On This Day

Saturday, April 13, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 2 0 1.000 --
Red Sox 3 0 1.000 -0.5
White Sox 2 1 .667 0.5
Naps 2 1 .667 0.5
Tigers 1 2 .333 1.5
Browns 1 2 .333 1.5
Senators 0 2 .000 2.0
Highlanders 0 3 .000 2.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 2 0 1.000 --
Cardinals 2 0 1.000 0.0
Dodgers 2 1 .667 0.5
Braves 2 1 .667 0.5
Giants 1 2 .333 1.5
Phillies 1 2 .333 1.5
Pirates 0 2 .000 2.0
Cubs 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ivy Olson 5
2 Red Dooin 3
2 Baldy Louden 3
2 Alex McCarthy 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Titus 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Red Dooin 3
1 John Titus 3
3 Vin Campbell 2
3 Gavvy Cravath 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Hogan 2
2 Sam Crawford 1
2 Del Gainer 1
2 Miller Huggins 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Peters 1.00
1 Tom Seaton 1.00
3 Hippo Vaughn 0.83
4 Elmer Brown 0.56
5 Claude Hendrix 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elmer Brown 1
1 Bill Burns 1
1 Rube Geyer 1
1 Charley Hall 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hippo Vaughn 10
2 Charley Hall 7
3 Claude Hendrix 6
3 Rube Peters 6
3 Tom Seaton 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Evans .556
2 Frank Schulte .500
2 Tillie Shafer .500
4 Jimmy Callahan .455
4 2 others tied .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Evans 1
1 Tris Speaker 1
1 Harry Spratt 1
1 John Titus 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Devore 6
2 Ben Houser 5
3 Gavvy Cravath 4
3 Steve Evans 4
3 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
2 Josh Devore 2
2 Larry Doyle 2
2 Willie Hogan 2
2 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Mitchell 0.00
1 Jim Scott 0.00
1 Elmer Brown 0.00
1 Bob Harmon 0.00
1 4 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Baskette 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Elmer Brown 1
1 Bill Burns 1
1 17 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Morgan 11
1 Hippo Vaughn 11
3 Ed Walsh 9
4 Charley Hall 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Schardt 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Clarke .327
2 Matty McIntyre .319
3 Bris Lord .310
4 Frank LaPorte .309
5 Joe Birmingham .304

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 20
2 Fred Luderus 16
3 Sherry Magee 15
4 Larry Doyle 13
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 135
2 Sam Crawford 122
3 Home Run Baker 106
3 Ping Bodie 106
3 2 others tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 83
2 Bob Bescher 80
3 Josh Devore 62
4 Clyde Milan 54
5 Fred Snodgrass 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.40
2 Chief Bender 2.78
3 Christy Mathewson 2.88
4 Lew Richie 2.98
5 Eddie Plank 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 29
2 Pete Alexander 28
2 Ed Walsh 28
4 Christy Mathewson 26
5 2 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 259
2 Rube Marquard 241
3 Pete Alexander 235
4 Smoky Joe Wood 230
5 Walter Johnson 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 12
2 Doc Crandall 5
2 Bill Schardt 5
4 George Chalmers 4
4 6 others tied 4