath 11
3 Fred Merkle 11
3 Chief Wilson 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Home Run Baker 135
2 Sam Crawford 116
3 Duffy Lewis 114
4 Stuffy McInnis 107
5 Heinie Zimmerman 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Milan 88
2 Bob Bescher 67
3 Eddie Collins 66
4 Ty Cobb 60
5 Tris Speaker 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 1.46
2 Smoky Joe Wood 1.88
3 Jeff Tesreau 1.90
4 Christy Mathewson 2.15
5 Ed Walsh 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Smoky Joe Wood 34
2 Walter Johnson 33
3 Ed Walsh 27
4 Larry Cheney 26
4 2 others tied 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 306
2 Ed Walsh 259
2 Smoky Joe Wood 259
4 Pete Alexander 195
5 Vean Gregg 184

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 10
2 Slim Sallee 6
3 Christy Mathewson 5
4 Nap Rucker 4
5 9 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .536
2 Nap Lajoie .526
3 Ray Chapman .455
4 Jay Kirke .413
5 Duffy Lewis .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Home Run Baker 2
1 Vin Campbell 2
1 Jack Lelivelt 2
1 Mike Mitchell 2
1 Gus Williams 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Kirke 16
1 Nap Lajoie 16
3 Mike Mitchell 15
4 Ben Houser 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 10
2 Clyde Milan 7
2 Rollie Zeider 7
4 Bob Bescher 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Tesreau 0.00
2 Tom Seaton 0.47
3 Walter Johnson 0.59
4 Jimmy Lavender 0.61
5 Wilbur Cooper 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Otto Hess 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 Buck O'Brien 3
1 Ed Walsh 3
5 17 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 25
2 Bob Groom 19
3 Walter Johnson 17
4 Buck O'Brien 16
4 Smoky Joe Wood 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 2
2 Sandy Burk 1
2 Larry Cheney 1
2 Charley Hall 1
2 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson .523
2 Nap Lajoie .510
3 Vin Campbell .405
4 Sam Crawford .403
5 Ty Cobb .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chief Wilson 5
2 Ben Houser 4
3 Home Run Baker 3
4 Vin Campbell 2
4 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Lajoie 30
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 26
3 Jay Kirke 25
4 Chief Wilson 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 21
2 Clyde Milan 15
3 Ty Cobb 13
3 Tommy McMillan 13
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Tesreau 0.49
2 Walter Johnson 0.99
3 Eddie Plank 1.05
4 Ed Walsh 1.11
5 Carl Cashion 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Otto Hess 6
2 Larry Cheney 5
2 Bob Groom 5
2 Tom Seaton 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 51
2 Smoky Joe Wood 46
3 Nap Rucker 42
4 Jeff Tesreau 40
5 Earl Hamilton 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charley Hall 2
1 Hub Perdue 2
1 Ed Walsh 2
4 Mack Allison 1
4 17 others tied 1