On This Day

Saturday, April 27, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 9 3 .750 --
Red Sox 8 3 .727 0.5
Senators 6 5 .545 2.5
Athletics 6 5 .545 2.5
Naps 6 6 .500 3.0
Tigers 5 8 .385 4.5
Browns 5 8 .385 4.5
Highlanders 2 9 .182 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 8 3 .727 --
Reds 8 3 .727 0.0
Braves 6 6 .500 2.5
Pirates 5 6 .455 3.0
Cubs 5 6 .455 3.0
Phillies 4 6 .400 3.5
Cardinals 5 8 .385 4.0
Dodgers 4 7 .364 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Byrne 5
1 Dots Miller 5
3 Honus Wagner 4
4 Max Carey 3
4 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Foster 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dots Miller 5
1 Honus Wagner 5
3 Max Carey 3
3 Eddie Foster 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Byrne 3
2 Home Run Baker 2
2 Max Carey 2
2 Honus Wagner 2
5 11 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Groom 1.33
2 Lew Richie 1.00
3 Smoky Joe Wood 0.75
4 Ed Walsh 0.56
5 George Kahler 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Camnitz 1
1 Bob Groom 1
1 George Kahler 1
1 Lew Richie 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Smoky Joe Wood 6
2 Howie Camnitz 5
2 George Kahler 5
2 Lew Richie 5
2 Ed Walsh 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chief Meyers .625
2 Alex McCarthy .455
3 Ed Konetchy .404
4 Ping Bodie .393
5 Nap Lajoie .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Spratt 2
2 Ping Bodie 1
2 Hugh Bradley 1
2 Donie Bush 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ping Bodie 13
1 Dick Hoblitzell 13
3 Jimmy Esmond 11
4 Max Carey 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Crawford 9
2 Max Carey 6
2 Clyde Milan 6
4 Larry Doyle 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Mitchell 0.36
2 George Baumgardner 0.38
3 Eddie Plank 0.50
4 Walter Johnson 0.51
5 George Kahler 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hub Perdue 4
1 Ed Walsh 4
3 Bob Groom 3
3 Charley Hall 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 38
2 Smoky Joe Wood 25
3 Walter Johnson 24
4 Larry Cheney 21
5 2 tied 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 .316
2 Al Bridwell .287
3 Sherry Magee .287
4 Doc Gessler .284
5 Hans Lobert .284

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 18
2 Fred Luderus 16
3 Larry Doyle 13
3 Sherry Magee 13
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 129
2 Ping Bodie 114
3 Sam Crawford 111
4 Chief Wilson 109
5 Jim Delahanty 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 82
2 Bob Bescher 81
3 Josh Devore 58
3 Clyde Milan 58
5 Fred Snodgrass 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.43
2 Chief Bender 2.77
3 Christy Mathewson 2.81
4 Lew Richie 2.86
5 Walter Johnson 2.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 269
2 Rube Marquard 242
3 Smoky Joe Wood 238
4 Pete Alexander 230
5 Walter Johnson 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 10
2 Doc Crandall 5
2 Bobby Keefe 5
2 Bill Schardt 5
2 Ed Walsh 5