On This Day

Monday, April 22, 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 5 .444 2.5
Browns 3 6 .333 3.5
Highlanders 0 6 .000 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 6 2 .750 --
Giants 5 3 .625 1.0
Phillies 4 3 .571 1.5
Braves 4 4 .500 2.0
Cardinals 4 5 .444 2.5
Cubs 3 4 .429 2.5
Pirates 3 5 .375 3.0
Dodgers 2 5 .286 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rebel Oakes 4
2 Ed Konetchy 3
2 Mike Mitchell 3
4 Johnny Bates 2
4 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Mitchell 5
2 Ossie Vitt 3
3 Miller Huggins 2
3 Ed Konetchy 2
3 Del Pratt 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Crawford 2
2 Jimmy Austin 1
2 Bob Bescher 1
2 Donie Bush 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Willett 0.36
2 Bill Bailey 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Earl Hamilton 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Hamilton 4
1 Ed Willett 4
3 Jim Bagby 2
3 Rube Geyer 2
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chief Meyers .577
2 Ed Konetchy .472
3 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
2 Jimmy Esmond 10
4 Steve Evans 8
4 Buddy Ryan 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Crawford 8
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 .314
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 134
2 Sam Crawford 116
3 Ping Bodie 115
4 Chief Wilson 106
5 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 83
2 Bob Bescher 81
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