On This Day

Tuesday, April 23, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 5 2 .714 --
White Sox 6 3 .667 0.0
Senators 4 3 .571 1.0
Athletics 4 3 .571 1.0
Naps 5 4 .556 1.0
Tigers 4 6 .400 2.5
Browns 4 6 .400 2.5
Highlanders 1 6 .143 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 7 2 .778 --
Giants 5 3 .625 1.5
Phillies 4 3 .571 2.0
Pirates 4 5 .444 3.0
Braves 4 5 .444 3.0
Cardinals 4 6 .400 3.5
Cubs 3 5 .375 3.5
Dodgers 3 5 .375 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stuffy McInnis 3
1 Bert Tooley 3
3 Ping Bodie 2
3 Jake Daubert 2
3 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Lennox 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Evers 2
1 Bob Groom 2
1 Red Smith 2
1 Ed Walsh 2
1 Chief Wilson 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Morrie Rath 2
1 Germany Schaefer 2
3 Ping Bodie 1
3 Vin Campbell 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Walsh 0.88
2 Jean Dubuc 0.83
3 Hippo Vaughn 0.75
4 Maury Kent 0.67
4 Cy Morgan 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Curly Brown 1
1 Bob Groom 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 7
2 Bob Groom 6
2 Hippo Vaughn 6
2 Smoky Joe Wood 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chief Meyers .577
2 Ed Konetchy .425
3 Ping Bodie .419
4 Alex McCarthy .417
5 Jimmy Callahan .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Spratt 2
2 Ping Bodie 1
2 Rube Ellis 1
2 Jimmy Esmond 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Hoblitzell 12
2 Ping Bodie 11
2 Jimmy Esmond 11
4 Steve Evans 8
4 3 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Crawford 9
2 Max Carey 4
2 Larry Doyle 4
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson 4
2 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Kahler 0.00
1 Larry Cheney 0.00
1 Curly Brown 0.00
1 Tex Covington 0.00
1 Hooks Wiltse 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hub Perdue 3
1 Ed Walsh 3
3 Rube Benton 2
3 Larry Cheney 2
3 9 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 33
2 Jim Scott 19
2 Hippo Vaughn 19
2 Smoky Joe Wood 19
5 Walter Johnson 18

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 18
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 Ping Bodie 116
2 Sam Crawford 116
4 Chief Wilson 108
5 Home Run Baker 105

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 2.57
2 Chief Bender 2.78
3 Christy Mathewson 2.81
4 Ed Walsh 2.97
5 Babe Adams 3.01

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 267
2 Smoky Joe Wood 242
3 Rube Marquard 238
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