On This Day

Wednesday, April 24, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 7 3 .700 --
Senators 5 3 .625 1.0
Athletics 5 3 .625 1.0
Red Sox 5 3 .625 1.0
Naps 5 5 .500 2.0
Browns 5 6 .455 2.5
Tigers 4 7 .364 3.5
Highlanders 1 7 .125 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 7 2 .778 --
Giants 6 3 .667 1.0
Phillies 4 4 .500 2.5
Braves 5 5 .500 2.5
Pirates 4 5 .444 3.0
Cardinals 4 6 .400 3.5
Cubs 3 5 .375 3.5
Dodgers 3 6 .333 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Krichell 4
2 Eddie Foster 3
2 Buck Herzog 3
2 Stuffy McInnis 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Donie Bush 1
1 Peaches Graham 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chief Meyers 3
2 Donie Bush 2
2 Jim Delahanty 2
2 Paul Krichell 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Foster 3
2 Shano Collins 2
3 Jimmy Austin 1
3 Donie Bush 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Buster Brown 0.86
2 Frank Lange 0.58
3 Walter Johnson 0.55
4 Rube Marquard 0.45
5 Eddie Plank 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buster Brown 1
1 Elmer Brown 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Frank Lange 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Lange 7
2 Buster Brown 6
2 Walter Johnson 6
2 Buck O'Brien 6
5 Rube Marquard 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chief Meyers .621
2 Ed Konetchy .425
3 Stuffy McInnis .419
4 Ping Bodie .417
4 Alex McCarthy .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Spratt 2
2 Ping Bodie 1
2 Donie Bush 1
2 Rube Ellis 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Hoblitzell 12
2 Ping Bodie 11
2 Jimmy Esmond 11
4 Chief Meyers 9
4 George Stovall 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Crawford 9
2 Morrie Rath 5
2 Tillie Shafer 5
4 Donie Bush 4
4 8 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Kahler 0.00
1 Larry Cheney 0.00
1 Curly Brown 0.00
1 Hooks Wiltse 0.00
5 Willie Mitchell 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 Rube Marquard 3
1 Hub Perdue 3
1 Ed Walsh 3
5 11 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 33
2 Walter Johnson 24
3 Jim Scott 19
3 Hippo Vaughn 19
3 Smoky Joe Wood 19

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 .315
2 Neal Ball .295
3 Sherry Magee .286
4 Doc Gessler .284
5 Al Bridwell .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 130
2 Ping Bodie 116
2 Sam Crawford 116
4 Chief Wilson 108
5 Home Run Baker 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 83
2 Bob Bescher 80
3 Josh Devore 59
4 Clyde Milan 57
5 Fred Snodgrass 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.57
2 Chief Bender 2.78
3 Christy Mathewson 2.81
4 Walter Johnson 2.91
5 Ed Walsh 2.97

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 267
2 Rube Marquard 243
3 Smoky Joe Wood 242
4 Pete Alexander 236
5 Walter Johnson 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 12
2 Doc Crandall 5
2 Bobby Keefe 5
2 Bill Schardt 5
2 Ed Walsh 5