On This Day

Sunday, April 21, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 5 1 .833 --
Athletics 4 2 .667 1.0
White Sox 5 3 .625 1.0
Naps 5 3 .625 1.0
Senators 3 3 .500 2.0
Tigers 4 4 .500 2.0
Browns 2 6 .250 4.0
Highlanders 0 6 .000 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 5 2 .714 --
Giants 5 3 .625 0.5
Phillies 4 3 .571 1.0
Cardinals 4 4 .500 1.5
Braves 4 4 .500 1.5
Cubs 3 4 .429 2.0
Pirates 3 5 .375 2.5
Dodgers 2 5 .286 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Archer 3
1 Ty Cobb 3
3 Jimmy Austin 2
3 Ping Bodie 2
3 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Esmond 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Archer 3
1 Ping Bodie 3
1 Jimmy Esmond 3
4 Jimmy Callahan 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 2
2 Max Carey 1
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Jim Delahanty 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Cheney 1.12
2 George Kahler 0.44
3 Rube Peters 0.43
4 Jack Powell 0.33
5 Art Fromme 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Cheney 1
1 Art Fromme 1
1 George Kahler 1
1 Rube Peters 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Cheney 9
2 Ed Walsh 5
3 George Kahler 4
4 Rube Peters 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chief Meyers .577
2 Ed Konetchy .438
2 Alex McCarthy .438
4 Jimmy Callahan .429
5 Frank Schulte .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Spratt 2
2 Ping Bodie 1
2 Rube Ellis 1
2 Jimmy Esmond 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Hoblitzell 11
2 Ping Bodie 10
3 Jimmy Esmond 9
4 Buddy Ryan 8
5 8 tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Crawford 6
2 Max Carey 4
2 Larry Doyle 4
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 4
2 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Kahler 0.00
1 Larry Cheney 0.00
1 Willie Mitchell 0.00
1 Tex Covington 0.00
1 Hooks Wiltse 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hub Perdue 3
2 Larry Cheney 2
2 Art Fromme 2
2 Charley Hall 2
2 7 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 26
2 Jim Scott 19
3 Walter Johnson 18
4 George Baumgardner 17
5 Larry Cheney 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Bobby Keefe 1
1 Rube Marquard 1
1 Bill Schardt 1
1 2 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bris Lord .311
2 Neal Ball .295
3 Sherry Magee .285
4 Doc Gessler .284
5 Jim Doyle .283

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 133
2 Sam Crawford 117
3 Ping Bodie 115
4 Home Run Baker 107
5 Chief Wilson 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 83
2 Bob Bescher 80
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 2.97

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 260
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
2 Ed Walsh 5