On This Day

Friday, May 3, 1912

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 13 4 .765 --
Red Sox 10 6 .625 2.5
Senators 9 6 .600 3.0
Athletics 8 8 .500 4.5
Naps 7 8 .467 5.0
Tigers 8 10 .444 5.5
Browns 5 11 .313 7.5
Highlanders 4 11 .267 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 12 3 .800 --
Giants 10 4 .714 1.5
Cubs 7 8 .467 5.0
Braves 7 8 .467 5.0
Dodgers 6 8 .429 5.5
Pirates 6 9 .400 6.0
Phillies 5 8 .385 6.0
Cardinals 5 10 .333 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Merkle 4
1 Hack Simmons 4
3 Home Run Baker 3
3 Shano Collins 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Merkle 1
1 Heinie Zimmerman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Claud Derrick 4
1 Stuffy McInnis 4
1 Ed Phelps 4
4 Bruno Block 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tillie Shafer 3
2 Josh Devore 2
2 Chief Meyers 2
2 Bill Sweeney 2
5 18 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 1.22
2 Nap Rucker 0.57
3 Jean Dubuc 0.54
4 Joe Benz 0.25
4 Howie Camnitz 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Boardwalk Brown 1
1 King Cole 1
1 Jean Dubuc 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 11
2 Jean Dubuc 7
3 Pete Alexander 4
3 Claude Hendrix 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Plank 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chief Meyers .585
2 Alex McCarthy .404
3 Nap Lajoie .389
4 Stuffy McInnis .387
5 Jake Daubert .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Merkle 2
1 Harry Spratt 2
1 John Titus 2
4 Bob Bescher 1
4 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruno Block 17
2 Dick Hoblitzell 16
2 Honus Wagner 16
4 Ping Bodie 14
4 Red Smith 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tillie Shafer 10
2 Sam Crawford 9
2 Larry Doyle 9
4 Donie Bush 8
5 Clyde Milan 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hooks Wiltse 0.00
2 Eddie Plank 0.33
3 George Baumgardner 0.38
4 Walter Johnson 0.51
5 Jim Scott 0.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 42
2 Walter Johnson 40
3 Smoky Joe Wood 32
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 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Gessler .285
2 Al Bridwell .283
3 Jim Doyle .282
4 Scotty Ingerton .246
5 Bob Coulson .240

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Schulte 18
2 Fred Luderus 16
3 Larry Doyle 14
4 Fred Merkle 13
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 128
2 Ping Bodie 112
2 Sam Crawford 112
4 Home Run Baker 103
4 Chief Wilson 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bescher 83
2 Ty Cobb 78
3 Josh Devore 59
4 Clyde Milan 58
5 Fred Snodgrass 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vean Gregg 2.27
2 Chief Bender 2.71
3 Eddie Plank 2.76
4 Lew Richie 2.79
5 Ed Walsh 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 30
2 Walter Johnson 28
3 Pete Alexander 27
3 Jack Coombs 27
3 Rube Marquard 27

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 270
2 Rube Marquard 251
3 Smoky Joe Wood 237
4 Walter Johnson 232
5 Pete Alexander 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 10
2 Doc Crandall 5
2 Bobby Keefe 5
2 Eddie Plank 5
2 3 others tied 5