On This Day

Wednesday, May 1, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 11 4 .733 --
Red Sox 9 5 .643 1.5
Senators 8 5 .615 2.0
Naps 7 6 .538 3.0
Athletics 7 7 .500 3.5
Tigers 6 10 .375 5.5
Browns 5 9 .357 5.5
Highlanders 3 10 .231 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 11 3 .786 --
Giants 9 3 .750 1.0
Cubs 6 7 .462 4.5
Braves 6 7 .462 4.5
Dodgers 5 7 .417 5.0
Pirates 5 8 .385 5.5
Phillies 4 7 .364 5.5
Cardinals 5 9 .357 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Doyle 4
2 Vin Campbell 3
2 Shano Collins 3
2 Bert Daniels 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doyle 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doyle 5
2 Josh Devore 3
2 Mickey Doolin 3
2 Ed McDonald 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Mowrey 2
2 Home Run Baker 1
2 Johnny Bates 1
2 Ping Bodie 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Marquard 1.29
2 Tom Hughes 1.00
3 Chief Bender 0.91
4 Smoky Joe Wood 0.70
5 Art Fromme 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Joe Benz 1
1 Russ Ford 1
1 Maury Kent 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 10
2 Rube Marquard 9
3 Smoky Joe Wood 7
4 Dixie Walker 6
5 Art Fromme 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Louis Drucke 1
1 Nap Rucker 1
1 Ed Walsh 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chief Meyers .588
2 Alex McCarthy .429
3 Heinie Zimmerman .405
4 Nap Lajoie .400
5 Johnny Bates .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Spratt 2
2 Bob Bescher 1
2 Ping Bodie 1
2 Hugh Bradley 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Hoblitzell 15
2 Ping Bodie 14
3 Bruno Block 13
3 Honus Wagner 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Crawford 9
2 Clyde Milan 7
3 Max Carey 6
3 Larry Doyle 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Plank 0.33
2 Willie Mitchell 0.36
3 George Baumgardner 0.38
4 Walter Johnson 0.41
5 George Kahler 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Rube Marquard 4
1 Hub Perdue 4
1 Ed Walsh 4
5 7 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 40
2 Smoky Joe Wood 32
3 Walter Johnson 29
4 Hippo Vaughn 25
5 Rube Marquard 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Louis Drucke 1
2 Bobby Keefe 1
2 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Gessler .284
2 Al Bridwell .284
3 Hans Lobert .283
4 Jim Doyle .282
5 Kid Elberfeld .264

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 18
2 Fred Luderus 16
3 Larry Doyle 14
4 Sherry Magee 12
4 2 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 127
2 Ping Bodie 115
3 Sam Crawford 112
4 Chief Wilson 105
5 2 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 81
2 Ty Cobb 79
3 Clyde Milan 59
4 Josh Devore 58
5 Fred Snodgrass 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.45
2 Chief Bender 2.70
3 Eddie Plank 2.77
3 Lew Richie 2.77
5 Christy Mathewson 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 29
2 Jack Coombs 28
2 Walter Johnson 28
4 Rube Marquard 27
5 2 tied 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 268
2 Rube Marquard 251
3 Smoky Joe Wood 237
4 Pete Alexander 226
5 Walter Johnson 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 10
2 Doc Crandall 5
2 Bobby Keefe 5
2 Nap Rucker 5
2 2 others tied 5