On This Day

Thursday, May 2, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 12 4 .750 --
Red Sox 10 5 .667 1.5
Senators 8 6 .571 3.0
Naps 7 7 .500 4.0
Athletics 7 8 .467 4.5
Tigers 7 10 .412 5.5
Browns 5 10 .333 6.5
Highlanders 4 10 .286 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 12 3 .800 --
Giants 10 3 .769 1.0
Braves 7 7 .500 4.5
Pirates 6 8 .429 5.5
Cubs 6 8 .429 5.5
Dodgers 5 8 .385 6.0
Phillies 4 8 .333 6.5
Cardinals 5 10 .333 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Merkle 4
2 Bob Bescher 3
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 Jack Martin 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Titus 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Mitchell 4
1 Red Smith 4
3 Eddie Collins 3
3 Fred Merkle 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Doyle 3
2 Bob Bescher 2
2 Donie Bush 2
2 George Moriarty 2
5 11 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Marty O'Toole 0.88
2 George Kahler 0.71
3 Harry Gaspar 0.67
4 Bob Groom 0.58
5 Ed Walsh 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buster Brown 1
1 Harry Gaspar 1
1 Charley Hall 1
1 Marty O'Toole 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Groom 7
1 Marty O'Toole 7
3 George Kahler 5
4 Harry Gaspar 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Hogg 1
1 Frank Lange 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chief Meyers .568
2 Alex McCarthy .423
3 Heinie Zimmerman .391
4 Nap Lajoie .389
5 Stuffy McInnis .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Spratt 2
1 John Titus 2
3 Bob Bescher 1
3 Ping Bodie 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Hoblitzell 16
1 Honus Wagner 16
3 Bruno Block 14
3 Ping Bodie 14
3 Red Smith 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Crawford 9
1 Larry Doyle 9
3 Donie Bush 7
3 Clyde Milan 7
3 Tillie Shafer 7

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 Jim Scott 0.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 5
2 Charley Hall 4
2 Walter Johnson 4
2 Rube Marquard 4
2 Hub Perdue 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 42
2 Smoky Joe Wood 32
3 Walter Johnson 29
4 Hippo Vaughn 26
5 Bob Groom 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Louis Drucke 1
2 Brad Hogg 1
2 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Gessler .284
2 Al Bridwell .283
3 Jim Doyle .282
4 Kid Elberfeld .267
5 Scotty Ingerton .244

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 Home Run Baker 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 83
2 Ty Cobb 79
3 Clyde Milan 59
4 Josh Devore 57
5 Fred Snodgrass 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.45
2 Chief Bender 2.71
3 Eddie Plank 2.77
3 Lew Richie 2.77
5 Christy Mathewson 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 30
2 Jack Coombs 28
3 Walter Johnson 27
3 Rube Marquard 27
5 2 tied 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 270
2 Rube Marquard 251
3 Smoky Joe Wood 237
4 Pete Alexander 226
5 Walter Johnson 221

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