On This Day

Saturday, April 20, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 5 1 .833 --
Athletics 4 2 .667 1.0
White Sox 4 3 .571 1.5
Tigers 4 3 .571 1.5
Naps 4 3 .571 1.5
Senators 3 3 .500 2.0
Browns 2 5 .286 3.5
Highlanders 0 6 .000 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 4 2 .667 --
Giants 5 3 .625 0.0
Phillies 4 3 .571 0.5
Cardinals 4 3 .571 0.5
Braves 4 4 .500 1.0
Pirates 3 4 .429 1.5
Cubs 2 4 .333 2.0
Dodgers 2 5 .286 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Yerkes 5
2 Johnny Kling 4
2 Alex McCarthy 4
4 Eddie Collins 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Sheckard 1
1 Art Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Delahanty 3
2 Jack Barry 2
2 Max Carey 2
2 Dick Hoblitzell 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 Bert Daniels 2
1 Tillie Shafer 2
5 20 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Scott 1.62
2 Hub Perdue 1.29
3 Jeff Tesreau 0.91
4 George Baumgardner 0.59
5 Jack Coombs 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Charley Hall 1
1 Cy Morgan 1
1 George Mullin 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Scott 13
2 George Baumgardner 10
2 Jeff Tesreau 10
4 Hub Perdue 9
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Marquard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chief Meyers .577
2 Frank Schulte .455
3 Ed Konetchy .448
4 Jimmy Callahan .438
5 George Stovall .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Spratt 2
2 Ping Bodie 1
2 Rube Ellis 1
2 Steve Evans 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Hoblitzell 10
2 Buddy Ryan 8
3 Ping Bodie 7
3 Max Carey 7
3 6 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Crawford 6
2 Larry Doyle 4
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 4
2 Clyde Milan 4
2 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Mitchell 0.00
1 Larry Cheney 0.00
1 Tex Covington 0.00
1 George Kahler 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hub Perdue 3
2 Charley Hall 2
2 Walter Johnson 2
2 Rube Marquard 2
2 5 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 21
2 Jim Scott 19
3 Walter Johnson 18
4 George Baumgardner 17
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Bobby Keefe 1
1 Rube Marquard 1
1 Bill Schardt 1
1 Joe Willis 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bris Lord .310
2 Joe Birmingham .304
3 Neal Ball .295
4 Sherry Magee .286
5 Doc Gessler .284

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 19
2 Fred Luderus 16
3 Sherry Magee 14
4 Larry Doyle 13
4 Fred Merkle 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 133
2 Sam Crawford 117
3 Ping Bodie 112
4 Home Run Baker 108
5 Chief Wilson 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 82
2 Bob Bescher 78
3 Josh Devore 60
4 Clyde Milan 58
5 Fred Snodgrass 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.55
2 Chief Bender 2.78
3 Christy Mathewson 2.81
4 Babe Adams 2.91
5 Ed Walsh 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Coombs 29
2 Pete Alexander 28
2 Ed Walsh 28
4 Walter Johnson 27
4 Christy Mathewson 27

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 255
2 Rube Marquard 238
3 Smoky Joe Wood 236
4 Pete Alexander 235
5 Walter Johnson 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 12
2 Doc Crandall 5
2 Bobby Keefe 5
2 Bill Schardt 5
5 7 tied 4